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If the zombie apocalypse hits, are you the person in your neighborhood who can turn everyday objects into a weapon? If so, then your country needs you. DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is inviting you to demonstrate your … Continue reading →

Birds are more dangerous to aircraft than drones. Credit: kvoloshin/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Imagine boarding a plane. Economy class. There’s a kid behind you kicking the seat. You put on headphones and try to tune out the world. Immediately after takeoff, … Continue reading →

Forecasting the weather is big business. Behind the scenes, billions of dollars are invested on high-powered forecast models that process immense amounts of data each day to provide guidance for meteorologists as they build forecasts. Many of these models are … Continue reading →

The New York Times reports the auto industry “will be hard pressed to meet its [federal government] target of 54.5 miles per gallon in 2025,” despite spending billions on fuel-saving technologies. Average mileage for vehicles sold this year is about … Continue reading →

For a long time, weather forecasting was largely the domain of governments, with the National Weather Service leading the way in the United States. During the last two decades, however, the private weather forecasting industry—which includes well-known companies such as … Continue reading →

Teen star-turned-jazz chanteuse Molly Ringwald performs Saturday in Taylor.(Photo: Hussein Katz) MOLLY RINGWALD, who won hearts and fans in the ’80s by fending off an amorous Anthony Michael Hall and hanging out in detention with Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy … Continue reading →

Every bit of weight on an aircraft increases the fuel, emissions and money required to put it in the air. NASA and Boeing have been working together to design a longer, thinner and lighter wing – so different from typical … Continue reading →