FEATURE:  14:08 13 November 2012

Transmitting our senses into machines is set to change the way we live, says Helen Thomson, but it's the unintended consequences we should care about

10:49 14 November 2012

The Russian government blocked traffic to a file-sharing site and an online library, citing a new law that many fear could curtail internet freedom

12:33 12 November 2012

Small low-range 2G base stations could deliver a host of secure services to the older 2G "feature" phones many people still use

15:05 09 November 2012

A Microsoft English-to-Mandarin translation system has astonished a Chinese crowd with the power of its speech engine – and what it means for the future

INSIGHT:  08:00 09 November 2012  | 3 comments

It's taken 60 years, but India finally appears poised to capitalise on its abundance of thorium, by using it to power an upcoming nuclear facility

14:42 08 November 2012  | 5 comments

Combining an iPhone's sensors and Bluetooth can make changing bicycle gears manually a thing of the past

16:55 08 November 2012  | 4 comments

The natural electrical potential of ear cells has been harnessed for the first time to power a radio transmitter

NEWS:  13:01 08 November 2012

Vandals and natural disasters constantly threaten historical sites – but they can live on in virtual models created by laser scanners and high-res photography

NEWS:  09:00 08 November 2012

Plot-deconstructing software lets you make your own episodes of favourite shows

16:12 07 November 2012

Sharing a cloud server with others could put your secret keys at risk

12:12 06 November 2012

Cars that speak to one another could decide who gets the green light at busy junctions, and slash commuting times.

NEWS:  10:00 28 October 2012  | 1 comment

A tennis-ball-sized device containing cameras and infrared lights can be thrown into unknown areas to build panoramic images of what lies ahead

15:10 05 November 2012

Electrical outage after outage follows the storms that strike the US north-east – a consensus is building for moving overhead power lines underground

11:37 02 November 2012

See which issues got hearts racing and which fell flat during the final US presidential debate, based on the facial expressions of New Scientist readers

NEWS:  18:00 31 October 2012

A tiny robot inspired by fleas can fling itself 30 times its body length – a leap forward in the attempt to get small bots to move a long way in a hurry

NEWS:  11:36 01 November 2012  | 1 comment

A smartphone app will let you access tailored medical services on the fly without your genome falling into the wrong hands

16:44 01 November 2012  | 1 comment

A new operating system could protect power plants and other infrastructure from attack, but the approach may have its own loopholes

INSIGHT:  12:00 03 November 2012  | 15 comments

The technology is ready for elections to be held online, but until cybersecurity is strengthened they are on hold

11:07 30 October 2012

One of the greatest barriers preventing exploitation of nanotubes may have been overcome thanks to some clever self-organising chemistry

FEATURE:  14:01 01 November 2012  | 7 comments

Could machines help solve our food and environmental problems?

NEWS:  14:00 27 October 2012

Software that allows people to cut and paste people and objects onto street scenes points to a new kind of digital tagging

19:00 29 October 2012

A new, brighter LED lens mimics tiny structures in fireflies' bodies

NEWS:  09:00 19 October 2012

Store cameras that learn consumers' habits could boost profits and improve the shopping experience, if you don't mind being spied on

NEWS:  09:00 18 October 2012

By placing 3D printers on remote bases, the US armed forces are looking to make their combat units more self-sufficient