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You can now reprogram your sleep patterns with your iPhone when you travel

Business travelers, factory workers, and grad students all know how hard it can be to regain your circadian rhythm. But a new app is promising to help us plan for, and even shorten, the time it takes to adjust to new time … Continue reading

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Chinese farmer builds giant SPACE SHUTTLE and rocket on his roof

Farmer Huang Yuzhan spent more than a year building rocket and shuttle Structure sits proudly on top of his house in Xiapu, Guangdong Province The 7m high rocket and 3.8m high shuttle appears to be made of ceramic tile By … Continue reading

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United Airlines prepping new Dreamliner model for fall debut

United Airlines’ first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner rolls off the assembly line Tuesday night.

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Breakthrough: How scientists are 3D printing a human heart that will work …

Imagine your beating, pumping heart, working hard right this moment to keep you alive. Now think of a future where, if your heart failed or has a defect, you could get one that works better and lasts longer. It sounds … Continue reading

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane—it’s a commercial drone litigator

Brendan Schulman ’96 has “a garage full of drones, much to my surprise.” Most of us know them as model airplanes, and Schulman has been flying them for decades. But the remote-controlled flying machines have burst out of the hobbyists’ … Continue reading

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3-D Printing: Businessman uses new technology to create plane parts

While heavy-hitters in the aviation industry talk about the potential for using 3-D printed parts in aircraft, a Baytown businessman has already gotten the idea off the ground – literally. Robert Dunn, owner of Razor Hobbies, used 3-D printing to … Continue reading

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Elbow Room En Route as Southwest Widens Seats on Max Jets

Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) plans a little something extra for passengers when its Boeing Co. (BA) 737 Max jets debut in 2017: more elbow room. Travelers used to over-coziness in coach will get some of the widest seats on U.S. … Continue reading

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