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1. India tests hypersonic scramjet

   By DocM, August 29, 2016
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   • Draggendrop
   • August 30, 2016

3. Flying with the Fourth State of Matter

   By DocM, August 27, 2016   

   • plasma wings
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   • +Mirumir
   • August 28, 2016

4. Russia first to test clean pulse-detonation rocket engine (VIDEO)

   By +Mirumir, August 26, 2016   

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   • +Mirumir
   • August 27, 2016

5. Altruism predicts mating success in humans

   By +Mirumir, August 26, 2016   

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   • Hum
   • August 27, 2016

6. The first autonomous, entirely soft robot

   By +Mirumir, August 25, 2016   

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   • Draggendrop
   • August 26, 2016

7. Falcon 9: Dragon 1 CRS-9 ISS resupply (mission) 1 2 3 4 6

   By DocM, June 21, 2016
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   • Draggendrop
   • August 26, 2016

8. World's biggest aircraft crashes in Bedfordshire

   By +John., August 24, 2016
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   • wendy oltman
   • August 25, 2016

9. otulipenia NIH researchers discover a new inflammatory disease

   By +Mirumir, August 24, 2016
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   • +Mirumir
   • August 24, 2016

10. Airbus reveals ambitious plan for autonomous flying taxis

    By DocM, August 19, 2016   

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    • Torolol
    • August 20, 2016

11. Falcon 9: JCSAT-16 commsat (mission thread) 1 2 3 4

    By DocM, July 22, 2016
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    • Draggendrop
    • August 19, 2016

12. SpaceX Mars Colonial Transporter (updates)

    By DocM, August 16, 2016   

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    • Draggendrop
    • August 18, 2016

13. Caution urged for pregnant women using paracetamol

    By +Mirumir, August 16, 2016   

    • paracetamol
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    • DocM
    • August 16, 2016

14. SpaceX Updates (Thread 7) 1 2 3 4 34

    By DocM, October 8, 2015   

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    • DocM
    • August 15, 2016

15. Secondhand marijuana smoke damages blood vessels more than tobacco smoke

    By DocM, July 28, 2016   

    • american heart association
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    • +Gary7
    • August 1, 2016

16. Acquiring graphene-like films from salts to boost nanoelectronics

    By +Mirumir, August 1, 2016   

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    • +Mirumir
    • August 1, 2016

17. Federal agents raid NASA construction contractor

    By DocM, July 24, 2016
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    • PGHammer
    • July 26, 2016

18. Russian physicists discover a new approach for building quantum computers

    By +Mirumir, July 26, 2016   

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    • FloatingFatMan
    • July 26, 2016

19. Do Humpback whales protect other species from Orca attacks?

    By Jim K, July 23, 2016
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    • DocM
    • July 23, 2016

20. What was that explosion? A meteor, it turns out

    By DocM, July 23, 2016   

    • argentina
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    • DocM
    • July 23, 2016

21. Will We Soon Be Riding on Solar Roads?

    By DocM, July 21, 2016
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    • HawkMan
    • July 22, 2016

22. SpaceX: Launch Site Texas & Mars Crossing (Thread 2) 1 2

    By DocM, September 26, 2014
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    • Draggendrop
    • July 22, 2016

23. XCOR Lynx spaceplane updates 1 2 3

    By DocM, July 22, 2011
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    • DocM
    • July 22, 2016

24. Tesla: Master Plan Part Deux

    By DocM, July 21, 2016   

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    • +John.
    • July 21, 2016

25. Apollo 11's Source Code on GitHub

    By Jim K, July 10, 2016
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    • Unobscured Vision
    • July 12, 2016

26. USAF researches REL Skylon/Scimitar tech for hypersonic aircraft

    By DocM, April 3, 2016   

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    • DocM
    • July 11, 2016