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Wired Science heads to the National Ignition Facility, where an enormous 192-beam laser bay may become capable of fusing hydrogen atoms into helium - creating an endless, clean source of energy.
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To get the crew away from the launch rocket in case of an emergency, the Launch Abort System motor delivers half a million pounds of thrust; by design, it burns through more than half of its fuel in just three seconds, which will mean the astronauts in the escape vehicle will have to endure G-force of several times a standard Shuttle launch.
Credit: NASA
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A conversation I had with Quasi the Robot at the Wired NextFest in NYC (which was amazing).
Quasi was built by students at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center in Pittsburgh. It (he?) is an amazing character!! The conversation went smoothly and I really want to have Quasi at home.
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Did you know those little, yellow disposal cameras you buy at the local Safeway can also capture an image of a speeding bullet or a balloon the instant it's popped? Master crafter, Bre Pettis, shows host Ziya Tong how to hack the sluggish, 35mm camera into high-speed strobe.
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The new California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park is a marvel. Famed architect Renzo Piano worked with a team of scientists to make the greenest museum on Earth.
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The Software Pirate goes to Wired Nextfest and checks out some of the stranger robotic projects the show has to offer. Creepy baby seal robot Paro, creepy android Actroid, creepy ballroom dancing robots, it's a regular festival of technological creepiness.