#Flying car completes first intercity test flight

#Flying car completes first intercity test flight

“#Flying car completes first intercity test flight” Flying car is a term that’s thrown around a lot lately, but often applied to quadrocopters that aren’t designed to be driven on the road. There are a few legitimate “roadable aircraft” out there, however, and one prototype has just completed its first intercity test flight. The Klein Vision AirCar…

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#Meet Grace, the healthcare robot COVID-19 created

#Meet Grace, the healthcare robot COVID-19 created

“#Meet Grace, the healthcare robot COVID-19 created” The Hong Kong team behind celebrity humanoid robot Sophia is launching a new prototype, Grace, targeted at the healthcare market and designed to interact with the elderly and those isolated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dressed in a blue nurse’s uniform, Grace has Asian features, collar-length brown hair and…

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#UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training

#UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training

“#UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training” DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates has selected the first Arab woman to train as an astronaut, as the Gulf country rapidly expands into the space sector to diversify its economy. Emirati national Nora al-Matrooshi, a 27-year-old mechanical engineering graduate currently working at Abu Dhabi’s National Petroleum…

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#Mars rover’s giant parachute carried secret message

#Mars rover’s giant parachute carried secret message

“#Mars rover’s giant parachute carried secret message” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The huge parachute used by NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team. Systems engineer Ian Clark used a binary code to spell out “Dare Mighty Things” in the orange and white…

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#Tiny Hungarian water-tracker aims to rove the Moon

#Tiny Hungarian water-tracker aims to rove the Moon

“#Tiny Hungarian water-tracker aims to rove the Moon” BUDAPEST – A miniature rover being developed to explore the Moon’s surface is on track to join the search for water there, its Hungarian inventors believe – using a device that weighs less than a bag of sugar. Named after a Hungarian breed of dog, the Puli…

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#Can glass made from wood save energy?

#Can glass made from wood save energy?

“#Can glass made from wood save energy?” Trees are usually what we see when looking outside our windows. Soon, we may also find trees inside windows — as engineers are now turning to wood as an energy-efficient, alternative material to make glass. Scientists with the Forest Products Laboratory, a research arm of the United States…

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#Amazon India launches online academy to coach engineers

#Amazon India launches online academy to coach engineers

“#Amazon India launches online academy to coach engineers” BENGALURU – Amazon.com Inc has launched an online academy to train students for one of India’s most competitive college entrance tests, the e-commerce giant said on Wednesday, as it taps a boom in virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Amazon Academy”, available as a website and an…

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#Japan hoping wooden satellites will solve the problem of space junk

#Japan hoping wooden satellites will solve the problem of space junk

“#Japan hoping wooden satellites will solve the problem of space junk” Japanese researchers are working on satellite technology that would use wood components to eliminate excess space junk, allowing objects to burn up upon reentry to Earth’s atmosphere, according to a new report. Sumitomo Forestry, a 400-year-old Japanese woodworking company, is partnering with Kyoto University to develop the technology, the BBC reported…

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