"Georgia Tech Tongue Drive System"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZHBNYd-eWs

"Georgia Tech Tongue Drive System" (Watch on YouTube)

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http://i-future.livejournal.com/683823.html

Кажется очень разумным. Возможно, станет стандартов в ближайшие годы.

"New Results Send Mars Rover on a Quest for Ancient Life"

http://news.sciencemag.org/chemistry/2013/12/new-results-send-mars-rover-quest-ancient-life

Оригинал:
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2013/12/05/science.1245267.abstract?keytype=ref&siteid=sci&ijkey=A8DWsMuw8ZWVY
В частности:
"H2O, CO2, SO2, O2, H2, H2S, HCl, chlorinated hydrocarbons, NO and other trace gases were evolved during pyrolysis of two mudstone samples acquired by the Curiosity rover at Yellowknife Bay within Gale crater, Mars. H2O/OH-bearing phases included 2:1 phyllosilicate(s), bassanite, akaganeite, and amorphous materials. Thermal decomposition of carbonates and combustion of organic materials are candidate sources for the CO2."

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http://donmigel-62.livejournal.com/99210.html