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• Space Exploration
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  NASA Flies Robotic Lander Prototype to New Heights

  November 21, 2011 — NASA successfully completed the final flight in a series of tests of a new robotic lander prototype at the Redstone Test Center's propulsion test facility on the U.S. Army Redstone Arsenal in ... > full story
• NASA
  Space Exploration
  Space Missions
  Aviation
  Astronomy
  Space Station
   
  

  NASA Develops New Game-Changing Technology

  November 21, 2011 — Two NASA California centers have been selected to develop new space-aged technologies that could be game-changers in the way we look at planets from above and how we safely transport robots or humans ... > full story
• Bacteria
  Microbiology
  Extreme Survival
  Microbes and More
  Computer Modeling
  Robotics
   
  

  Smart Swarms of Bacteria Inspire Robotics: Adaptable Decision-Making Found in Bacteria Communities

  November 17, 2011 — Scientists have now discovered how bacteria collectively gather information to learn about their environment and find an optimal path to growth. This research will allow scientists to design a new ... > full story
• Electronics
  Robotics Research
  Thermodynamics
  Vehicles
  Nature of Water
  Civil Engineering
   
  

  Robot Speeds Up Glass Development

  November 14, 2011 — Model by model, the electronics in a car are being moved closer to the engine block. This is why the materials used for the electronics must resist increasing heat – so the glass solder being ... > full story
• Mice
  Early Mammals
  Animals
  Mammals
  Wild Animals
  Rodents
   
  

  Whiskers Marked Milestone in Evolution of Mammals from Reptiles

  November 10, 2011 — New research comparing rats and mice with their distance relatives the marsupial, suggests that moveable whiskers were an important milestone in the evolution of mammals from ... > full story
• Artificial Intelligence
  Robotics
  Robotics Research
  Biometric
  Engineering
  Computer Science
   
  

  Mask-Bot: A Robot With a Human Face

  November 7, 2011 — Robotics researchers have developed an ingenious technical solution that gives robots a human face. By using a projector to beam the 3D image of a face onto the back of a plastic mask, and a computer ... > full story
• Extrasolar Planets
  Astronomy
  Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
  Kuiper Belt
  Jupiter
  Eris (Xena)
   
  

  City Lights Could Reveal E.T. Civilization

  November 3, 2011 — In the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, astronomers have hunted for radio signals and ultra-short laser pulses. Astronomers suggest a new technique for finding aliens: Look for their city ... > full story
• NASA
  Moon
  Space Exploration
  Space Missions
  Aviation
  Vehicles
   
  

  NASA Robotic Lander Test Flight Nov. 4 Will Aid in Future Lander Designs

  November 3, 2011 — NASA will conduct a 100-foot robotic lander altitude test flight Friday, Nov. 4, to mature the technology needed to develop a new generation of small, smart, versatile robotic landers capable of ... > full story
• Robotics
  Robotics Research
  Artificial Intelligence
  Engineering
  Vehicles
  Wind Energy
   
  

  Is That a Robot in Your Suitcase?

  November 2, 2011 — A flying robot as small as a dinner plate that can zoom to hard-to-reach places and a fleet of eco-friendly robotic farm-hands are just two of the exciting projects a robotics team in Australia is ... > full story
• Engineering
  Quantum Physics
  Medical Technology
  Quantum Computing
  Physics
  Technology
   

  Spanish Researchers Design a New TV Remote Control

  November 1, 2011 — Researchers in Spain have designed a new type of TV remote control that is capable of measuring finger pressure and wrist rotation angle. It then transmits this information to the TV to change ... > full story

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