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Harvard scientists design soft robotic exoskeleton to reduce fatigue and injuries
2014-09-12 21:46:12| Extremetech
Harvard has been awarded $2.9 million by DARPA to continue work on the Soft Exosuit. Using fabric straps and a network of cables, it can reduce injuries, improve stamina, and enhance balance without getting in the way.
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Scientists discover Superhenge, may have finally figured out what Stonehenge really is
2014-09-12 19:15:40| Extremetech
The most mysterious set of nondescript rocks in the world have just gotten even more mysterious, as lasers have discovered the traces of a "super henge" buried beneath Stonehenge.
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'We are running out of time': CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere surprise scientists
2014-09-11 00:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere made the biggest jump last year since 1984, according to the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, raising alarm bells about society's inaction on curbing global warming. "Far from falling, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere actually increased last year at the fastest rate for nearly 30 years," Michel Jarraud, the WMO Secretary General, said in a statement. "We must reverse this trend by cutting...
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Scientists say the ozone layer is recovering 12 minutes
2014-09-10 21:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Earth's protective but fragile ozone layer is beginning to recover, largely because of the phase-out since the 1980s of certain chemicals used in refrigerants and aerosol cans, a U.N. scientific panel reported Wednesday in a rare piece of good news about the health of the planet. Scientists said the development demonstrates that when the world comes together, it can counteract a brewing ecological crisis. For the first time in 35 years, scientists were able to confirm a statistically significant...
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Scientists create buckydiamondoids; union of buckyballs and diamondoids function as rectifier
2014-09-10 19:30:46| Green Car Congress
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