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Moveable flood gates rise from the sea in the Venice lagoon, July 10, 2020.
Flood-Weary Venice Puts 'Moses' to the Test
An ambitious system of inflatable barriers aims to protect the lagoon city from devastating high tides.
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Google's tent during preparations for CES International in Las Vegas, Jan. 5, 2019.
Google Picks Miss. for 1st US Operations Center
The suburban Memphis campus will provide customer and operations support worldwide.
Jul 13th, 2020
Rivian Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe unveils the first-ever electric adventure vehicle before it's official reveal at the LA Auto Show at the Griffith Observatory on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018 in Los Angeles. Electric vehicle startup Rivian says it has raised another $2.5 billion in funding from accounts advised by investment firm T. Rowe Price.
EV Startup Rivian Nets $2.4B in Funding
The company has a contract with Amazon to build 100,000 electric delivery vans starting next year.
Jul 12th, 2020
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Rendering of the Hope probe provided by Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, June 1, 2020.
Fleet of Spacecraft Headed to Mars
Jul 13th, 2020
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How AI Sees Through the Looking Glass
Jul 9th, 2020
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The Best (and Worst) Materials for Masks
Jul 8th, 2020
This Bioculture System will let biologists learn about how space impacts human health by studying cells grown in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station.
Why Scientists Are Trying to Manufacture Organs in Space
Jul 8th, 2020
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In this Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019 photo made available by NASA, Boeing, NASA, and U.S. Army personnel work around the Boeing Starliner spacecraft shortly after it landed in White Sands, N.M. On Tuesday, July 7, 2020, NASA officials said they have identified 80 corrective actions for safety, mostly involving software, that must be implemented before the Starliner capsule launches again. The previous count was 61.
NASA Adds Safety Fixes for Boeing's Crew Capsule
The changes follow a pair of close calls during a test flight.
Jul 8th, 2020
In this Aug. 21, 2008 file photo, the Chevy Cobalt is seen on the assembly line at the Lordstown Assembly Plant, in Lordstown, Ohio. The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating complaints of fuel leaks in older Chevrolet Cobalt small cars and HHR wagons. The probe covers more than 614,000 Cobalts from the 2008 to 2010 model years and HHRs from 2008 and 2009.
US Probes Fuel Leaks in Older Chevy Cobalt, HHRs
The probe covers more than 614,000 vehicles.
Jul 7th, 2020
Computational tools developed by Yuzhe Xiao calculated the thermal radiation given off from objects composed of multiple materials.
New Method Measures Temperature Within 3D Objects
Depth thermography may be useful in applications where traditional temperature probes won't work.
Jul 7th, 2020
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COVID Offers a Clear View of Opportunity
Fitz Frames initially saw a chance to simply help the medical community, but their 3D-printed glasses are now a dedicated PPE offering.
Jul 6th, 2020
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Lightning Strikes Could Make F-35 Explode
The likely culprit is an ...
Jul 3rd, 2020
Building 10 on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus, Cambridge, Mass., April 3, 2017.
Former MIT Professor Liable for Misusing Startup's Funds
The self-styled “business guru” is liable for nearly $3 million in damages, attorney's fees and interest.
Jul 3rd, 2020
SpaceShipTwo Unity on its second successful glide flight over Spaceport America in New Mexico, June 25, 2020.
Virgin Galactic to Unveil Spaceship's Interior
Final testing of the craft is nearing completion.
Jul 3rd, 2020
Illustration of a soft robot jellyfish.
Jellyfish-Inspired Robots Swim Better Than Natural Counterparts
The team previously worked on making soft robots inspired by cheetahs.
Jul 3rd, 2020
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Tesla Is Developing a Vaccine Printer
A new site is in the works that could eventually produce billions of doses of a vaccine.
Jul 2nd, 2020
Cisco logo seen on screen.
Calif. Sues Cisco for Bias Based on Indian Caste System
Regulators say an engineer faced discrimination.
Jul 2nd, 2020
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Gun Background Checks Hit All-Time High
Firearm sales traditionally increase during presidential election years, but this year has also seen one crisis after another.
Jul 2nd, 2020
Engineers watch the first driving test for the Mars 2020 rover Perseverance in a clean room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., Dec. 17, 2019.
Mars Rover Launch Delayed Again
If Perseverance isn't on its way by mid-August, it will have to wait another two years.
Jul 2nd, 2020