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Europe's Next Big-Budget Science Projects: 6 Teams Proceed to Final Round
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Artificial "Dumbness" May Be a Solution for Engineering Smart Machines
Space
Finally Over for Mars Rover
The rover Opportunity has called it quits after working for more than 14 years on Mars.
Chemistry
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Salt Doesn't Melt Ice—Here's How It Makes Winter Streets Safer
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Policy & Ethics
Europe's Next Big-Budget Science Projects: 6 Teams Proceed to Final Round
Engineering
Engineering
Artificial "Dumbness" May Be a Solution for Engineering Smart Machines
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Engineering
A Nobel Prize–Worthy Idea: What Is Chirped Pulse Amplification?
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Engineering
A Machine Gets High Marks for Diagnosing Sick Children
Medical & Biotech
Medical & Biotech
Are Cyborg Warriors a Good Idea?
Chemistry
Chemistry
New Adaptive Fabric Cools Down as You Heat Up
Medical & Biotech
Medical & Biotech
A Better Pill—Internal Delivery Devices May Help Patients Take Their Medicine
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Silent and Simple Ion Engine Powers a Plane with No Moving Parts
Researchers fly the first atmospheric aircraft to use space-proven ionic thrust technology
The World's First Flying Saucer: Made Right Here on Earth
A University of Florida researcher has plans on the drawing board for a saucer-shaped aircraft that turns the surrounding air into fuel
How to Vaccinate a Wild Bat
A new technology could make it much easier to fight deadly white-nose syndrome
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Videos
Ion Drive: The First Flight
Researchers from MIT have flown a plane with no moving parts for the first time. It is powered by an "ion drive" which uses high powered electrodes to ionise and accelerate air particles, creating an "ionic wind." This wind drove a five-meter-wide craft across a sports hall. Unlike the ion drives which have powered space craft for decades, this new drive uses air as the accelerant. The researchers say it could power silent drones. This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on November 21, 2018. It is a Nature Video production.
