Blinky, Inky, Pinky and Clyde have been recently incarnated in the form of Roombas. A group of engineering students from the University of Colorado have created an automated, real-life Pac-Man game in order to test out their Unmanned Aerial System software (which would help track and guide aircrafts). Video after the jump.

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The students at Cosumnes Oaks High School in Elk Grove, CA have been busy lately with an important engineering project: making solar-powered medical briefcases to help save lives in 3rd-world clinics, where electricity and resources are often scarce. [SacBee]

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“For those of us who believe in physics, this separation between past, present and future is only an illusion.” –Albert Einstein

Perhaps you’ve heard of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC for short): the world’s largest, most advanced particle accelerator, a circular underground tunnel that stretches about 17 miles in diameter. Located on the border of France and Switzerland, the collider is operated by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (also known as CERN) and took over 15 years and $9 billion to build.

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The Bay Bridge, which stretches between Oakland and San Francisco, California, has not had the best couple of weeks recently. In yet another incident that calls attention to our nation’s crumbling infrastructure, the bridge was shut down for six days following the collapse of over 2.5 tons of metal onto the bridge during rush hour on Oct. 27th. Fortunately no drivers were harmed in the accident, but the cracked steel beam that caused it is still a worrisome reminder of the sad state of many of our bridges and highways.

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Happy Friday, everyone!

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