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iCandy: Made to Measure

Keeping tabs on air, oceans, food, and beer

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Rather than put the Sam White Bridge together at its designated position—spanning a portion of Interstate 15 in American Fork, Utah—which would have disrupted traffic for months, its planners decided to build the 108-meter-long conduit off-site. Here, the 1814-metric-ton bridge is moved into place by what looks to be the largest dolly ever.

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An x-ray of a human skull and shoulders. There are red dotted lines along the eyebrow area and two implants, one in each shoulder.
BiomedicalTopicTypeSensorsNews

Machine Learning Hunts for Chronic Pain's Signature

4 min read
A photograph of a small golden rectangular box with two lenses on the front face.
TelecommunicationsTopicAerospaceTypeNews

NASA's Laser Link Boasts Record-Breaking 200 Gbps Speed

4 min read
A robotic servo on a gantry zip-tied to a pair of pruning shears hovers above a lush green garden plot.
RoboticsTopicTypeNews

Robot Passes Turing Test for Polyculture Gardening

3 min read