Aug 04 2011

Hot Spots of Radiation Raise Risk in Fukushima

Lethal radiation levels of more than 10,000 millisieverts per hour raise the need for caution to even greater extremes that workers at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant must take.

Jul 20 2011

‘Skinless’ Shuttle Also Soon to Retire

The shuttle names Columbia, Atlantis and Discovery may ring a bell. But ever hear of OV-95? Few have and now it, too, will be retired.

Jul 20 2011

Device Cloaks Time

Tag: Electronics,Engineering,Inventions,Nanotech,Physics,SpaceNic Halverson @ 12:58 pm
Cornell professors created a hole in time using the temporal equivalent of an invisibility cloak.

Jul 19 2011

‘Octobot’ Could Save Your Life

Tag: Biomimetics,Elephant,Engineering,Octopus,Robotics,RobotsAlyssa Danigelis @ 1:34 pm
Researchers have mimicked an unusual muscular structure found only in tongues and elephant trunks.

Jul 18 2011

How a Mission to Mars Could Kill You

Will bootprints in the Martian soil be a part of our future, or will the interplanetary trip prove too hazardous for humans?

Jul 14 2011

Moving Toward Jellyfish-Inspired Propulsion

Study of jellyfish movement could help develop efficient propulsion systems of the future.

Jul 12 2011

Frozen Rover Goes for a Spin

Tag: Antarctica,Climate,Engineering,Polar Regions,Robots,ScientistsEric Niiler @ 12:05 pm
A unique autonomous four-wheeled vehicle may soon be cruising the polar regions collecting climate data.

Jul 08 2011

Dental Students to Train On Life-Like Robot

The eerily life-like robot sneezes, coughs, gags and snaps its mouth shut "involuntarily."

Jul 05 2011

Bicycle Equipped With Thought-Controlled Gear Shifting

Concept bicycle would use a neurotransmitter helmet to measure brain waves and a transmitter to send that info to a gear shifter.

Jul 01 2011

Electronic Skin Gives Robots a Sense of Touch

Hexagonal circuit boards joined together give robots a responsive skin.

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