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Amrinder Nain is an associate professor in the Virginia Tech Department of Mechanical Engineering, but he doesn’t build cars or...
As nightmares go, being trapped in a small box deep underwater is probably high on many peoples’ lists. But one...
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Beetles are champions at surviving in extremely dry environments. In part, this property is due to their ability to suck...
The company behind the ChatGPT app that churns out essays, poems or computing code on command released Tuesday a long-awaited...
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Recent research from CU Boulder may have finally revealed why humans tend to get sick from airborne viral diseases more...
A Japanese startup announced plans Tuesday to launch commercial space viewing balloon flights that it hopes will bring an otherwise...