
Mystery of heat loss from the Earth's crust has been solved
The first discovery of a new type of hydrothermal vent system in a decade helps explain the long observed disconnect between the theoretical rate at which the Earth's crust is cooling at seafloor sp ... more
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Teaching machines to see
Two newly-developed systems for driverless cars can identify a user's location and orientation in places where GPS does not function, and identify the various components of a road scene in real time ... more
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit
European Response to Escalating Space Security Crisis
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Magnetic nanoparticle chains offer new technique for controlling soft robots
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique for using chains of magnetic nanoparticles to manipulate elastic polymers in three dimensions, which could be used to remo ... more
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'Robot locust' can traverse rocky terrain and assist in search and rescue
Since the 1980s, advanced robotic platforms have provided assistance to crisis intervention teams in the wake of man-made and natural disasters. The objective of such robots, in various sizes and sh ... more
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Unscheduled spacewalk likely on Monday
The International Space Station's mission managers are preparing for a likely unplanned spacewalk by Astronauts Scott Kelly and Tim Kopra no earlier than Monday, Dec. 21.
Late Wednesday, the M ... more
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NASA spacewalk to fix ISS rail car
A pair of NASA astronauts will step out on a previously unscheduled spacewalk as early as Monday to fix a piece of motorized equipment that stalled outside the International Space Station. ... more
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Opportunity performs a week of robotic arm at Marathon Valley
Opportunity is inside "Marathon Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater.
The rover is positioned on a steep slope with an approximately 19-degree northerly tilt for improved solar array en ... more
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