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If you’re one of thousands of people who rode a train in Virginia recently, you know the clickety-clack sounds trains make, and the sensation of being rocked back and forth. Each axle of the train creates energy when it hits the rail, and a new study shows that this energy could be tapped as a potential source of electricity.
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Researchers at Virginia Tech are developing underwater robots, to be able to map the ocean and study the impacts of microplastics, which are broken down bits of plastic pollution that are filling most of our waters, and could be posing health risks to humans and animals across the world.
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A team of researchers at Virginia Tech has developed an underwater glove designed to allow humans to have the grip of an octopus. The “octo-glove,” as the researchers have dubbed it, is black, with suction cups the size of raspberries on the fingertips that sense objects and pick them up. In trials, the glove has picked up a metal plate and a red toy truck.
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Human beings have long speculated, hoped, or feared that UFO's would one day show themselves. A new report confirms for the first time that what we now…
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In a time of social distancing, a lot of what makes us social creatures is off limits. Take hugging, an act of affection and affirmation of a person…
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A major earthquake hit eastern Turkey in January, killing more than forty people and injuring hundreds more. At the University of Virginia, the news was…
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Blowing the lid off the Flint Michigan water pollution crisis was a watershed moment in this country. It began as a crusade, first, just to prove there…
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SpaceX is a company run by Elon Musk. It’s made headlines for revolutionizing space travel. But the company is also focused on travel right here on Earth,…
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In our increasingly technological society, science is a major source of new information, especially in a place like Blacksburg, where Virginia Tech is…
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Did you ever wonder why dogs seem to splash water when they drink from their water bowls, but cats leave hardly a trace? Well, now we know why. Some…