Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Today on New Scientist: 28 May 2012

Kinect in orbit to turn spacecraft into building blocks

Kinect-equipped satellites could automatically dock in orbit, turning them into 'space building blocks'

Square Kilometre Array contest ends in a draw

The world's largest radio telescope will be split between continents: one section will be built in South Africa, the other in Western Australia

Sports fever comes to chemistry

It feels like there's no escaping sports fever this summer. A certain five-ringed logo even inspired chemists to create this new molecule

Morphing engines might cut aeroplane noise

Jet engines that can subtly adjust their shape could help cut noise by changing the way the air flows

Gamify your sweat and make films more exciting

A new smartphone app will monitor your response to a film or game - and could even tailor the content depending on how you react

Birds got smart by becoming big babes

The skulls of birds look just like the skulls of young dinosaurs, suggesting that arrested development was the key to their evolution

CultureLab's 2012 guide to summer festivals

From hedgehog enthusiasts to anatomical artists, there's plenty of science on offer at this summer's festivals

Face-reading software to judge the mood of the masses

Systems that can identify emotions in images of faces might soon collate millions of peoples' reactions to events and could even replace opinion polls

The argumentative ape: Why we're wired to persuade

We're all guilty of flawed thinking because our brains evolved to win others round to our point of view - whether or not our reasoning is logical

Elon Musk: What's next for SpaceX

On the heels of the Dragon capsule's rendezvous with the ISS, New Scientist talks to the entrepreneur about where commercial space flight is headed

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