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Floating whirligig microchips could help us monitor nature without leaving a trace
Sep 23, 2021 7:00 PM
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Aug 4, 2020
This robotic maritime bomb squad keeps humans a safe distance away
Thousands of mines lurk in the oceans, and dealing with them is dangerous.
Mar 10, 2018
Why so many diamonds are making science headlines this week
They’re windows into the heart of the Earth.
Apr 14, 2016
British University Tests Drones That Scan For Evidence Of Landmines
Clever robots seek simple bombs
Mar 31, 2015
UK And France Are Building Robots To Fight Underwater Explosives
Underwater unmanned allies
Mar 10, 2015
Kublai Khan And The Mongols Were Terrible Polluters
Their ancient silver mines are still poisoning farmland in China
Sep 10, 2013
In Australian Mines, 50-Foot Robot Trucks Take Dangerous Work From Humans
How long until there's a Pixar movie?
Dec 15, 2010
Deep Below South Dakota, a Mine Becomes a Physics Lab, and Miners Return to Work
For traditional mining culture as well as particle physics, it's a real scientific gold mine
Feb 17, 2010
Robots To Clear Baltic Seabed Of WWII Mines
In a dangerous legacy of the world’s deadliest conflict, 150,000 World War Two-era sea mines litter the Baltic Sea. The … Continued
Jan 28, 2010
Smart Virtual Minefield Offers Tactical Coverage Without the Ugly Unexploded Ordnance
From a tactical military standpoint, land mines have a certain set-it-and-forget-it appeal; you blanket an area in munitions and move … Continued
