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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) Research Board announced that eight Research Consortia will be funded for the next three years with a total of $112.5 million to study the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Lead Institution: Texas A&M University at College Station. Buskey, Ph.D.

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Video Friday: Baby Clappy

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Robust dynamic stability paired with advanced perception capabilities enables Digit to maneuver through a logistics warehouse environment or even a stretch of trail in the woods. Rice ].

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Video Friday: Robot Training

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Swiss-Mile ] Human cells grown in the lab could one day be used for a variety of tissue grafts, but these cells need the right kind of environment and stimulation.

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National Academies’ Gulf Research Program awards $10.8M to address systemic risk in offshore oil and gas operations

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The greatest risk in offshore oil and gas operations is the uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons and the threats such events pose to human health and safety, the environment, and infrastructure—as evidenced by the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Oklahoma State University. Louisiana State University. Lead Organization.

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Video Friday: Grip Anything

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. A University of Washington team created a new tool that can design a 3D-printable passive gripper and calculate the best path to pick up an object. University of Leeds ] Thanks Chengxu!

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Study finds children’s exposure to urban air pollution results in early hallmarks of Alzheimer’s

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A study by researchers from the US, Mexico and Canada has found that children’s urban air pollution exposures result in systemic and brain inflammation and the early hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The study found that clinically healthy children who live in a polluted environment and who also carry a gene—the apolipoprotein ?4

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Video Friday: PoKeBo Cubes

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Like, they'll talk to each other about current events and the weather, which you'll pick up just by being nearby and low-key listening in. [ CoRL2022 ] SRI has an enduring legacy in the field of robotics.