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Predators and MRAPS: the military's post-9/11 eraWashington (AFP) Aug 17, 2011 The September 11 attacks ushered in a new era of warfare, with the United States relying on a new fleet of robotic aircraft and elite special forces with high-tech gear. Here are some of defining features of the post-9/11 wars: PREDATORS: An unmanned, propeller plane equipped with cameras, precision-guided bombs and missiles, the Predator has allowed the US military to spy from the sky for hours on end and attack terror suspects without putting troops at risk. The Predators, part of a n ... read more |
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  Space Station Crew Enjoys Eye-Level View of Perseid Meteor Shower With the bright moon that was out on the evening of August 13, many astronomy buffs were not able to fully appreciate the spectacular Perseid meteor shower going on in the night sky. From the Intern ... more | .. |
  Robonaut successfully passes first test on ISS The first human-like robot and permanent resident of the International Space Station, Robonaut 2 or R2, has successfully passed its first test, the official Robonaut`s microblog reported on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  New Rover Snapshots Capture Endeavour Crater Vistas NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has captured new images of intriguing Martian terrain from a small crater near the rim of the large Endeavour crater. The rover arrived at the 13-mile-diame ... more | .. |
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  NASA Picks Three Proposals for Flight Demonstration NASA has selected three proposals, including one from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., as Technology Demonstration Missions to transform space communications, deep space navigat ... more | .. |
 Canadian drone helped rebels in Libya A Canadian unmanned micro-aerial vehicle or reconnaissance drone helped Libyan rebels in their fight against strongman Moamer Kadhafi, the company that sold it to them said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Nano bundles pack a powerful punch Rice University researchers have created a solid-state, nanotube-based supercapacitor that promises to combine the best qualities of high-energy batteries and fast-charging capacitors in a device su ... more | .. |
  NIST tests help ensure reliable wireless alarm beacons for first responders Wireless emergency safety equipment could save lives-if signals are transmitted reliably. But few performance standards exist. Now, tests at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ... more |
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Trump vows to relaunch Egypt-Ethiopia talks on dam row
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  Commentary: New world disorder From a record-breaking drought that has devastated much of the U.S. South and keeps getting worse, to the U.S. economy and what Time magazine's cover story calls "The Decline and Fall of Europe (and maybe the West)"; civil wars in Libya and Syria; renewed terrorism in Iraq and endless fighting in Afghanistan, the good news was hard to detect. ... more | .. |
 First 3D video transmission live from space Half a century after humankind entered outer space, an ESA-developed camera produced live-streaming 3D images for the first time in the history of space travel - showing the International Space Stat ... more | .. |
  Forecasting pipe fractures A computer model that tests automobile components for crashworthiness could also be of use to the oil and gas industry, according to researchers at MIT's Impact and Crashworthiness Laboratory, who a ... more | .. |
  Sandia Labs' Gemini-Scout robot likely to reach trapped miners ahead of rescuers In the first moments after a mining accident, first responders work against the clock to assess the situation and save the miners. But countless dangers lurk: pois ... more |
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 Robotic Refueling Module, Soon To Be Relocated to Permanent Space Station Position NASA's groundbreaking Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) will reach a key milestone in September when the International Space Station (ISS) robots transfer the module to its permanent home on space sta ... more | .. |
 Arrival in the Arctic After two days of travel from Clinton, Canada, where I had spent the previous week with the Pavilion Lake Research Project, I arrived in the evening in Resolute Bay, in Nunavut Territory, Canada. ... more | .. |
 Space first: Live 3-D images from orbit Astronauts have produced the first live 3-D video images in the 50-year history of space travel, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Better, Faster, Cheaper: Doing Business with the Sun The change in energy policy has been decided; Germany needs more green energy. From September 5-9 in Hamburg, everything will revolve around our biggest energy supplier: the sun. At the European Pho ... 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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  NASA Plans to Visit a Near-Earth Asteroid 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 199 ... 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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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Quantum transport method reads open quantum states
Scientists uncover new quantum state that could power future technologies
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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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