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A Mysterious Bidder Just Paid $36 Million to Fly to Space With Jeff Bezos on July 20
Someone with deep pockets just shelled out $US28 ($36) million to fly to space with Jeff Bezos, the richest man on Earth, on Blue Origin’s first crewed flight of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle. Unfortunately, we don’t yet know who the mystery bidder is, although Blue Origin promises we’ll find out in a few weeks.
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Soft Robot Hand Brings A Gentle Touch To The Future
Remarkable advancements in artificial intelligence have made it seem like uncannily human androids are just around the corner. But even though SIRI might be able to tell you a joke, robotics are still pretty clunky. That’s where soft robotics come in.
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Thanks To Cornell, Manhattan Is Getting Its Own Science Island
Many New Yorkers oft forget Roosevelt Island — the little strip of land sitting between Manhattan and Queens. But after accepting a bid from Cornell university, who will build a new, state-of-the-art engineering campus there, Roosevelt Island could get a whole lot more popular.