
Why India Just Suffered the World's Biggest Blackout
A grid malfunction in Agra may be the cause, some media report. Also northern Indian states were drawing more power from the grid than allotted
A grid malfunction in Agra may be the cause, some media report. Also northern Indian states were drawing more power from the grid than allotted
The auto industry campaigned against the relatively bloody rise of cars in the early 20th century via TV, the term "jaywalker" and school safety patrols
Missing source code can allow bad science to slip through the cracks and means extra headaches for scientists who want to closely follow up on new studies or check for errors
The sensation may arise when the viewer's brain begins to consider an artificial figure as a possible human
The 200-terabyte 1,000 Genomes Project data will now be stored for free, although analytic computing resources will come at a price
These adorable palm-size bots, apparently immune to being shaken or stirred, make their own coordinated flight decisions
Computational design of new enzymes could lead to cheap and efficient degradation strategies for chemical warfare agents that we have not seen yet
Human waste might someday turn human urine or waste into useful electricity for radios or space robots
The long-term goal is to print a functioning spacecraft in a seemingly weightless environment
Possible candidates for robotic planetary exploration missions include Venus, Mars, asteroids, comets and Titan
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