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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 18, 2017 Opportunity is located on the rim of Endeavour Crater, heading south along the rim. The near-term plan is to reach a valley called 'Willamette' where grooves are seen in orbital imagery. The rover had recently disturbed the surface soil during a challenging uphill drive and revealed some interesting bright material. The science team saw this as an opportunity to conduct some long overdue in-situ (contact) analysis. So, on Sol 4603 (Jan. 4, 2017), Opportunity began using the robotic arm ... read more |
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For white-collar staff, AI threatens new workplace revolutionIf your job involves inputting reams of data for a company, you might want to think about retraining in a more specialised field. Or as a plumber. ... more 
Scientists proposed a novel regional path tracking scheme for autonomous ground vehiclesFor autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs), one of the most important issues is path tracking. Conventionally, steering and velocity control are generally two typical aspects in path tracking problem. St ... more 
Cheery robots may make creepy companions, but could be intelligent assistantsCheery robots may give people the creeps and serious robots may actually ease anxiety depending on how users perceive the robot''s role in their lives, according to an international team of research ... more 
Robots need 'kill switches', warn Euro MPsThe unstoppable rise of robots in our everyday lives requires urgent EU rules such as "kill switches", European Parliament members warned Thursday as they passed a resolution urging Brussels into action on automaton ethics. ... more |
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Amazon Alexa virtual assistant shines at tech showAmazon's virtual assistant Alexa is emerging as one of the big winners at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, cropping up in TVs, cars, fridges - you name it - in what may signal a breakthrough moment for the smart technology. ... more 
Textron begins testing Common Unmanned Surface VehicleTextron Systems Unmanned Systems began on-water testing for the 4th-generation Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle, a project for the U.S. Navy. ... more 
China turns to robots as workers ageFlat, orange robots glide under stationary cars and ferry them to empty Chinese parking bays, using space more efficiently and, their creators say, reducing driver stress. ... more 
NASA showcases spaceflight, robotics and autonomous systems technology at CES 2017Joining industry technology leaders, NASA hosted a booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Jan. 5-9, 2017, to display and discuss its advanced technologies for human and robotic s ... more 
How to control the unknown: Novel method for robotic manipulationA simple, linear robot is easy to control. With known goals and a clear understanding of variables, a controller tells the robot the rules to follow. If button A is pressed, for example, pick up an ... more |
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 Pentagon successfully tests micro-drone swarm 
For 'intelligent' robot, chess is just a hobbyA robot developed by engineers in Taiwan can pour coffee and move chess pieces on a board against an opponent, but he's looking for a real job. ... more 
Bionic woman: Chinese robot turns on the charm"Jia Jia" can hold a simple conversation and make specific facial expressions when asked, and her creator believes the eerily life-like robot heralds a future of cyborg labour in China. ... more |
   A small autonomous underwater vehicle for defense and commercial use in now available for purchase online from General Dynamics Mission Systems.
The new Bluefin SandShark weighs less than 11 pounds - before adding a mission payload - fits in a backpack, can swim up to five knots and dive down to 656 feet, the company said.
Its tail section houses the battery and system electron ... more AUDS counter-UAV system achieves TRL-9 status UAV performs first ever perched landing using machine learning algorithmsLiteye, Tribalco to deliver AUDS systems to U.S. armed forces |
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China's quantum communication satellite, launched last August, is officially operational after four months of in-orbit testing, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said Wednesday.
Testing of the satellite, payloads and space-ground links have been completed, the CAS said, adding that everything was operating properly.
The Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS) satellite is the ... more China to develop prototype super, super computer in 2017 Thales supplying Crowsnest radar system to Royal Navy York Space Systems signs Cooperative Research and Development Agreement |
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Tufts University engineers have invented a chip-sized, high-speed modulator that operates at terahertz (THz) frequencies and at room temperature at low voltages without consuming DC power. The discovery could help fill the "THz gap" that is limiting development of new and more powerful wireless devices that could transmit data at significantly higher speeds than currently possible.
Measure ... more Mobile chipmaker Qualcomm hit with US antitrust suit Microbiologists make big leap in developing 'green' electronics Multiregional brain on a chip |
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AREVA NP signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to provide fleet-wide refuel equipment upgrades. Under this contract, AREVA NP will upgrade existing refueling platforms, manipulator cranes, fuel transfer systems and used fuel bridge components. This modern equipment will help operators increase efficiency, strengthen performance and reduce time when rece ... more Portugal protests against Spain nuclear waste near borderFrance sells off Engie stake to finance Areva rescue UK asks regulators to assess Chinese nuclear reactor |
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As the Islamic State group closes in on government-held areas of Syria's Deir Ezzor, residents said they are terrified of falling victim to the mass killings for which the jihadists have become infamous.
Besieged by IS since early 2015, the regime-controlled third of Deir Ezzor city is home to an estimated 100,000 people.
Since Saturday, IS has steadily advanced in a fresh assault on th ... more US envoy to anti-IS coalition to stay on, IS loses ground, Libya air strikes kill dozens IS lights smokescreen against regime raids in east Syria: monitor Scramble to treat wounded after botched Nigeria air strike |
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  Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong Infrastructure on Monday moved a step closer to a more than Aus$7 billion (US$5.2 billion) takeover of Australian energy group Duet after a recommendation from the energy group's board.
In December, the Hong Kong billionaire put in an unsolicited and conditional offer of $Aus3 per share for Duet.
Following a review of the offer, the Duet board said it had agreed ... more China to build $1.5 billion power line across Pakistan MIT Energy Initiative report provides guidance for evolving electric power sector Toward energy solutions for northern regions |
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed a method which boosts the longevity of high-efficiency photocathodes in photoelectrochemical water-splitting devices.
Using a photoelectrochemical (PEC) device is a promising way to produce hydrogen. A PEC cell absorbs sunlight and converts that energy into hydrogen and oxygen by splitting w ... more New study will help find the best locations for thermal power stations in Iceland Faster recharging batteries possible after new insights Firms push hydrogen as top green energy source |
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China's first cargo spacecraft will leave the factory, according to the website of China's manned space mission.
A review meeting was convened last Thursday, during which officials and experts unanimously concluded that the Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft had met all the requirements to leave the factory.
The take-off weight of Tianzhou-1 is 13 tonnes and it can ship material of up to si ... more China launches commercial rocket mission Kuaizhou-1A China Space Plan to Develop "Strength and Size" Beijing's space program soars in 2016 |
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French astronaut Thomas Pesquet floated into space on his first-ever spacewalk Friday, and helped install three new, refrigerator-sized lithium-ion batteries to upgrade the power system at the International Space Station.
Wearing a white spacesuit with the French flag emblazoned on one shoulder, Pesquet and US astronaut Shane Kimbrough switched on their spacesuits' internal battery power to ... more NASA to rely on Soyuz for ISS missions until 2019 'Hidden Figures' soars in second week atop box office Lomonosov Moscow State University to Launch 'Space Department' in 2017 |
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Scientists used NASA's Curiosity Mars rover in recent weeks to examine slabs of rock cross-hatched with shallow ridges that likely originated as cracks in drying mud.
"Mud cracks are the most likely scenario here," said Curiosity science team member Nathan Stein. He is a graduate student at Caltech in Pasadena, California, who led the investigation of a site called "Old Soaker," on lower M ... more Opportunity Continues Its Journey South Along Crater Rim New Year yields interesting bright soil for Opportunity rover HI-SEAS Mission V crew preparing to enter Mars simulation habitat |
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SpaceX celebrated the first flight of its Falcon 9 rocket in over four and a half months on Saturday, with a remarkably smooth launch of the vehicle from California. The Falcon 9 had previously been grounded since September, after one of the rockets exploded on a launchpad in Florida during a routine fueling procedure. Though the stakes were high for Saturday's launch, the mission's success does ... more 2017 Rocket Campaign Begins in Alaska Ruptured oxidant tank likely cause of Progress accident Next Cygnus Mission to Station Set for March |
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Children and adolescents in mainland China are facing two serious and conflicting public health threats: ongoing exposure to air pollution and an increasingly sedentary lifestyle with little regular physical activity outside school.
Health workers and policymakers need to find ways to address both of these issues so that children can be more physically active without suffering the health r ... more China tells local meteorological bureaus to stop smog alerts Trump could enact sweeping changes to environment policy Researchers develop environmentally friendly soy air filter |
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New Zealand's government said Thursday it was setting aside more than $2 million to help stimulate the electric-vehicle market in the country.
Energy and Resources Minister Judith Collins said more than a dozen projects will be targeted with a $2.5 million fund to incentivize the electric vehicle market.
"The funding will provide up to 50 percent funding for projects that will de ... more German MPs to grill VW ex-boss over 'Dieselgate' Bikeshare cycles dumped en masse in China US closes probe into fatal Tesla autopilot crash, no defect found |
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Based on a study of the optical properties of novel ultrathin semiconductors, researchers of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have developed a method for rapid and efficient characterization of these materials.
Chemical compounds based on elements that belong to the so-called transition metals can be processed to yield atomically thin two-dimensional crystals consisting of a ... more New research helps to meet the challenges of nanotechnology Zeroing in on the true nature of fluids within nanocapillaries Nano-chimneys can cool circuits |
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China's quantum communication satellite, launched last August, is officially operational after four months of in-orbit testing, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said Wednesday.
Testing of the satellite, payloads and space-ground links have been completed, the CAS said, adding that everything was operating properly.
The Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS) satellite is the ... moreChina to develop prototype super, super computer in 2017Thales supplying Crowsnest radar system to Royal NavyYork Space Systems signs Cooperative Research and Development Agreement |
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A chemical that is thought to be safe and is, therefore, widely used on crops - such as almonds, wine grapes and tree fruits - to boost the performance of pesticides, makes honey bee larvae significantly more susceptible to a deadly virus, according to researchers at Penn State and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
"In the lab, we found that the commonly used organosilicone adjuvant, Syl ... more Harvests in the US to suffer from climate change Tiny plants with huge potential Can the 'greening' be greener? |
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