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National Geographic News

Yeti Robot Detects Polar Dangers

After six years of operation, a new study shows that Professor Laura Ray's Yeti and other polar robots have “great potential” to improve the safety and efficiency of scientific work at the Poles.

Apr 25, 2013

The Buffalo Story Project

The Dark Side of Music: Clarinets, Woodwinds and the Mpingo Tree

Engineering professor Ulrike Wegst is quoted as a Dartmouth researcher who has studied the construction of musical instruments.</p>

Apr 09, 2013

Valley News

The 'Future Is Bright' for Residential Solar

Charles Sullivan is quoted as an associate professor of engineering at Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, who specializes renewable energy.</p>

Apr 08, 2013

Valley News

Tech Fair Thrills at Dartmouth

Dartmouth students and other Upper Valley residents had a chance to witness the convergence of arts and sciences at the Tesla TechFair at Thayer School of Engineering &mdash; a byproduct of the opera Tesla in New York being shown at the Hopkins Center.</p>

Apr 08, 2013

The Dartmouth

Tesla Tech Fair celebrates innovation

A cacophony of hissing Tesla coils and whirring remote control helicopters filled Thayer School of Engineering&rsquo;s Glycofi Atrium on Thursday afternoon.

Apr 07, 2013

Forbes

In Mexico, A Dartmouth Grad Fights Poverty Through Capitalism

Dartmouth engineer Fernando Orta &#39;08 returned to his hometown of Mexico City and founded a financial services company called Podemos Progresar (&ldquo;We can move forward") with a mission to create products and services that change people&rsquo;s lives.</p>

Apr 02, 2013

Wired

Can the Ice Wall in Game of Thrones Survive Science?

Dartmouth engineering professor Mary Albert, Executive Director of the U.S. Ice Drilling Program Office, explains why the large ice wall in HBO&#39;s "Game of Thrones" would not exist in real life.</p>

Mar 28, 2013

The Washington Post

High-tech 'Yeti' may revolutionize exploration near North and South poles

Professor Laura Ray&#39;s Yeti is a self-guided polar robot that uses ground-penetrating radar to map what lies beneath the ice &mdash; often, a crevasse waiting to claim lives and expensive equipment.</p>

Mar 12, 2013

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