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April 04, 2011
ROBO SPACE
Blood Simple Circuitry For Cyborgs
Berkeley CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2011
Could electronic components made from human blood be the key to creating cyborg interfaces? Circuitry that links human tissues and nerve cells directly to an electronic device, such as a robotic limb or artificial eye might one day be possible thanks to the development of biological components. Writing in the International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics, a team in India describes how a "memristor" can be made using human blood. Memristors were a theoretical electronic component fir ... read more

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STATION NEWS

Station Fires Engines To Avoid Orbital Debris
At 10:36 p.m. EDT, ground controllers moved the International Space Station away from a piece of orbital debris. The object is a relic from a collision between the COSMOS 2251 and Iridium 33 satelli ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Atmospheric Science Through Robotic Aircraft
ASTRA investigates new technologies for making low cost observations of the physical parameters of the atmosphere. We develop and test platforms capable of delivering scientific instruments to altit ... more
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MARSDAILY

Study Of 'Ruiz Garcia' Rock Completed
Opportunity completed the in-situ (contact) investigation on the surface target Ruiz Garcia at Santa Maria crater. On Sol 2520 (Feb. 25, 2011), the rover used the robotic arm (Instrument Deplo ... more
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SKY NIGHTLY

Texas Astronomers Find Super-Luminous Supernova
Astronomers led by graduate student Emmanouil "Manos" Chatzopoulos and Dr. J. Craig Wheeler of The University of Texas at Austin have found another extremely bright, rare supernova to add to the new ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Japan PM says stricken nuclear plant to be scrapped
Japan said Thursday its crisis-hit nuclear plant must be scrapped, but currently had no plans to evacuate more people, despite calls for a larger exclusion zone around the crippled facility. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Pressure on Japan to widen nuclear evacuation zone
Japan said Thursday there were no immediate plans to widen the exclusion zone around its stricken nuclear plant, hours after the UN atomic watchdog agency voiced its concern over the issue. ... more
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MERCURY RISING

NASA probe aims to unlock Mercury's secrets
NASA scientists pored Wednesday over stunning new images of Mercury as their MESSENGER probe began a year-long mission to map the surface of the solar system's least-understood planet. ... more
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MERCURY RISING

MESSENGER offers close-up of mysterious Mercury
NASA celebrated Wednesday hundreds of stunning photographs from the Mercury MESSENGER probe as it began a year-long mission to orbit and map the solar system's mysterious innermost planet. ... more
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STATION NEWS

Japan's HTV-2 Cargo Spaceship Undocks From ISS
Japan's HTV-2 Konotori robotic cargo space ship undocked from the International Space Station at 7.45 pm Moscow time (15.45 GMT), a Russian mission control center official said on Monday. The ... more
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TECH SPACE

UN atomic watchdog raises alarm over Japan evacuations
The UN atomic watchdog said Wednesday radiation in a village outside the evacuation zone around a stricken Japanese nuclear plant was above safe levels, urging that Japan reassess the situation. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Anti-radiation resin to coat Japan plant grounds
Workers at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant plan to spray its grounds with a special resin to prevent further radioactivity being released, a nuclear safety agency official said Wednesday. ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Future Engineers Unite At Robotics Competition
The 20th season of the Los Angeles regional FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition, held at the Long Beach Convention Center, March 25 and 26, proved ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Japan on 'maximum alert' over nuclear plant
Japan said Tuesday it was on "maximum alert" over a crippled nuclear plant where radioactive water has halted repair work and plutonium has been found in the soil. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Light Technology Reduces Painful Side Effects Of Radiation and Chemotherapy
A NASA technology originally developed for plant growth experiments on space shuttle missions has successfully reduced the painful side effects resulting from chemotherapy and radiation treatment in ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Tokyo nuclear operator seeking French help: minister
Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO), operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, is seeking help from France to tackle the "critical" situation, Industry Minister Eric Besson said Monday. ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Goodbye To Blind Spots For Machine Operators
Particular care must be taken in a production hall where robots and men work together, where even minor carelessness could result in serious accidents or stop production. At the Hannover Messe trade ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Beginning Of Era Of Manned Spaceflight
April 12, 1961 - 50 years ago engineering genius of S.P.Korolev blazed the trail into space for the Earth civilization by ushering in manned spaceflight. The flight into low-Earth orbit of Vostok sp ... more
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SPACEMART

ESA Council Appoints Directors
The Council of the European Space Agency has appointed a team of Directors who will assist the Director General in the reorganised structure that takes effect on 1 April 2011. The motive for c ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

LockMart Makes Strides In Human Space Exploration
Forging a new path forward to ensure safe, affordable and sustainable human exploration beyond low Earth orbit, Lockheed Martin has unveiled the first Orion spacecraft and a spacious state-of-the-ar ... more
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SPACEMART

Intelsat Picks MDA For Satellite Servicing
Intelsat has announced that it has entered into an agreement with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA") for the servicing of Intelsat's on-orbit satellites via a space-based service vehic ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

From Outer Sol To The Inner Rock Human Space Is Growing
It's easy for a space enthusiast to feel depressed right now. The end of the Shuttle program is nigh. NASA seems neglected and directionless. Budgetary issues threaten spaceflight globally. Bu ... more
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IRAQ WARS

New Ferris wheel attracts leisure-starved Iraqis
During their first outing since getting engaged in December, Haidar al-Saeedi and his fiancee dangled 55 metres (180 feet) over Baghdad, enjoying the view from a Ferris wheel that is the latest attraction in the leisure-starved capital. ... more
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MARSDAILY

Opportunity Completes Study Of Ruiz Garcia Rock
Opportunity completed the in-situ (contact) investigation on the surface target Ruiz Garcia at Santa Maria crater. On Sol 2520 (Feb. 25, 2011), the rover used the robotic arm (Instrument Deplo ... more
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SPACEMART

Northrop Grumman Launches Integrated Assembly Line
Northrop Grumman took a significant step in transitioning the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to full-rate production with the March 1 start-up of the company's integrated assembly line (IAL) in Palmdale. ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE

X-37B - This Is Only A Test
We are regularly warned on emergency speakers that an upcoming alarm signal is only a test. It's a necessary precaution to prevent panic. Some members of community need a similar heads-up about anot ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

NASA Seeks Partners To Manage Night Rover, Nano-Sat Launcher Challenges
NASA is seeking partner organizations to manage the agency's upcoming Night Rover and Nano-Satellite Launcher Centennial Challenges. NASA's Centennial Challenges are prize competitions for technolog ... more
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MARSDAILY

Color View From Orbit Shows Mars Rover Beside Crater
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has nearly completed its three-month examination of a crater informally named "Santa Maria," but before the rover resumes its overland trek, an orbiting cam ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

NASA Seeks Partners To Manage Night Rover, Nano-Sat Launcher Challenges
NASA is seeking partner organizations to manage the agency's upcoming Night Rover and Nano-Satellite Launcher Centennial Challenges. NASA's Centennial Challenges are prize competitions for technolog ... more
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SOLAR SCIENCE

NASA Light Technology Reduces Cancer Patients' Painful Side Effects
A NASA technology originally developed for plant growth experiments on space shuttle missions has successfully reduced the painful side effects resulting from chemotherapy and radiation treatment in ... more
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FARM NEWS

Can Bees Color Maps Better Than Ants?
In mathematics, you need at most only four different colors to produce a map in which no two adjacent regions have the same color. Utah and Arizona are considered adjacent, but Utah and New Mexico, ... more
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ROBO SPACE

How Can Robots Get Our Attention
Getting someone's attention can be easy with a loud noise or a shout, but what if the situation calls for a little more tact? How can a robot use subtle cues to attract a human's notice and tell whe ... more
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