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NASA Plans to Visit a Near-Earth AsteroidHuntsville AL (SPX) Aug 17, 2011 In a few years a NASA spacecraft will seek the building blocks of life in a shovelful of asteroid dirt. The OSIRIS-REx1 spacecraft, targeted for launch in September 2016, will intercept asteroid 1999 RQ36, orbit it for a year, and then reach out a robotic arm to touch its surface. "We call it 'touch and go,'" explains principal investigator Michael Drake of the University of Arizona. "OSIRIS-REx will approach the surface at 0.1 m/sec (only 0.2 mph, less than a tenth of walking pace) and, without l ... read more |
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 Asteroid Photographer Beams Back Science Data The Dawn spacecraft has completed a graceful spiral into the first of four planned science orbits during the spacecraft's yearlong visit to Vesta. The spacecraft started taking detailed observ ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Unveils Samarai Flyer at Unmanned Vehicle Conference Inspired by a maple seed, Lockheed Martin's Samarai handheld vehicle flew publically for the first time at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International conference. Weighing less ... more | .. |
  Walker's World: And if China slows ... Nobody really knows whether Europe and the United States are heading for a double-dip recession, stagflation or a currency collapse. But it is a safe bet that neither will be contributing much to global growth over the next few years, so China's future is going to be pivotal for us all. ... more | .. |
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  US officials slam report on Pakistan drone war dead US officials on Friday strongly rejected allegations in an independent study that a covert drone war in Pakistan has killed large numbers of civilians, saying the numbers are "way off the mark." ... more | .. |
  Honda plans nuclear mission for robot: media Japan's Honda is hoping to retool its humanoid robot ASIMO for a nuclear mission so it can join emergency work inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant, a press report said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Rehab robots lend stroke patients a hand Robot-assisted therapy has measurable benefits for patients with a weaker arm following a stroke. This is according to new research featured in the journal Clinical Rehabilitation, published by SAGE ... more | .. |
 Honda denies nuclear mission for robot Japan's Honda has denied a press report it is hoping to retool its humanoid robot ASIMO to enable it to join emergency work inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. ... more |
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  Scientists find eruption at undersea volcano after forecasting the event A team of scientists just discovered a new eruption of Axial Seamount, an undersea volcano located about 250 miles off the Oregon coast - and one of the most active and intensely studied seamounts i ... more | .. |
 US scientists predict eruption of undersea volcano US scientists said Tuesday they have for the first time successfully predicted the eruption of one of the world's most active undersea volcanoes off the coast of the western state of Oregon. ... more | .. |
 Wearable device that vibrates fingertip could improve sense of touch A little vibration can be a good thing for people who need a sensitive touch. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a glove with a special fingertip designed to improve t ... more | .. |
  Crew Stows Spacesuits, Completes Robotics Checkout The six Expedition 28 crew members aboard the International Space Station wrapped up a busy workweek Friday as they stowed equipment used in Wednesday's spacewalk and completed an extensive checkout ... more |
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  Children learn hacker ways at DefCon Nine-year-old Anna focused intently as she screwed a circuit board into place in a first-ever "DefCon Kids village" created to tutor children in the ways of hacking. ... more | .. |
  US Army Selects SMSS Autonomous Vehicle for Afghanistan Deployment The U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force, through the Robotics Technology Consortium, selected the Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) to deploy to Afghanistan for a first-of-i ... more | .. |
  Southampton engineers fly first printed aircraft Engineers at the University of Southampton have designed and flown the world's first 'printed' aircraft, which could revolutionise the economics of aircraft design. The SULSA (Southampton Univ ... more | .. |
 The Orbital Perspective of Astronaut Ron Garan "Hello from space!" greets astronaut Ron Garan as an opening to his recently published video blog. Garan's goal is to show how this orbital research facility can help improve life on Earth, while al ... more |
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Greenland truce or Trump win? Davos "framework" pauses tariffs but not the takeover boasts
Greenlanders doubtful over Trump resolution
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 Bionic microrobot mimics the 'water strider' and walks on water Scientists are reporting development of a new aquatic microrobot that mimics the amazing water-walking abilities of the water strider - the long-legged insect that scoots across the surface of ponds ... more | .. |
 Taiwan's Foxconn to use one million robots by 2014 Taiwan IT giant Foxconn - hit by a spate of suicides at its Chinese plants - plans to replace 500,000 workers with robots in the next three years, state media reported Monday. ... more | .. |
 WISE Mission Finds First Trojan Asteroid Sharing Earth Orbit Astronomers studying observations taken by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission have discovered the first known "Trojan" asteroid orbiting the sun along with Earth. Trojan ... more | .. |
 New uses for Space Station For more than a decade, the International Space Station has been a busy orbiting research lab. But it could soon take on a new role as a testbed for ambitious missions deeper into space. Futur ... more |
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 NASA and International Partners Discuss New Uses for Space Station The Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB) for the International Space Station partner agencies met Tuesday, July 26, to discuss how to use the space station as a test bed for technologies that will ... more | .. |
Robot seagull flies in Scotland A German engineering firm says it has developed a robotic seagull so lifelike it fooled real birds into believing it was part of the flock. ... more | .. |
  Caltech Researchers Create the First Artificial Neural Network Out of DNA Artificial intelligence has been the inspiration for countless books and movies, as well as the aspiration of countless scientists and engineers. Researchers at the California Institute of Technolog ... more | .. |
 Certification for ISS onboard astronaut The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has been providing basic training to be certified as an astronaut for the International Space Station (ISS) to astronaut candidates Kimiya Yui, and Takuya Ohni ... more |
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Quantum transport method reads open quantum states
Scientists uncover new quantum state that could power future technologies
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  EU adopts automaker eco-innovation credit The European Commission has officially adopted a policy of allowing auto manufacturers to gain carbon dioxide emission credits through the use of "eco-innovations." ... more | .. |
 Inside the innards of a nuclear reactor As workers continue to grapple with the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear powerplant in Japan, the crisis has shone a spotlight on nuclear reactors around the world. In June, The Associated Press re ... more | .. |
  NASA and Chevron Partner to Benefit the Energy Industry NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., and Chevron Corporation in San Ramon, Calif., have announced a partnership to develop a range of advanced technologies that can be used in harsh ... more | .. |
  Sharper deeper faster 3D imaging For modern biologists, the ability to capture high-quality, three-dimensional (3D) images of living tissues or organisms over time is necessary to answer problems in areas ranging from genomics to n ... more |
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  NASA's Next Mars Rover to Land at Gale Crater NASA's next Mars rover will land at the foot of a layered mountain inside the planet's Gale crater. The car-sized Mars Science Laboratory, or Curiosity, is scheduled to launch late this year and lan ... more | .. |
  Google buys computer vision startup 'PittPatt' Google on Monday said it has bought a computer vision startup spun out of the robotics institute at Carnegie Mellon University. ... more | .. |
  Space Shuttle final landing marks end of an era Thus was history made: Space Shuttle Atlantis left the International Space Station on Tuesday and made its last return to Earth. The Shuttle era is now over and the door is open to the next generati ... more | .. |
 Tiny robots could find nuclear plant leaks Small, spherical robots with a camera could someday navigate the underground pipes of a nuclear reactor to check for corrosion or leaks, U.S. researchers say. ... more |
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