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MIT's bionic knee gives above-the-knee amputees natural movement
Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a method to restore astoundingly natural movement in people who have had leg amputations above the knee. Rather than fit ...[Continue Reading]
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5 Misconceptions About AI
Bethel Afful
If the 1950s heralded the Space Age and the 1990s marked the Internet Age, the 2020s may be remembered as the start of the Age of Artificial Intelligence. OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, an ...[Continue Reading]
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Tenant mixes vinegar into her shampoo to figure out which roommates are using her bath products: 'I knew exactly who they were and I called them out'
Ben Weiss, Ben Weiss
Every roommate has a different idea regarding what distinguishes communal and shareable items from personal ones. Some common examples of the former are paper towels, toilet paper, milk, eggs, etc. O ...[Continue Reading]
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NASA to Preview Advanced US-India Radar Mission Ahead of Launch
Jessica Taveau
NASA will host a news conference at 12 p.m. EDT Monday, July 21, to discuss the upcoming NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) mission. The Earth-observing satellite, a first-of-its-kind collab ...[Continue Reading]
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Brothers Fired Up Their Farm Equipment In Western Tennessee And Constructed A 9 Foot Levee That Saved The Family Property From Severe Flooding
Michael Levanduski
Shutterstock Floods can be one of the most devastating natural disasters possible, especially when it happens quickly due to a dam breaking or other event. For most people, when heavy flooding is pr ...[Continue Reading]
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NASAs Chandra Finds Baby Exoplanet is Shrinking
Lee Mohon
Astaris unleashing a barrage ofX-raysthat is causing a closely-orbiting, young planet to wither away an astonishing rate, according to a new study using data fromNASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory ...[Continue Reading]
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