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Titan Aerospace Says Its Solar Powered Drones Could Remain in Space for Years 27 Aug 2013 | 07:02 am
Titan Aerospace says its solar powered drone, Solara 50, could remain in space for years at a time. The drones have enormous wings containing solar paneling. Titan calls the drones atmosphere satellit...
Little Robot Balances on Moving Ball With Help of Weighted Pointy Hat 26 Aug 2013 | 03:50 am
A little robot, named Thymio II, uses its accelerometers to balance on the surface of a ball while moving. An explanation of how this works - and source code - can be found here. In the second video, ...
UK Artists Develop 24-inch Flexible Remote Control Tail for Humans 25 Aug 2013 | 03:40 am
Greyworld, a group of UK artists that create public art, have developed a 24-inch electronic remote-controlled tail for humans. The group spent two years designing a tail that has four different modes...
Sydney to Test Giant Underground Trash Bins 25 Aug 2013 | 03:20 am
Sydney, Australia is going to test temporarily storing trash in giant underground bins. The City of Sydney reports that the underground rubbish and recycling chutes will first be tested on Darlinghurs...
Snails Reach Top Speeds of 1 Meter Per Hour in Study Using LED Lights 24 Aug 2013 | 09:25 pm
A British snail study using LED lights and UV paint found snails can reach a top speed of 1 meter per hour. 450 garden snails were studied in the experiment. Researchers say snails are fast enough to ...
Ytterbium Atomic Clocks Set Record for Stability 24 Aug 2013 | 03:06 am
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) says its experimental atomic clocks based on ytterbium atoms have set a new record for stability. NIST says the clocks are more stable than any ot...
Video Captures Louisiana Sinkhole Swallowing Trees 23 Aug 2013 | 02:17 am
This video, shot by an Assumption Parish official, captured a huge Louisiana sinkhole swallowing more trees. The Advocate reports that the sinkhole is now 25 acres in size. It has been expanding since...
Oldest Known Globe to Depict the New World Found Engraved on Ostrich Egg 23 Aug 2013 | 12:25 am
The oldest known globe to depict the New World has been found on an ostrich egg. The discovery of the was announced today in Washington in The Portolan, a journal of cartography published by the Washi...
Study Finds Alligators and Crocodiles Eat Fruit 22 Aug 2013 | 03:10 pm
A new study led by the Wildlife Conservation Society has found that the American alligator and crocodiles eat fruit along with their normal meat-heavy diets of mammals, birds, and fish. The study sugg...
Astronomers Say Planets Can Form Without Parent Stars 22 Aug 2013 | 02:07 am
Astronomers estimate there may be as many as 200 billion free-floating planets in the Milky Way. Some of these free-floating planets or "rogue planets" are nomad planets that may have been booted out ...
