Abstract: While soft-shelled spherical robots offer promising mobility and robustness for planetary exploration, large-scale, mission-capable robots present several design challenges. This letter ...

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Just like humans may curl into a fetal position for comfort, some animals roll into a ball for survival purposes that go beyond distress. For many species, it serves as a defense mechanism, shielding ...

A new interstellar concept called Chrysalis sketches a 36 mile long rotating habitat designed to carry 2,400 people on a one way, 400 year trip. The destination is Alpha Centauri, about 25 trillion ...

Astronomers report the discovery of a rare nova super-remnant surrounding the recurrent nova LMCN 1971-08a in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). This is the first nova super-remnant identified in the ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Flaxseeds are rich in omega-3s, fiber, and antioxidants ...

If you are a frequent traveller, a cabin luggage bag is probably your BFF! A hard shell cabin luggage is designed to resist impact and scratches, it keeps your essentials safe during every journey.

RLS is an acronym for Release Layer System, and is a brand-new helmet safety technology being introduced today. Like MIPS and other similar systems, RLS aims to reduce the forces of rotational impacts ...

A brand new helmet technology called RLS, which stands for Release Layer System, has been launched today, promising to dramatically reduce the risk of concussion in head impacts. Something any cyclist ...

Standing for Release Layer System, the new RLS rotational impact mitigation system for helmets is a Mips challenger designed to reduce the risk of concussion and brain injury in a crash. The patented ...