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iCandy: Remote Control

Gadgets that reach where we can’t go, help the imperiled, and spot problems both physical and cognitive

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tools and toystype:slideshowShandong Electric Power Research InstituteNASA’s Curiosity roverUAVsSant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa

Photo: Silver Dollar City/AP Photo
Wooden roller coasters are elegant, but they couldn’t be made to do all the terror-inducing things that are hallmarks of the newest steel coasters—that is, until now. The Outlaw Run, scheduled to open in 2013 at the Silver Dollar City amusement park in Branson, Mo., will be the first wooden coaster to turn riders upside down.
tools and toystype:slideshowShandong Electric Power Research InstituteNASA’s Curiosity roverUAVsSant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa
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An illustration related to quantum computers with 0s, 1s and qubits
ComputingTopicNewsType

Imperfect Clocks Limit Quantum Computers

3 min read
close up of a computer chip with an orange wavy line coming out the middle
SemiconductorsTopicTypeComputingNews

Thermal Transistors Handle Heat With No Moving Parts

3 min read
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EnergyTopicTypeNewsClimate Tech

U.S. Reenters the Nuclear Fuel Game

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