Unique engineering feat concluded as Chernobyl arch has reached resting place

Published 7 years ago in Technology. Submitted by thundersnow

Thirty years after the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, the radioactive remains of the power plant’s destroyed reactor 4 have been safely enclosed following one of the world’s most ambitious engineering projects.
Chernobyl’s giant New Safe Confinement (NSC) was m…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Iridium 4 Webcast

Published 6 years ago in Technology. Submitted by jbond

And the very best angles of SpaceX Falcon 9 Iridium 4 Launch Over Los Angeles. Fascinating footage.

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Cooking burgers may not be a human job for much longer if "Flippy" has its way.

Published 7 years ago in Technology. Submitted by sux2bu

Flippy is a cart-like contraption that comes with a six-axis robotic arm and a "sensor bar." Simply set-up Flippy next to a standard grill or fryer, and it will detect necessary data from a thermal sensor, 3D sensors, and various cameras to help it detect its surroundin…
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NASA Grows First Flower in Space

Published 8 years ago in Technology. Submitted by sux2bu

A flower has bloomed in the zero gravity of space for the first time ever.
US astronaut Scott Kelly announced the historic news that a zinnia plant had flowered on the International Space Station .

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The Nuclear Waste Problem

Published 6 years ago in Technology. Submitted by manro

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