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To Hell and Back Again
Virtual IraqFlash Back: Scenes from Virtual Iraq, a video game that simulates combat stressAlbert Rizzo/University of Southern CaliforniaA drug tested in virtual war may help soldiers recover from...
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Invisibility Cloak Swirls Closer to Reality
Ghostdjdaileydude87, from the Pop Sci photo poolNew materials developed at Berkeley bend light in unnatural -- almost supernatural -- ways Ever wished you could have Harry Potter's invisibility cloak?...
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We're Going to Live in the Trees
PlantwarePlantwareProjects are underway to create civic amenities shaped from air-grown trees The ultimate in green living is almost here. Think bus shelters, street lamps, and even houses -- all grown...
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Making a Hopping Robot
Pogo-BotTechnology from iHop could go into toys and search-and-rescue robots.U.C. San Diego/Jacobs School of EngineeringA pogo stick provides inspiration for more lifelike robotic motion What started...
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Duplicating Meat
PigsGetty ImagesAre cloned animals as good to eat as conventionally bred ones? Dear EarthTalk: What's the story with animal cloning? Is the meat industry really cloning animals now to "beef up"...
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Cheap Labor
Darmstadt Solar HouseCourtesy Jim TetroBig problem, small budget? Tap the affordable talents of brainy undergrads Big-money competitions-like the $25-million Virgin Earth Challenge to suck carbon from...
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Going Up?
Space ElevatorMost of a rocket’s fuel is spent blasting through Earth’s thick atmosphere and out of the planetâ€s strong gravitational field. But here’s an alternate strategy for getting payloads up to...
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Charging Ahead
Tanglefutureshape (CC Licensed)Cell phones are moving toward a single universal charger standard. What's next? We've all got the drawer. It has an indiscriminate collection of electronic connections,...
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Quick Fixes for Climate Change
Decommissioned Coal Washing Facility in Clay County, KentuckyWikipediaSeeding the seas or the skies to dial down the planet's temperature Dear EarthTalk: What are some of the leading proposed...
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High Tech Security Glass
BurglariStockPhotoScientists develop new motion sensor that enables window panes and glass doors to detect movements via a special coating Professional thieves beware! In addition to motion sensors,...
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A Fashion Geek Release Party
All Turned OnClearly, Eng is a fan of LED lights in particular, and shinny things in general. Here you can see what all the clothes look like when they are turned on.Image Courtesy of Doug EngIs that a...
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Now DARPA Wants a VTOL Flying Car
DARPA Wants a Flying CarDARPA has requested the private sector's help in developing a lot of technologies once thought possible only in sci-fi novels, and they may have just jumped the shark in that...
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The Unexpected Rebirth of the Flying Car
AAI Corp's Transformer DesignAAI CorporationHow the 21st-century military may make one of our wildest and longest-held dreams come true "This new millennium sucks! It's exactly the same as the old...
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Drivers of Progress
Feedback LoopResearchers at the University of Wisconsin have found that in-car infotainment systems make drivers more prone to mistakes than even standalone MP3 players-hence the interest in vibrating...
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A Monocle That Summons Airstrikes With The Push Of A Button
Joint Tactical Air Controller systemRaytheonIgnore the inevitable Google Glass comparisons, this is all Call of Duty. A new helmet design by Raytheon, exhibited at the Paris Air Show this week, wants...
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Invisibility Cloak Swirls Closer to Reality
Ghost djdaileydude87, from the Pop Sci photo poolEver wished you could have Harry Potter's invisibility cloak? Science, not magic, could make that a reality. Researchers at the University of...
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We're Going to Live in the Trees
Plantware PlantwareThe ultimate in green living is almost here. Think bus shelters, street lamps, and even houses -- all grown from trees. The process of shaping living trees to create objects,...
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Making a Hopping Robot
Pogo-Bot Technology from iHop could go into toys and search-and-rescue robots. U.C. San Diego/Jacobs School of Engineering What started as an academic problem in a robotics class—how to build a robot...
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Duplicating Meat
Pigs Getty Images Dear EarthTalk: What's the story with animal cloning? Is the meat industry really cloning animals now to "beef up" production? -- Frank DeFazio, Sudbury, MACloning has been...
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Cheap Labor
Darmstadt Solar House Courtesy Jim Tetro Big-money competitions—like the $25-million Virgin Earth Challenge to suck carbon from the atmosphere and the $10-million Progressive Automotive X Prize to...
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