Tech Review Science: Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Snakes Improve Search-and-Rescue Robots:  Georgia Tech

http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=79331

• uses less energy
• good for tight spots

World's largest iceberg bigger than New York City

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/thinking-tech/worlds-largest-iceberg-bigger-than-new-york-city/10193?tag=nl.e550

• Arctic's dwindling ice

More drones coming to airspace near you?

http://gcn.com/articles/2012/02/06/agg-drones-uavs-faa-funding-bill.aspx?s=gcndaily_070212

Tech Review: Wednesday, February 2012

[darpa] DARPA IN THE NEWS - Steerable bullet aims for mass army deployment

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/31/sandia_steerable_bullet/

• EXACTO (EXtreme ACcuracy Tasked Ordnance)
• smooth bore barrel
• 4-inch
• laser guided 
• right propellant
• 2,000 meter range
• 1.242 miles