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MIT researchers developing sound-powered underwater GPS

[ad_1] Batteryless sensor encapsulated in a polymer before it is submerged in the Charles River (Image: Reza Ghaffarivardavagh) A battery-free underwater GPS may seem impossible, but three researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are working to make it happen. At this time, underwater navigation is dominated by acoustic …

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There was water on Mars 4.4 billion years ago

[ad_1] Even if we imagine Mars as a barren and desolate planet whose surface is covered with nothing but rocks, this has not always been the case. According to the latest findings, the red planet once looked completely different. Thanks to a couple of meteorites found in the Sahara a …

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Scientists develop an energy-saving “liquid window”

[ad_1] A composite photo showing the window in the before (cold) and after (hot) state. Credit: Nanyang Technological University Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a liquid window panel that can simultaneously block the sun to regulate solar transmission, trapping thermal heat that can be released …

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Smart collar to monitor your pet in real time

[ad_1] CSIRO’s Data61, the digital specialist arm of Australia’s national science agency, announced today that it is developing a prototype smart pet collar in collaboration with agtech company Ceres Tag, which will allow pet owners to accurately track the position of their pet from a short and long distance, filling …

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how the fluffy pterosaurs reignited the debate

[ad_1] When the fossils of the oldest known bird, Archeopteryx, were first discovered nearly 160 years ago, the find created a puzzle that has troubled paleontologists ever since. These fossils were celebrated for their chimera-like combination of seemingly reptilian features (such as a bony tail and toothed jaws) and those …

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