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The MR-X from Mantis Robotics is a biomimetic dual-arm robot.
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The W56 Electric Step Van from Workhorse.
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This photo shows beer bottles recovered from the shipwreck of the SS Oregon, at the St. James Brewery in Holbrook, N.Y.
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In this Feb. 14, 2019 photo, Colton Welch, a junior at the State University of New York at Morrisville, N.Y., tends hydroponic tomato plants which will provide students with data applicable to cannabis cultivation. The college's new minor in cannabis studies is among a handful of new university programs aimed at preparing students for careers in marijuana and hemp industries.
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Colleges Add Cannabis to the Curriculum
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In this July 17, 2017 photo provided by Jamie Adams, four bottles recovered from the SS Oregon, a 133-year-old shipwreck, are shown at the Saint James Brewery in Holbrook, N.Y.
Food & Beverage
Beer from Shipwreck Yields New Conflict
News of a brewer planning to recreate beer from a salvaged bottle of English Ale surprised a scuba-diving Long Island brewer who has already done it.
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In this Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, photo, bundled plastic goods, which were separated from paper and metal recyclable materials, are stacked and awaiting processing at EL Harvey & Sons, a waste and recycling company, in Westborough, Mass. Recycling programs across the United States are shutting down or scaling back because of a global market crisis blamed on contamination at the curbside bin.
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America's Recycling Industry is in the Dumps
A crash in the global market for recyclables is forcing communities to make hard choices about whether they can afford to keep recycling.
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In this Oct. 17, 2017 photo, Mike Busutil of Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation prepares to do flight tests with a Tigershark drone at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, N.Y. New York state is investing $30 million to create a 50-mile drone-testing corridor between Rome and Syracuse.
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Drone Testing Corridor Opens
It will offer 'the most advanced drone testing in the country.'
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More Power Plant Carbon Cuts
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This June 29, 1967, file photo shows the mangled car that actress Jayne Mansfield died in after colliding with a truck, on Route 90 outside of New Orleans. Fifty years after Mansfield car slammed underneath a tractor-trailer, auto safety advocates say hundreds of similar deaths annually could be prevented by guard rails mounted beneath trucks. New York Sen. Charles Schumer has called on federal regulators to require truck underride guards after two cars skidded under a jackknifed milk tanker in northern New York earlier this month.
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Crash Renews Call for Truck Side Guards
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In this Dec. 8, 2016 photo, Steve Burke and Jim Besha of Albany Engineering Corp. stand at the site of an abandoned iron mine in the Adirondacks, in Mineville, N.Y., where they're seeking a federal permit to build an underground hydroelectric pumped storage project. The hills behind them are 'tailings' leftover from crushing ore to extract iron from the mine that closed in 1971.
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Hydroelectric Engineers Find Old Mine
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Diane Backis leaves the federal courthouse on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. Backis, an accountant, pleaded guilty Monday to mail fraud and filing a false income tax return.
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Accountant Stole $3.1M from Cargill
Diane Backis not only diverted customer payments to her own accounts over a 10-year period, but also caused at least $25 million in losses to the Minnesota-based company.
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Ken Migliorelli shows off dried barley before it is malted, at his family's farm in Red Hook, N.Y. He says his well-draining sandy soil is ideal for growing malting barley.
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