Investigators at the Aachen University of Applied Sciences, in Germany, are currently working on an instrument called IceMole, which they say could be used to pierce the thick ice crust covering the Saturnine moon Enceladus.
This particular celestial body is one of the most promising in the entire solar system, in... |
28 February 2012
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A group of investigators has just concluded a new series of tests in the Antarctica, whose objective was to analyze the functionality of the new IceBreaker rotary-percussive drill. The instrument is destined for Mars, where it needs to be able to dig at least 1 meter below the permafrost. In order to simulate the har... |
17 December 2010
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In the near future, we may no longer experience the discomfort of having our teeth drilled into via a fast-spinning metal object. According to a scientific study, published in the February issue of the Journal of Medical Microbiology, plasma jets could soon replace the action of the mechanical drills in obliterating ... |
20 January 2010
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The tragedy that struck the United States on September 11, 2001, registered such a massive death toll in the end partially because people trapped inside the buildings panicked and ran to windows for salvation, instead of following a carefully-organized evacuation plan, which should have been available for a building ... |
27 January 2009
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