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NASA JPL Robotic Microspines

technoblabber — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:34:26 +0000

NASA JPL researchers present a 250-mm diameter omni-directional anchor that uses an array of claws with suspension flexures, called microspines, designed to grip rocks on the surfaces of asteroids and comets and to grip the cliff faces and lava tubes of Mars. Part of the paper, “Gravity-Independent Mobility and Drilling on Natural Rock Using Microspines,” by A. Parness et al., presented at the 201…

Language Olympiad Finals – Paterson Charter School For Science And Technology

technoblabber — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:35:14 +0000

Language Olympiad Finals – Paterson Charter School For Science and Technology…

Rockin’ The Gauntlet: UNM Science & Technology Park

technoblabber — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:35:14 +0000

This is me attempting to ride all of the public people movers at the UNM Science & Technology Park, plus a YouTube first….

European Science & Technology

technoblabber — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:34:32 +0000

Eurofighter Typhoon The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine canard-delta wing multirole aircraft. It is being designed and built by a consortium of three separate partner companies: Alenia Aeronautica, BAE Systems, and EADS working through a holding company Eurofighter GmbH which was formed in 1986. The project is managed by NETMA (NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency) which acts as the…

The Electronic Nose: Sniffing Out The Dangerous Stuff To Keep Our Noses Safe

technoblabber — Mon, 14 May 2012 02:35:56 +0000

In the past decade, our cell phones have evolved into multi-functional, always online digital assistants and gaming devices. Nate Lewis, Professor of Chemistry at Caltech, is working on technology that may turn your next smartphone into a bomb-sniffing, disease-diagnosing “electronic nose.” Like a canary in a coal mine, chemical vapor sensors

Destroying Stuff For Science, Part 2: The Walls And The Floors

technoblabber — Sun, 13 May 2012 02:35:19 +0000

In January, I took a tour of the The Constructed Facilities Laboratory at North Carolina State University. This is where engineers take the materials and structures that build our world and put them to the test–pushing pillars, concrete slabs, pipes, and more to the breaking point. In this video, lab manager Greg Lucier explains the special design of floors and walls in the lab that allow researc…

Rockin’ The Gauntlet: UNM Science & Technology Park

technoblabber — Sat, 12 May 2012 02:34:32 +0000

This is me attempting to ride all of the public people movers at the UNM Science & Technology Park, plus a YouTube first….

European Science & Technology

technoblabber — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:34:40 +0000

European Science & Technology

technoblabber — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:35:17 +0000

Champions Of Change: STEM Equality For People With Disabilities

technoblabber — Wed, 09 May 2012 02:35:25 +0000

The White House honors fourteen individuals as Champions of Change for leading the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math for people with disabilities. These leaders are proving that when the playing field is level, people with disabilities can excel in STEM, develop new products, create scientific inventions, open successful businesses, and contribute equally to the economic and edu…