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Monster Machines: This Electronic Stonehenge Once Divined The Secrets Of Soviet Radio
In the early days of electronic espionage, the US intelligence community didn’t have the benefit of all-seeing spy satellites — it had to intercept and interpret high-frequency radio waves transmitted by the Soviet Union. To do so, the Americans relied on a network of mysterious structures whose real purpose was kept highly classified throughout the…
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Monster Machines: Scientists Are Creating The Coldest Cubic Metre In The Universe
It’s hard to describe exactly how cold the coldest cubic metre in the universe will be. Frozen to just a blip above absolute zero — the temperature at which atoms cannot even vibrate — the CUORE experiment will try to nail down a tiny number that has long eluded physicists: the mass of a neutrino.
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Monster Machines: Why The US Navy Is So Concerned About These Russian Missiles
Some folks question why the US Navy would need such exotic weapons as the Phalanx and SeaRAM systems, or even electromagnetic rail guns. These Russian-made, radar-guided anti-ship missiles are two such reasons.
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Monster Machines: A Jetski-Powered Taxi For The Modern (Water)World
With sea levels projected to rise by as much as 38cm by 2050, Venice could soon well be but one of many water-logged cities with watery streets. Don’t worry; we won’t still be able to hail a cab like always. It will just look a bit less like a yellow checker, and more like a…