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Chatty robots, flying alarm clocks at top high-tech fairHanover, Germany (AFP) March 3, 2010 Robots that teach Chinese, computers controlled by moving the eyes and flying alarm clocks were among the weird and wonderful gadgets wowing crowds Wednesday at the world's top high-tech fair. As the IT sector seeks to bounce back after a disastrous 2009, firms sought to woo punters at this year's CeBIT fair in northern Germany with fun and futuristic inventions ranging from the mind-boggling to the downright silly. Learning Chinese but finding it tough to find people to practice with? Meet ... read more |
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India To Initiate Activities For Chandrayaan-II
Bangalore, India (PTI) Feb 24, 2010After a successful maiden moon mission, India will initiate the process for its sequel Chandrayaan-II, President Pratibha Patil said. "...Activities towards the Chandrayaan-II Mission will be initiated," she said in her address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament here. Under Chandrayaan-II, space scientists plan to land two robotic rovers on the surface of the moon that ... more Endeavour Lands - Just Four Shuttle Launches To Go
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 21, 2010The US space shuttle Endeavour successfully landed in Florida late Sunday after a two-week mission to install a new module on the International Space Station. The shuttle touched down on a coastal runway at the Kennedy Space Center here at 10:20 pm (0320 GMT Monday) after the cloudy weather in the area improved enough for Endeavour to be cleared for landing. "Congratulations on a great m ... more ESA Chooses Three Scientific Missions For Further Study
Paris, France (ESA) Feb 22, 2010Dark energy, habitable planets around other stars, and the mysterious nature of our own Sun, have been chosen by ESA as candidates for two medium-class missions to be launched no earlier than 2017. On Thursday 18 February, ESA's Science Programme Committee (SPC) approved three missions to enter the so-called definition phase. This is the next step required before the final decision is take ... more |
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Colony Of Humans On Moon Possible In FutureThiruvananthapuram, India (PTI) Feb 19, 2010 With the discovery of water on the moon, there was a distinct possibility of humans setting up a colony in the nearest satellite from the Earth, former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair has said. The Chandrayaan-1 mission's finding that large quantities of water were present in the polar region of the moon opened up the possibility of splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, Nair said at the function to present him with the `Malayali-2009' honour by Asianet News channel. While hydrogen could be ... read more |
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