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Are Magnetically Levitating 'Sky Pods' the Future of Travel?

(PhysOrg.com) -- As a society, we are increasingly interested in finding new ways of transportation that are cleaner for the environment. New concepts in mass transit seem to be one of the main ways to move ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (28) | comments 47 weblog




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New tropical mistletoe described just in time for Christmas

As the UN's International Year of Biodiversity draws to a close, scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew are celebrating the diversity of the planet's plant and fungal life by highlighting some of the ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A day in the life of Doppler-on-wheels

'Tis the season ... for snow. Thundersnow.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Landing on an asteroid: Not quite like in the movies

Millions of miles from Earth, two astronauts hover weightlessly next to a giant space rock, selecting pebbles for scientific research. The spaceship where they'll sleep floats just overhead. Beyond it, barely ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 28, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (17) | comments 20

Japan seeks Guinness record listing for space probe

Japan's space agency has applied for a Guinness World Records listing after its Hayabusa space probe returned from a seven-year journey to an ancient asteroid, an official said Tuesday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists pull Japanese asteroid capsule from Outback (Update, w/ Video)

Scientists in Australia's vast Outback on Monday recovered a capsule that they hope contains the first piece of asteroid ever brought to Earth -- perhaps offering a glimpse into ancient space history.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 3

Japan's Hayabusa asteroid-chaser set for Outback touchdown

The inky skies over Australia's Outback will, for a brief moment on Sunday night, light up with a flash brighter than Venus as an asteroid-chasing Japanese space probe makes its delayed return to Earth.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 11, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 4

Space Station Room With a View

The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) is about to get a new "eye-pod." The Tranquility node headed for the space station early in 2010 will feature a viewing dome unlike any other window ever flown ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 3


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