2017 August | NANO Erotics

Want a Robot to Walk Like You? Don't Expect It to Look Human

Getting a bipedal robot to not fall on its face, much less walk, is a…

https://www.wired.com/story/want-a-robot-to-walk-like-you-dont-expect-it-to-look-human

Acousticians have measured the mouth-clicks of expert echolocators, turning them into computer-generated signals. Source Link:…

https://www.wired.com/2017/08/takes-expert-human-echolocator

If Harvey was the worst storm engineers could imagine, what happens when the next one…

https://www.wired.com/story/houston-dams-probable-maximum-flood-vs-500-year-flood

The “captive carry” test is a step toward making a uniquely accessible kind of spacecraft.…

https://www.wired.com/story/dream-chaser-sierra-nevada-space-plane-hitches-a-ride-with-a-helicopter

Scientists want the universe—not the shaky human hand—to reset Earthly thermometers and scales. Source Link:…

https://www.wired.com/story/the-quest-to-perfect-the-universal-language-of-science

The popular household cleaner erases greasy stains with a potent combination of chemistry. Source Link:…

https://www.wired.com/story/whats-inside-a-magical-and-flammable-grease-lifting-cleaner

The Gulf is warmer and the winds are changing. Which is why researchers expect more…

https://www.wired.com/story/what-are-the-odds-of-a-super-storm-like-harvey

Cats falling from super-high heights have a greater chance of survival than low-rise falls. That…

https://www.wired.com/story/how-can-a-cat-survive-a-high-rise-fall-physics

The only way to take them out? Dish soap. Source Link: Why Those Floating Fire…

https://www.wired.com/story/why-those-floating-fire-ant-colonies-in-texas-are-such-bad-news

By 2021, DigitalGlobe will be able to image parts of the planet every 20 minutes,…

https://www.wired.com/story/high-res-satellites-want-to-track-human-activity-from-space