Robotic rovers are currently exploring the surface of Mars. Part of a rover's mission is to survey the planet for signs of life. There might be nothing to find—but what if there is, and the rovers just can't "see" it?
Planetary Sciences
Feb 25, 2023
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Harmful algae blooms in lakes are a major environmental problem, producing extremely dangerous toxins that can taint water supplies or harm other organic life—including people. Biologists can test water safety by collecting ...
Ecology
Feb 22, 2023
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Engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo are successfully using a robot to help keep children with learning disabilities focused on their work.
Education
Feb 21, 2023
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In 1920, inventor Nikola Tesla patented a type of pipe that he called a "valvular conduit," which was built to draw fluid in one direction without any moving parts or added energy, and has applications ranging from soft robotics ...
General Physics
Feb 18, 2023
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After completing the first sample depot on another world, the rover continues its hunt for Mars rocks worthy of study on Earth.
Space Exploration
Feb 17, 2023
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How do young zebra finches learn to sing? A research team led by researcher Katharina Riebel has developed a "RoboFinch" to study just that. She and colleagues in the "Seeing voices" research consortium have spent the past ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 15, 2023
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The mission to return Martian samples back to Earth will use a European 2.5 meter-long robotic arm to pick up tubes filled with precious soil from Mars and transfer them to a rocket for an historic interplanetary delivery.
Planetary Sciences
Jan 27, 2023
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Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder have designed a new, rubber-like film that can leap high into the air like a grasshopper—all on its own and without needing outside intervention. Just heat it up and watch ...
Materials Science
Jan 18, 2023
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A new academic program developed at MIT aims to teach U.S. Air and Space Forces personnel to understand and utilize artificial intelligence technologies. In a recent study which the program researchers recently shared at ...
Education
Jan 11, 2023
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Last Saturday night, a young woman out on the town in Brisbane saw a dog-shaped robot trotting towards her and did what many of us might have felt an urge to do: she gave it a solid kick in the head.
Social Sciences
Jan 11, 2023
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