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11.27.09

Video: Precision Urban Hopper 'Bot Leaps 25-Foot Fence and Keeps Rolling

By Stuart Fox Posted 09.15.2009 at 9:42 am 5 Comments

A couple of months ago, Sandia National Laboratory, in conjunction with Boston Dynamics (they of Big Dog fame) and DARPA, announced the creation of a robot that could jump 25 feet in the air. Designed for use in urban combat, the robot, named the Precision Urban Hopper (PUH), would give special forces troopers their own lightweight, easily deployable ground UAV.

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Saving Surfing

How nuclear physicists are invigorating the surfboard market--and helping the planet

By Jebediah Reed Posted 07.10.2006 at 1:00 am 0 Comments

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The surfboard industry is going nuclear--and greening up in the process. As early as this summer, boards made from foam designed to protect the electronics and transistors in nuclear warheads could be available at your local surf shop, thanks to LeRoy Whinnery, an enterprising scientist at Sandia National Laboratory.

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