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  Hampton VA (SPX) Jan 04, 2017 Tucked away in Hampton, Virginia, is a 56-year-old NASA wind tunnel capable of generating winds speeds of up to 900 miles per hour. In its lifetime, the Transonic Dynamics Tunnel has hosted hundreds of NASA projects, recently welcoming its latest guest, a 10-foot model of the world's most powerful rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). SLS will send an Orion spacecraft to an asteroid and other deep space destinations on the Journey to Mars, and may also open new possibilities for robotic science m ... read more |
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Smart tech: This year's CES big on artificial intelligenceThe first week of every new year brings a slew of eye-opening technology for gadget lovers at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and the 2017 edition will open Thursday. ... more  
Space station battery replacements to begin New Year's EveThe batteries that store the energy generated by the International Space Station's four solar panel arrays are being replaced. The initial work, which will be executed by the space station's robotic arm Dextre, is scheduled to begin on New Year's Eve. ... more 
Driverless platoonsAs driverless cars merge into our transportation system in the coming years, some researchers believe autonomous vehicles may save fuel by trailing each other in large platoons. Like birds and fight ... more 
Avatar-style S. Korean manned robot takes first baby stepsA giant South Korean-built manned robot that walks like a human but makes the ground shake under its weight has taken its first baby steps. ... more |
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Control algorithms could keep sensor-laden balloons afloat in hurricanes for a weekControls engineers at UC San Diego have developed practical strategies for building and coordinating scores of sensor-laden balloons within hurricanes. Using onboard GPS and cellphone-grade se ... more 
Fractional calculus helps control systems hit their markIf you've ever searched for ways to curb your car's gas-guzzling appetite, you've probably heard that running on cruise control can help reduce your trips to the pump. How? Cars, it turns out, are m ... more 
Tech show looks beyond 'smart,' to new 'realities'The mega-extravaganza of the tech world in Las Vegas is showcasing an array of new devices that get smarts from computer chips, sensors and artificial intelligence, but go further by opening doors to augmented or virtual realities. ... more 
Fractional disturbance observers could help machines stay on trackRoads are paved with obstacles than can interfere with our driving. They can be as easy to avoid or adjust to as far-away debris or as hard to anticipate as strong gusts of wind. As self-driving car ... more 
Marriage and more with robots: science fiction or new reality?Sex with robots is "just around the corner", an expert told a global conference in London this week featuring interactive sex toys and discussions on the ethics of relationships with humanoids. ... more |
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Preparing to Plug Into NASA SLS Fuel TankA team prepares a robot - the yellow machine attached to the liquid hydrogen tank for the Space Launch System rocket - for friction plug welding at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. F ... more 
Mimicking biological movements with soft robotsDesigning a soft robot to move organically - to bend like a finger or twist like a wrist - has always been a process of trial and error. Now, researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of E ... more |
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Russian engineers have completed development of a new mobile anti-drone warfare complex. Appropriately named the 'Repellent', the system is designed to suppress and destroy miniaturized enemy drones no larger than a few dozen centimeters and no heavier than a few kilograms.Russia's Izvestia newspaper reports that the system, first shown off at the Army-2016 expo in September, is now being consid ... more General Atomics to perform Reaper, Predator support services Britain, France continue drone development project Ford studies using drones to guide self-driving cars |
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  Calcium silicate hydrate, or C-S-H, accounts for the strength of cement and cement-based materials. It is the component of cement paste that holds concrete together.
Researchers have struggled to understand the nanostructure of C-S-H, as it is extremely complex. Luckily, tobermorite serves as a naturally occurring crystalline analog. New analysis of tobermorite microstructures suggests ... more The hidden inferno inside your laser pointer Advance in intense pulsed light sintering opens door to improved electronics manufacturing Russian static discharge measure unit to prolong satellite equipment lifespan |
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In a step that brings silicon-based quantum computers closer to reality, researchers at Princeton University have built a device in which a single electron can pass its quantum information to a particle of light. The particle of light, or photon, can then act as a messenger to carry the information to other electrons, creating connections that form the circuits of a quantum computer.
The r ... more ONR global seeks more powerful electronic devices An invisible electrode World's smallest radio receiver has building blocks the size of 2 atoms |
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Pakistan's fourth nuclear power plant went online Wednesday, a joint collaboration with China that adds 340 megawatts to the national grid as part of the goverment's efforts to end a growth-sapping energy deficit.
Pakistan is one of the few developing countries pursuing atomic energy in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011, as it seeks to close an electricity shortfall ... more Report finds additional radioactive materials in gas-well drill cuttings Chemistry research breakthrough that could improve nuclear waste recycling technologies AREVA NP supplies Safety Instrumentation and Control System for Generation 3 Reactor |
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  Western support for military action against the Islamic State group is key to preventing attacks at home, French President Francois Hollande said Monday in Iraq, where yet another bombing killed dozens.
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden car on a square in Baghdad's Sadr City neighbourhood, killing at least 32 people in the latest attack on the Iraqi capital claimed by IS.
La ... more 10-year-old girl used as human bomb in Nigeria attack US military formally ends anti-IS operation in Libya's Sirte 2016, the year the IS 'caliphate' buckled |
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China's State Grid Corporation is set to build a $1.5-billion power line across Pakistan to enable the transmission of 4,000 megawatts of electricity from the country's north to south, the government said Friday.
Pakistani and Chinese officials signed an investment agreement in Beijing on Thursday to build the country's first high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) line, according to a governmen ... more MIT Energy Initiative report provides guidance for evolving electric power sector Toward energy solutions for northern regionsEnergy-hungry Asia slowing down, lender says |
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Scientists at Stanford and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have created the world's smallest electrical wire by using the self-organizational abilities diamondoids, the smallest bits of diamonds. The wires measure just three atoms wide.
The new assembly strategy offers impressive precision and control and requires no hands-on intervention.
"What we have shown here is tha ... more Devices that convert heat into electricity Lifetime of organic light-emitting diodes affected by impurities in vacuum Bright future for energy devices |
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China is planning to conduct the first orbiting and roving exploration of Mars by 2020, the country's State Council Information Office (SCIO) said Tuesday in a report.
"China intends to execute its first Mars exploration operation, and grasp key technologies for orbiting, landing and roving exploration. It plans to launch the first Mars probe by 2020 to carry out orbiting and roving explor ... more China to expand int'l cooperation on space sciences China sees rapid development of space science and technology China Space Plan to Develop "Strength and Size" |
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The batteries that store the energy generated by the International Space Station's four solar panel arrays are being replaced. The initial work, which will be executed by the space station's robotic arm Dextre, is scheduled to begin on New Year's Eve.
Over the course of two weeks, the space station's 12 older nickel-hydrogen will be replaced by six new lithium-ion power packs, which wer ... more Launch of Russia's new progress spacecraft set for February 2 Tech show looks beyond 'smart,' to new 'realities' 'Passengers' and the real-life science of deep space travel |
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NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter, which has been in service at Mars since October 2001, put itself into safe mode - a protective standby status - on Dec. 26, while remaining in communication with Earth.
The Odyssey project team has diagnosed the cause - an uncertainty aboard the spacecraft about its orientation with regard to Earth and the sun - and is restoring the orbiter to full operations. ... more 3-D images reveal features of Martian polar ice caps Small Troughs Growing on Mars May Become 'Spiders' All eyes on Trump over Mars |
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  SpaceX says it has determined the cause of a launchpad explosion that destroyed a satellite in September and is ready to start launches again as early as Sunday.
An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded September 1 in Cape Canaveral, destroying a satellite that Facebook planned to use to beam high-speed internet to Africa.
That marked a setback for the California-based private space f ... more Europe and Russia looking at Space Tug Project India to develop large scale solid fuel mixer Mission contracts secure Commercial Crew operations for coming years |
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Madrid on Thursday lifted an unprecedented ban on half of most private cars as pollution in the Spanish capital eased up.
A day earlier and for the first time in Spain, authorities decided to implement a measure already used in other cities abroad by ordering vehicles with even-number registration plates to drive on even-number days, and cars with odd-number plates on odd-number days.
Th ... more Obama criticized after monument designation Beijing starts 2017 under a cloudIn Spain first, Madrid bans half of cars to fight smog |
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Charging stations along the U.S. highway system and advances for school bus fleets are getting the bulk of new alternative vehicle funding, the government said.
The U.S. Energy Department said it was putting $18 million in support forward for projects aimed at developing electric and other hybrid vehicle technology.
"Public investment in advanced, energy efficient transportation ... more Chrysler's new tech-rich concept car aims young Volkswagen reaches emissions agreement with 3-liter car owners China fines GM unit $29 million for 'price-fixing' |
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Building nanomaterials with features spanning just billionths of a meter requires extraordinary precision. Scaling up that construction while increasing complexity presents a significant hurdle to the widespread use of such nano-engineered materials.
Now, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a way to efficiently create scalable, multil ... more The researchers created a tiny laser using nanoparticles Going green with nanotechnology Nanocubes simplify printing and imaging in color and infrared |
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Calcium silicate hydrate, or C-S-H, accounts for the strength of cement and cement-based materials. It is the component of cement paste that holds concrete together.
Researchers have struggled to understand the nanostructure of C-S-H, as it is extremely complex. Luckily, tobermorite serves as a naturally occurring crystalline analog. New analysis of tobermorite microstructures suggests ... moreThe hidden inferno inside your laser pointerAdvance in intense pulsed light sintering opens door to improved electronics manufacturingRussian static discharge measure unit to prolong satellite equipment lifespan |
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The sun sets in eastern Spain and dozens of ancient olive trees cast long shadows on the ground.
Once dug up and sold as luxury items for the wealthy, they are increasingly protected as farmers and authorities realise these trees, some of which were planted by the Romans, are an invaluable part of Spain's heritage.
Near the town of Traiguera, Amador Peset, 37, gets out of his old 4x4 and ... more Britain gets creative in fighting rampant food waste Chickens are smarter and more complex than given credit for Zambia drafts in air force to combat pests |
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