Radar Map of Buried Martian Ice Adds to Climate Record (PhysOrg)
(PhysOrg.com) — Extensive radar mapping of the middle-latitude region of northern Mars shows that thick masses of buried ice are quite common beneath protective coverings of rubble. Continue Reading »
Plenty to do on March Break (St. Catharines Standard)
From viewing reptiles to making robots, there’s plenty to see and do during March Break. Parents looking for activities for their young ones during the holiday week will have a plethora of local options.[...] Continue Reading »
India tribes fight mining firm in real-life Avatar (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
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Matt Fraction: Deconstructing IRON MAN For Games & Comics (Newsarama.com via Yahoo! News)
Matt Fraction is in a unique position with Marvel right now, and particularly with the character of Iron Man. As Iron Man 2 flies toward its big-screen debut, Fraction anxiously awaits the movie, where he can see some of his work as a consultant translate onto screen. With the monthly comic book Invincible Iron Man, he tells the tale of a Tony Stark who has sent himself to a figurative hell and … Continue Reading »
Police ‘disrupt’ suspicious package outside bldg
Salt Lake City police say a suspicious package found outside a downtown building that houses IRS offices contained personal belongings. Police Sgt. Robin Snyder says after a robot investigated and disrupted the package _ meaning it was essentially … Continue Reading »
Autodesk Unveils 2011 Versions of Its Digital Entertainment Creation Software (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN RAFAEL, Calif.—-Autodesk, Inc. , has announced the latest versions of its Digital Entertainment Creation software for 3D modeling, animation, effects, rendering, compositing, digital sculpting and 3D painting. Continue Reading »
Suspicious package determined to be personal belongings
SALT LAKE CITY — Hundreds of people had to evacuate, and dozens of downtown businesses were disrupted, all because of a suspicious package found near the IRS building — the contents of which were soon found to be harmless. A bomb squad robot … Continue Reading »
Danish PM tries Japanese robo-suit (Independent Online)
Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen has taken a leap into the robotics future in Japan. Continue Reading »
Robots to help repair aging water pipes (MSNBC)
Robots are great for going where humans can’t, and the cramped confines of municipal water pipes are the perfect example. A new initiative is working on building robots that can access and repair aging water pipes from the inside. Continue Reading »
PET project: Using organic catalysts to make more biodegradable …
Even as Google considers its options in China, the company Wednesday postponed the launch in that country of two mobile phones running its Android operating system. Google has asked for cooperation from Motorola and Samsung Electronics (the companies … Continue Reading »