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NASA Spacecraft Discovers Large Ocean Under Ice of Saturn Moon
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has found signs of an ocean at least as big as Lake Superior under a thick layer of ice on one of Saturn’s moon. The results were published in the journal Science and support past signs that the moon has liquid water, providing the possibility that it can host life.
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Brittmore Group Receives Government Grant for Robotic Solar-Panel Installation
The Department of Energy has awarded startup Brittmore Group with about $1 million in grant money. The startup from San Jose, Calif. is looking to use robots to install large-scale solar power plants.
Apple WWDC 2014 Dates Scheduled for Early June
Apple announced on Thursday that the company’s next Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) will begin on June 2 and run through June 6. The WWDC will start at San Francisco’s Moscone West Center, a common setting for the conference.
Navy Constructs SAFFiR, the Humanoid Firefighting Robot of the Future
The U.S. Navy is working on a line of human-like robots that will be used to fight fires on board ships.
TomTom New Cardio GPS Sport Watch Tracks Your Heart Rate
TomTom has upgraded its Runner and Mulit-Sport sport watches with its new Cardio models, which have a GPS and a built-in heart-rate monitor. While the watch is similar to the original model from last year, with a four-way singular control to the base, the new model features a dual green LED monitor on the back of the main watch unit.
Futuristic 'Blade Runner' Body Dryer May Replace Towels
A new device called the Body Dryer has been introduced as a new way to dry the whole body without using a towel. The idea of the platform was considered due to scientists questioning the towel’s ability to contain bacteria.
Sony Reveals Digital Paper Tablet for $1100 at TechShow in Chicago
Sony introduced its Digital Paper tablet at the American Bar Association Techshow in Chicago last week. Sony plans to ship the tablet in May, and sees the device as a way to replace paper-based processes used by government, legal and education organizations.
Microsoft Makes Windows Available for Free on Phones and Tablets to Compete with Android
In a bid to attract mobile manufactures to use Windows on their devices, Microsoft announced it was waiving the license fee on the operating system at its annual developer's conference on Wednesday.
Altaeros Energies to Build New Airborne Wind Turbines to Fly Above Alaska
Altaeros Energies, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology startup, announced it will build the biggest high-altitude wind turbine in Alaska. The company looks to launch a 1,000-foot-high floating wind turbine south of Fairbanks to bring affordable power to people in remote areas.
Yahoo in Talks to Buy Online Video Service NDN, Possibly for $300 Million
Anonymous sources have reported that Yahoo is in talks to buy News Distribution Network Inc. (NDN), an online video service, as a way to compete with Google's YouTube.
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