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Entries from September 11th, 2009

New Robot Travels Across The Seafloor To Monitor The Impact Of Climate Change On Deep-sea Ecosystems

September 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Biology

Have you ever wondered about the sea? What goes on deep down there? Well, in this article, a new robot named the Benthic Rover was created. The building of the Rover had started since 2005. This new robot has the ability to go into the water and is able to withstand high pressures of up [...]

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Mice Levitated for Space Research

September 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Physics

“The scientists built a variable gravity simulator consisting of a superconducting magnet that could generate a magnetic field strong enough to levitate the water inside every cell in the mouse’s body.” They have tried this before with grasshoppers and frogs. But this is the first time it has been done with a mammal. The mice [...]

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