Energy-efficiency can be tackled in so many different ways, involving renewables and expensive high-tech devices. However, a recent research conducted by Michelin and Volvo Truck reveals that there are other simple cost-effective methods of curbing greenhouse gas emissions while saving some cash. Apparently, tire p... |
3 January 2012
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Officials at NASA announce that the American space agency's next Mars-bound rover, called Curiosity, is currently making impressive strides towards being ready on time for its planned launch date. The experts say that the machine, which recently managed to achieve another important milestone when it moved its ro... |
14 September 2010
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A group of investigators from the Duke University says that a lot of knowledge can be extracted from the way the wheel evolved over time. The experts say that there is a massive difference between the wheels that appeared in the Neolithic Period and the ones that can be seen today in modern cars and bikes. According ... |
14 June 2010
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If, by any chance, you’re forced to regularly move your iMac around (although people generally get laptop computers if they know they’ll be on the move), a mother-daughter team has got you covered. Enter the “Wheels Away” iMac carrier on wheels. Actually, your precious iMac will be entering it... |
15 February 2010
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Scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory announce that the latest drive by the Martian rover Spirit has ended with little to no conclusive results. This is the first drive to be attempted after a couple of weeks of testings, in which the robot's wheels came under scrutiny. Mission planners are very disappoint... |
23 December 2009
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Two days after the last test drive of Spirit's wheels on Mars, on December 16, experts at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announce that they can now confirm the rover's thought-defunct right-front wheel moved on its own. Originally believed to have permanently malfunctioned, it has not been in use ... |
18 December 2009
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Scientists have learned that microorganisms such as bacteria have the ability to turn very tiny wheels, when suspended in a special solution. The discovery could enable the creation and development of new classes of bio-inspired, dynamically adaptive materials and structures, for a vast array of applications. Additio... |
17 December 2009
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One of the biggest problems the rover Spirit had to deal with since two years after it arrived on Mars was the fact that it could no longer use its front-right wheel. The equipment had sustained damage, and this forced the robot to drive backwards for the last three years. In late May, it got stuck in Troy, the patch... |
16 December 2009
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Following a new series of test drives of the Martian rover Spirit, scientists at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), who manage the MER mission, say that the robot's rear right wheel is still jammed, and that the machine is in serious danger of being left with just four operational wheels of its original s... |
11 December 2009
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During the last set of drive commands uploaded to the Martian rover Spirit, engineers have encountered a problem in one of the rover's wheels, which jammed when the time came to spin. The entire drive attempt was therefore stopped by the robot's onboard computer, so as not to make its situation even worse t... |
26 November 2009
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The robotic industry has become more efficient and even buying a robot without selling your house has become a reality. Now, a new affordable and flexible mobile robot can be purchased by researchers, hobbyists and developers in the industrial and service robot segments, from $2,499 to $3,499 depending on optional e... |
17 May 2007
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