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Freddybear writes:
A small model helicopter set a new record for laser-powered copter drone flight. Powered by a diode-laser beamed power system from LaserMotive, the copter drone, built by built by Ascending Technologies, hovered for 12 hours, 26 minutes and 56 seconds.
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Freddybear writes:
"More than 1,450 fossilized creatures — all of them about a million years older than those found at Los Angeles' La Brea Tar Pits — have been discovered at a 28-acre Southern California Edison excavation site in San Timoteo Canyon."
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Freddybear writes:
U Penn's GRASP lab posted new video of their scary fast maneuverable quad rotor drone. It can now fly through openings (hoops) which are themselves moving.
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Freddybear writes:
Microsoft acts quickly to defuse scandal by granting blanket licenses to Russian human rights groups, without requiring them to apply.
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Freddybear writes:
NOAA has published an extensive draft report on the recent heat wave in Russia.
