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January 11, 2010
Mint robot puts shine on hardwood floors
Las Vegas, Nevada (AFP) Jan 10, 2010
Evolution Robotics is betting that folks with hardwood or tile floors are craving mechanical maids to keep them beautiful. The firm used the Consumer Electronics Show ending Sunday in Las Vegas to show off a Mint Cleaner that automatically dusts or wet mops hard-surface floors using cleaning cloths such as Swiffer. "We are using a lot of technology to very meticulously clean an area," Te ... read more

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Goddard Scientist Breakthrough Given Ticket To Mars
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Mars Spirit Rover Facing End Of Mission Decision
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Lakeside On Ancient Mars
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Mars rover Spirit's 6-year stint may be ending: NASA
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Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

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Moon Mission In Running For Next Big Space Venture
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jan 04, 2010
Nearly 40 years after the Apollo astronauts first brought samples of the Moon to Earth for study, researchers from Washington University in St. Louis are leading an effort to return to the Moon for samples that could unlock secrets of the early Solar System. Known as MoonRise, the proposed Moon mission is one of three finalists now bidding to become NASA's next big space science venture, a ... more

Cockroaches Offer Inspiration For Running Robots
Corvallis OR (SPX) Jan 04, 2010
The sight of a cockroach scurrying for cover may be nauseating, but the insect is also a biological and engineering marvel, and is providing researchers at Oregon State University with what they call "bioinspiration" in a quest to build the world's first legged robot that is capable of running effortlessly over rough terrain. If the engineers succeed, they may owe their success to what's b ... more

Brigade Combat Team Modernization To Enter Production
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jan 04, 2010
Boeing reports that Increment 1 of the U.S. Army's Brigade Combat Team Modernization program was approved to begin Low-Rate Initial Production early in 2010 as a result of the Milestone C production review by the Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) on Dec. 22. As the prime contractor, Boeing, along with Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) [NYSE: SAI], is responsible for the develop ... more

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Moving Video To Captcha Robot Hackers


Jason Images Discovery Of Deepest Explosive Eruption On Sea Floor


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Spectacular Years Ahead In Space

Indian "Vyomanauts" All Set To Rise Up In Space

Galactic GPS Possible With Pulsing Pulsars And Gravitational Waves

Spirit Tries A Toe-In Maneuver

Opportunity Examinines 'Marquette Island's' Interior

Minimal Progress In Recent Extraction Drives

USAF Awards ULA WGS-4 Satellite Launch

ISRO Plans Special Launch Pad At Sriharikotta

Arianespace Is Poised To Build On Its Success In 2010 And Beyond

Space Technology Helps Mitigate Climate Change

Two NASA Satellites See Edzani Power Up In Clouds And Rainfall

The PARASOL Satellite Moving Off The A-Train Track

New Horizons Now Closer To Pluto Than Earth

Hubble Finds Smallest Kuiper Belt Object Ever Seen

The PI's Perspective - Farewell 2009

How To Stir Galaxy Disks

SMU Hosts NOvA Scientists

New Tidal Streams Found In Andromeda Reveal Galactic Merger History

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Venus, Asteroids And Moon To Compete For Next New Frontiers Mission
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 30, 2009
NASA has selected three proposals as candidates for the agency's next space venture to another celestial body in our solar system. The final project selected in mid-2011 may provide a better understanding of Earth's formation or perhaps the origin of life on our planet. The proposed missions would probe the atmosphere and crust of Venus; return a piece of a near-Earth asteroid for analysis; or ... more

Cockroaches inspiration for robots
Corvallis, Ore. (UPI) Dec 30, 2009
Cockroaches are providing inspiration in the quest to build a robot capable of running effortlessly over rough terrain, scientists in Oregon said. "Cockroaches are incredible. They can run fast, turn on a dime ... and react to perturbations faster than a nerve impulse can travel," Oregon State University researcher John Schmitt said. Robots can walk, but none of them can run as w ... more

Japanese researcher unveils 'hummingbird robot'
Chiba, Japan (AFP) Dec 28, 2009
Japanese researchers said Monday they had developed a "hummingbird robot" that can flutter around freely in mid-air with rapid wing movements. The robot, a similar size to a real hummingbird, is equipped with a micro motor and four wings that can flap 30 times per second, said Hiroshi Liu, the researcher at Chiba University east of Tokyo. It is controlled with an infrared sensor and can ... more

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UK Outlines Science Priorities


Silicon Technology Offers Extended X-Ray Vision Of High-Energy Cosmos


Space Debris A Concern In Satellite Launch
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AU renews Somali peace force mandate

China to reinforce economic ties on Algeria visit

Talks start in Guinea on new prime minister

Toyota Prius Japan's top-selling car in 2009

Sanyo rolls electric bicycles into US market

VW says 2009 Chinese sales hit record 1.4 million cars

'Year 2010' smart-card bug turns Germans back to cash

Hubble Telescope peers at oldest ever galaxies

2010 tech bug hits German credit cards

Mini-Research Module MRM1 At Cape For Shuttle Processing

Astronauts Dock At ISS

Expedition 22 Keeps Busy While Awaiting Additional Crew Members

Shuttle Endeavour readied for a space trip

Space shuttle Atlantis lands back on Earth

Atlantis Ready For Landing Friday

ISRO Reviews Cryogenic Engine

Indian Cryogenic Engine Rocket Launch Put On Hold

Rocket-Motor Test Supports NASA, DOD And Commercial Missions

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DLR Review Of The Year 2009

ESA Member States Give Green Light To ExoMars Programme

Arianespace To Launch Gaia For European Space Agency

War-torn 'nursery' hopes to send monkeys to Mars

French court orders Google to stop scanning French books

ESA signs Gaia launch contract

Bacteria used to power simple machines

China VP looks at greening of Japan's former 'iron city'

PHARAO Atomic Clock Agreement Signed By ESA And CNES

Unmanned unit tested for psychological war

Underwater gas may hold clues on Turkish quake risk

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Low Mass Planets May Be Common Around Nearby Stars

Biosatellite To The Moon

Opportunity Continues Investigation Of Marquette Island

Robot completes first underwater crossing of Atlantic Ocean

Magnetic Power Revealed In Gamma-Ray Burst Jet

US Air Force confirms 'Beast of Kandahar' drone

Opportunity Investigates 'Marquette' And 'Islington Bay'

Sandtrapped Rover Makes A Big Discovery

Shuttle Endeavour readied for a space trip

A Superbright Supernova That's The First Of Its Kind

ESA Astronaut Frank De Winne Safely Back On Earth

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