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A wave-gliding robot has been deployed off the coast of San Francisco to stealthily keep an eye on great white sharks in the Pacific Ocean.
The surfbot is part of an arsenal of ocean-tracking tech that’s receiving data from acoustic tags on the predators and transmitting it back to shore. Fixed buoys also pick up the sharks’ signals when the animals swim within 1,000 feet (305m) of them.
“Our goal is to use revolutionary technology that increases our capacity to observe our oceans and census populations, improve   … More
Steven Hornsey can’t erase the accident from his mind.
It started as a normal day of dirt bike riding. Then 16, Hornsey went off a jump and landed awkwardly.
The bike crushed him.
Immediately he knew something was wrong.
Scared and unable to feel his legs, he was transported to a hospital. Three decades later, he still has complete paralysis of the lower half of his body, including both of his legs  … More