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Boeing Reveals New Starliner Spacesuit

Jun 15, 2022 | Space

A never-before-seen spacesuit is making its debut with the public opening of a new NASA exhibit, but its reveal is not the only surprise about the Boeing CST-100 Starliner astronaut outfit. It was also made by a Mythbuster. A replica of the second ascent and entry...

Key Us Lawmaker Backs Giving Ukraine Armed Drones

Jun 15, 2022 | Drones, Featured

A top Democratic lawmaker is pushing the Biden administration to send Ukraine armed drones and longer range artillery, he told reporters Wednesday. “When it comes to drones and when it comes to long-range artillery, we’ve been too cautious,” House...

Five of the World’s Tiniest Robots

Jun 15, 2022 | Featured, Robots

Allow me to take you on a trip down my memory lane. As a young lad, a film I saw captured my imagination: Fantastic Voyage, a 1966 release about people shrunk to microscopic size and sent into the body of an injured scientist to repair his brain. The idea struck...

Humans in the Loop Help Robots Find Their Way

Jun 15, 2022 | Robots

Just like us, robots can’t see through walls. Sometimes they need a little help to get where they’re going. Engineers at Rice University have developed a method that allows humans to help robots “see” their environments and carry out tasks. The...

Paving the Way for Off-Earth Factories

Jun 9, 2022 | 3D Printing, Featured, Sports

European aerospace company Airbus will send a metal-crafting 3D printer to the International Space Station next year as a first step in its plans to set up an orbital satellite factory.  The printer, called Metal3D, can work with metals that melt at temperatures...

Good News, Weirdos: This E-Skin Lets You Tickle Robots

Jun 9, 2022 | Robots

Those “Tickle Me Elmo” dolls might just get a whole lot creepier now that scientists have developed an electronic skin that can feel different sensations like tickling. An international team of researchers have published a paper in the journal Science...