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  NASA's Kennedy Space Center Operations Helps Launch Pad of the Future Take Shape

  March 22, 2013 — The launch pad of the future is taking shape at NASA's Kennedy Space Center as the Ground Systems Development and Operations (GSDO) Program office, along with Center Operations, continues with ... > full story
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  Terradynamics: Technique Could Help Designers Predict How Legged Robots Will Move on Granular Surfaces

  March 21, 2013 — Using a combination of theory and experiment, researchers have developed a new approach for understanding and predicting how small legged robots -- and potentially also animals -- move on and ... > full story
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  Computerized Mannequin Changes Body Shape and Size

  March 21, 2013 — At its first glance, the mannequin ‘i.Dummy’ looks no different from an ordinary dummy but it is no plain stuff - this sophisticated mannequin can change its body shape and size or even ... > full story
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  Robot-Delivered Speech and Physical Therapy a Success

  March 20, 2013 — In one of the earliest experiments using a humanoid robot to deliver speech and physical therapy to a stroke patient, researchers saw notable speech and physical therapy gains and significant ... > full story
• NASA
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  Mars Curiosity Rover Exits 'Safe Mode'

  March 20, 2013 — NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has returned to active status and is on track to resume science investigations, following two days in a precautionary standby status, "safe ... > full story
• Robotics
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  Humanoid Robot Helps Teach Children With Autism

  March 20, 2013 — An interdisciplinary team of mechanical engineers and autism experts have developed an adaptive robotic system and used it to demonstrate that humanoid robots can be powerful tools for enhancing the ... > full story
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  From Complex Living Systems to Smarter Computers

  March 19, 2013 — Compared to human-made technology, living organisms have an enviable ability to adjust to new situations, make complex decisions, and even to heal themselves when damaged. By contrast, technological ... > full story
• Computer Programming
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  Nature of Water
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  Experiments Find Strongest Shapes With 3-D Printing

  March 18, 2013 — Physicists are using 3-D printing to test complex qualities of shapes made via the computer. They are studying "jamming" and the structural properties of ... > full story
• Technology
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  Wireless Charging Soon Available for Devices Smaller Than Mobile Phones

  March 18, 2013 — Wireless charging will soon be available for more and more mobile phones. Researchers in Finland are working with the industry's leading technological companies and standardization bodies to expand ... > full story
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  Highly Effective Communities of Bacteria in the World's Deepest Oceanic Trench

  March 17, 2013 — Deep sea trenches act as hot spots for microbial activity, according to new ... > full story

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