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"Mexican Sinkhole May Lead NASA to Jupiter" By Ceci Connolly - 0 views

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It may not show up on MapQuest, but NASA scientists are betting that the best route to Jupiter and its ice-crusted moon Europa runs through an underwater cavern in Mexico.

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how life will be affected by climate change and the end of cheap oil during the next few decades?

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Flexible screen based on thermochromic effect: Paperlike thermochromic display - 0 views

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NAN technology optoelectronic

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The authors report the design and implementation of a paperlike, thermally activated display fabricated from thermochromic composite and embedded conductive wiring patterns, shaped from mixture of metallic nanoparticles in polydimethylsioxane using soft l

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FAA plan aims to make business flights easier - 0 views

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Does Fungi Feast on Radiation?: Scientific American - 0 views

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Feed the astronauts with fungi a la Tschernobyl

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Photonics structures in nature

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A number of biological models with interesting photonic properties are reviewed, such as butterfly wings or moth eyes.

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Interesting review about generation, detection, and applications of the Terahertz-waves - 0 views

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spectroscopy imaging technology

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An overview is given on the field of the terahertz-frequency electromagnetic waves, their properties and emerging applications. Some widespread sources with their advantages and drawbacks are presented; an emphasis is placed on the parametric generation s

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PLoS ONE: Order in Spontaneous Behavior - 0 views

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Free will in (stupid) fruit flies - that will make swarm behaviour even more difficult...

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2006-BioRob-Klug-vonStryk-Moehl.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 0 views

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A control and design architecture inspired by bio-arms (i.e. fluffy elastic things)

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Bat Flight Generates Complex Aerodynamic Tracks -- Hedenström et al. 316 (582... - 0 views

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Non-steady state aerodynamics of flapping flight. Rather for aerospace engineers but in my eyes interesting...

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TRans-European Car Pooling and Parking System - 0 views

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European Commission - Research: Environment - Drive to solve car problems - 0 views

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SoS Sustainability

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The Role of Wheat Awns in the Seed Dispersal Unit -- Elbaum et al. 316 (5826): 884 -- S... - 0 views

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A even more passive mechanism of penetrating the surface and anchoring the ground...

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BIO

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Space and Biomimetics at ESA!!

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2007

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disposable satellite components - 0 views

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Sustainability

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environmentally friendly!

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Wiki- styled 'Encyclopaedia of Life' launched today - 0 views

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for Leopold!

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Look, no wires! - 0 views

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thin flexible sheets that can transmit electrical energy to nearby devices without the need for direct electrical contact.

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BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Tayside and Central | Scientists to build robot society - 0 views

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AI BIO

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Intersting 4 years UK joint project on abserving for 4 years the behavior of robots that are programmed to imitate each other somehow. kind of mirror neurons? who knows..

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"Mexican Sinkhole May Lead NASA to Jupiter" By Ceci Connolly - 0 views

The Utopia Experiment - 0 views

Flexible screen based on thermochromic effect: Paperlike thermochromic display - 0 views

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Does Fungi Feast on Radiation?: Scientific American - 0 views

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Interesting review about generation, detection, and applications of the Terahertz-waves - 0 views

PLoS ONE: Order in Spontaneous Behavior - 0 views

2006-BioRob-Klug-vonStryk-Moehl.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 0 views

Bat Flight Generates Complex Aerodynamic Tracks -- Hedenström et al. 316 (582... - 0 views

TRans-European Car Pooling and Parking System - 0 views

European Commission - Research: Environment - Drive to solve car problems - 0 views

The Role of Wheat Awns in the Seed Dispersal Unit -- Elbaum et al. 316 (5826): 884 -- S... - 0 views

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JPL Press Release on GTOC2 - 0 views

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disposable satellite components - 0 views

Wiki- styled 'Encyclopaedia of Life' launched today - 0 views

Look, no wires! - 0 views

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