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Scientists to use A-10 Warthog fighter jet as storm chaser

One A-10 Warthog at an Oklahoma airport will lose its guns and be used to fly into the eye of the storm. The Guthrie-Edmond Regional Airport is retrofitting the fighter jet to chase down tornadoes and hurricanes and capture crucial data. The $13-million project is being funded by the National Science Foundation and the team […]

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Future troops to use night-vision contact lenses (VIDEO)

Night-Vision Contacts May Be Coming Your Way Scientists are using an atom-thin material called graphene to create night-vision contact lenses that could be used by future troops. Scientists at the University of Michigan are heading up the project and are currently developing super-thin infrared light sensors that could be layered over contact lenses to provide […]

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