News tagged with rescue
Chilean miners' rescue capsule on show in London
The capsule used to rescue Chilean miners trapped underground for two months goes on display Saturday at the Science Museum in London -- the first time it has been seen in Europe.
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Researchers hope to use bugged bugs for search and rescue
(PhysOrg.com) -- While search and rescue dogs are currently used to help locate survivors of earthquakes or other disasters, new research hopes to make this job easier by turning to bugs. Insects have the ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 29, 2011 |
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Scientists reach the heights with gecko-inspired tank robot (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have developed a tank-like robot that has the ability to scale smooth walls, opening up a series of applications ranging from inspecting pipes, buildings, aircraft and nuclear ...
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Sick US South Pole scientist flown to New Zealand
A US scientist stranded in Antarctica for almost two months following a suspected stroke has been evacuated from the South Pole to New Zealand in a hazardous airlift.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Sweden hit by 'substantial' oil spill: coast guard
A recent oil spill near the Sweden's southwest coast is the worst in the area in years and the clean up will take weeks, the Swedish coast guard said Sunday.
Sep 18, 2011 |
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Fish to be rescued from Texas river amid drought
(AP) -- Wildlife biologists on Friday will evacuate two species of minnows from the shrinking waters of a West Texas river in the first of what could be several rescue operations involving fish affected by the state's worst ...
Sep 16, 2011 |
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15 whales dead in northwest Scotland
Fifteen pilot whales have died in a mass stranding near the northwestern tip of Scotland, according to a rescue charity.
Jul 23, 2011 |
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Are we prepared for another 9-11?
At the site of a terrorist attack, an earthquake or a tsunami, emergency responders are focused on search and rescue, and saving lives.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Extreme exertion does not impair the quality of CPR given by lifeguards
Swim centre personnel and lifeguards have higher stamina and carry out cardiopulmonary resuscitation more effectively than personnel in the emergency healthcare services, even though they have undergone extreme exertion. ...
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Practice can make search-and-rescue robot operators more accurate
Urban search and rescue (USAR) task forces are essential for locating, stabilizing, and extricating people who become trapped in confined spaces following a catastrophic event. Sometimes the search area is too unstable for ...
May 05, 2011 |
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Robots to the rescue (w/ Video)
Researchers are exploring ways to make rescue robots less "creepy" and more user-friendly, incorporating lessons learned from studies of how humans interact with technology
Mar 14, 2011 |
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Rescue missions underway to save Haiti's species from mass extinctions
Haiti is on the brink of an era of mass extinctions similar to the time when dinosaurs and many other species suddenly disappeared from the Earth, reports a biologist at Penn State University, who is announcing ...
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Crew assigned on final NASA shuttle launch
NASA announced the four astronauts who will make up the crew of STS-335, the rescue mission that would fly only if needed to bring home the members of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission, currently the final scheduled ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Researchers give robots the capability for deceptive behavior
A robot deceives an enemy soldier by creating a false trail and hiding so that it will not be caught. While this sounds like a scene from one of the Terminator movies, it's actually the scenario of an experiment ...
Sep 09, 2010 |
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