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Exoskeletons Are Stepping Out of the Clinic — and Into Everyday Life
19 August, 2026 by Mehrdad Fathi
In 2009, biomechanical engineer Daniel Ferris...
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Before Shells and Skeletons: Why 1.7-Billion-Year-Old Microfossils Matter for the Future of Life Science
18 August, 2026 by Mehrdad Fathi
For roughly 90% of Earth’s history, our...
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AI Can Run the Experiments — But It Can’t Yet Ask the Right Questions
17 August, 2026 by Mehrdad Fathi
The promise of a fully autonomous “AI...
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#Microplastic pollution
Microplastics contamination in lakes and reservoirs , the subject of a global investigation.
Posted on 13 July, 2023 by benyamin chahkandi
Summary: Every year, 14 million tonnes of plastic make their way into the ocean. But it's hardly the only body of water where plastic poses a serious threat.
Ted Harris, associate research professor at the Kansas Biological Survey & Centre for Ecological Research at the University of Kansas, said, "We discovered microplastics in every lake we studied.
"You may see some of these lakes as crystal-clear, picturesque holiday locations. However, we found that these locations were...
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15 March, 2024Today In History
Here are some interesting facts ih history happened on 23 August.
- Britain abolishes slavery in colonies; 700 000 slaves freed
- 1st carload of freight (boots & shoes) arrives in SF
- 1st Japanese commercial ship visits SF carrying tea
- 1st ship-to-shore wireless message received in US: US lightship
- Gasoline Alley cartoon strip premiers in Chicago Tribune
- Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti executed in Mass
- Rumania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day)
- Digital Equipment Corp. founded
- Beatles release "She Loves You"
- Lunar Orbiter 1 takes 1st photograph of earth from the moon
- Yanks & Tigers play 3-3 tie in 19 due to 1 AM curfew
- Intelsat communications satellite launched
- Yanks leap frog over Red Soxs 1/2 game in 1st place to stay
- 1st man-powered flight (Bryan Allen in Gossamer Condor)