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In Which We Conclude Our Trip
Vehicles

In Which We Conclude Our Trip

With introspective retrospection, we consider the effects of our trip on transportation in this country

Space Boat: A Nautical Mission to an Alien Sea
Moons

Space Boat: A Nautical Mission to an Alien Sea

Symbiotic Bacteria Serve as Hydrogen “Fuel Cells” for Deep-Sea Mussels
Animals

Symbiotic Bacteria Serve as Hydrogen “Fuel Cells” for Deep-Sea Mussels

With Shuttle Program Over, NASA Prepares to Smash Retired Craft Together
Technology

With Shuttle Program Over, NASA Prepares to Smash Retired Craft Together

"We've wanted to do this for so long," says engineer

Software Seeks to Search Every Smartphone Simultaneously, Making Realtime Crowdsourced Photo Search a Reality
Technology

Software Seeks to Search Every Smartphone Simultaneously, Making Realtime Crowdsourced Photo Search a Reality

Phones

Google to Buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billion

Building, Launching, and Landing a Rover (All Before Going to College)
Science

Building, Launching, and Landing a Rover (All Before Going to College)

Archive Gallery: A Century of Ambitious Amphibious Vehicles
Vehicles

Archive Gallery: A Century of Ambitious Amphibious Vehicles

Would you take these seaplanes and other vehicles out for a ride? We'd take our chances on the marsh buggy, but would probably strap on a life vest (or two) while riding the amphibious bicycle

Blackest Planet Ever Found, Absorbs Nearly 100% of Light That Reaches It
Exoplanets

Blackest Planet Ever Found, Absorbs Nearly 100% of Light That Reaches It

Willow Garage Introduces Discount PR2 SE, a One-Armed Personal Robot for the Rest of Us
Robots

Willow Garage Introduces Discount PR2 SE, a One-Armed Personal Robot for the Rest of Us

‘Epidermal Electronics’ Paste Peelable Circuitry On Your Skin, Just Like A Temporary Tattoo
Health

‘Epidermal Electronics’ Paste Peelable Circuitry On Your Skin, Just Like A Temporary Tattoo

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron Wants a Master Kill-Switch for Social Networks
Social Media

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron Wants a Master Kill-Switch for Social Networks

DARPA’s HTV-2 Launches, Contact Lost, Status of Mission Remains Unclear [Updated]
DARPA

DARPA’s HTV-2 Launches, Contact Lost, Status of Mission Remains Unclear [Updated]

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FYI:  Can a Woman Really Lift a Car Off Her Pinned Child?
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FYI: Can a Woman Really Lift a Car Off Her Pinned Child?

New Microscope Uses X-Rays To Resolve Nanoscale Details
Technology

New Microscope Uses X-Rays To Resolve Nanoscale Details

Blood Test Can Tell Fetus’s Sex at Just 7 Weeks
Health

Blood Test Can Tell Fetus’s Sex at Just 7 Weeks

NIST Scientists Use Microwaves to Quantum-Entangle Two Ions for the First Time
Environment

NIST Scientists Use Microwaves to Quantum-Entangle Two Ions for the First Time

In Preparation for Moving Retired Shuttles, NASA Crews Practice Heavy Lifting
Technology

In Preparation for Moving Retired Shuttles, NASA Crews Practice Heavy Lifting

IBM Mysteriously Halts Work on the World’s Fastest Academic Supercomputer
Technology

IBM Mysteriously Halts Work on the World’s Fastest Academic Supercomputer

Found: A Batch of DNA Molecules That Seem To Have Originated in Space
NASA

Found: A Batch of DNA Molecules That Seem To Have Originated in Space