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Ketveriuke a robot musician who plays music of own composition
Increasingly, robots “learn” the profession, the development of which, it would seem that there is no need. And not so long ago researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology presented a new model of robot musician with four hands. Most interesting in this development that the robot plays music of his own composition, using artificial intelligence…
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ISS has launched the first flexible solar panel
Typically, solar panels are a rigid structure composed of numerous photovoltaic modules. The us space Agency NASA last Sunday spent in earth orbit the first of its kind experiment: using the manipulator Canadarm-2 on the International space station was deployed experimental flexible solar panel model ROSA. Bar ROSA all resembles a giant scroll, hanging scroll,…
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The High Schoolers Hunting for the Universe’s Secrets
Ryan F. MandelbaumToday 9:00amFiled to: extracurricular activities particle physics science feature magnetic monopole magnets fuckin magnets how do they work particles cern lhc large hadron collider 207 Edit Promote Share to Kinja Toggle Conversation tools Go to permalink You may also like GizmodoNew Calculation Could Spell Trouble For a Popular Theory of the Universe's OriginPaleofutureHuge…
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Some Good News on Coral Reefs for a Change
Photo: Albert Plawinski/Flickr Creative Commons A global coral bleaching event that’s been killing reefs around the world since early 2015 finally appears to be ending, according to a report just released by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. That said, reefs aren’t out of hot water yet. For nearly three years, coral reefs—which grow mainly in…
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Lionfish Are Eating Fish We Didn’t Even Know Existed
Ember goby. (Image: Barry Brown via PLOS One) While the study doesn’t represent the eating habits of all lionfish, the research is still pretty unnerving. Where do lionfish draw the line? Where does the carnage stop? Our best shot at taming these predatory beasts might be these robots, which are essentially vacuums controlled by Playstation…
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Scientists Used CRISPR to Reverse Huntington’s Disease in Mice
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I’m Sick of the Damn Toe
Toe Appearance 1, pre-9am, pre-breakfast. Toe Appearance 3, resentment sets in. The worst part about this? I already knew about the fucking toe, as it was featured in a 2010 episode of QI, a British panel show that has soothed me through most of the migraines and hangovers I’ve had in the past 10 years.…
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Whole Foods Employees Must Be Shitting Their Pants Right Now
For 20 years, Whole Foods has enjoyed the honor of being on Fortune magazine’s list of the top 100 best places to work. But if recent comments by co-founder and CEO John Mackey are any indication, that all might change soon. That’s because Amazon is buying Whole Foods, and Mackey thinks the company should take…
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Senator Probes Top US Defense Contractor Over Leaked Data Tied to Pentagon Project
Photo: Getty One of America’s top defense contractors is facing questions over its security practices after sensitive files tied to a Pentagon project were discovered on a publicly accessible Amazon server. In a letter on Tuesday, US Senator Claire McCaskill aired her concerns about security protocols at Booz Allen Hamilton, one the world’s top consulting…
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Mountain Lions Are Terrified of Humans—and That’s a Problem
This puma (not involved in the study) fed on a single deer for five days. New research suggests these feedings can be interrupted by the puma’s fear of humans, requiring them to hunt more often. (Image: Jon Nelson/Flickr) We typically think of large predatory animals like mountain lions as fearless beasts that’ll stop at nothing…