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Curiosity conducts historic first drilling on Mars

2013-02-09 22:10:00 (читать в оригинале)

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity made the historic first drilling ever attempted on the Red Planet on February 6. The drilling, at a patch of flat, vein-bearing rock called "e;John Klein"e; at Gale Crater, was the 4X4-sized robot’s first full use of its drilling unit and a major test before it uses the drill to collect pulverized rock samples for analysis in its internal laboratories... Continue Reading Curiosity conducts historic first drilling on Mars

Section: Science and Education

Tags: Curiosity Rover, Historic, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory, NASA, Space

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Meindl builds a retractable spike system into its winter boots

2013-02-09 22:09:00 (читать в оригинале)

German footwear manufacturer Meindl recently added an innovative solution for winter traction to its line. The metal spikes in the Tecvision Spike System provide traction during the slipperiest winter conditions and quickly retract back into the rubber sole when they're not needed. You can tackle all winter conditions with one pair of boots. .. Continue Reading Meindl builds a retractable spike system into its winter boots

Section: Outdoors

Tags: Boots, Footwear, ISPO 2013, Outdoor, Shoes, Traction

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Microsoft Surface Pro vs. MacBook Air

2013-02-09 22:09:00 (читать в оригинале)

In selling the Surface Pro, Microsoft’s marketing team has a big challenge. The new tablet is essentially an Ultrabook in a tablet’s body. But most customers are going to look at it and think “iPad competitor.” We already compared Surface Pro to the iPad, but perhaps a more appropriate comparison is to the MacBook Air. Let’s see how their specs – and other features – compare... Continue Reading Microsoft Surface Pro vs. MacBook Air

Section: Personal Computing

Tags: Apple, MacBook Air, Microsoft, Microsoft Surface, Product Comparison, specs

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