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Ever wondered where your trash goes to die? New 女生小视频 is collaborating with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in a ground-breaking experiment to tag and follow items of trash as they travel from garbage cans to landfills, recycling plants, or maybe more surprising destinations
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The Robot Hall of Fame Explore our zoomable, super-detailed images of C3P0 and HAL9000
ENVIRONMENT
Arctic鈥檚 biggest glacier set to lose huge chunk Researchers in Greenland will watch in vain during the coming weeks as the region鈥檚 largest glacier moves inexorably towards the loss of a Manhattan-sized chunk
HEALTH
People with jetlag see the light A computer program recommends the best times of the day for jetlag sufferers to expose themselves to light in order to reset their body clock
SOLAR SYSTEM
Martian 鈥榚gg cups鈥� could trace past climate See craters embedded in pedestals towering above Mars. They may have formed when the Red Planet was tilted at a different angle to the sun
MOVIES
Shaky home movies get a big-budget feel New software transforms the distinctive wobble of hand-held camera footage into the smooth glide of a Hollywood tracking shot
TECH
Waterproof material won鈥檛 yield to heat The first super-water-repellent material that can shrug off both hot and cold water has been made by chemists in the US and China. Combining Teflon and carbon nanotubes, the new material could be used in scald-proof clothing
