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October 01, 2015

Search for Mars life stymied by contamination threat
Paris (AFP) Oct 1, 2015
A multi-billion-dollar robot dispatched to Mars to search for life must steer clear of promising "hot spots" for fear of spreading microbes from Earth, NASA project scientists said Thursday. The spectre of a missed opportunity was thrown into sharp relief by smoking-gun evidence unveiled this week that liquid water, a prerequisite for life, existed not only in a distant Martian past, but is likely there today. "Curiosity isn't designed to go to a place that can currently support microbial life," ... read more

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Russian scientist hope to get rocket fuel, water, oxygen from Lunar ice Russian scientists are currently studying lunar ice, hoping to get hydrogen rocket fuel, water and oxygen from the moon, Igor Mitrofanov from the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) told Radio Sputnik ... more		Patching up X-37B The fourth flight of the mysterious X-37B robot spaceplane is still hard to decipher. For the first time, the US Air Force did not release any photographs of the spaceplane before launch. This has c ... more		Impact produced comet's rubber duck shape: study The characteristic "rubber duck" shape of the comet carrying a European robot probe through space was the result of a low-velocity impact billions of years ago between two objects which fused, a study said Monday. ... more
				Embedded optical sensors could make robotic hands more dexterous Optical sensors may be uniquely suited for use in robotic hands, according to Carnegie Mellon University researchers who have developed a three-fingered soft robotic hand with multiple embedded fibe ... more		Aussie woman sends 'robot' to queue for new iPhone Don't want to wait in line for your new iPhone? Why not send your iPad instead? ... more

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Printing lightweight, flexible, and functional materials 3D printing is revolutionizing the production of lightweight structures, soft robots and flexible electronics, but the technology struggles with complex, multimaterial integration. To print a ... more		How social cues influence human-robot interaction Robots are increasingly being considered for use in highly tense civilian encounters to minimize person-to-person contact and danger to peacekeeping personnel. Trust, along with physical quali ... more		Arrival of US aircraft carrier fuels Venezuelan fears of attack Russia offers US nuclear talks in bid to ease tensions US-China tensions weigh on Lisbon's Web Summit		Marines experiment with robot capabilities A quadruped prototype robot has demonstrated its field capabilities in weeklong testing by the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory. ... more
				Opportunity Continues Search for Clay Minerals On Mars Opportunity is within 'Marathon Valley' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater conducting a walk-about in search of clay minerals. The rover is operating in persistent RAM mode (not using Flash f ... more		Expect Martian Colonies to Build Themselves First Space explorers will travel to prefabricated colonies on the Moon, Mars and elsewhere, says the Self-deployable Habitat for Extreme Environments project (SHEE). SHEE is developing domiciles to ... more

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Marines send robotic dog into simulated combat Over the last several days week, Spot, a robot dog designed by Google-owned Boston Dynamics, has been put to the test. ... more		Robots help to map England's only deep-water Marine Conservation Zone The first true three-dimensional picture of submarine canyon habitats has been produced using a unique combination of marine robotics and ship-based measurements. The information captured in this ne ... more		Arrival of US aircraft carrier fuels Venezuelan fears of attack Russia offers US nuclear talks in bid to ease tensions US-China tensions weigh on Lisbon's Web Summit		Supervising two rovers from space ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is proving to be an expert space driver after commanding two rovers from space this week. As part of ESA's Meteron project, Andreas drove a second, car-sized rover fro ... more
Researchers develop 'instruction manual' for futuristic metallic glass Creating futuristic, next generation materials called 'metallic glass' that are ultra-strong and ultra-flexible will become easier and cheaper, based on UNSW Australia research that can predict for ... more		Team Continues to Operate Rover in RAM Mode Opportunity is within 'Marathon Valley' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater exploring for clay minerals. The rover is operating in persistent RAM mode (not using Flash for data storage). On So ... more		Super-stretchable metallic conductors for flexible electronics Washington State University researchers have discovered how to stretch metal films used in flexible electronics to twice their size without breaking. The discovery could lead to dramatic impro ... more		Neurotechnology Provides Near-Natural Sense of Touch A 28-year-old who has been paralyzed for more than a decade as a result of a spinal cord injury has become the first person to be able to "feel" physical sensations through a prosthetic hand directl ... more

	US military develops prosthetic hand that can 'feel' Researchers fitted a man who has been paralyzed for more than a decade with an experimental prosthetic hand that lets him "feel" sensations, the US military's futuristic development department said. ... more		Canada Dominates European Rover Challenge 2015 Canadian teams have dominated the second edition of the biggest European competition for Mars rovers that took place on Sept. 5-6 at the Regional Science-Technology Centre in Podzamcze, Poland. The ... more

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FSU physicists discover new state of matter in electrons, platform to study quantum phenomena

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Russia Eyes Moon for Hi-Tech Lunar Base		A house that runs itself? Samsung believes it's about time		Australian scientists sending robot after destructive starfish		Opportunity brushes a rock and conducts in-situ studies		Astronaut Andreas to try sub-millimetre precision task on Earth from orbit

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Navy gives continued development approval for EOD robot

Drones used to track wildlife

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Smooth robot movements reduce energy consumption by up to 40 percent

Whiskey Delivered to Space Station - For Science Only

Fisherman nets a spy device in S China Sea

A brain-computer interface for controlling an exoskeleton

Mars Rover Moves Onward After 'Marias Pass' Studies

Navy orders HazMat robots

Russia to Send First Ever Robot-Cosmonaut to ISS

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