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• 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
• Electricity
  Energy Technology
  Energy Issues
  Vehicles
  Transportation Issues
  Batteries
   
  

  Saving Money by Using Electric Vehicles

  February 22, 2013 — High battery costs still prevent many people from buying an electric vehicle. Is it possible to save money by using an electric vehicle instead of a conventional reference car? This question is ... > full story
• Artificial Intelligence
  Detectors
  Computer Programming
  Robotics Research
  Robotics
  Computer Science
   
  

  Insects Inspiring New Technology: Autonomous Navigation of Mobile Robots Based on Locust Vision

  February 21, 2013 — The way in which the locust's distinctive visual system could be transferred into technology for state of the art vehicle collision sensors, surveillance technology and video games has been detailed ... > full story
• Electricity
  Construction
  Energy Technology
  Black Holes
  Space Missions
  Space Exploration
   
  

  Deep Space Missions? Magnetic Shielding of Ion Beam Thruster Walls May Provide Power

  February 13, 2013 — Electric rocket engines known as Hall thrusters, which use a super high-velocity stream of ions to propel a spacecraft in space, have been used successfully onboard many missions for half a century. ... > full story
• Batteries
  Electricity
  Solar Energy
  Energy Technology
  Transportation Science
  Engineering
   
  

  Wireless Power Transfer Technology for High Capacity Transit

  February 12, 2013 — Scientists have developed a wireless power transfer technology that can be applied to high capacity transportation systems such as railways, harbor freight, and airport transportation and logistics. ... > full story
• Aviation
  NASA
  Space Exploration
  Space Station
  Vehicles
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  NASA Set for New Round of J-2X Testing at Stennis Space Center

  February 12, 2013 — NASA's progress toward a return to deep space missions continues with a new round of upcoming tests on the next-generation J-2X rocket engine, which will help power the agency's Space Launch System ... > full story
• Transportation Science
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  Geography
  Technology
  Detectors
  Energy and the Environment
   
  

  Precision of GPS in Cities Improved by 90 Percent

  February 12, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new system which improves the ability of a GPS to determine a vehicle's position as compared to that of conventional GPS devices by up to 90 percent, and which can be ... > full story
• Computer Modeling
  Computer Science
  Human Biology
  Hacking
  Mathematical Modeling
  Information Technology
   
  

  Virtual Vehicle Vibrations: Predicting Role of Posture in Traffic Collision Injuries

  February 11, 2013 — A researcher has designed a computer program that allows engineers to accurately predict the role posture plays in transferring the stress of vehicle motion to bone and muscle in the head and ... > full story
• Aviation
  Earth Science
  Vehicles
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Geology
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission: New Earth Observation Satellite Launched

  February 11, 2013 — NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) roared into space at 1:02 p.m. EST (10:02 a.m. PST) Monday aboard an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The spacecraft carries ... > full story
• NASA
  Space Exploration
  Space Missions
  Stars
  Astronomy
  Nebulae
   
  

  WISE Space Telescope Feels the Heat from Orion's Sword

  February 5, 2013 — The tangle of clouds and stars that lie in Orion's sword is showcased in a new, expansive view from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or ... > full story

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