Much like the fictional cleaning robot currently packing movie theaters, robots are being used to clean humanitys worst messes. At Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State, where plutonium for Cold War nukes was made, robots are on the front line of the cleanup effort. Exposure to the material would kill a human within moments.
Tandem Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique (T-SAFT), aka “Tank Crawler”
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They are quite rare events but on occasion, artists actually encourage fans to share their music online. Singer Joss Stone has no problem doing so at all. In fact, after a recent concert in Argentina she said that piracy is “brilliant”.
@4: Actually using the term “piracy” isn’t necessary such a bad thing. “Piracy” is an invented word, without any historical ties (unless you are referring to the physical theft of CDs and DVDs…
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Last month ReadWriteWeb did an analysis of the proportion of tech news on the Digg front page. They found that it has halved every year for the past 3 years. Now the forecast is for it to drop to 10% or less.
Recent analysis conducted for ReadWriteWeb has shown that the presence of Tech stories on Digg has halved every year for the past 3 years (RWW: http://tinyurl.com/6xsrap). They found the percentage of most popular stories that are Tech on…
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Some really nice ones in there…
You want a truly unique business card that serves a real purpose? Go to http://www.ArmadilloDollar.com and take a look at the Card Folder. Picture your company’s name on the outside, the official “Armadillo Dollar”…
Before long, RFID tags in the kitchen will be reminding you when it’s time to buy more milk and eggs. Hitting the market now, however, are brilliant everyday home appliances that can perform next-gen tasks with everything from anti-snoring tech to remote-control flushing.
? TIPS: How to Get Out with the Old Appliance and in With the Green
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New behind-the-scenes emails just released in the Vista ‘junk PC’ lawsuit shows that top Microsoft execs were not just upset and derisive about the capabilities of “Vista Capable PCs,” but about Vista altogether. Windows honcho Steven Sinofsky couldn’t even get his home printer to work. There’s more dirt as well.
I think that MS is totally crazy. This article really shows the depth of this problem at many levels. The main problem is incompetent people. It seems like a lot of incompetent people make it into high places. How can these people be allowed move…
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