Why scientists are reanimating spider corpses for research
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That spider you squished? It could have been used for science! At least, that's what Faye Yap and Daniel Preston think. Yap is a mechanical engineering PhD student in Preston's lab at Rice University, where she co-authored a paper on reanimating spider corpses to create grippers, or tiny machines used to pick up and put down delicate objects. Yap and Preston dubbed this use of biotic materials for robotic parts "
Criss Angel Shares First Family Photo After Daughter's Release from NICU
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Kenza Dali Couple
Kenza Dali Couple – Kenza Dali, footballeuse professionnelle, est née le 31 février 1991 en France et en Algérie. Ses talents de milieu de terrain ont été mis à profit à la fois par l’équipe de France et par Aston Villa. Dali débute sa carrière professionnelle en 2008 avec l’Olympique Lyonnais, puis en 2013, elle est transférée au PSG.
Elle a également effectué des séjours au Vfl Wolfsburg et au Sevilla FC, tous deux basés en Europe.
Lost and found items at Pittsburgh's airport will be auctioned off for charity
Get your bid ready because items that have been lost or abandoned at the airport will go up for sale next month at the Allegheny County Airport Authority's twelfth annual auction.
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M&S Platinum Jubilee shortbread tin: When are they on sale and where can I buy one?
M&S are marking Her Majesty's 70 years on the throne with these collectable shortbread tins. Picture: Getty/Marks and Spencer By Alice Dear @According2Al Where can I buy the Marks & Spencer's Platinum Jubilee shortbread tins, how much are they and when are they in stores? Listen to this article Loading audio... Marks & Spencer are celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with the release of three commemorative shortbread tins.
The Stories Behind Two of the Best Animated Music Videos of All Time
The 100 Sequences That Shaped Animation Presented by The 100 Sequences That Shaped Animation Presented by “Money for Nothing” by Dire Straights and “Take On Me” by A-ha. In 1985, two groundbreaking works of animation could be viewed, sometimes in the same hour, on MTV.
One was “Take On Me,” the A-ha video in which a woman (actress Bunty Bailey) gets yanked out of a café by lead singer Morten Harket and into a black-and-white animated realm where they fall in love and get chased by bad guys.
Thora Birch Gets Fired From an Off Broadway Show Because Her Father Does Not Approve of Back Rubs
If you have ever wondered what happened to Thora Birch, the star of American Beauty, Ghost World, and Now and Then, there’s a clue in the New York Times: possibly she’s been contending with her cray-cray dad. Birch was just fired from an Off Broadway production of Dracula four days before the show was set to open because her father and longtime manager, Jack Birch, allegedly threatened another actor during rehearsals.
True Bloods Chris Bauer on Faery Fatherhood and His Alexander Skarsgrd Impression
Chris Bauer. Andy Bellefleur has been through a lot on True Blood — and not just because he’s one of the few cops on active duty in Bon Temps, where all hell breaking loose is just another crazy weekend. But in a few short days (in his world), he’s become the father of four faerie daughters, three of whom have just been drained to death by an out-of-control vampire. What Andy doesn’t know when he goes to the Compton house to find his daughters is that it was Jessica, not Bill, who killed his daughters, and that Bill as Billith is stronger than he can imagine.
Utah Man Claimed Girlfriend Shot Herself, Then He Was Arrested
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Mark-Paul Gosselaar Says He Got No Word About 'Saved by the Bell' Seq
Play video content WAITING FOR MY INVITE Mark-Paul Gosselaar says he's completely out of the loop when it comes to the recently announced "Saved by the Bell" sequel ... but he's down to join if he gets the invite.
We got the star of the popular '90s high school sitcom at LAX Wednesday and asked about the buzz over bringing the show back ... and he shockingly says nobody's reached out to him about it.