GE’s big-nosed wind turbine generates more power

Despite their giant blades, most wind turbines waste a lot of energy — gusts around the rotor don’t really generate electricity at all. GE thinks it can do better, however. Its experimental ecoROTR turbine touts a big, rotating aluminum nose that se…

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Airbus thinks it can trump SpaceX’s reusable rockets

Airbus isn’t done trying to beat SpaceX… in fact, it’s going for the jugular. The German aerospace firm has unveiled Adeline, a reusable first-stage rocket engine that aims to one-up the efforts from its American rival. Rather than try to return th…

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Carl Sagan’s solar spacecraft finally deploys its sails

The Planetary Society’s LightSail spacecraft just dodged another bullet — the ground crew has not only regained contact with the Carl Sagan-inspired ship, but managed to deploy its sails. It’s still not clear just what rendered the vessel silent las…

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Cornell’s website can ID bird species through photos

Casual birdwatchers may want to bookmark Merlin Bird Photo ID, a website created by Cornell University and the Visipedia research project. Thanks to powerful artificial intelligence techniques, the website can identify birds in photos you upload, so …

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Texas floods may have damaged 10,000 cars [w/video]

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As many as 10,000 vehicles have been damaged or totaled as a result of the recent flooding in Texas, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Here’s how to be sure you don’t get tricked into buying one.

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