Engineering

Techno-Archaeologists to Reboot 17-Year-Old “Dead” International Cometary Explorer (ICE)

A Space Age Relic Back in Play NASA’s current modus operandi (MO) is to do more with less. With a shrinking budget and a full docket, NASA is working to help outsiders, including a former…

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The Military’s Shocking Way to Stimulate Troops’ Brains

For years, military forces around the world have been exploring new ways to overcome sleep deprivation and ways to keep the troops focused for longer periods of time. To prevent fatigue and associated degradation of…

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The World’s Fastest Elevator Will Take You to the 95th Floor in 43 Seconds

We hope you don’t get motion sickness. Hitachi is manufacturing the world’s fastest elevator for the Guangzhou CTF Finance Center in China, traveling between the first and 95th floor of the towering 440 meter structure,…

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For Sale: Eco-Friendly Home in a Solar-Powered Floating Village

Talk about a vacation on a houseboat and people start thinking of you sipping wine on the deck, being rocked to sleep by the gentle waves, fishing, swimming, stargazing and simply spending quality time with…

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German Man Creates Electromagnetic Spiderman Webshooter to Go with His Iron Man and X-Men Devices

Patrick Priebe, German craftsman and big fan of comic book superheroes, has created an electromagnetic Spider-Man webshooter very similar to that of the real Spider-Man. Unfortunately, unlike the real thing, Priebe’s device has to be…

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Researchers Develop Artificial Blood Cells for Human Transfusions

Researchers in the UK and Ireland have produced artificial red blood cells that are fit for transfusion. Scientists, led by the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), developed the fake blood using stem cells and…

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Omnidirectional Mobile Manipulation Platforms? Ask Mr. Robot.

Coolest Robot in the World Mr. Robot of “World of Warcraft” fame not only likes playing games, but likes helping humans play games better. Now Mr. Robot is helping manufacturers play better too with mobile…

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Can Your Job Be Done By Robots? This Data Is Scary BUT Intriguing!

Predictions are that by 2049, a $1,000 computer will exceed the computational capabilities of the entire human species. If this is true, and technological innovation continues to occur at the current pace in hardware, sensors…

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President Obama’s Soccer Buddy is None Other Than Honda’s Robot Asimo

On his recent visit to Japan, President Obama had the pleasure of meeting Honda’s humanoid robot Asimo at Tokyo’s Miraikan science museum. Obama and Asimo talked briefly before the robot got a chance to show…

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After Traveling 2,600 Miles Across India, The iglide Car Enters China On It’s World Tour!

Two months ago, we wrote a story on how igus stripped a smart car and installed 56 of their iglide bearings in preparation for a 65,000 mile world tour. You can check out that story…

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