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Hot pavement can burn your dog's paws

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Hot pavement can burn your dog's paws A new app is on a mission to save puppy paws from scorched concrete. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Monitoring temperature is important for protecting your pooch's paws. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy .


Volvo XC60 crashes into a 793-pound moose dummy

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Crash testing with these massive mammals has come a long way from using real cadavers. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The moose crash test dummy helping Volvo engineers in Sweden build cars. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy .


Want to beat Wordle? Try a 1940s mathematical theory.

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Technology Want to beat Wordle? Try a 1940s mathematical theory. A new strategy found the correct word 99 percent of the time. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Wordle is currently celebrating its fifth anniversary and a team from Binghamton University has a new way to solve the fun word game.


How can self-driving cars see better? Make their sensors more human.

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Technology Vehicles Self Driving How can self-driving cars see better? Make their sensors more human. Human-eye inspired sensors could help autonomous cars handle changes to light. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week.


This creepy blob robot will keep going even if you break its legs

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While Argus looks like a sea urchin, its designers took cues from physics, not biology. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The 20-legged, omnidirectional robot has no top or bottom and no left or right. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy .


The world's largest RC Boeing 777-9X takes flight

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Technology Aviation The world's largest RC Boeing 777-9X takes flight Filmmaker Tyler Perry piloted the remote-controlled behemoth, which weighs 630 pounds with a 33-foot wingspan. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The remote-controlled aircraft is roughly the same size as a human-piloted Cessna 150. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy .


The world's first 'hovertrain' could reach speeds of 270 mph in the 1960s

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The world's first'hovertrain' could reach speeds of 270 mph in the 1960s But the futuristic Aérotrain never saw the light of day. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. This cancelled Mongolian postage stamp shows the Aérotrain Orleans, circa 1979. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy .


It's a barracuda! It's a shrimp! It's a robot helping coral reefs.

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Passive sensors and high resolution cameras help this robot find signs of coral reef. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Coral reefs may soon have new swimming visitors observing their life-rich aquatic metropolises. Developed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Reef Solutions Initiative, this new underwater surveyor uses a combination of hydrophones, high-resolution cameras, and an onboard computer to find signs of marine life hotspots.


Game teaches kids programming basics without screens

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Texico's analog brain games use playing cards, toy train tracks, and scrap paper. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The Japanese company's games can help users learn the principles of coding with less screentime. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Parents around the world are responding to growing research showing that excessive screen time, especially for young children, may have negative cognitive effects .


15 innovative, wacky airplane seat designs

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Inspired by space ships, double decker buses, and old-fashioned trains, designers try to make flying feel less torturous. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. How far would you go for more space on a plane? Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Travel season is approaching, which means families and solo adventurers scrounging together funds for a summer getaway.