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NASA’s Next Rover Could Be a Squishy Robot Ball

In order to prevent potential issues such as wheels getting stuck on rocks, stop spinning, losing traction, or not being able to handle difficult terrain, NASA has taken a different approach in robot design to…

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Over 300 Tweeting Sharks Warn You When They’re Close to the Beach

In Western Australia, researchers have tagged 338 sharks with acoustic transmitters that tweet out messages to the Surf Life Saving Western Australia Twitter feed when the sharks are approximately half a mile away from a…

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First Vodka-Powered Text Message Gets in the Canadian Spirit

Besides being one of the most popular spirits in the world, Vodka may also be useful for sending text messages now. The new way of text messaging through chemical systems opens the door to a…

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Rose Bowl Rolls Out 2,500 Pound Layers of Grass for BCS Title Game

Wednesday marked the 100th Rose Bowl, a nail-biter in which Michigan State ended up pulling out the victory against Stanford 24-20. Immediately after the game ended, Rose Bowl officials began preparing to install the new…

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403 of Global 500 Companies Report Carbon Footprints But the System is Still Flawed

Companies with $87 Trillion in Assets Want Carbon Footprint Data Just over a decade old, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has become an integral part of monitoring the world’s carbon footprint by creating the largest…

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The World’s Largest Lathe is For Sale

The world’s biggest lathes fashion the world’s largest shafts to spin the world’s largest propellers on the world’s largest ships. And if you’re in need of a lathe, the world’s largest lathe just happens to…

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Mongolia’s Nomads Modernize Their Tents with Solar Power

Solar power is revolutionizing people’s lives all over the world, especially in remote areas. In some parts of the world, it is the only possible source of power. In Mongolia, about 800,000 of the country’s…

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New Film Shows How Drones Could Patrol US Skies

When we hear the word “drone,” most of us probably think about a small unmanned military airplane flying over a battlefield for surveillance and drop missiles. But now, thousands of drones could be patrolling U.S.…

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Interactive 3D Training Mirrors Reality to Cut Accidents and Improve Skills

As the image above shows, a container ship on the verge of capsizing would require the most experienced crane operators moving skillfully and quickly to avert disaster, perhaps preventing the loss of millions of dollars…

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What’s Going to Happen When the Big Data Age Overwhelms Today’s Transistors?

Intel’s first microprocessor, the 4004, was introduced in 1971 and held just 2,000 transistors. Today, Intel’s most advanced chip, the Ivy Bridge, holds 1.4 billion transistors. Increasing the number of transistors on a chip allows…

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Engineering

NASA’s Next Rover Could Be a Squishy Robot Ball

Over 300 Tweeting Sharks Warn You When They’re Close to the Beach

First Vodka-Powered Text Message Gets in the Canadian Spirit

Rose Bowl Rolls Out 2,500 Pound Layers of Grass for BCS Title Game

403 of Global 500 Companies Report Carbon Footprints But the System is Still Flawed

The World’s Largest Lathe is For Sale

Mongolia’s Nomads Modernize Their Tents with Solar Power

New Film Shows How Drones Could Patrol US Skies

Interactive 3D Training Mirrors Reality to Cut Accidents and Improve Skills

What’s Going to Happen When the Big Data Age Overwhelms Today’s Transistors?

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