Friday, November 23, 2012

Today on New Scientist: 23 November 2012

Does being fat make you more jolly?

A gene associated with obesity also decreases your risk of depression. Here's what the discovery really means for your health

Living cells captured in pyramid cages

They say you can't keep a good cell down - unless you've got a microscopic pyramid to cage it in

Staunch conservative to be new EU health commissioner

Scientists and politicians are concerned that Tonio Borg's views on abortion and stem-cell research could influence European Union policy

Giving graphene the bends makes it transistor-ready

Graphene grown on a rippling surface develops the semiconducting properties needed to become a useful component in computing

Who benefits from big biology projects?

In Genes, Cells and Brains, Hilary and Steve Rose ask why hyped up medical projects often fail to deliver - plus, the man who tamed the wind

Feedback: How roundabouts combat global warming

A climate-saving British bright idea, liquid titanium therapy for humans, 101 per cent chocolate, and more

Wireless network of cows to keep burps under control

A tiny submarine that sits in a cow's stomach and measures levels of methane could help farmers reduce greenhouse emissions

Antifragile: How to make an unstable world strong

Can we exploit the fact that life is unpredictable, chaotic, full of shocks and disasters? Trader turned scholar Nassim Nicholas Taleb has a bold idea

3D-printed magic lens unscrambles hidden animations

See how clear plastic can be shaped to exploit refraction, turning random patterns into images

Higgs boson is too saintly and supersymmetry too shy

Hopes of answers to the universe's deeper secrets dim at the Large Hadron Collider as the Higgs boson is too predictable and supersymmetry fails to show

Reckless forest plants living on the edge

Drought-induced stress can cause gas blockages in plants' water tubes - a new study shows that even rainforest species are at risk

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