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  Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 08, 2017 The mysterious X-37B has ended its fourth mission, and for the first time on this flight, it has been officially unmasked. Gliding swiftly to a daylight landing at the Kennedy Space Centre after 718 days in orbit, boffins have been rewarded with detailed images and video of the robot spaceplane. That's been typical of previous missions, but it's a major unmasking for this flight. The landing marks the first time that the general public have been allowed to see the vehicle on this mission. Pr ... read more |
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Chefs, robotics engineers, sailboat racers team up to tackle lionfish problemWashington (UPI) May 9, 2017 Lionfish populations are rapidly expanding along the East Coast of the United States and in the Caribbean, decimating native species and depleting the ecological diversity surrounding already vulnerable coral reefs. ... more 
Amazon's new Alexa speaker has a screen tooWashington (AFP) May 9, 2017 Amazon on Tuesday unveiled the latest member of its family of devices powered by its Alexa digital assistant - this one with a touchscreen. ... more 
Computers learn to understand humans better by modelling themHelsinki, Finland (SPX) May 04, 2017 Computers are able to learn to explain the behavior of individuals by tracking their glances and movements. Researchers from Aalto University, University of Birmingham and University of Oslo p ... more 
Your future surgery may use an automated, robotic drillSalt Lake City UT (SPX) May 02, 2017 A computer-driven automated drill, similar to those used to machine auto parts, could play a pivotal role in future surgical procedures. The new machine can make one type of complex cranial surgery ... more |
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The rise of automated artWashington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 In 1968, sociologist Jean Baudrillard wrote on automatism that "contained within it is the dream of a dominated world [...] that serves an inert and dreamy humanity." With the growing popularity of ... more 
Synthetic two-sided gecko's foot could enable underwater roboticsWashington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 Geckos are well known for effortlessly scrambling up walls and upside down across ceilings. Even in slippery rain forests, the lizards maintain their grip. Now scientists have created a double-sided ... more 
Service Academies Swarm Challenge Live-Fly Competition BeginsWashington DC (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other robots have become increasingly affordable, capable, and available to both the U.S. military and adversaries alike. Enabling UAVs and similar assets t ... more  
Orbital cargo ship arrives at space stationMiami (AFP) April 22, 2017 An unmanned Cygnus cargo ship carrying a load of supplies and science experiments arrived safely at the International Space Station on Saturday, according to live images broadcast on NASA television. ... more 
Human prejudices sneak into artificial intelligence systemsPrinceton NJ (SPX) Apr 19, 2017 In debates over the future of artificial intelligence, many experts think of the new systems as coldly logical and objectively rational. But in a new study, researchers have demonstrated how machine ... more 
Brane Craft Proposal Awarded Phase 2 by NASAEl Segundo CA (SPX) Apr 12, 2017 NASA has awarded Dr. Siegfried Janson of The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) with the 2017 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase II grant award, worth approximately $500,000, for further ... more |
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Lockheed Martin gets license for military exoskeleton techWashington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017 Lockheed Martin announced plans to explore the military exoskeleton market after licensing bionic augmentation technology from B-Temia. ... more 
Whiteflies provide insight into stabilizing manmade drones during takeoffTel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 When whiteflies take off, they don't just spread their wings and fly. Just .03 of an inch long, these tiny insects possess a variety of sophisticated techniques that provide them with exceptional st ... more  
Materials may lead to self-healing smartphonesSan Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 Taking a cue from the Marvel Universe, researchers report that they have developed a self-healing polymeric material with an eye toward electronics and soft robotics that can repair themselves. The ... more 
Facebook launches digital assistant 'M' in USWashington (AFP) April 6, 2017 Facebook on Thursday launched its digital assistant named "M" for US users of its Messenger application, ramping up the social network's efforts in artificial intelligence. ... more |
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  Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 08, 2017  The mysterious X-37B has ended its fourth mission, and for the first time on this flight, it has been officially unmasked. Gliding swiftly to a daylight landing at the Kennedy Space Centre after 718 days in orbit, boffins have been rewarded with detailed images and video of the robot spaceplane.
That's been typical of previous missions, but it's a major unmasking for this flight. The landi ... more Kennedy Space Center FL (Sputnik) May 08, 2017Newest Secret US Spacecraft Returns to Earth After Over 700 Days in Space  Washington (UPI) May 9, 2017Lockheed Martin introduces quiet, lightweight variant of Indago drone  Washington (AFP) May 9, 2017US drone back on Earth after nearly two years in space |
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 Boston MA (SPX) May 05, 2017 
Plastic, rubber, and many other useful materials are made of polymers - long chains arranged in a cross-linked network. At the molecular level, these polymer networks contain structural flaws that weaken them.
Several years ago, MIT researchers were the first to measure certain types of these defects, called "loops," which are caused when a chain in the polymer network binds to itself inst ... more Strathclyde UK (SPX) May 09, 2017Space radiation reproduced in the lab for better, safer missions  Atlanta, GA (SPX) May 05, 2017PowerPoint and LED projector enable new technique for self-folding origami  Sussex UK (SPX) May 08, 2017Shape-changing fog screen invented |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) May 04, 2017 
As electronics become increasingly pervasive in our lives - from smart phones to wearable sensors - so too does the ever rising amount of electronic waste they create. A United Nations Environment Program report found that almost 50 million tons of electronic waste were thrown out in 2017--more than 20 percent higher than waste in 2015.
Troubled by this mounting waste, Stanford engineer Zh ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 03, 2017Dawn of organic single crystal electronics  Cambridge UK (SPX) May 09, 2017Hybrid heterostructures with programmable potentials  Raleigh, NC (SPX) May 05, 2017Hybrid circuits can increase computational power of chaos-based systems |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 8, 2017 
Researchers at Florida State University have discovered a plutonium-organic hybrid compound that doesn't behave as expected. The compound behaves as if it composed of lighter elements such as iron or nickel.
The discovery - detailed in the journal Nature Chemistry - could yield new technologies and methods for cleaning up nuclear waste.
"What makes this discovery so interesting ... more Moscow (Sputnik) May 09, 2017EU Plans to Hand Over Control of Euratom Nuclear Waste on UK Soil to London  Abu Dhabi (AFP) May 5, 2017UAE delays launch of first nuclear reactor until 2018 Los Angeles (AFP) May 10, 2017Tunnel collapses at US nuke site, no radiation leak |
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 Copenhagen (AFP) May 9, 2017 
The United States and Turkey will work together as operations continue to retake the Islamic State group's Syria bastion of Raqa, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Tuesday.
His remarks come weeks after Turkey launched air strikes against a key US-backed Kurdish militia ground force, drawing an angry response from Washington.
"Our intent is to work with the Turks, alongside one another to ... more Copenhagen (AFP) May 9, 2017Anti-IS coalition meets in Denmark to assess campaign  Kano, Nigeria (AFP) May 4, 2017Boko Haram's Shekau rejects air strike injury claims Kano, Nigeria (AFP) May 3, 2017Boko Haram leader Shekau 'injured in air strike' |
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 Washington (UPI) May 9, 2017 
The government in Myanmar said it aims to draw in more investments to off-grid and renewable energy projects to power the entire country.
The government has a goal of delivering power across the entire country. Only about 30 percent of the country's rural population has access to a reliable source of energy and the government needs to build up the grid for 40,000 villages to meet its go ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017U.S. emissions generally lower last year  Washington (AFP) April 3, 2017World Bank urges more investment for developing global electricity  New York (AFP) April 3, 2017US states begin legal action on Trump energy delay |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2017 
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Chemistry Division have developed a safer alternative to fire-prone lithium-ion batteries, which were recently banned for some applications on Navy ships and other military platforms.
Joseph Parker, Jeffrey Long, and Debra Rolison from NRL's Advanced Electrochemical Materials group are leading an effort to create an entire family of ... more Pittsburgh PA (SPX) May 09, 2017Graphane could act as efficient and water-free hydrogen fuel cell membrane  Beijing, China (SPX) May 04, 2017Super P carbon black for reversible lithium and sodium ion storage  London, UK (SPX) May 03, 2017Revolutionary method reveals impact of short circuits on battery safety |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 01, 2017 
China plans to conduct several manned space flights from 2019 to 2022, during which a 60-tonne space station will be assembled and built, said Wang Zhaoyao, director of China's manned space program office, Friday.
"Tianzhou-1, China's first cargo spacecraft, was the last flight mission of the country's manned space program before the construction of a permanent space station," Wang said at ... more Beijing (Sputnik) May 01, 2017Reach for the Stars: China Plans to Ramp Up Space Flight Activity  Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2017China's cargo spacecraft completes in-orbit refueling  Xi'an (XNA) Apr 26, 2017China courts international coalition set up to promote space cooperation |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2017 
NASA has received and is reviewing 12 proposals for future unmanned solar system exploration. The proposed missions of discovery - submitted under NASA's New Frontiers program - will undergo scientific and technical review over the next seven months. The goal is to select a mission for flight in about two years, with launch in the mid-2020s.
"New Frontiers is about answering the biggest qu ... more Moscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2017'Road to Nowhere': Retired Cosmonaut Reveals How It Feels to Walk in Space  Elkton MN (SPX) May 05, 2017Orion Motor Ready for Crewed Mission  Melbourne FL (SPX) May 09, 2017Orbiting at 250 Statute Miles, Florida Tech Experiment Tested |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 08, 2017 
Recurring slope lineae (RSL) are seasonal flows on warm slopes, and are especially common in central and eastern Valles Marineris, as seen in this observation by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). This image covers a large area full of interesting features, but the enhanced color closeup highlight some of the RSL.
Here, the RSL are active on east-facing slopes, extending from boulde ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) May 05, 2017NASA Rover Curiosity Samples Active Linear Dune on Mars  Fayetteville, AR (SPX) May 04, 2017Is Anything Tough Enough to Survive on Mars  Tokyo, Japan (The Conversation) May 03, 2017Japan aims to uncover how moons of Mars formed |
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 London UK (SPX) May 05, 2017 
Reaction Engines Ltd. has begun construction of a new engine test facility where it plans to undertake the first ground based demonstration of its revolutionary SABRE air-breathing rocket engine.
The test facility at Westcott, Buckinghamshire, will enable Reaction Engines to test critical subsystems along with the testing of a SABRE engine core, which will commence in 2020.
The proje ... more Sriharikota, India (SPX) May 08, 2017GSLV Successfully Launches South Asia Satellite  New Delhi (IANS) May 08, 2017ISRO Successfully Launches GSAT-9 'SAARC' South Asian Communication Satellite  Los Angeles AFB (AFNS) May 09, 2017 |
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 Fort Collins CO (SPX) May 09, 2017 
Protected areas in the United States, representing 14 percent of the land mass, provide places for respite, recreation, and natural resource conservation. However, noise pollution poses novel threats to these protected areas, according to a first-of-its-kind study from scientists at Colorado State University and the U.S. National Park Service.
Researchers found that noise pollution was twi ... more Oslo (AFP) May 5, 2017Norway wealth fund drops Indian group over environment concerns  Coatzacoalcos, Mexico (AFP) May 7, 2017Human rights, environment activist killed in Mexico  London (AFP) May 5, 2017Britain publishes long-awaited air pollution plan |
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 Washington (AFP) May 3, 2017 
Tesla said Wednesday that revenues more than doubled in the past quarter compared with a year ago, as the electric carmaker prepared for production of its new mass-market vehicle.
In its update for the first quarter Tesla said its Model 3 development "is nearly complete." The company expects to produce 5,000 of these cars per week at some point this year and 10,000 per week in 2018.
The ... more Stockholm (AFP) May 5, 2017Chinese carmaker Geely to be largest Saxo shareholder  Berlin (AFP) May 2, 2017Germany's Bosch sells subsidiary to China's ZMJ  Beirut (AFP) April 30, 2017Bike-sharing launched in congested Beirut |
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 Upton, NY (SPX) May 02, 2017 
The ability to pattern materials at ever-smaller sizes - using electron-beam lithography (EBL), in which an electron-sensitive material is exposed to a focused beam of electrons, as a primary method - is driving advances in nanotechnology. When the feature size of materials is reduced from the macroscale to the nanoscale, individual atoms and molecules can be manipulated to dramatically alter ma ... more Osaka, Japan (SPX) May 04, 2017X-ray microscope optics resolve 50-nm features while eliminating chromatic aberrations  Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Self-assembled nanostructures can be selectively controlled  Lund, Sweden (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Nanotubes that build themselves |
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Boston MA (SPX) May 05, 2017
Plastic, rubber, and many other useful materials are made of polymers - long chains arranged in a cross-linked network. At the molecular level, these polymer networks contain structural flaws that weaken them.
Several years ago, MIT researchers were the first to measure certain types of these defects, called "loops," which are caused when a chain in the polymer network binds to itself inst ... moreStrathclyde UK (SPX) May 09, 2017Space radiation reproduced in the lab for better, safer missions Atlanta, GA (SPX) May 05, 2017PowerPoint and LED projector enable new technique for self-folding origami Sussex UK (SPX) May 08, 2017Shape-changing fog screen invented |
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 Zurich (AFP) May 5, 2017 
Shareholders in Swiss pesticide and seed giant Syngenta have accepted the company's takeover by state-owned ChemChina, the companies said Friday, which would be the biggest overseas acquisition by a Chinese firm.
The proposed merger is part of a broader wave of consolidation in the agro-chemicals sector that has worried environmental activists and farmers.
At the closing date for the off ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2017Conservation agriculture offers tired soil remedies  Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017Can edible insects help curb global warming?  Lawrence KS (SPX) May 03, 2017Researchers track impact of Brazil's 'Soy Moratorium' |
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