The age of space exploration in many ways is just beginning. Although many intrepid souls have broken through the earth’s atmosphere during the course of the last half-century, our thirst for what lies beyond its shadowy realm propels us to explore further and dig even deeper. Israel has taken one benevolent step in this direction aided by France; together they may change the true nature and scope of space exploration.
There are many places that you might expect to find a vegetable garden these days, from schools to rooftops. No longer are they limited to farms and backyards. Even with all of these new places opening up, it is still very odd to think of a garden at a busy airport. Not just a garden — a vertical, aeroponic garden full of fresh vegetables that supply the restaurants inside Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
Feces Scale
I have a friend who tries to calm my food fears by reassuring me that something that doesn’t weigh a pound cannot make me gain a pound. Fine! But what about the bag of chocolate covered nuts (they’re filled with protein) I ate this morning? The one I forgot to weigh on my food scale? How much of that have I got sitting inside of me, threatening the needle of my bathroom scale? read more »
Alaska has a trash problem. As you probably noticed in the aftermath of the Japanese Earthquake, America’s northernmost state happens to be the dumping grounds for all the garbage the Pacific Ocean doesn’t want. Now, an industrious artist is drawing attention to the problem.
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Connect Homes wants to change the world of prefab. Since the it’s run by architects with pedigrees that include time spent at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, the company’s in a good position to make an impact, too. But it needs your help.
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In order to better understand our environment – and our impact on it – proper monitoring tools are absolutely essential. The more information we can gather, the more we’ll be able to accomplish. That’s where the Marsupial comes in – a robot team designed to monitor rivers from both air and land.
Robots have a hard time walking. They’re getting better
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Getting a new piece of jewelry is exciting! Finding a way to avoid
wrinkles is, in my opinion, even more thrilling. Imagine my joy in
discovering the June bracelet that combines both.
Desertification isn’t something we understand particularly well, yet – meaning we don’t really have any idea of how to stop it. It’s a pretty serious environmental problem…and one inventor has found what may be the first step to a solution: Tumbleewed, a rolling robot.
A new report published in the journal Nature Communications by researchers at China’s Nanjing University reveals the myriad of fossils found in northern China are, in all likelihood, the result … Continue reading
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