university of michigan
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Researchers Found A Good Reason To Attach A Nail Gun To A Flying Drone
Last month the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued a warning against attaching weapons to drones, but researchers at the University of Michigan have come up with a strong case in favour of strapping a nail gun to an autonomous flying robot, and it has nothing to do with cartoonish hijinx.
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Your Teeth Are Helping Scientists Build Better Aeroplanes
You might not think that the teeth in your mouth have much in common with the massive fangs you’ll find in a T-rex skull. But at the microscopic level, the core structure of tooth enamel hasn’t changed much over the ages. So, scientists are once again copying a tried-and-true Mother Nature design to potentially improve…
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Here’s A 3D-Printed, Self-Driving Mini Car
I present to you the engineering equivalent of peanut butter and jelly: A self-driving vehicle that was 3D-printed. A prototype is currently being tested, and in the future it could shuttle jet-lagged passengers across terminals or hungover college kids across the quad.
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The Scientifically Proven Way To Break Off The Biggest Wishbone Piece
Challenging a sibling or cousin to a wishbone breaking contest is tradition for many families, and thanks to some important research recently conducted by university scientists, we now have some actual strategies to help ensure you always break off the biggest piece and *have your wish come true. (*Wish may not come true.)