Archive for June 8th, 2008

Phoenix Digs First Mars Soil Sample To Analyze

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

Nearly two weeks after its historic landing, the US Mars probe Phoenix has scooped up its first sample of Martian soil and begun analyzing it for water and organic compounds. The test dig made Sunday by the Phoenix Mars Lander's 8-foot-long robotic arm uncovered bits of bright specks in the soil ...

Researchers Build Bionic Eye That Could Give You Superhuman Vision

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

Movie characters from the Terminator to the Bionic Woman use bionic eyes to zoom in on far-off scenes, have useful facts pop into their field of view, or create virtual crosshairs. Off the screen, virtual displays have been proposed for more practical purposes -- visual aids to help vision-impaired people, ...

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