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Here’s What’s Holding Humans Back From Mining in Space, Because Apparently We Haven’t Colonised Enough
Like Earth, planetary bodies such as the Moon, Mars, asteroids and comets contain substantial deposits of valuable resources. This has caught the attention of both researchers and industry, with hopes of one day mining them to support a space economy. But setting up any kind of off-Earth mining industry will be no small feat. Let’s…
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UniSA Has a New $25,000 Quadruped Robot and His Name is Clive
Look out Spot, Clive the quadruped is here to steal our hearts.
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Ever Wondered How a Spaceship Actually Gets Into Space?
It isn’t easy to get to space, and there are a few steps to it. First, let’s think about where “space” itself actually begins. Well, some time ago, a number of experts decided on one point above us as being the point where “space” begins. They marked it with an invisible line called the Kármán…
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Electric Eels Inspired the First Battery 200 Years Ago, so Come Save Us Now Slithery Friends
As the world’s need for large amounts of portable energy grows at an ever-increasing pace, many innovators have sought to replace current battery technology with something better. Italian physicist Alessandro Volta tapped into fundamental electrochemical principles when he invented the first battery in 1800. Essentially, the physical joining of two different materials, usually metals, generates…