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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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A group of Black intellectuals is working to increase the visibility of Black scientists and urge more to consider making it a career. They’re holding a…
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It’s been thirty years since The Discovery Channel began airing its infamous Shark Week. To celebrate, the Science Museum of Virginia is hosting a bunch…
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Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond will give more resources to community college students, who transfer to the university studying in STEM…
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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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A new book, co-authored by a Virginia Tech biologist, about-- well let's call it the aftermath of digestion, made it all the way to the New York Times'…
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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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Virginia's fifth largest school district is considering a big change -- pushing up its start time for high schools by more than 2 hours, from 7:20 a.m. to…
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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…