THOR 7 encapsulation as next Ariane 5 campaigns proceeds
The build-up of Ariane 5's dual-passenger configuration is underway at French Guiana, where this mission's upper satellite is now encapsulated in the launcher's payload fairing.
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A common battery test often bounces off target
Don't throw away those bouncing batteries. Researchers at Princeton University have found that common test of bouncing a household battery is not actually an effective way to check a battery's charg ... more
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AI Ethics in the Digital Afterlife: Safeguards Needed to Avoid Unwanted AI "Hauntings"
Deep magma study enhances volcanic eruption predictions
Flour and Oats Power Biohybrid Robot for Reforestation
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Building sound foundations: A matter of granular dynamics
Sand, rocks, grains, salt or sugar are what physicists call granular media. A better understanding of granular media is important - particularly when mixed with water and air, as it forms the founda ... more
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Skin tough
When weighing the pluses and minuses of your skin add this to the plus column: Your skin - like that of all vertebrates - is remarkably resistant to tearing. Now, a collaboration of researchers at t ... more
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Herschel and Planck find missing clue to galaxy cluster formation
By combining observations of the distant Universe made with ESA's Herschel and Planck space observatories, cosmologists have discovered what could be the precursors of the vast clusters of galaxies ... more
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French energy company invests in drones
French energy company GDF Suez said Wednesday it was investing in Redbird, a civilian drone company, to monitor natural gas infrastructures. ... more
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Researchers build brain-machine interface to control prosthetic hand
A research team from the University of Houston has created an algorithm that allowed a man to grasp a bottle and other objects with a prosthetic hand, powered only by his thoughts. The technique, de ... more
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