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Bearings and seals are designed for years of service, but improper use or maintenance can lead to premature and costly failures. Many different causes can lead to bearing or seal failure, and most of them are preventable if these best practices are followed.

DARPA's Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXV-T) program is aimed at overcoming the trend for heavier, less mobile and more expensive combat equipment. The limitations of current equipment inhibit the military's ability for rapid deployment and hamper maneuverability, while also restricting mobile equipment to roads.

New Zealand’s Ministry of Social Development has teamed with developers to create the game line.

Nourishing maggots on rotting food waste could one day result in a sustainable food option for animals and fish, and could also be a solution for reducing dependence on proteins (fishmeal and soil) that sap resources.

Microparticles allow deeper reservoir penetration and stimulation of previously inaccessible resources.

Magnetic particles, added to surgical cement to heal spinal fractures, can be guided directly to lesions near the fractures.

Integrated throughout a shingle’s surface, 3M’s roofing granules are designed with a specialized photocatalytic coating applied to the base mineral.

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Lockheed Martin is hoping their hybrid airship is the future of remote cargo delivery. One of the challenges with the fabric skin covering the airship is that it is susceptible to pinholes. Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works developed an autonomous robot named Spider to locate and patch these holes.

Researchers have broken the 10% energy conversion efficiency barrier for the promising solar cell material sulfide kesterite.

Scientists have created atomic-scale rewritable memory, a significant nanotechnology achievement that offers a 1,000-fold increase over the capacity of current hard drives.

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Segments of bone engineered from stem cells are combined to create large-scale, personalized grafts that will enhance treatment for those suffering from bone disease or injury.

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has captured remarkable images of planets, star clusters and other interstellar objects that are sharper than those from the NASA/ESA/Hubble Space Telescope.

The Royal Research Ship (RRS) Sir David Attenborough, the largest civilian ship to be built in the U.K. in 30 years and less formally known as Boaty McBoatface, was officially launched into the River Mersey on July 14.