Curiosity sol 4: EDL updates, rover ready for
software upgrade

post from Planetary Society Blog on 11 August 2012 02:33:54 PM. © Planetary Society Blog

A recap of the final Curiosity press conference of the week: lots of updates from the entry, descent and landing (EDL) team that safely deposited the rover on Mars, as well as an overview of the rover's R10 software upgrade.

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Once more with Curiosity

post from Top stories on 11 August 2012 01:54:22 PM. © Top stories

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Someone has done an excellent job of splicing together the animation of the landing of the Mars Curiosity rover with the actual real-time narration of the event from NASA, the latter done in the familiar mission control voice with the deadpan, emotionless style we?ve come to expect from them, and

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Perseid meteors peak over the next few nights

post from Bad Astronomy on 11 August 2012 12:47:16 PM. © Bad Astronomy

The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks over the next night or two, so this is the best time to go out and look. I have a guide on how to observe the shower and a couple of links, too, but first indulge me a moment to talk about meteor showers.The Earth[...]

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Is warm-blooded dinosaur theory right or wrong

post from Top stories on 11 August 2012 11:42:32 AM. © Top stories

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Mark Twain reputedly said it wasn?t what he didn?t know that bothered him, but what he knew that wasn?t true.

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Dozens Of Underwater Drones Deployed To The
Waters Of Iran

post from Singularity Hub on 11 August 2012 11:36:02 AM. © Singularity Hub

What to do when international talks begin falling apart? Send a fleet of unmanned submersibles in preparation for a waterway [...]

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Solar power day and night

post from Top stories on 11 August 2012 11:25:16 AM. © Top stories

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Energy storage systems are one of the key technologies for the energy turnaround. With their help, the fluctuating supply of electricity based on photovoltaics and wind power can be stored until the time of consumption.

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Autonomous robotic plane flies indoors

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New algorithms allow an autonomous robotic plane to dodge obstacles in a subterranean parking garage, without the use of GPS.

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One cent wireless power

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The newspaper-style printing of electronic equipment has led to a cost-effective device that could change the way we interact with everyday objects.

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Scientists discover the truth behind Colbert's
'truthiness'

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A picture inflates the perceived truth of true and false claims.

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Strength and balance training prevents elder
falls

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Balance and strength training integrated into everyday routines could reduce falls in older people by almost a third, according to a new University of Sydney study.

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