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For more information: www.newscientisttech.com Researchers at Case Western University in Ohio, US, are using robots equipped with a cross between wheels and legs -- called "whegs" -- to test a new material that mimics the gravity-defying feet of geckos and insects. This video shows a flying robot with whegs as well as retractable wings. Courtesy of Dr. Roger Quinn


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How the universe appeared from nothing


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Crow uses sequence of three tools


Read more: www.newscientist.com A crow was caught on camera using a sequence of tools to get to food


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Robots inspired by animals


Read more: www.newscientist.com Robotics researchers are increasingly turning to nature for inspiration. Watch a robotic salamander, a water strider robot, mechanical cockroaches and some cool self-configuring robots. Footage courtesy of: University of Essex, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Carnegie Mellon University, ULB-EPFL, Tokyo Institute of Technology, National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (AIST).


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Spray-on clothing


Read more: www.newscientist.com Fashion you can spray on hits the catwalk.


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First flight of 3D printed plane


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What Tau sounds like


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Orbiting the Earth


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Shockwave traffic jams recreated for first time


Read more technology.newscientist.com Traffic jams that occur for no reason have been replicated on the test-track Footage courtesy of Mathematical Society of Traffic Flow, Japan


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Print your own flute


Read more: www.newscientist.com See a plastic flute that sounds just like a metal one.


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Look ma, no wings: Secret of great tit flight revealed


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Smart rubber promises self-mending products


A new type of rubber can heal itself after being cut www.newscientist.com Footage: Francois Tournilhac/Ludwik Leibler


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Play games with mindreading headset


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New Scientist video round-up - March 20, 2008


Watch acrobatic geckos perform funky moves with their tails: www.newscientist.com See some new rock climbing robots: technology.newscientist.com Find out how paragliders and falcons compare when they glide and take a watch how a hormone called cortisol can affect a squirrel's learning ability.


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Bionic arm


A man controls a prosthetic arm which is rewired to his chest muscles. Read the full story here: www.newscientist.com


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Robot fish synchronise into schools


Read more technology.newscientist.com These robot fish can organise themselves into schools - a tactic that could one day transform ocean exploration. Footage courtesy University of Washington


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CLEVER three wheeler takes corners at full tilt


CLEVER is a prototype car design aimed at reducing congestion and vehicle emissions in cities. Read more here - tinyurl.com - and check out the project page - www.clever-project.net


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Insect architecture


Read more: www.newscientist.com Termites and wasps could help us design the eco-cities of the future


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New Scientist video round-up - December 21, 2007


Find out how a new technique could sharpen up your digital photos, watch a galaxy collide with a particle beam, see the world through the eyes of an owl and more...


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New Scientist video round-up - October 10, 2008


Read more: www.newscientist.com Carbon material gives more grip than gecko feet. Deepest-living fishes caught on camera for the first time. Digital zebrafish embryo provides the first complete developmental blueprint of a vertebrate.


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New Scientist video round-up - May 30, 2008


Watch a monkey use mind control to feed itself: technology.newscientist.com Find out about new software that could make motion capture cheaper: technology.newscientist.com See how orchids trick male bees into having sex with them: www.newscientist.com


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New Scientist video round-up - November 9, 2007


This week, we look at the bizarre sexual preference of some toads, watch some mice who are not scared of their predators and find out about some toddlers who have a non-human friend.


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Telescope array syncs up to night sky


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2000-year-old computer recreated


Read more: www.newscientist.com A working model of an ancient computer was recently recreated in London.


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New Scientist video round-up - October 17, 2008


Find out how squid use ink to communicate, the secrets of worm grunting and why a new pill turns into a sponge when it's swallowed.


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Robot with a rat brain


Read more: technology.newscientist.com This robot steers clear of obstacles thanks to a pile of rat brain cells. Footage courtesy Reading University


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World's least efficient machine


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New Scientist video round-up - October 26, 2007


New Scientist's Catherine Brahic takes us through our most exciting video stories from the last week, including the bizarre sex life of the spiny anteater, the 2007 Space Elevator Games, and Craig Venter's commentary on the controversial statements made by DNA co-discoverer James Watson last week...


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How to stop a coffee ring from forming


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New Scientist video round-up - May 16, 2008


Find out if climbing is as easy as walking for small primates: www.newscientist.com Watch some birds that can pump up water droplets with their beaks: www.newscientist.com And see what researchers are finding out about polar ice caps on Mars.


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New Scientist video round-up - October 03, 2008


See a fruit fly undergo a driving simulation, a car powered entirely by steam, and find out what makes birds sing faster.


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New Scientist video round-up - October 24, 2008


Find out how a Playmobil boat in a tank explains the 'dead water' effect, see a newly-discovered coral reef and bisexual beetles.


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New Scientist video round-up - September 19, 2008


See underwater life that glows red, fungi that shoot out spores with the fastest acceleration ever seen in nature and a new bus that's steered by a computer.


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New Scientist video round-up - June 27, 2008


Find out how piglets respond to classical music: www.newscientist.com Watch footage of pigs being dumped in the ocean to study how bodies decompose underwater: www.newscientist.com Find out how unborn crocs help others come out of their shells: www.newscientist.com


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New Scientist video round-up - January 4, 2008


See what happens to fruit flies when they are exposed to too much alcohol, find out how archerfish make quick decisions about capturing prey and more...


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New Scientist video round-up - April 25, 2008


Watch a robot-mongoose pair sniff out landmines: technology.newscientist.com See robots compete in the RoboCup competition : technology.newscientist.com


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New Scientist video round-up - January 18, 2008


Read more: www.newscientist.com technology.newscientist.com Watch some monkeys control a robot with their brain waves, find out how bird brains may be similar to human brains, see some tricky ants and more.


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New Scientist video round-up - March 28, 2008


See some birds cooperate to get a snack: www.newscientist.com Watch footage of a collapsing ice shelf in Antarctica: environment.newscientist.com Find out about a material that's surprisingly strong and check out some recent footage of NASA's new Lunar Chariot: technology.newscientist.com


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New Scientist video round-up - February 8, 2008


Read more: www.newscientist.com technology.newscientist.com Find out how flocks of birds interact when they fly, learn more about baboon parenting, and see a new device that could allow you to power gadgets while on the move.


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New Scientist video round-up - September 5, 2008


Find out if bees become more cautious after being attacked: www.newscientist.com See new mobile fish farm cages: technology.newscientist.com Learn about a new springy design for robotic legs:


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New Scientist video round-up - May 2, 2008


Find out why researchers are putting flies in a virtual reality system: technology.newscientist.com Watch female spiders that can see ultraviolet rays and see meerkats teach their young how to hunt scorpions: www.newscientist.com


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New Scientist video round-up - February 29, 2008


Read more: www.newscientist.com Find out how rats use theirs whiskers to find their way around, how bats' wings help them stay aloft and how spiders put moves on the ladies.


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New Scientist video round-up - May 23, 2008


See a video of a robotic grasshopper that can jump higher than any other robot: technology.newscientist.com Find out if four wings makes dragonflies more efficient at flying and watch a new system that could keep passengers safe in the event of a car crash.


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New Scientist video round-up - November 23, 2007


See some aircraft perform cunning manoeuvres to land on steep slopes, find out why some researchers showed babies a bizarre puppet show and watch how researchers were able to obtain stem cells from primates.


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New Scientist video round-up - July 11, 2008


Find out how a robotic frog is helping researchers learn more about frog chat-up techniques: www.newscientist.com See a rubber snake that could soon be used to generate electricity: environment.newscientist.com Learn about a new technique that could make avatars more realistic: technology.newscientist.com


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New Scientist video round-up - August 8, 2008


Watch a new robotic arm powered by gyroscopes: technology.newscientist.com See the new Olympic Swimming Center in Beijing that was inspired by soap bubbles and footage of the hottest water on Earth: environment.newscientist.com


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New Scientist video round-up - May 9, 2008


Find out what the sequencing of the platypus genome has revealed about this unusual animal: www.newscientist.com See how electromagnets could soon be used to keep spacecraft in formation: space.newscientist.com and watch a simulation of an exploding star.


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New Scientist video round-up - December 14, 2007


Watch the first video footage ever captured of a desert rodent called a long-eared jerboa, see how Asimo the robot is becoming even more human and more.


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New Scientist video round-up - June 20, 2008


See the first ever footage of human ovulation: www.newscientist.com Watch how prototypes of lunar vehicles, spacesuits and robots are being tested and look at the first video of a metal-eating pest: technology.newscientist.com


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New Scientist video round-up - February 1, 2008


Watch the first video footage of a new species of elephant shrew: www.newscientist.com Find out more about a hummingbird that can chirp with its tail: www.newscientist.com See a virtual reality game that is being used to learn more about schizophrenia: technology.newscientist.com


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