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Google in major bid for Eastern US wind powerWashington (AFP) Oct 12, 2010 Investors led by technology giant Google on Tuesday announced a five billion-dollar project to power the US East Coast with wind from the Atlantic Ocean, in an ambitious bid to spur alternative energy. The project would set up offshore wind turbines and a new transmission grid stretching 350 miles (565 kilometers) from New Jersey to Virginia, the most densely populated part of the United States which suffered blackouts in 2003. Google, the Internet search giant whose interests now run the gamut ... read more |
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Bonn, Germany (SPX) Oct 01, 2010On 30 October 1985, Space Shuttle Challenger launched with the European Spacelab research module on board. Ernst Messerschmid was on board this mission, also called D1 - the first mission under German responsibility. In this interview, the former astronaut tells us about insomnia, floating in space, 12-hour shifts, and strange expense reports. b>The number of people who have been into spa ... more  
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2010On the third anniversary of traveling through the solar system on its own since dispatching Dawn on a separate journey, Earth continues to orbit the sun in much the same way it has been. Meanwhile, the spacecraft is thrusting with its ion propulsion system, making steady progress in reshaping its orbit to rendezvous with Vesta in July 2011. In its three years of interplanetary travels, the ... more  
Tewskbury MA (SPX) Sep 29, 2010Raytheon unveiled its second generation Exoskeleton (XOS 2) at its research facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, during a demonstration with Paramount Home Entertainment. The new robotic suit is lighter, faster and stronger than its predecessor, yet it uses 50 percent less power. Its enhanced design also means that it is more resistant to the environment. "XOS 1 was essentially a proof of con ... more |
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'Helper' robots seen within 10 yearsIthaca, N.Y. (UPI) Sep 23, 2010 Robots capable of helping people with everyday tasks could be available and affordable within 10 years, a U.S. researcher predicts. Ashutosh Saxena, Cornell University assistant professor of computer science, is working to bring robots into homes and offices that can clean up a messy room, assemble a flat-pack bookcase or unload a dishwasher, all without human intervention, a university release said Thursday. "Just like people buy a car, I envision that in five to 10 years, people will b ... read more |
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