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  Tempe AZ (SPX) Jan 05, 2017 Arizona State University's Psyche Mission, a journey to a metal asteroid, has been selected for flight under NASA's Discovery Program, a series of lower-cost, highly focused robotic space missions that are exploring the solar system. The mission's spacecraft is expected to launch in 2023, arriving at the asteroid in 2030, where it will spend 20 months in orbit, mapping it and studying its properties. It is the first time ASU will lead a NASA space exploration mission. The project is capped a ... read more |
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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  
NASA testing SLS for transonic behaviorTucked 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 ... more |
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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 
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  
China plans probes to far side, poles of MoonChina is planning missions to explore the far side of the Moon and to send robots to explore both lunar poles. Plans to send astronauts to the Moon are also being discussed, according to Wu Ya ... more |
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 Control algorithms could keep sensor-laden balloons afloat in hurricanes for a week 
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 
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 |
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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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The Russian Space Systems holding, which belongs to the state-run Roscosmos space corporation, has created a new miniature electrostatic discharge measurement unit that can help extend the lifespan of satellite electronic equipment, the company said Tuesday in a statement.
"A miniature measurement unit for the electrostatic discharge parameters, created by the Russian Space Systems holding ... more How to 3-D print your own sonic tractor beam Saab, UAE sign radar support deal Elbit contracted for airborne laser designator work |
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Germanium may not be a household name like silicon, its group-mate on the periodic table, but it has great potential for use in next-generation electronics and energy technology.
Of particular interest are forms of germanium that can be synthesized in the lab under extreme pressure conditions. However, one of the most-promising forms of germanium for practical applications, called ST12, ha ... more ONR global seeks more powerful electronic devices Scientists turn memory chips into processors to speed up computing tasks Random access memory on a low energy diet |
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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 AREVA NP supplies Safety Instrumentation and Control System for Generation 3 Reactor Report finds additional radioactive materials in gas-well drill cuttings Chemistry research breakthrough that could improve nuclear waste recycling technologies |
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The United States carried out an air strike in Syria that reportedly killed at least 25 members of former Al-Qaeda affiliate Fateh al-Sham Front including senior figures, a US military official said Wednesday.
"This was a US strike," said Colonel John Dorrian, a US military spokesman in Baghdad. He gave no toll.
The attack was carried out Tuesday on one of the group's most important bas ... more In Iraq, Hollande says IS battle prevents attacks at home 10-year-old girl used as human bomb in Nigeria attack US military formally ends anti-IS operation in Libya's Sirte |
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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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The same researchers who pioneered the use of a quantum mechanical effect to convert heat into electricity have figured out how to make their technique work in a form more suitable to industry.
In Nature Communications, engineers from The Ohio State University describe how they used magnetism on a composite of nickel and platinum to amplify the voltage output 10 times or more - not in a th ... more Tesla starts mass production of batteries Rolling out an e-sticker revolution Lifetime of organic light-emitting diodes affected by impurities in vacuum |
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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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As tech industry leaders gather for an annual extravaganza showcasing hot new products, political uncertainty is casting a cloud over the sector.
The election of Donald Trump and the Brexit referendum are among the factors weighing on the outlook. And a strong US dollar may cut into spending for many consumers around the world.
With the Consumer Electronics Show kicking off this week in ... more NASA Assigns Upcoming Space Station Crew Members Space station battery replacements to begin New Year's Eve Launch of Russia's new progress spacecraft set for February 2 |
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Impact craters expose the subsurface materials on the steep slopes of Mars. However, these slopes often experience rockfalls and debris avalanches that keep the surface clean of dust, revealing a variety of hues, like in this enhanced-color image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, representing different rock types.
The bright reddish material at the top of the crater rim is from a co ... more Odyssey recovering from precautionary pause in activity 3-D images reveal features of Martian polar ice caps Small Troughs Growing on Mars May Become 'Spiders' |
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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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Beijing woke on the first morning of the New Year covered in thick toxic fog, with a concentration of harmful particles 20 times higher than international standards.
After a long period of pollution in December, the Chinese capital was again smothered Sunday in an acrid grey haze which limited visibility to a few hundred metres.
Luminous signs on top of the skyscrapers seemed to float ... more Madrid lifts partial car ban as pollution eases Obama criticized after monument designationIn Spain first, Madrid bans half of cars to fight smog |
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Faraday Future, the secretive electric car startup with ambitions to overtake Tesla, unveiled its first production vehicle Tuesday, proclaiming it to be a "new species" for personal transportation.
The company, backed by Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting (YT Jia), announced at the Consumer Electronics Show that it would begin taking reservations for deliveries in 2018 with a $5,000 deposit for ... more Chrysler's new tech-rich concept car aims young U.S. funding more alternative vehicle efforts Volkswagen reaches emissions agreement with 3-liter car owners |
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Researchers at Aalto University, Finland are the first to develop a plasmonic nanolaser that operates at visible light frequencies and uses so-called dark lattice modes.
The laser works at length scales 1000 times smaller than the thickness of a human hair. The lifetimes of light captured in such small dimensions are so short that the light wave has time to wiggle up and down only a few te ... more Nanoscale 'conversations' create complex, multi-layered structures Going green with nanotechnology Nanocubes simplify printing and imaging in color and infrared |
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The Russian Space Systems holding, which belongs to the state-run Roscosmos space corporation, has created a new miniature electrostatic discharge measurement unit that can help extend the lifespan of satellite electronic equipment, the company said Tuesday in a statement.
"A miniature measurement unit for the electrostatic discharge parameters, created by the Russian Space Systems holding ... moreHow to 3-D print your own sonic tractor beamSaab, UAE sign radar support dealElbit contracted for airborne laser designator work |
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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 Strip tillage, rowcovers for organic cucurbit production |
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