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Collapsed Washington Bridge Was Old, Obsolete
A collapsed I-5 bridge was listed as functionally obsolete
19 hours ago from Livescience
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High School Student Builds Working Submarine: Possibly Wants to Defect
A high school sub usually means your teacher's sick and you get a free period to screw around. But for one student, its meaning is a little more literal. Eighteen-year-old Justin Beckerman ...
22 hours ago from Gizmodo
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DARPA's Warrior Web augments a soldier's carrying capacity and endurance
Unless you've been there yourself, it's hard to imagine being a soldier in the field, trekking through rugged terrain while carrying gear weighing 100 lbs (45.35 kg) and beyond. There has a ...
Thu 23 May 13 from Gizmag
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World's Smallest IRC Helicopter Toy to Debut in June
CCP Co Ltd, a Tokyo-based subsidiary of Bandai Co Ltd, will release what it claims is the world's smallest IRC (infrared remote control) helicopter toy June 8, 2013.
Thu 23 May 13 from Tech-On
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How soon could car seats enter the 3-D comfort zone?
New 3D textiles made of recyclable polyester fibres could contribute help cars be easier to recycle. But recycling technology has yet to progress in separating seat material from other car components.
Thu 23 May 13 from Phys.org
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Swarm of drones to give early warning of flash floods
A drone monitoring system that tracks flash floods in real time can buy time to escape before the waters hit
Wed 22 May 13 from Newscientist
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All-natural 3D printers use salt and wood
An intriguing 3D printing project from the University of California Berkeley aims to use natural resources like salt and wood to reduce 3D printing costs.
Thu 23 May 13 from FOXNews
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This Newer, Stronger 3-D Printed Gun Costs Just $25
'Joe's' multi-round-ready 3-D printed Lulz Liberator For $25, a Wisconsin engineer has produced a more durable version of Defense Distributed's 3-D printed pistol on an inexpensive, ...
Wed 22 May 13 from Popular Science
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PediPower device brings kinetic energy to heel
We've seen Pavegen's energy-harvesting tiles turning up in a variety of places to harvest some of the kinetic energy generated while walking or running over them. But a team of students at Rice ...
Tue 21 May 13 from Gizmag
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Space drives e-mobility
An ESA business incubation start-up company is helping major car manufacturers to develop electric vehicle concepts and improve safety systems by turning ideas quickly into virtual prototypes.
Tue 21 May 13 from Phys.org
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