Blog Heap o'Transport Links 1 August 2015
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Blog-Heap links regarding transportation and related infrastructure,
also energy, because it takes energy to transport,
and virtuality, because telepresence saves on transpresence.
Blog-Heap links regarding transportation and related infrastructure,
also energy, because it takes energy to transport,
and virtuality, because telepresence saves on transpresence.
Spacecraft
Francis W. Porretto, Liberty's Torch Sat 2015 Aug 1, 4:39pm
……ejecting matter in the opposite direction? A drive that ignores the sacred Law of Conservation of Momentum? Hey, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet…
Robots
Joshua A. Krisch, Vocativ Sat 2015 Aug 1, 4:10pm
Researchers created the lightweight, leaping robot after studying how pond-skimmer insects push off the water’s surface without sinking. …
Wait, weren't there little (non-robotic) water-skimming toys of similar design, years ago? Or am I having false childhood memories?