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Self-Driving Robo Taxis
With the ongoing advancement in technology, nearly every industry is moving towards automation. Automobiles are no exception. There has been an increase in interest in driverless robot taxis in …

News Development: Breathable Facemasks Modulate Viruses
Researchers from Northwestern University, Illinois, have created a face mask that seeks to inactivate viruses that are carried in droplets found in coughs and sneezes. They have found that non-woven …
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Oil Industry News: Oil Companies Shedding Assets
Some of the biggest energy companies in the world are offloading their assets to keep up with the drop in demand. The oil and gas industry has been one of …
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Astronauts Harvest Radishes on Space Station
On November 30, 2020, an astronaut by the name of Kate Rubins successfully harvested the first group of “space radishes” in human history. Rubins picked 20 radishes that were grown …

Cars with “Nerves”? Self diagnostics and magnetostrictive material may deliver cars with feeling.
Researchers from Clemson University have been working on a type of smart material likened to nerves due to its ability to sense damage inflicted on the vehicles equipped with the …

Vanadium dioxide (VO2) metal conducts electricity — with ten times less heat
A team of researchers led by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recently discovered a metal that conducts electricity without producing or requiring excess heat. While it would not be …
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Nanotechnology key to energy storage, solar energy industries
The energy sector, including energy storage, solar power and hydrogen storage, will see great advances in the coming two decades, and nanotechnology will be a key driver of that progress. …
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Study on the Effects of Space on Humans Has Interesting Results
Irish astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly engaged in an experiment to determine the effects of space on human anatomy. Scott travelled to the International Space Station, while his twin brother …
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