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  Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 27, 2017 The US Air Force's super-secret Boeing X-37B mini space shuttle just broke its own orbital record of 674 days in space. The landing date for the apparatus remains undetermined. The X-37B robotic space plane's current machine incarnation, OTV-4, just broke its own record by staying in orbit for 675 days, at least one day longer than its predecessor, OTV-3. The fourth of the X-37B unmanned space vehicles, which resemble very small space shuttles with a wingspan of just 15 feet (4.6 m), was launched ... read more |
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Tech world debate on robots and jobs heats upWashington (AFP) March 26, 2017 Are robots coming for your job? ... more  
Surviving the long dark night of the MoonParis (ESA) Mar 27, 2017 Designers of future Moon missions and bases have to contend with a chilling challenge: how might their creations endure the fortnight-long lunar night? ESA has arrived at a low-cost way of surviving ... more 
Quadruped robot exhibits spontaneous changes in step with speedSendai, Japan (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 The research group of Professor Akio Ishiguro and Assistant Professor Dai Owaki of Tohoku University have, for the first time, successfully demonstrated that by changing only its parameter related t ... more 
Kraken Sonar Systems gains funding for robotics projectWashington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017 Kraken Sonar Systems' underwater robotics program is receiving funding from the Canadian government's research organization. ... more |
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Printable device points toward sensor-laden robot skinBoston MA (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 In this age of smartphones and tablet computers, touch-sensitive surfaces are everywhere. They're also brittle, as people with cracked phone screens everywhere can attest. Covering a robot - or an a ... more 
Origami-inspired Robot Can Hitch a Ride with a RoverPasadena 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 i ... 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 
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  
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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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 |
  Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 27, 2017 
The US Air Force's super-secret Boeing X-37B mini space shuttle just broke its own orbital record of 674 days in space. The landing date for the apparatus remains undetermined. The X-37B robotic space plane's current machine incarnation, OTV-4, just broke its own record by staying in orbit for 675 days, at least one day longer than its predecessor, OTV-3.
The fourth of the X-37B unmanned s ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017China to open first drone factory in Saudi Arabia  Washington (UPI) Mar 24, 2017GA-ASI starts testing of mid-air launch-and-recovery drone vehicles  Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017SRC's counter-drone system on display |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 
There are few ways for astronauts to know exactly when the outside of their spacecraft has been damaged, but that may change in the future with an invention that acts like a sensory skin to pick up signs of damage in real-time. The invention uses a series of several technologies to create circuits printed on thin layers and that can be embedded in a spacecraft's structure, scientists behind the ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Ancient Art of Weaving Ready to Head to Mars and Beyond  Washington (UPI) Mar 24, 2017Scientists aim to create self-propelling liquid, a new kind of matter  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 27, 2017NASA Selects High Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) Processor Contract |
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 Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 
Organic light-emitting devices and printed electronics can be connected to a socket in the wall by way of a small, inexpensive organic converter, developed in a collaboration between Linkoping University and Umea University.
Printed electronics and organic light-emitting devices now perform at levels sufficient for a number of eco-friendly, energy-efficient applications. Previously the ide ... more Los Alamos NM (SPX) Mar 23, 2017Ultrafast measurements explain quantum dot voltage drop  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Liquid fuel for future computers  Dallas TX (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Unexpected, star-spangled find may lead to advanced electronics |
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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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 Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017 
Smiths Detection has selected by Britain's Ministry of Defense to provide aviation security equipment at its military airports worldwide, the company announced on Monday.
The specific value of the award was not detailed but was said to be worth millions of dollars.
"This key contract will deliver checkpoint and hold baggage security for all UK Ministry of Defense airports over th ... more Tehran (AFP) March 27, 2017IS releases video threatening Iran  Moscow (AFP) March 24, 2017Russian troops killed in IS-claimed attack on Chechen base  Washington (AFP) March 23, 2017Allies vow to destroy IS as attacks overshadow talks |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 24, 2017 
Metrics measuring consumer demand for fuels and related products in the United States were indicative of an improving economy, a trade group said.
The American Petroleum Institute reported total petroleum deliveries, a measure of demand, gained 0.1 percent to 19.7 million barrels per day, its highest level since 2008. Total motor gasoline deliveries, a measure of consumer demand, was up ... more New York (AFP) March 26, 2017New York skyscrapers adapt to climate change  Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017Emissions flat for three years in a row, IEA says  Paris (AFP) March 17, 2017CO2 stable for 3rd year despite global growth: IEA |
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 New Haven CT (SPX) Mar 27, 2017  Though a mature technology, renewable thermals occupy a small niche in Connecticut - and in the U.S. at large. A new Yale-led study analyzes the market potential of this technology across the state and provides key insights into spurring consumer demand. According to the analysis, led by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY), renewable the ... more New Haven CT (SPX) Mar 23, 2017New gel-like coating beefs up the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Non-toxic material that generates electricity through hot and cold  Graz, Austria (SPX) Mar 21, 2017TU Graz researchers show that enzyme function inhibits battery ageing |
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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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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 
A hybrid computing system developed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is the enabling technology behind an ambitious experiment testing a relative navigation and autonomous docking capability known as Raven.
Developed by the Satellite Servicing Projects Division, or SSPD, the carry-on luggage-sized module was launched February 19 aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraf ... more Miami (AFP) March 24, 2017Spacewalking French, US astronauts begin upgrade to orbiting lab  Miami (AFP) March 24, 2017Spacewalking French, US astronauts to upgrade orbiting lab  Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 23, 2017PSI toolbox for research and exploration project funded for $5.5 million |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 23, 2017 
A routine check of the aluminum wheels on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has found two small breaks on the rover's left middle wheel-the latest sign of wear and tear as the rover continues its journey, now approaching the 10-mile (16 kilometer) mark. The mission's first and second breaks in raised treads, called grousers, appeared in a March 19 image check of the wheels, documenting that these brea ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 27, 2017Mars dust storm west of Opportunity starting to abate  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 21, 2017Mars Volcano, Earth's Dinosaurs Went Extinct About the Same Time  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 21, 2017Does Mars Have Rings? Not Right Now, But Maybe One Day |
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 Paris (AFP) March 23, 2017 
After three days of delays caused by worker strikes in French Guiana, rocket firm Arianespace opted Thursday to postpone indefinitely the launch of satellites for South Korean and Brazilian clients.
At first scheduled for Tuesday, then the two following days, launch operators finally gave up and announced Thursday that the Ariane 5 rocket will remain grounded until further notice.
The la ... more Stennis Space Center, MS (SPX) Mar 27, 2017The "Brain" of the Space Launch System RS-25 Engine Passes Critical Test  Spaceport America NM (SPX) Mar 23, 2017Spaceport America sets new record for student launched sounding rocket  Esrange, Sweden (SPX) Mar 23, 2017MAXUS - Europe's largest sounding rocket to be launched from Esrange |
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 Paris (AFP) March 27, 2017 
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Monday unveiled a grand plan to clean up the French capital, putting teeth into the campaign by stepping up enforcement operations.
The city will be "uncompromising with those who sully the public space," she said, addressing one of the main complaints of residents and tourists alike.
The Socialist mayor said the squad of police handing out fines - dubbed the ... more Bogota (AFP) March 27, 2017Colombian town votes against gold mine, in vain  Minneapolis, MN (SPX) Mar 23, 2017'Super sponge' promises effective toxic clean-up of lakes and more  Punta Gorda, United States (AFP) March 22, 2017Florida eco-friendly town opens for business |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 20, 2017 
German energy company E.ON said Monday it was working within a government program to advance charging points for electric-powered mobility options.
The company's subsidiaries submitted grant applications for more than 700 charging stations on behalf of the municipalities in which they operate.
"Using various models, E.ON's regional companies are offering charging solutions for al ... more San Francisco (AFP) March 27, 2017Uber putting self-driving cars back on the road  London (AFP) March 22, 2017China's Geely opens UK plant for electric London taxis  Jerusalem (AFP) March 17, 2017Intel deal may fuel Israel's rise as builder of car brains |
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 Hanover NH (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 
Using advanced 3-D printing, Dartmouth College researchers have unlocked the key to transforming microscopic nanorings into smart materials that perform work at human-scale.
Nanomachines can already deliver medication and serve as computer memories at the tiny nanometer scale. By integrating a 3-D printing technique pioneered at Dartmouth's Ke Functional Materials Group, researchers may un ... more Krasnoyarsk, Russia (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Scientists created nanopowders for the synthesis of new aluminum alloys  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 |
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Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 27, 2017
There are few ways for astronauts to know exactly when the outside of their spacecraft has been damaged, but that may change in the future with an invention that acts like a sensory skin to pick up signs of damage in real-time. The invention uses a series of several technologies to create circuits printed on thin layers and that can be embedded in a spacecraft's structure, scientists behind the ... moreGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Ancient Art of Weaving Ready to Head to Mars and Beyond Washington (UPI) Mar 24, 2017Scientists aim to create self-propelling liquid, a new kind of matter Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 27, 2017NASA Selects High Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) Processor Contract |
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 Brasilia (AFP) March 25, 2017  Brazil won a major victory Saturday in the fight to restore credibility amid a tainted meat scandal, with key markets China, Egypt and Chile lifting their bans on its products.
The three countries, which had totally closed their markets to Brazilian meat at the beginning of the week, said they would open them to all but imports from the 21 Brazilian processing plants under investigation.
... more Wellington (AFP) March 21, 2017New Zealand's 'green' image under threat: OECD  Washington (UPI) Mar 21, 2017Almond-crop fungicides are harmful to honey bees  Brasilia (AFP) March 20, 2017China bans Brazil meat in health scare: Brasilia |
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