
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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SDA expands Tracking Layer satellite awards and related missile defense contracts
Space Systems Command activates System Delta 80 for assured space access
Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions to provide SAR reconnaissance data to German military
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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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