200,000-horsepower Aussie rocket car takes aim at 1,000 mph in 2022

The outright land speed record has stood firm since 1997. Now, with its two main competitors out of the picture, Western Australia's Aussie Invader team has its sights set on a 1,000 mph run next year, using a custom-developed 62,000 lbf rocket.

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Clever new technique turns underwater cables into earthquake detectors

As part of a project that could greatly speed up the detection of tsunamis, Caltech and Google researchers have developed a method that turns operating submarine communication cables into earthquake detectors without using special equipment.

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