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Robotic Fish Patrols Harbors for Pollution
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Scientists and researchers are constantly looking for ways to monitor the pollution in harbors around the world. This week, scientists moved a special robotic fish from the lab to sea trials. The robot fish is going to be used to patrol harbors autonomously in the search for pollution. The goal… |
May 23rd, 2012
SpaceX Rocket Finally Takes off (with Scotty’s Ashes Onboard)
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After another delay, SpaceX finally got off the ground today with its Falcon 9 rocket lifting off early this morning and making it into orbit safely. The main mission for SpaceX is to demonstrate its Dragon space capsule and hopefully dock with the ISS. Something a bit more geeky and… |
May 22nd, 2012
Clothbot Robot Climbs Pants with Ease
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We’ve seen some unusual robots around here over the years, but this is definitely one of my favorites in recent memory. This little guy is designed to be able to easily climb cloth surfaces.… |
May 17th, 2012
Docs “Rewire” Paralyzed Man’s Hands, Restoring Limited Movement
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Doctors and researchers are putting intense effort into researching fixes for people who have paralyzed arms and legs from accidents or degenerative conditions. A team of doctors has been able to “rewire” the hands of a 71-year-old man who lost most use of his arms after an accident that left… |
May 16th, 2012
Virus Used to Generate Electricity
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The gadgets of the future may come with viruses, but not the ones that Norton should be worried about. First of all, they’re actual viruses, not the software kind. Second, they’re good viruses, helping to convert mechanical energy to electricity via piezoelectricity.… |
May 16th, 2012
Scientists Have the Technology to Recreate 170-Year-Old Beer
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Science never ceases to amaze me. We can clone all sorts of things today from sheep to pets and we can even grow disgusting human ears on the back of bald mice. Perhaps the best use for science ever is to re-create a 170-year-old variety of beer. The old bottle… |
May 14th, 2012
SpaceX Prepared to Make History on May 19
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After multiple delays, SpaceX is set to hit a major milestone this Saturday, May 19. Saturday is the day set for the launch of the first privately funded cargo mission to the International Space Station. With the Space Shuttle fleet retired, these commercial space missions are one of the only… |
May 14th, 2012
Solar-Powered PlanetSolar Boat Completes Trip Around the World
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The Turanor PlanetSolar is now the first completely solar-powered boat to complete the circumnavigation of the globe. The solar powered catamaran set sail from the port 19 months ago and is the world’s largest solar powered boat. The massive vessel made its way across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean,… |
May 5th, 2012
The Great California Meteor Rush is on!
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I watched the Discovery Channel program Meteor Men… a few times, certainly enough to understand that little pieces of meteor could be worth big money. On April 22 a gigantic fireball explosion rocked parts of northern California and Nevada. The fireball in the sky was a meteor estimated to have |
May 4th, 2012
Sky-Watching Geeks are in for a Treat This Weekend with a Supermoon
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We don’t talk about too much space stuff around here, but something is going to happen this week that is rare and is definitely worth a mention. The moon will be much closer to Earth than it normally is. The Earth will come within 221,802 miles of the lunar surface… |
May 3rd, 2012
