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Worm-like robots swimming in soil to measure crop underworld

[ad_1] Crop scientists over the years have learned a lot about how plants grow above the ground, but much less is known about roots and their interactions with the soil. Now, a Cornell project funded by two separate three-year grants will develop worm-like soil swimming robots to detect and record …

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NSF will retire the Cornell-designed Arecibo telescope

[ad_1] The large telescopic “ear” designed by Cornell in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, which has listened to the illuminating crackle of the cosmos for nearly six decades, now hears silence. In the wake of two recent support cable failures, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will dismantle and dismantle the giant dish …

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