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Electromagnetic Interference/Capability testing and structural dynamics testing completed for LDCM

Oct 10, 2012 (SPX)

Orbital Sciences Corporation recently completed Electromagnetic Interference/Capability (EMI/EMC) testing and structural dynamics testing of the Landsat Data Co...

HorizonSat Taps ASC Signal for Antennas to Support New Teleports

Oct 10, 2012 (SPX)

ASC Signal Corporation has been awarded a contract by HorizonSat Teleports GmbH, a subsidiary of HorizonSat. HorizonSat is a major provider of satellite service...

Architect shares simple green architecture improvements for homes and offices

Oct 10, 2012 (SPX)

A lot of green energy ideas would make you blue in the face if you knew the truth. In the new book Architect Laid Bare! In Shades of Green, veteran architect Ro...

Court delays Australian miner's Malaysia plant

Oct 10, 2012 (AFP)

A Malaysian court Wednesday ordered a further delay in the opening of an Australian-owned rare earths plant, following protests from residents worried about pos...

Terrain System Will Help Tactical Low-Level Flight For Transport Planes

Oct 10, 2012 (SPX)

An innovative Terrain Following and Terrain Avoidance (TF/TA) system under development at Elbit Systems, in cooperation with Northrop Grumman, will enable pilot...

Sea and space meet for business in Ireland

Oct 10, 2012 (ESA)

A new ESA project led by Irish industry is putting satellite data to use for monitoring the quality of coastal water. The Irish minister for Research and Innova...

US politics goes mobile, phones become tool: study

Oct 09, 2012 (AFP)

A growing number of Americans are using mobile phones to keep up with or play a role in politics, but some say they are getting unwanted political messages, a s...

'Dishonored' game a whorl of cunning and combat

Oct 09, 2012 (AFP)

The publisher behind videogame hit "Skyrim" on Tuesday immersed players in the plague-ridden world of "Dishonored," where cunning was as crucial as combat prowe...

Immersive game showcases new Internet Explorer

Oct 09, 2012 (AFP)

Microsoft on Tuesday teased the release of the next generation of Internet Explorer by unveiling an online game crafted to show that websites can be as richly p...

As mobile devices advance, PC future murky

Oct 09, 2012 (AFP)

The PC is not dead, but it's no longer king of the technology universe. As Microsoft prepares to launch Windows 8, the newest version of its operating system, t...

Strathclyde takes the lead in space research

Oct 09, 2012 (SPX)

Academics at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow are set to investigate the removal of space debris and deflection of asteroids - leading the first researc...

Angry Birds, Star Wars team up for new go

Oct 08, 2012 (UPI)

The popular Angry Birds game is warping into a Star Wars universe in a new edition featuring the movies' heroes and villains, the game's Finnish developer says....

Building 3D Structures from a 2D Template

Oct 08, 2012 (SPX)

In modern telecommunications, light carries digital information over kilometers within seconds. Adapted optical materials con-trol the light signals. In the AFM...

YouTube launches new global channels

Oct 08, 2012 (AFP)

YouTube is launching dozens of new original programming channels, including several from France, Germany and Britain. The Google-owned online video service said...

Prehistoric builders reveal trade secrets

Oct 05, 2012 (SPX)

A fossil which has lain in a museum drawer for over a century has been recognized by a University of Leicester geologist as a unique clue to the long-lost skill...

Apple even stronger a year after Steve Jobs death

Oct 05, 2012 (AFP)

As Apple paid homage Friday to Steve Jobs a year after his death, the US technology giant appeared to be extending its leadership in the sector even without the...

GSAT-10 is a success but ISRO needs to advance its Launch Capabilities

Oct 04, 2012 (SPX)

India's GSAT-10 Communication Satellite was launched successfully on September 29, 2012 by the Ariane-5 vehicle from French Guiana. This 3400 kg satellite has b...

Latin lithium output mired in controversy

Oct 04, 2012 (UPI)

Latin America's emerging lithium giants Bolivia and Chile are finding tough hurdles need to be crossed before they can begin profiting from vast lithium reserve...

ISS to Dodge Astro-Junk

Oct 04, 2012 (Voice of Russia)

The International Space Station (ISS) will make a maneuver to a new orbit on Thursday to avoid debris from a Japanese satellite, a Russian Flight Control Center...

GSAT-10 Orbit Raised Further

Oct 04, 2012 (SPX)

In the second orbit-raising exercise, the perigee (nearest point to earth) of GSAT-10 satellite has successfully been raised to 31,822 km from 16,427 km this af...