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Google X, a Secret Product Lab, Revealed for First Time

Posted Mon Nov 14, 2011 01:23 PM ET   |   0

The lab is reportedly run "as mysteriously as the C.I.A." Read more

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Tech Could Beam Power to Drones

Posted by  Jesse Emspak  Wed Aug 10, 2011 09:45 AM ET   |   0

Lasers could power drones in flight and remove the need for gas deliveries to army bases. Read more

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Sooner, Not Later: Interstellar Voyages a Reality?

Posted Thu Jun 2, 2011 04:34 PM ET   |   0

Guest commentator and co-founder of Project Icarus, Richard Obousy explores some "disruptive technologies" that might push us to the stars sooner than we think. Read more

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Seattle Space Elevator Teams Wins NASA Prize

Posted Sun Nov 8, 2009 07:07 PM ET   |   0

A Seattle team collects a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space. Read more

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Going Up? Use the Space Elevator

Posted Wed Nov 4, 2009 07:30 AM ET   |   0

Rocketing into space? Some think an elevator might be the way to go. That's the future goal of this week's $2 million Space Elevator Games in the Mojave Desert. Read more

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Heaven-Sent Aerosols Could Ease Climate Woes: Discovery News

Posted Mon Dec 29, 2008 07:07 AM ET

It won't cure global warming, but a group of scientists have a plan that might buy some time: seeding the atmosphere with aerosols that in theory should cause the planet to release more heat into space. Read more

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