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Feb 14, 2022

Reducing Our Global Carbon Footprint Requires Us to Rethink the Building Materials We Use

Posted by in category: materials

Researchers using crushed concrete from demolished buildings to make calcium carbonate cement. Could reduce GHGs in the atmosphere by 2%.

Feb 14, 2022

How Even a Futurist Company Like SpaceX Can Forget to Check the Weather Report

Posted by in categories: internet, satellites

The Sun’s solar activity cycle moves into high gear and knocks down 40 Starlink satellites. Peak is 2025. How many more could be impacted?

Feb 14, 2022

Stanford’s multi-finger gecko gripper could soon help astronauts grasp and manipulate objects in space

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, space

Researchers from Stanford University developed a robotic gripper that uses gecko-inspired adhesives to pick up both delicate and robust objects. An earlier concept was tested aboard the International Space Station in May 2021 to see its potential.

Feb 14, 2022

Watch this light sports plane fly both in the air and on the water

Posted by in categories: engineering, transportation

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#engineering

Feb 14, 2022

This terrarium puts a forest on your desk

Posted by in category: futurism

📹 TerraLiving.

Feb 14, 2022

Drones could deliver your online orders in minutes

Posted by in categories: drones, engineering

So where are all the drones? 🤔

#engineering

Feb 14, 2022

This four-legged robot can easily take on difficult terrain

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

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🎥 ETH Zurich.

#engineering

Feb 14, 2022

Something strange is happening around dying stars!

Posted by in category: life extension

Feb 14, 2022

Juno reveals what’s inside the Great Red Spot!

Posted by in category: futurism

Feb 14, 2022

There’s an asteroid ahead of us in orbit!

Posted by in category: space