• Ground Bot

    By Posted on 11.25.2008 Comments

    The GroundBot is a spherical sentry designed to roll up to 6 mph through just about anything—mud, sand, snow and even water. Two gyroscopically steadied wide-angle cameras and a suite of sensors give remote operators a real-time, 360-degree view of the landscape, letting them zoom in on prowlers or detect gas leaks, radioactivity and biohazards. Originally invented by Swedish physicists to explore other planets, the GroundBot features a tough design that requires almost no maintenance and can also be programmed to run autonomously.

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    11.21.2008 at 11:38am - Comment by ALoucks

    its so cool because a hamsterweel thing in space.I think its pretty cool a thing about the size of a basketball that has a battery that lasts longer than some lab tops.I thought the pendulum idea was a nifty because its so simple but yet it took so long,why,I dont know all i know is if i would have thought of that i could put it to alot of good uses.My idea on the subject is why cant we put into cars.

  • Ground Bot

    By Posted on 11.25.2008 Comments

    The GroundBot is a spherical sentry designed to roll up to 6 mph through just about anything—mud, sand, snow and even water. Two gyroscopically steadied wide-angle cameras and a suite of sensors give remote operators a real-time, 360-degree view of the landscape, letting them zoom in on prowlers or detect gas leaks, radioactivity and biohazards. Originally invented by Swedish physicists to explore other planets, the GroundBot features a tough design that requires almost no maintenance and can also be programmed to run autonomously.

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    11.21.2008 at 11:38am - Comment by ALoucks

    its so cool because a hamsterweel thing in space.I think its pretty cool a thing about the size of a basketball that has a battery that lasts longer than some lab tops.I thought the pendulum idea was a nifty because its so simple but yet it took so long,why,I dont know all i know is if i would have thought of that i could put it to alot of good uses.My idea on the subject is why cant we put into cars.

  • Technology

    The Personal Tilt-Rotor

    By Posted on 10.21.2008 62 Comments

    Imagine a car veering off a lonely mountain road and tumbling down the embankment. Minutes later, a sleek aircraft zooms in quietly at 230 miles an hour, tilts its wings and rotors up, hovers, and sets down just feet from the wreck. The pilot and a medic load the injured driver into the aircraft and zip back to a hospital at twice the speed of a conventional helicopter ambulance.

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    10.22.2008 at 10:33am - Comment by ALoucks

    If we could have something that fast then use it.Can it be dependable?I think its a cool invention because it saves gas and it saves lifes.(two in one hahahahaha)

  • Science

    The Neural Puppeteer

    By Elizabeth Svoboda Posted on 10.21.2008 20 Comments

    "Here's what happens when we turn on the light," Karl Deisseroth says. He points to a mouse, ordinary save for the thin optical fiber protruding through its skull. When a lab tech presses a lever, blue light shoots through the fiber, and the mouse -- which had been sauntering straight ahead -- starts to run in circles. "He's doing that because the blue light turns the neural circuit on," Deisseroth explains. "As soon as we stop the stimulation, he'll walk straight again."

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    10.22.2008 at 10:18am - Comment by ALoucks

    I honestly thought it was cool.I thought it was a neat thing to control the mind.But if the enemies get their hands on it then what would happen to our spys,i say that we shouldnt mess the mind just because its a dangerous thing.not only is it dangerious but there are some good things to like if convects are lying about something we can see if they are or not.

  • The Environment

    Pumping Up With Nitrogen

    By the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine Posted on 9.29.2008 15 Comments

    Dear EarthTalk: Is using nitrogen to inflate my car's tires really better for the environment than using air? And if so, how? -- Roger Mawdsley, Abbotsville, BC

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    10.15.2008 at 10:13am - Comment by ALoucks

    i cant believe that if your ties arent pumped youll waste gasolie and youll have to spend more on gas

  • The Environment

    Gaseous State

    By Molika Ashford Posted on 9.18.2008 39 Comments

    In a lush pasture near Buenos Aires, this cow and its compatriots are digesting important information: how much methane—a greenhouse gas 20 times as potent as carbon dioxide—is released by the country’s 55 million bovines. Researchers from Argentina's National Institute of Agricultural Technology connected inflatable tanks to the cows’ first stomach, where methane is made, through a small hole between their ribs.

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    10.14.2008 at 10:32am - Comment by ALoucks

    If i had that cow i would eat the cow and use the gas to cook it.



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