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January 30, 2012
ROBO SPACE
JPL begins widespread adoption of Maplesoft technology
Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Jan 27, 2012
Maplesoft has announced a major adoption of its products by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). JPL is implementing Maple, MapleSim, and MapleNet in its various projects. Whether creating America's first satellite, Explorer 1, sending the first robotic craft to the moon, or exploring the edges of the solar system, JPL has been at the forefront of pushing the limits of exploration. Curiosity, JPL's latest space rover, launched at the end of November, aims to explore Mars to investigate wh ... read more

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Robot competition in zero-gravity
School teams from Europe and America have been commanding robots competing in the Spheres ZeroRobotics tournament in space. The arena: 400 km above Earth on the International Space Station. St ... more
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UAV NEWS

'Autonomous' combat drones debated
Researchers say a drone aircraft being tested by the U.S. Navy that could conduct a combat mission without human involvement raises troubling ethical questions. ... more
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ENERGY NEWS

GE Energy Launches New Power Conversion Business
GE Energy has announced the next step in the integration of its acquisition of Converteam by renaming the business Power Conversion. Power Conversion's technologies in process controls, automation s ... more
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ROBO SPACE

NASA Joins MIT and DARPA for Out-of-This-World Student Robotic Challenge
NASA will join the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and high school student teams from the U.S. and abroad for the third annual Zero ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Snakes Improve Search-and-Rescue Robots
Designing an all-terrain robot for search-and-rescue missions is an arduous task for scientists. The machine must be flexible enough to move over uneven surfaces, yet not so big that it's restricted ... more
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MARSDAILY

Adjusting Robotic Arm on Amboy Rock
Opportunity is positioned on the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater with an approximate 15-degree northerly tilt for favorable solar energy production. Opportunity is conduc ... more
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UAV NEWS

MIT researchers find critical speed above which birds and UAVs will crash
The northern goshawk is one of nature's diehard thrill-seekers. The formidable raptor preys on birds and small mammals, speeding through tree canopies and underbrush to catch its quarry. With reflex ... more
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Bats use sound flow to steer through cluttered habitats
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Solar cycles seen in Antarctic fast ice history
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DRAGON SPACE

Shenzhou 9 Behind the Curtain
The first crew to fly to a Chinese space laboratory could lift off within three months. The launch of the Shenzhou 9 mission to the Tiangong 1 module could take place at the end of March or early Ap ... more
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ROBO SPACE

A new Artificial Intelligence technique to speed the planning of tasks when resources are limited
Scientists at Universidad Carlos III in Madrid (UC3M) have presented a new technique based on Artificial Intelligence that can automatically create plans, allowing problems to be solved with much gr ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Open-source robotic surgery platform going to top medical research labs
Robotics experts at the University of California, Santa Cruz and the University of Washington (UW) have completed a set of seven advanced robotic surgery systems for use by major medical research la ... more
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TIME AND SPACE

Planck completes its survey of early Universe
The High Frequency Instrument on ESA's Planck mission has completed its survey of the remnant light from the Big Bang. The sensor ran out of coolant on Saturday as expected, ending its ability to de ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

SpaceX delays February flight to space stationl
SpaceX said Tuesday it has postponed its February test flight of the Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, the first-ever bid by a private company to dock at the orbiting lab. ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW

British scientific expedition discovers world's deepest known undersea volcanic vents
A British scientific expedition has discovered the world's deepest undersea volcanic vents, known as 'black smokers', 3.1 miles (5000 metres) down in the Cayman Trough in the Caribbean. Using a deep ... more
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BIO FUEL

Good parents are predictable when it comes to corn
In order to breed new varieties of corn with a higher yield faster than ever before, researchers at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany, and other institutions are relying on a trick: ... more
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MARSDAILY

Opportunity Targets Amboy Rock For Extra Study Ahead of Winter
Opportunity is positioned for winter on the north end of "Cape York" on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is tilted about 15 degrees to the north for favorable solar energy production. Op ... more
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Muon Space joins SHIELD missile defense effort with next generation space systems role
BlackSky expands Gen-3 satellite intelligence contracts worldwide
Stratoship alliance charts staged path for smallsat payloads
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NANO TECH

Hydrogen advances graphene use
Physicists at Linkoping University have shown that a dose of hydrogen or helium can render the "super material" graphene even more useful. Graphene has engendered high expectations whereof its ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Smart appliances set to transform the home
You're at work when you get word of unexpected dinner guests. No problem. Smart appliances to the rescue. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Boeing begins NASA solar electric propulsion study
Boeing has begun work on a four-month NASA contract to develop a mission concept study for solar electric propulsion technologies. Under the $600,000 firm, fixed-price contract, Boeing will ev ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

Star Destroyed in Supernova Was White Dwarf
Last year's discovery of the nearest Type Ia supernova in decades - captured only 11 hours after it exploded - allowed astronomers to finally cinch the identity of the stars behind these explosions, ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW

World's most extreme deep-sea vents revealed
Scientists have revealed details of the world's most extreme deep-sea volcanic vents, 5 kilometres down in a rift in the Caribbean seafloor. The undersea hot springs, which lie 0.8 kilometres deeper ... more
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MARSDAILY

The Challenges of Building A House on Mars
Going to Mars? Expect to stay a while. Because of the relative motions of Earth and Mars, the pioneering astronauts who touch down on the Martian surface will have to remain there for a year and a h ... more
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WATER WORLD

World's deepest sea vents reveal unknown creatures
The ocean's deepest volcanic vents, kilometres below the surface, are teeming with life forms never before seen that thrive near super-hot underwater geysers, according to a new study. ... more
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TRADE WARS

Toymakers aim to buck economic gloom at Asia fair
A smartphone-controlled robot that fires foam bullets and a model of a tyrannosaurus with real bones are among the attractions drawing the crowds at Asia's largest toy show this week. ... more
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MARSDAILY

'Greeley Haven' is Winter Workplace for Mars Rover
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity will spend the next several months at a site informally named "Greeley Haven." The name is a tribute to planetary geologist Ronald Greeley (1939-2011), who ... more
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STATION NEWS

ISS Team Undertakes 'EPIC' Event
Anyone who has ever been involved in a computer upgrade knows that they can be complicated, and that you have to take your time, be careful, and go step-by-step if you want to be successful. T ... more
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DRAGON SPACE

Spying on Tiangong
In early January, the mass media went viral over a controversial story in the journal "Spaceflight", published by the British Interplanetary Society. To cut a long story short, "Spaceflight" claimed ... more
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SPACE SCOPES

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope: A Year of Achievement and Success
The James Webb Space Telescope marked a year of significant progress in 2011 as it continues to come together as NASA's next generation space telescope. The year brought forth a pathfinder backplane ... more
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DRAGON SPACE

China's space ambitions ally glory with pragmatism
As China pushes to become a global space power, experts say its ambitions go well beyond a symbolic moon landing, to satellite observation and a global positioning system to rival that of the United States. ... more
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MARSDAILY

Opportunity Well Positioned For Another Winter On Mars
Opportunity is positioned for winter on the north end of "Cape York" on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is tilted about 15 degrees to the north for favorable solar energy production. Op ... more
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MARSDAILY

Mars rover to spend winter at 'Greeley Haven,' named for late ASU geologist Ronald Greeley
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity will spend the next few months during the coldest part of Martian winter at Greeley Haven, an outcrop of rock on Mars recently named informally to honor ASU ... more
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IRON AND ICE

Dawn Wraps Up A Stunning Year Of Asteroid Exploration
Dawn concludes 2011 more than 40 thousand times nearer to Vesta than it began the year. Now at its lowest altitude of the mission, the bold adventurer is conducting its most detailed exploration of ... more
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