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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 21, 2017 The next rovers to explore another planet might bring along a scout. The Pop-Up Flat Folding Explorer Robot (PUFFER) in development at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, was inspired by origami. Its lightweight design is capable of flattening itself, tucking in its wheels and crawling into places rovers can't fit. Over the past year and a half, PUFFER has been tested in a range of rugged terrains, from the Mojave Desert in California to the snowy hills of Antarctica. The ide ... read more |
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Toward Machines that Improve with ExperienceWashington DC (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 Self-driving taxis. Cell phones that react appropriately to spoken requests. Computers that outcompete world-class chess and Go players. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming part and parcel of t ... more 
'Tree-on-a-chip' passively pumps water for daysBoston MA (SPX) Mar 21, 2017 Trees and other plants, from towering redwoods to diminutive daisies, are nature's hydraulic pumps. They are constantly pulling water up from their roots to the topmost leaves, and pumping sugars pr ... more  
Mars Rover Tests Driving, Drilling and Detecting Life in Chile's High DesertMoffett Field Ca (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 Due to its extreme dryness, the Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the most important environments on Earth for researchers who need to approximate the conditions of Mars. Working in 90-plus-de ... more  
3D Pizza Printer to Feed Hungry Astronauts in Deep SpaceWashington (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017 Has this ever happened to you? You're drifting through the vacuum of space, millions of miles from Earth, when suddenly you have a craving for pizza. To satisfy this probable demand, a startup has r ... more |
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Songs that make robots cryOsaka, Japan (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 Music, more than any art, is a beautiful mix of science and emotion. It follows a set of patterns almost mathematically to extract feelings from its audience. Machines that make music focus on these ... more 
DARPA robotic servicing program has become stalledBethesda MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 DARPA has been developing a program that will leverage successes in space robotics in order to accelerate in-orbit servicing of satellites. Of particular interest are the satellites that populate th ... more  
'Global startup' vows autonomous car by 2020 in USWashington (AFP) March 10, 2017 A "global startup" which makes electric racing vehicles unveiled plans Friday to sell a fully autonomous electric car in the US market by 2020. ... more 
Rafael completes test firing with Protector USVTel Aviv (UPI) Mar 8, 2017 Rafael Advanced Defense Systems completed a test firing demonstration using its Protector unmanned surface vehicle, or USV. ... more 
Robot uses social feedback to fetch objects intelligentlyProvidence RI (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 If someone asks you to hand them a wrench from a table full of different sized wrenches, you'd probably pause and ask, "which one?" Robotics researchers from Brown University have now developed an a ... more 
Shape-shifting molecular robots respond to DNA signalsSendai, Japan (SPX) Mar 03, 2017 A research group at Tohoku University and Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has developed a molecular robot consisting of biomolecules, such as DNA and protein. The molecular robot ... more |
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Tracking the movement of cyborg cockroachesRaleigh, NC (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 New research from North Carolina State University offers insights into how far and how fast cyborg cockroaches - or biobots - move when exploring new spaces. The work moves researchers closer to the ... more  
Next generation of nuclear robots will go where none have gone beforeManchester UK (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 The University of Manchester is to lead a consortium to build the next generation of robots that are more durable and perceptive for use in nuclear sites. The cost of cleaning up the UK's existing n ... more  
SpaceX cargo ship arrives at space stationMiami (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 An unmanned cargo ship packed with food and supplies for astronauts arrived safely at the International Space Station Thursday, a day after SpaceX aborted the process due to a GPS problem. ... more 
Study: Even 'benevolent bots' fight, sometimes for yearsOxford, England (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 An analysis of bot behavior over the course of a decades shows even "benevolent" bots bicker. In fact, researchers found evidence of bot-versus-bot fights lasting several years. ... more |
  McLean VA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 
arlier this year there was an announcement that could usher in a new era for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the United States. The Northern Plains UAS Test Site in North Dakota became the first such facility authorized to conduct beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations for UAS.
By giving Northern Plains its stamp of approval, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is helping ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017Heron 1 UAV becomes operational in Singapore  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Rakuten and AirMap announce joint venture to bring unmanned traffic management platform to Japan  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Progress Toward an Ability to Recover Unmanned Aerial Vehicles on the Fly |
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Physicists at Friedrich-Alexander Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU) have entered new territory with regard to the pulsing of electron beams. Their method could soon be used to develop electron microscopes suitable for ultra-short time scales such as needed for observing the motion of atoms.
Electron microscopes have opened up a whole new world to researchers: state-of-the-art scanning an ... more Washington DC (SPX) Mar 17, 2017The strangeness of slow dynamics  Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Ecosystem For Near-Earth Space Control  Toulouse, France (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Airbus ships first high-power all-electric EUTELSAT 172B satellite to Kourou for Eutelsat |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 
Researchers at ETH Zurich and IBM Research Zurich have built a tiny redox flow battery. This means that future computer chip stacks - in which individual chips are stacked like pancakes to save space and energy - could be supplied with electrical power and cooled at the same time by such integrated flow batteries. In a flow battery, an electrochemical reaction is used to produce electricity out ... more Osaka, Japan (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Simultaneous detection of multiple spin states in a single quantum dot  Dallas TX (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Unexpected, star-spangled find may lead to advanced electronics  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Bushwhacking into Unexplored Transistor Territories |
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 Tokyo (AFP) March 15, 2017 
Toshiba shares plunged Wednesday as fears grow about the future of one of Japan's best-known firms, hit by massive losses and accounting fraud allegations at its US nuclear unit.
The Tokyo-listed stock dropped as much as 13.62 percent at one point, with concerns that the embattled company's shares could be delisted from the bourse.
Toshiba ended the day at 189.5 yen ($1.65), down 12.22 p ... more London, UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2017The EIC and Nuclear AMRC sign MoU  Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2017German energy company RWE evolving for success  Manchester UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Potential approach to how radioactive elements could be 'fished out' of nuclear waste |
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 Ansongo, Mali (AFP) March 13, 2017 
Two civilians and two Malian soldiers were killed Monday in an attack blamed on jihadists in the country's restive north.
Mali's defence ministry confirmed two soldiers were killed and two injured during the assault by armed men close to the village of Fafa, which lies near the border with Niger.
Reinforcements were on their way to the area, the ministry said.
A security source reach ... more Washington (AFP) March 10, 2017January raid in Yemen killed 4 to 12 civilians: US  Washington (AFP) March 8, 2017IS hopes to hold onto shreds of 'caliphate': US official  Istanbul (AFP) March 8, 2017Turkey, Russia, US military chiefs seek better coordination against IS |
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Through the use of more natural gas and renewables, the United States and China, the lead world economies, helped keep global emissions flat, the IEA said.
The International Energy Agency reported Friday that global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas, were flat in 2016 for the third year in a row, even as the global economy grew.
"These three year ... more Sussex, UK (SPX) Mar 15, 2017New research urges a rethink on global energy subsidies  Paris (AFP) March 17, 2017CO2 stable for 3rd year despite global growth: IEA  Wellington, New Zealand (UPI) Feb 21, 2017New Zealand lauded for renewables, but challenges remain |
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 Graz, Austria (SPX) Mar 21, 2017 
It has been known in biology for a long time that the excited oxygen molecule singlet oxygen is the main cause of ageing in cells. To counter this, nature uses an enzyme called superoxide dismutase to eliminate superoxide as a free radical.
Superoxide also occurs in cell respiration for energy production and is the preliminary stage and thus source of singlet oxygen. TU Graz's Stefan Freun ... more Sydney (AFP) March 15, 2017Headphone batteries explode on flight to Australia  Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Mar 21, 2017New feedback system could allow greater control over fusion plasma Nuremberg, Germany (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Exhaust fumes as a resource |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017 
Chinese state media is reporting that the country's space program has developed a craft capable of both landing on the moon and flying in low-Earth orbit.
The new spacecraft is claimed to be able to accommodate multiple astronauts, according to spaceship engineer Zhang Bainian, who Science and Technology Daily cited as comparing the forthcoming ship to the Orion craft currently in developm ... more Wenchang, China (XNA) Mar 13, 2017Long March-7 Y2 ready for launch of China's first cargo spacecraft  Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2017China Seeks Space Rockets Launched from Airplanes  Beijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2017Riding an asteroid: China's next space goal |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 21, 2017 
The first Russian next-generation manned spacecraft called the Federation, which is 80 percent built of composite materials, will be manufactured by 2021, Russia's Energia space corporation said Friday.
"It will be 80 percent composite...the spacecraft will be made of composite materials while the reusable landing capsule will be built from traditional materials," Energia General Director ... more Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 21, 2017NASA Selects New Research Teams to Further Solar System Research  Paris (ESA) Mar 21, 2017Two more spacewalks for Thomas Pesquet  Miami (AFP) March 16, 2017Trump's budget would cut NASA asteroid mission, earth science |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 21, 2017 
As children, we learned about our solar system's planets by certain characteristics - Jupiter is the largest, Saturn has rings, Mercury is closest to the sun. Mars is red, but it's possible that one of our closest neighbors also had rings at one point and may have them again someday.
That's the theory put forth by NASA-funded scientists at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, whose findi ... more Paris (ESA) Mar 17, 2017ExoMars: science checkout completed and aerobraking begins  Moffett Field Ca (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Mars Rover Tests Driving, Drilling and Detecting Life in Chile's High Desert  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 13, 2017Opportunity Driving South to Gully |
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 Washington (SPX) March 20, 2017  A SpaceX reusable cargo ship splashed down in the Pacific Ocean safely on Sunday, ending a mission to supply astronauts on the International Space Station, the company said.
The Dragon capsule - the only such vessel capable of returning research samples and other material to Earth - remained docked with the ISS for nearly a month after delivering more than two tonnes of food, water and sci ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Hitting the brakes at Alpha Centauri  Seoul (AFP) March 19, 2017N. Korea's Kim hails engine test as 'new birth' for rocket industry  Seoul (AFP) March 20, 2017N.Korea rocket test shows 'meaningful progress': South |
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 
China's severe winter air pollution problems may be worsened by changes in atmospheric circulation prompted by Arctic sea ice loss and increased Eurasian snowfall - both caused by global climate change.
Modeling and data analysis done by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology suggest that sea ice and snowfall changes have shifted China's winter monsoon, helping create stagnant ... more Washington (AFP) March 15, 2017Trump to undo Obama auto emission rules: official  Jakarta (AFP) March 17, 2017Indonesia summons UK envoy over coral reef destruction  Miami (AFP) March 16, 2017Trump budget 'cripples' environment, science, critics say |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) March 17, 2017 
Intel's $15-billion purchase of Israeli firm Mobileye could help fuel the country's rise in the driverless car industry - not as a builder of vehicles, but as the brains behind them.
Monday's deal, the largest ever in Israel's tech sector, could help boost trade despite the fact no commercial cars are assembled in the country.
The self-styled "startup nation" has no real tradition of au ... more Paris (AFP) March 15, 2017Renault chiefs implicated in decades-long emissions fraud: probe  New York (AFP) March 16, 2017More gas guzzlers due to Trump? Not necessarily  Washington (AFP) March 15, 2017US launches probe after hoverboard fire kills two-year-old |
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 Krasnoyarsk, Russia (SPX) Mar 21, 2017 
The project received support from the Regional Science Foundation and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research in the competition for oriented interdisciplinary research in 2016. The results of the research were published in the journals Physics of the Solid State, Vacuum and Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism.
The authors of the project say that with the help of this techno ... more Paris, France (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Light-controlled gearbox for nanomachines  Akron OH (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Researchers develop new method to program nanoparticle organization in polymer thin films  Paris, France (SPX) Mar 15, 2017The world's first international race for molecule-cars, the Nanocar Race is on |
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Nuremberg, Germany (SPX) Mar 17, 2017
Physicists at Friedrich-Alexander Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU) have entered new territory with regard to the pulsing of electron beams. Their method could soon be used to develop electron microscopes suitable for ultra-short time scales such as needed for observing the motion of atoms.
Electron microscopes have opened up a whole new world to researchers: state-of-the-art scanning an ... moreWashington DC (SPX) Mar 17, 2017The strangeness of slow dynamics Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Ecosystem For Near-Earth Space Control Toulouse, France (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Airbus ships first high-power all-electric EUTELSAT 172B satellite to Kourou for Eutelsat |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 
Beauty and utility in one bright package, sunflowers are one of just a few commercial crops with origins in the United States. Today, sunflowers are grown in more than 70 countries. The value of the global sunflower crop is estimated to be over $20 billion.
But the world's fifth largest oilseed crop is facing a genetic challenge. As sunflowers were domesticated, breeders selected traits su ... more Palo Alto, CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017How improved valves let grasses 'breathe,' cope with climate change  Munich, Germany (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Molecular mechanism responsible for blooming in spring identified  Chapel Hill NC (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Increasing plant yield in wake of looming phosphate supply limits |
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