tomato
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We Finally Saw That Missing Space Tomato and Wish We Hadn’t
For a year, a rogue tomato was missing in action on board the International Space Station (ISS), sparking rumours that an astronaut may have eaten it during a moment of weakness. It turns out that there were actually two missing tomatoes, not just one, found squished in a tiny ziplock bag, and they’re looking a…
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Tomatoes and Other Crops Wither in California Drought
The Western drought has come for pasta sauce and ketchup. Processing tomatoes, used in innumerable grocery store staples, are suffering from years of subpar rainfall and snowpack in California. The state, which has historically produced about one third of the processing tomato crop’s global supply, is slated to fall short of (already low) harvest projections…
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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.
