NRAO’s astronomers aren’t pleased with iRobot’s plans and are officially contesting the company’s request. Robotic, however, argues that NRAO’s services are far from residential areas, and there’s very little probability of its lawnmowers disrupting the astronomers’ research. Thus, the way…

In 2007, Michael Bernitsas, a professor at the College of Michigan, found a way to harness the kinetic energy of a flowing river by looking at how fish move through water. As any trout fisherman can inform you, when a…