NASA demonstrates Morpheus Lander prototype

NASA demonstrates Morpheus Lander prototype: "While the spotlight this month has been firmly on Curiosity's rendezvous with the Red Planet, NASA has also been showcasing some of the technology we can expect to see on future missions in the form of the Morpheus Lander."

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Disaster Preparedness: Planning Ahead | PCMag.com

Disaster Preparedness: Planning Ahead | PCMag.com: "Anyone who has actually managed a business' recovery from a disaster knows that the most critical factor when it comes to business and operation continuity is having a plan in place before the disaster strikes."

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Stompy: 18 foot wide, 6-legged, rideable robot in the works

Stompy: 18 foot wide, 6-legged, rideable robot in the works: "Project Hexapod is aiming to make the construction of large scale robots cheaper and easier for hobbyists with Stompy - an 18 ft (5.5 m) wide, 4,000 pound (1800 kg), 6-legged hydraulic robot that you can ride."

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Chris Fertig and Crew Set Record in New York City-to-Bermuda Boat Race

Chris Fertig and Crew Set Record in New York City-to-Bermuda Boat Race: "American Chris Fertig and his crew have set a record time in the 774-mile (673-nautical mile) Bermuda Challenge race that runs from New York City to St. George, Bermuda. Fertig’s time of 21 hours and 39 minutes beat the previously held record by 44 minutes (22 hours and 23 minutes)"

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The U.S. Economy By The Numbers: 70 Facts That Barack Obama Does Not Want You To See

The U.S. Economy By The Numbers: 70 Facts That Barack Obama Does Not Want You To See: "Why is the economy going to collapse?  Have you ever been asked that question?  If so, what did you say? "

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Curiosity's Seven Minutes of Terror - YouTube

Curiosity's Seven Minutes of Terror - YouTube: ""

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Video: Record-breaking Cheetah Covers 100 Meters in Under 6 Seconds

Video: Record-breaking Cheetah Covers 100 Meters in Under 6 Seconds: "Of all land animals, the cheetah is claimed to be the fastest in the world. To be the fastest cheetah of all cheetahs is a truly remarkable feat."

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» The Best Websites for Expanding Your Scientific Knowledge

» The Best Websites for Expanding Your Scientific Knowledge: "If you have a thirst for scientific knowledge, there are many websites that can start to quench that thirst. From news about scientific discoveries to resources for teaching science, you can find a wealth of scientific information on the web."

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Hanson Robotics unveils latest version of its Zeno humanoid robot

Hanson Robotics unveils latest version of its Zeno humanoid robot: "Back in 2007, we did a report on Zeno, a humanoid robot with a remarkable range of movement and impressive artificial intelligence that was aimed at the children’s toy market. Built by Hanson Robotics, the 17-inch (43 cm) tall robot could stand, make eye contact and had artificial intelligence software with voice recognition to enable it to engage in conversation"

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Sports car-inspired design aims to bring hovercraft into the 21st century

Sports car-inspired design aims to bring hovercraft into the 21st century: "Frustrated with what they see as stagnation in the evolution of hovercraft design over recent decades, cousins Michael Mercier and Chris Jones have teamed up in an effort to bring the personal hovercraft into the 21st century."

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New Google service lets users "zoom" through years of time-lapse satellite photos

New Google service lets users "zoom" through years of time-lapse satellite photos: "A combined effort between researchers at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Google provides users with easy access to 13 years of NASA Landsat imagery of the Earth’s surface. The new capability within Google Earth Engine lets users zoom in and out on any spot on the globe, moving back and forth in time between 1999 and 201"

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A Camera that Shoots at a Trillion Frames Per Second

A Camera that Shoots at a Trillion Frames Per Second: "In this video Ramesh Raskar from MIT reports on a camera that they’ve built that shoots at a Trillion Frames per second."

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