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Syfy’s Robot Combat League

The Syfy Channel premiered a new show last night, Robot Combat League. It’s a reality competition show in the vein of the recent Hugh Jackman movie, Real Steel or a bigger than life Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots. Two-person teams (a driver and a fighter) control ten-foot-tall fighting robots, and each week a fight will…

Discovery Flies over DC

Today, the space shuttle Discovery flew from Florida to DC, where it will be on display as part of the Smithsonian collection. The shuttle was mated to a 747, and the double-decker plane did a number of passes over DC. Here is a photo of Discovery flying over the Pentagon, the Iwo Jima Memorial, and…

What if … and the “Biocapsule”

Today, Gizmodo posted a great article about a potentially world-changing device brought to you by the Space Biosciences Division of NASA: the biocapsule. As the article states, if NASA wants pursue manned space exploration, the astronauts will need to treat themselves for a variety of ailments or injuries. The biocapsule could make this process quick…