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March 27, 2014

Lick's Automated Planet Finder: First robotic telescope for planet hunters
Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2014
Lick Observatory's newest telescope, the Automated Planet Finder (APF), has been operating robotically night after night on Mt. Hamilton since January, searching nearby stars for Earth-sized planets. Every night the fully autonomous system checks the weather, decides which stars to observe, and moves the telescope from star to star throughout the night, collecting measurements that will reveal the presence of planets. Its technical performance has been outstanding, making it not only the first rob ... read more

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Robotic arm probes chemistry of 3-D objects by mass spectrometry When life on Earth was first getting started, simple molecules bonded together into the precursors of modern genetic material. A catalyst would have been needed, but enzymes had not yet evolved. ... more		'RoboClam' replicates a clam's ability to burrow while using little energy The Atlantic razor clam uses very little energy to burrow into undersea soil at high speed. Now a detailed insight into how the animal digs has led to the development of a robotic clam that can perf ... more		Comet-probing robot to wake from hibernation A fridge-sized robot lab hurtling through the Solar System aboard a European probe is about to wake from hibernation and prepare for the first-ever landing by a spacecraft on a comet. ... more
				Chinese farmers make 'Transformers' out of used cars A group of farmers have brought to life the "Transformers" films, toys and TV series and built giant robots out of old car parts, in rural China. ... more		World's First Entirely Auto Cleaned Solar Energy Park Ecoppia has announced that the Ketura Sun solar park in Israel's Negev desert, jointly owned by Siemens AG and solar energy pioneer Arava Power, is now the world's first autonomously-cleaned solar e ... more

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As Age-Friendly Technologies Emerge, Experts Recommend Policy Changes From smart phones to smart cars, both public and private entities must consider the needs of older adults in order to help them optimize the use of new technologies, according to the latest issue of ... more		Tiny transistors for extreme environs University of Utah electrical engineers fabricated the smallest plasma transistors that can withstand high temperatures and ionizing radiation found in a nuclear reactor. Such transistors someday mi ... more		EU should consider forming combined military force: defence chief NATO 'far from being in a crisis' over Greenland: top commander 'War is back in vogue,' Pope Leo says		The DARPA Grand Challenge: Ten Years Later At the break of dawn on March 13, 2004, 15 vehicles left a starting gate in the desert outside of Barstow, Calif., to make history in the DARPA Grand Challenge, a first-of-its-kind race to foster th ... more
				The Exploration of Murray Ridge Continues Opportunity continues to explore 'Murray Ridge' on Solander Point, part of the rim of Endeavour Crater. On Sol 3596 (March 6, 2014), the rover moved forward to put a rock called 'Turnagain Arm,' wit ... more		Soft robotic fish moves like the real thing Soft robots - which don't just have soft exteriors but are also powered by fluid flowing through flexible channels - have become a sufficiently popular research topic that they now have their own jo ... more

Developing the Next-Generation Military Radar while Maintaining Current Systems; IDGA�s Military Radar Summit - April 2014

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Nuclear Supply Chain Summit - April 28-29 Greenville SC

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Robot Snowden promises more US spying revelations Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden emerged from his Russian exile Tuesday in the form of a remotely-controlled robot to promise more sensational revelations about US spying programs. ... more		Robots, hands-free wizardry wows at high-tech fair A "toddler" robot that sees red, a digital master chef and a suitcase that never gets lost - new technology at the world's biggest high-tech fair has the potential to change lives. ... more		EU should consider forming combined military force: defence chief NATO 'far from being in a crisis' over Greenland: top commander 'War is back in vogue,' Pope Leo says		"Space Odyssey": China's aspiration in future space exploration In near future, in outer space, Chinese scientists and their international colleagues, perhaps in the company of robots, will seek knowledge in labs on China's future space station. Aboard the space ... more
				Researchers Achieve Breakthrough in Robotics for Space Exploration In a breakthrough that will help make it possible for astronauts and robots to work together in deep space, researchers at the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (ATC), working with NASA ast ... more		NASA Tests New Robotic Refueling Technologies NASA has successfully concluded a remotely controlled test of new technologies that would empower future space robots to transfer hazardous oxidizer - a type of propellant - into the tanks of satell ... more

Northrop Grumman, US Navy Complete Initial Flight Testing of the Triton Unmanned Aircraft System

'StratoBus' drone-satellite hybrid to provide new level of surveillance

UAVs Reach New Heights With Warsaw Polytechnic and LockMart Partnership

MIT engineers design 'living materials'

Unavoidable disorder used to build nanolaser

Recovering valuable substances from wastewater

Controlling electron spins by light

Ultra-Thin Light Detectors

Research brings new control over topological insulator

Study on element could change ballgame on radioactive waste

US, Japan in historic plutonium return deal

Shale could be long-term home for problematic nuclear waste

	Robotic Exploration of Moon, Mars a Priority The head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos said Tuesday that developing technologies for robotic exploration of the moon and Mars is a priority. Oleg Ostapenko said in an interview with state ... more		NVision Introduces RoboScanner NVision is excited to introduce the RoboScanner, a lightweight, turn-key laser scanning system that offers fully automated scanning with 3D analysis. "The RoboScanner provides a significantly faster ... more		Touchy-feely joystick heading to ISS Stowed inside ESA's next supply ship to the International Space Station will be one of the most advanced joysticks ever built, designed to test the remote control of robots on the ground from up in ... more		Rolls-Royce believes time of drone cargo ships has come Marine innovation engineering department at Rolls-Royce has presented a draft design of an ocean-going robo-vessel that could enter service within a decade. Experts remain highly skeptical that comp ... more

Japan to test deep sea rare earth mining to cut China reliance

Meta partners with US nuclear companies to power AI data centers

AI gobbling up memory chips essential to gadget makers

China's Lunar Lander Still Operational		ILS Tech redefines M2M and IoT Cloud services		Kinshasa co-op hopes to conquer the world with traffic robots		Making nanoelectronics last longer for medical devices, 'cyborgs'		China firm awaits ruling in Apple Siri lawsuit
Quest for jellyfish robot leads to discovery of bending rules for animal wing, fin tips		RoboDoc to the rescue: NASA to send robotic doctor to space		Sustainable manufacturing system to better consider the human component		Google unveils 'Project Tango' 3D smartphone platform		What to expect from Dyson's new robotics lab

Busy Week of Imaging and Robotic Arm Studies

Robotic fish aids understanding of how animals move

Robotic construction crew needs no foreman

New system combines control programs so fleets of robots can collaborate

NASA Tests New Technologies for Robotic Refueling

MIT robot may accelerate trials for stroke medications

Russian-European spacecraft to go on Martian mission in Jan 2016

Calculated Risks: How Radiation Rules Mars Exploration

Scientists develop 'friendly' robot to improve human-android bond

Yutu Awakes

US, France sign deal for 2016 Mars lander

Putting Rovers to the Test

NASA bets on private companies to exploit moon's resources

Vacuum cleaner guru James Dyson puts $8 million into robotics lab

Astrobotic Begins Testing at Masten Space Systems

US prepares for cyber warfare with mass production of 3D-printed drones

Waiting for Yutu

Israelis urged to prepare for battlefields dominated by robots

Beer tasting with a robotic twist

Russian arms agency intent to surpass US rival amid military spending boom

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