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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

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Each of these shiny metal pods will transport one of 18 sections of the James Webb Space Telescope’s light-gathering primary mirror. The telescope will take up its role as the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope when it is launched in 2018.
tools and toystype:slideshowShandong Electric Power Research InstituteNASA’s Curiosity roverUAVsSant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa
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EnergyTopicTypeNewsClimate Tech

Can Freshwater Tanks Beat Batteries for Energy Storage?

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Many grey circles pressed together. One of them has many yellow spikes rising from it.
Artificial IntelligenceTopicTypeNews

Error-Detection Tool Makes AI Mistakes Easy to Spot

4 min read
A large red quadrupedal robot with wheels at the end of its limbs balances on two legs as it opens a door and throws a package into a box.
RoboticsTopicTypeNews

ANYmal’s Wheel-Hand-Leg-Arms Open Doors Playfully

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