When you think of large machines, you probably picture a massive tractor or maybe an enormous science experiment. Think bigger — much, much bigger. How about the size of the entire United States? The world's largest machine is actually the U.S. power grid and how it became one giant machine is an amazing story.

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You have probably seen videos online of dancing robots. Boston Dynamics built them, and the videos are prepared in a lab under controlled conditions. So, what are these robots being used for in the real world? Well, the answer might surprise you.

Recently, mRNA has been in the news a lot due to its use in the COVID vaccine. But, this technology may lead to even more medical breakthroughs. Researchers have been looking at whether we can use mRNA through simple blood tests to detect Alzheimer’s early, and the results are looking good.

We have seen more and more civilians traveling to space lately. This is primarily thanks to the privatization of the space industry. But, you may have noticed it’s only billionaires and celebrities going up. Even Captain Kirk made his maiden voyage recently. So, when will you be able to afford the trip? Many factors go into that, and it’s more complicated than you may think.

You probably have thousands of photos on your phone eating up space, and you want to preserve those memories. IDrive is the perfect solution for backing up and protecting all your precious photos and videos. Use it to back up all your devices: PCs, Macs, servers, iPhones, Android phones and more. Sync everything to one account.

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