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Before its time: Consortium pushed for automated driverless cars in the 1990s

Brittany Hillen, May 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

... by today's standards, with - as the Smithsonian pointed out - such seemingly requisite technologies ... (again, pun intended)? According to the Smithsonian, it was due to the very ... back while the car does the work for us. SOURCE: Smithsonian [timeline]

Pilot to fly across US on solar-powered plane

Craig Lloyd, May 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

..., was the first person to descend to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in 1960. After Piccard completes the flight across the US, his next goal is to take the plane around the entire world, just like he did with the balloon. [via Smithsonian Magazine]

Researchers uncover how spiral galaxy arms form

Brittany Hillen, Apr 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

...the cause of speculation, with no definitive conclusion having been made over what causes them. Researchers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have helped solve this conundrum, stating that they've ...

Man charged in 2011 Anonymous attack on Koch Industries

Brittany Hillen, Mar 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

... one of several big-oil-and-coal names shoveling out money to climate change skeptic Dr. Willie Soon of the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics, something that made his research seem more than a tad questionable. Shortly before this, however, were ...

Buried flood channels discovered on Mars

Brian Sin, Mar 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

... originated from a deep water reservoir that was released by tectonic or volcanic activity. Scientists from NASA, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, and the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado were able to discover the buried...

Smithsonian to use 3D printers to replicate artifacts

Mark Raby, Feb 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

... Museum of African American History. The Smithsonian called it the latest 3D-printed... been publicly viewable for years. The Smithsonian represents a collection of 19 ... replicating things with 3D printers, the Smithsonian is embarking on a very ...

Smithsonian National Zoo orangutans score iPads in Apps to Apes program

Brittany Hillen, Jan 24th 2013 Discuss [0]

..." in their lives as possible, the Smithsonian's National Zoo turned to Orangutan ...of which have reported good things. The Smithsonian's participation began in 2012 with ...iPad offers another way to engage their sight, touch, and hearing." [via Smithsonian]

Smithsonian to display Steve Jobs patent collection in exhibit at National Mall

Shane McGlaun, May 3rd 2012 Discuss [3]

The Smithsonian Institution is getting an exhibit ready that will highlight ... the World." According to Wayne Clough, Smithsonian Secretary, the exhibit will feature ...office and archival material held in Smithsonian collections. It will include an ...

Space shuttle Discovery comes to rest at the Smithsonian

Chris Burns, Apr 19th 2012 Discuss [2]

... last location it ever travels to - the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum annex...it's just landed - payload doors closed. Smithsonian curator Valerie Neal spoke on why ...story of the shuttle is what the Smithsonian aims to present here. This shuttle ...

Space shuttle Discovery set for final voyage to Smithsonian

Shane McGlaun, Jan 25th 2012 Discuss [3]

... that it was bound for the Smithsonian museum to join the massive aerospace ...the museum collection is coming very soon. Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough has announced that ... Washington on its way to the Smithsonian hanger in north Virginia. The flyover ...

Spidernaut Nefertiti dies after space hunting experiment

Chris Davies, Dec 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

..., has died shortly after her return to Earth. On show at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History since Thursday last week, ... spidernaut Cleopatra - was acclimatizing to life in space, with no apparent issues capturing prey. [via Smithsonian]

5th Ave Frogger resurrects painful memories

Ben Kersey, Apr 20th 2012 Discuss [3]

... at the Art of Video Games exhibit, hosted at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In the below video, the creators urge viewers to post to facebook.com/americanart and letting the Smithsonian know about the project. [vimeo 40653482] [via Joystiq]

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