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  Hovering Is a Bother for Bees: Fast Flight Is More Stable

  March 14, 2013 — Bumblebees are much more unstable when they hover than when they fly fast, according to new research. Scientists used a mathematical model to analyze the way bumblebees fly at different speeds, ... > full story
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  Cloud-Computing Platform for Robots Launched

  March 11, 2013 — Researchers have developed a cloud-computing platform for robots. The platform allows robots connected to the Internet to directly access the powerful computational, storage, and communications ... > full story
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  Electric Car Does Not Interfere With Implanted Cardiac Devices, Study Finds

  March 10, 2013 — A new study has concluded that patients with implanted cardiac devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators can safely drive or ride in an electric car without risk of electromagnetic interference ... > full story
• Robotics
  Fish
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  Robotic Fish Gain New Sense: Navigate Water Currents and Turbulence

  March 6, 2013 — Scientists have developed robots with a new sense -- lateral line sensing. All fish have this sensing organ but so far it had no technological counterpart on human-made underwater ... > full story
• Transportation Science
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  Sometimes, the Rubber Meets the Road When You Don't Want It To: Arresting a Fleeing Vehicle With the Push of a Button

  March 4, 2013 — Back in 2010, the ideas behind a squid's sticky tendrils and Spiderman's super-strong webbing were combined to create a prototype for the first remote device able to stop vehicles in their tracks. It ... > full story
• Aviation
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  NASA Researchers Work to Turn Blue Skies Green

  February 28, 2013 — Air travelers of the future could have quieter, greener and more fuel-efficient airliners because of NASA research efforts that are moving into further development and ... > full story
• Information Technology
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  Hello Car, What Is the Password?

  February 28, 2013 — As cars get clever -- bristling with computer chips and networking capabilities -- an EU-funded project makes sure that your car's data stays safe and the networks are secure from hackers and ... > full story
• Aviation
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  Workstation Design Improvements for Drone Operators May Reduce Costs and Mishaps, Researchers Suggest

  February 27, 2013 — The US Department of Defense reports that drone accidents in which personnel or aircraft are damaged or destroyed occur 50 times more often than mishaps involving human-operated aircraft. Researchers ... > full story
• Space Station
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  Second SpaceX Space Station Resupply Flight Ready to Go

  February 25, 2013 — The second International Space Station Commercial Resupply Services flight by Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is set for liftoff at 10:10 a.m. EST on March 1 from Space Launch Complex 40 at ... > full story
• Birds
  Bird Flu Research
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  Hummingbird Flight: Two Vortex Trails With One Stroke

  February 25, 2013 — As of today, the Wikipedia entry for the hummingbird explains that the bird's flight generates in its wake a single trail of vortices that helps the bird hover. But after conducting experiments with ... > full story

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