M1 Tank 120 mm Main gun placed on demo medium tank at a little over half the weight

General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) on 3 October unveiled a medium-weight tracked vehicle demonstrator called the Griffin that meshes elements of the turret and 120 mm cannon from the company’s M1A1/M1A2 Abrams main battle tank (63-72 tons) with its Ajax Scout Specialist Vehicle. The Ajax Scout is a 38-42 ton light tank developed for the …

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One Drug shrink or cure human breast, ovary, colon, bladder, brain, liver, and prostate tumors in mice

Science Now – A single drug can shrink or cure human breast, ovary, colon, bladder, brain, liver, and prostate tumors that have been transplanted into mice, researchers have found. The treatment, an antibody that blocks a “do not eat” signal normally displayed on tumor cells, coaxes the immune system to destroy the cancer cells. PNAS …

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First Polymer Solar-Thermal Device 30 percent efficiency in converting solar energy to power

Geothermal add-ons for heat pumps on the market today collect heat from the air or the ground. A new device from Wake Forest University uses a fluid that flows through a roof-mounted module to collect heat from the sun while an integrated solar cell generates electricity from the sun’s visible light. A standard, rooftop solar …

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