Thursday, October 4, 2012

Today on New Scientist: 2 October 2012

Reality revealed: The ultimate fabric of the universe

Watch an animation that uncovers the true nature of reality and its fundamental building blocks

Hot Venus hides cold layer in its atmosphere

Earth's hotter, meaner twin is blowing hot and cold. Sweltering Venus hides a cold layer in its atmosphere 125 kilometres above the planet's surface

Where would we live on Mars? #askageologist

Life and lava tunnels - a live Q&A with Joe Michalski, planetary geologist on the Curiosity mission, revealed the secrets that could hide in Mars's rocks

Reality: Is everything made of numbers?

Dig deep enough into the fabric of reality and you eventually hit a seam of pure mathematics, says Amanda Gefter

US election: big data triumph or epic pandering fail?

The Obama and Romney campaigns are employing a data-driven strategy called microtargeting to connect with voters. But it could backfire

Ballistic gas clouds could sweep away space junk

Forget robots with nets. Boeing's latest idea for ridding low-Earth orbit of space debris would use puffs of gas to clean without leaving any residue

World's largest laser misses nuclear fusion deadline

The 192-beam laser in California was an ambitious attempt to pip a magnetic fusion technique to the post - but that now looks unlikely

DIY gun project misfires as 3D printer is seized

A US group argues printable weapons should be legal, but 3D printing companies - and federal law - stand in the way

Calf produces world's first hypoallergenic milk

A calf has been genetically modified to produce milk that lacks a protein responsible for milk allergy

Reality: Is matter real?

It's relatively easy to demonstrate what physical reality isn't. It is much harder to work out what it is

California governor bans gay 'cures'

So-called reparative therapies that promise to "cure" homosexuality have been banned in California

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