First US offshore wind farm to begin production within days
There has been a hiccup at the nation's first offshore wind farm as it prepares to start delivering power.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 02, 2016
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News tagged with drill bit
Japan's slippery earthquake means we might need to rethink our Pacific risk
Earthquakes happen every day. Many are so small they aren't felt, but large magnitude earthquakes can be deadly if they cause strong ground shaking or tsunamis and affect populated areas, such as the quake that hit Nepal ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 29, 2015
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Testing to diagnose power event in Mars rover
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is expected to remain stationary for several days of engineering analysis following an onboard fault-protection action on Feb. 27 that halted a process of transferring sample material between devices ...
Space Exploration
Mar 05, 2015
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Lemongrass fiber as lost circulation material in drilling fluid
Universiti Teknologi MARA researchers are investigating the properties of lemongrass fibers to help prevent fluid circulation problems while drilling for oil and gas.
Environment
Aug 15, 2014
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Parasitic fig wasps bore with zinc hardened drill bit tips
Female insects have one goal in life: to find the best place to lay their eggs. For fig wasps, that is the developing fruit of the luscious fig plant. However, when one particular parasitic fig wasp (Apocryta westwoodi grandi) ...
Plants & Animals
May 28, 2014
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Proposed Mars 'Icebreaker' mission detailed
Scientists supported by the Astrobiology Technology for Exploring Planets (ASTEP) and Astrobiology Instrument Development Programs (ASTID) have outlined the proposed 'Icebreaker' mission to Mars in a recent paper in the Journal ...
Space Exploration
Apr 18, 2014
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Curiosity hammers into Mars rock in historic feat
A robot from Earth has successfully drilled into a Martian rock for the first time ever and exposed pristine alien material for high powered science analysis.
Space Exploration
Feb 05, 2013
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Bedrock breakthrough in Antarctica
(Phys.org)—A team of scientists from nine nations, led by Victoria University's Dr Nancy Bertler, have made a huge breakthrough in Antarctica—successfully drilling more than 760m through the ice to the bedrock, on an ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 07, 2013
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Drill bits on rover could contaminate Mars
For all the hopes NASA has pinned on the rover it deposited on Mars last month, one wish has gone unspoken: Please don't find water.
Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2012
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