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Robotic clam digs in mudflats

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

To design a lightweight anchor that can dig itself in to hold small underwater submersibles, Anette (Peko) Hosoi of MIT borrowed techniques from one of nature's best diggers -- the razor clam.


Nuclear weapons: Predicting the unthinkable

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 4

If a nuclear weapon were detonated in a metropolitan area, how large would the affected area be? Where should first responders first go? According to physicist Fernando Grinstein, we have some initial understanding to address ...


Gene mismatch influences success of bone marrow transplants

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A commonly inherited gene deletion can increase the likelihood of immune complications following bone marrow transplantation, an international team of researchers reports in the November 22 advance online issue of Nature Ge ...


Aquatic creatures mix ocean water

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Understanding mixing in the ocean is of fundamental importance to modeling climate change or predicting the effects of an El Niño on our weather. Modern ocean models primarily incorporate the effects of winds and tides. However, ...


Free Spirit: Third Extrication Drive Ends With Wheel Stall

Free Spirit: Third Extrication Drive Ends With Wheel Stall

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Spirit experienced a wheel stall with the right-rear wheel during the second step of a two-step drive on Sol 2092 (Saturday, Nov. 21). This is not the same wheel that stalled on Sol 1899 (May ...


New chameleon species discovered in East Africa

New chameleon species discovered in East Africa (w/ Podcast)

Biology / Plants & Animals

created 11 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new species of chameleon has been discovered in Tanzania by a team of scientists.


Generating electricity from air flow

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (10) | comments 2

A group of researchers at the City College of New York is developing a new way to generate power for planes and automobiles based on materials known as piezoelectrics, which convert the kinetic energy of motion into electricity. ...


Climate change could boost incidence of civil war in Africa

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created 7 hours ago | popularity 1.5 / 5 (8) | comments 5

Climate change could increase the likelihood of civil war in sub-Saharan Africa by over 50 percent within the next two decades, according to a new study led by a team of researchers at University of California, Berkeley, ...


Fox CEO wants US to join France on Internet piracy

Technology / Internet

created 11 hours ago | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- The chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment said Monday the U.S. should join France in cutting off the Internet connection of users who repeatedly download copyright-protected films.


Butterfly proboscis to sip cells

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A butterfly's proboscis looks like a straw -- long, slender, and used for sipping -- but it works more like a paper towel, according to Konstantin Kornev of Clemson University. He hopes to borrow the tricks of this piece ...



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