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The Best Way to Unbuild a Dam

Posted on January 31, 2012 by admin

Elwha Dam National Park Service What it takes to mend a dammed-up ecosystem In 2010, engineers in the U.S. Continue reading →

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Loch Ness, Like a Giant Level, Shows How Scotland Bends With the Tides

Posted on January 6, 2012 by admin

The Earth’s crust bends and deforms in response to ocean tides, and this barely noticeable warping affects other bodies of water as well as the land, according to a new study. Continue reading →

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U.S. Navy Plans Autonomous Interplanetary Rovers Powered By Microbes

Posted on January 5, 2012 by admin

Microbe Power This electron microscope image shows the microbe Geobacter sulfurreducens , the core of the microbial fuel cell-based rover power system. Continue reading →

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Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Surge Barrier

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin

IHNC Barrier Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure Group Protecting New Orleans with the largest storm-wall in the country Built in the soft mud of Lake Borgne, a lagoon off the Louisiana coast, the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal surge barrier is the nation’s largest storm wall. Continue reading →

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Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Surge Barrier

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin

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Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Surge Barrier

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin

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How to Mine an Asteroid

Posted on December 16, 2011 by admin

Space Mining Kevin Hand The prospect of great wealth will be one of the main draws of space exploration in the coming decades. Continue reading →

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Video: A Water-Propelled ‘Dolphin Jetpack’

Posted on December 15, 2011 by admin

The Flyboard Some people go swimming with dolphins, enthralled with their easy movement through the water and the grace with which they occasionally breach the surface. Continue reading →

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This Week in the Future, December 5-9, 2011

Posted on December 9, 2011 by admin

This Week in the Future, December 5-9, 2011 Baarbarian We’re in for a weird one, you guys. Continue reading →

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Opportunity Finds Veins of Water-Deposited Minerals on Mars, Suggesting a Wet Past

Posted on December 8, 2011 by admin

Opportunity Rolls On Maas Digital LLC for Cornell University and NASA/JPL via Wikimedia We hear about evidence for water on Mars more regularly these days, but we’re pretty sure this is the first time a discovery has been described as “slam-dunk” evidence of a wet past on the Red Planet. Continue reading →