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  Hampton VA (SPX) May 28, 2017 Witnessing a rocket launch is a special occasion. Watching a rocket launch with materials you made go up into the sky is priceless. That's how it felt for researchers from NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, and students from Virginia Tech and the University of Central Florida as they watched a sounding rocket launch on Tuesday, May 16 from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. On board: Mars rover concepts designed by the students. "Very few students get the opportuni ... read more |
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Preparations Continue Before Driving into 'Perseverance Valley'Pasadena CA (JPL) May 26, 2017 Opportunity is at the top of Perseverance Valley on the rim of Endeavour crater. The plan before proceeding down the valley is to survey the valley from the top and to perform a walk-about sur ... more  
Lockheed Martin exoskeleton helps soldiers carry heavy gearTampa FL (SPX) May 22, 2017 Their demanding missions often require soldiers to carry heavy equipment packs long distances over rough terrain, or up and down stairs and underground infrastructure in urban environments. Exhausti ... more 
Chess-playing robot star of Taiwan tech fairTaipei (AFP) May 30, 2017 A chess-playing robot stole the show as Asia's largest tech fair kicked off in Taiwan Tuesday with artificial intelligence centre stage. ... more 
Google's AlphaGo retires on top after humbling world No. 1Shanghai (AFP) May 27, 2017 The Google-owned computer algorithm AlphaGo is retiring from playing humans in the ancient Chinese game of Go after roundly defeating the world's top player this week, its developer said Saturday. ... more |
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Stretching the limits of elastic conductorsTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 26, 2017 A newly developed printable elastic conductor retains high conductivity even when stretched to as much as five times its original length, says a Japanese team of scientists. The new material, produc ... more 
Robots help shed light on how humans walkBoston MA (SPX) May 25, 2017 Learning how to walk is difficult for toddlers to master; it's even harder for adults who are recovering from a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or other condition, requiring months of intensive, oft ... more
AI wins as Google algorithm beats No. 1 Go playerShanghai (AFP) May 23, 2017 Google's computer algorithm AlphaGo narrowly beat the world's top-ranked player in the ancient Chinese board game of Go on Tuesday, reaffirming the arrival of what its developers tout as a ground-breaking new form of artificial intelligence. ... more
Ready, Set, Go! Rematch of man vs machine in ancient gameShanghai (AFP) May 21, 2017 It's man vs machine this week as Google's artificial intelligence programme AlphaGo faces the world's top-ranked Go player in a contest expected to end in another victory for rapid advances in AI. ... more 
3-D-printed, soft, four legged robot can walk on sand and stoneSan Diego CA (SPX) May 23, 2017 Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed the first soft robot that is capable of walking on rough surfaces, such as sand and pebbles. The 3D-printed, four-legged robot can ... more 
Virtual top hats allow swarming robots to fly in tight formationAtlanta GA (SPX) May 18, 2017 Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have created a team of free-flying robots that obeys the two rules of the air: don't collide or undercut each other. They've also built autonomous blimps ... more |
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 Building a better 'bot': Artificial intelligence helps human groups  
West African girls show the way in Senegal tech battleDakar (AFP) May 20, 2017 West African schoolgirls, some not yet teenagers, have taken a starring role at an engineering competition in Senegal, busting stereotypes with robotics expertise and innovative projects for their communities. ... more  
Radio communications have surprising influence on Earth's near-space environmentWashington (UPI) May 17, 2017 Humans have a measurable effect on Earth's near-space environment, new research shows. ... more
GE Appliances to get Google voice control optionWashington (AFP) May 17, 2017 GE Appliances announced a deal with Google Wednesday enabling the US tech giant's voice control home hub to be used for cooking, cleaning and other functions. ... more 
Live interactions with robots increase their perceived human likenessWashington DC (SPX) May 15, 2017 Most human interactions with robots come from behind a screen. Whether it's fiction or a real-life interaction, rarely are we put face to face with a robot. This poses a significant barrier when we ... more |
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  McLean VA (SPX) May 29, 2017 
In a recent report, Northern Sky Research (NSR) analyzes how unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are evolving, along with their current and potential applications. As the number of in-service units increases, the demand for satellite capacity will grow. NSR Analyst Prateep Basu spoke with SatCom Frontier about the report findings and how the latest offerings from the satcom market will enable UAS. ... more Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017SkyGuardian drone tops 48 hours in air  Reno NV (SPX) May 29, 2017NASA Drone Traffic Management Tests Take Off in Reno  Washington (UPI) May 23, 2017Northrop Grumman awarded contract for MQ-4C drone maintenance |
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On Oct.13, 2014 something very strange happened to the camera aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC), which normally produces beautifully clear images of the lunar surface, produced an image that was wild and jittery. From the sudden and jagged pattern apparent in the image, the LROC team determined that the camera must have been hit by a ... more Chicago IL (SPX) May 30, 2017Two simple building blocks produce complex 3-D material  Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) May 30, 2017Achieving magnetic order in two-dimensional materials  Onna, Japan (SPX) May 30, 2017Using light to rearrange macroscopic structures |
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 Cambridge UK (SPX) May 30, 2017 
Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are layered semiconductors that can be exfoliated into layers only a few atoms thick. Recent research has shown that some TMDs can contain quantum light sources that can emit single photons of light. Until now, the occurrence of these quantum light emitters has been random.
Now, researchers in the Graphene Flagship working at the University of Cambri ... more Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) May 30, 2017Using graphene to create quantum bits  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) May 30, 2017A new spin on electronics  Ann Arbor MI (SPX) May 28, 2017Memristor chips that see patterns over pixels |
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 Homestead, United States (AFP) May 28, 2017 
A gray dinosaur statue outside south Florida's largest power plant is meant to symbolize two decommissioned fossil fuel reactors, but it also could be seen to represent a nuclear industry crumpling under mounting costs.
Almost a decade ago, Turkey Point was aiming to become one of the country's largest nuclear plants.
Florida Power and Light had argued that such expansion was needed to m ... more Brussels (AFP) May 29, 2017EU clears EDF takeover of Areva reactor business  Geneva (AFP) May 21, 2017Swiss vote for gradual nuclear phaseout, energy makeover  Paris, France (SPX) May 22, 2017Hungary: AREVA NP awarded contract for safety IC modernization at Paks Nuclear Power Plant |
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 Minya, Egypt (AFP) May 26, 2017  Egypt launched six air strikes on jihadist camps in Libya Friday after masked gunmen attacked a bus of Coptic Christians south of the Egyptian capital, killing at least 28 people.
Assailants in three pick-up trucks attacked the bus as it was heading for the Saint Samuel monastery in Minya province, more than 200 kilometres (120 miles) from Cairo, before fleeing, the interior ministry said. ... more Marawi, Philippines (AFP) May 30, 2017Philippines warns Islamist militants to surrender or die  Marawi, Philippines (AFP) May 30, 2017Philippines warns Islamist militants to surrender or die  Bangkok (AFP) May 30, 2017UK journalist faces Thai jail for carrying protective gear to Iraq |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 22, 2017 
China said it will further open up its oil and gas sector to private investment as it seeks to overhaul an industry still dominated by a handful of state-run firms.
The plan comes as China, the world's biggest energy guzzler, attempts to ramp up domestic oil and gas production to boost its supply of the vital resources.
The country is heavily reliant on energy imports as domestic produ ... more Sydney (AFP) May 11, 2017Australia power grid leased to local-foreign consortium  (UPI) May 10, 2017Poland central to EU energy diversification strategy Washington (UPI) May 9, 2017Myanmar recovery linked to development of electrical grid |
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 Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) May 30, 2017 
A new type of nanocatalyst can result in the long-awaited commercial breakthrough for fuel cell cars. Research results from Chalmers University of Technology and Technical University of Denmark show that it is possible to significantly reduce the need for platinum, a precious and rare metal, by creating a nanoalloy using a new production technique. The technology is also well suited for mass pro ... more Amherst MA (SPX) May 30, 2017Off-the-shelf, power-generating clothes are almost here  San Diego CA (SPX) May 30, 2017Printed, flexible and rechargeable battery can power wearable sensors  Bochum, Germany (SPX) May 30, 2017Self-healing catalyst films for hydrogen production |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) May 24, 2017 
A woman in the US state of California was arrested Tuesday for allegedly conspiring to smuggle space communications technology to China, the US Department of Justice said in a press release.
"A Pomona woman was arrested this morning on federal charges that accuse her of conspiring to procure and illegally export sensitive space communications technology to her native China," the release st ... more Beijing (XNA) May 12, 2017A cabin on the moon? China hones the lunar lifestyle  Beijing (AFP) May 11, 2017China tests 'Lunar Palace' as it eyes moon mission  Beijing (XNA) May 01, 2017China to conduct several manned space flights around 2020 |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 24, 2017  DARPA has selected The Boeing Company to complete advanced design work for the Agency's Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program, which aims to build and fly the first of an entirely new class of hypersonic aircraft that would bolster national security by providing short-notice, low-cost access to space.
The program aims to achieve a capability well out of reach today-launches to low Earth o ... more Houston TX (SPX) May 29, 2017First Year of BEAM Demo Offers Valuable Data on Expandable Habitats  Boston MA (SPX) May 29, 2017MIT researchers engineer shape-shifting food  Washington (UPI) May 29, 2017NASA honors Kennedy's space vision on 100th birthday |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 26, 2017 
Opportunity is at the top of Perseverance Valley on the rim of Endeavour crater.
The plan before proceeding down the valley is to survey the valley from the top and to perform a walk-about survey above the spillway.
On Sol 4733 (May 17, 2017), the robotic arm was used to point the Microscopic Imager (MI) up at the sky for some long overdue sky flat calibration images, and in support ... more Hampton VA (SPX) May 28, 2017Student-Made Mars Rover Concepts Lift Off  Rockford IL (VOA) May 29, 2017Illinois Company Among Hundreds Supporting NASA Mission to Mars  Paris (ESA) May 25, 2017Schiaparelli landing investigation completed |
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 Sparks NV (SPX) May 29, 2017 
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) successfully passed the third integration milestone for the Dream Chaser program under the NASA Commercial Resupply Services (CRS2) program, bringing it a major step closer to providing resupply services to the International Space Station (ISS).
CRS2 Integration Review #3 (IR3) confirmed SNC's Dream Chaser Cargo System design meets NASA's key requirements an ... more Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) May 28, 2017NASA's Space Launch System Engine Testing Heats Up  Wellington (AFP) May 25, 2017Successful launch puts New Zealand in space race  Sochi (Sputnik) May 24, 2017Russia to create new Super-Heavy Class rocket after 2025 |
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 Hanoi (AFP) May 29, 2017 
A Taiwanese steel firm behind a toxic waste dump that killed tonnes of fish in Vietnam last year started operations on Monday, state media in Hanoi reported.
The incident was one of the worst environmental disasters in Vietnam, decimating livelihoods along the central coast and sparking angry protests that continue today.
The $11-billion Formosa steel plant in central Ha Tinh province w ... more Carletonville, South Africa (AFP) May 28, 2017Tough times for S.Africa town blighted by mine closure  Hobart, Australia (SPX) May 23, 201737 million bits of litter on remote islands  Beijing, China (SPX) May 19, 2017Ozone and haze pollution weakens land carbon uptake in China |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) May 26, 2017 
An international team of researchers has uncovered the mechanism that allowed Volkswagen to circumvent U.S. and European emission tests over at least six years before the Environmental Protection Agency put the company on notice in 2015 for violating the Clean Air Act.
During a year-long investigation, researchers found code that allowed a car's onboard computer to determine that the vehic ... more Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 24, 2017China's Geely boosts expansion with Proton, Lotus stakes  Hong Kong (AFP) May 23, 2017Hong Kong police arrest 21 Uber drivers in sting  Beijing (AFP) May 23, 2017China scrambles to tame bike chaos |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) May 24, 2017 
Nanocrystals have diverse applications spanning biomedical imaging, light-emitting devices, and consumer electronics. Their unique optical properties result from the type of crystal from which they are composed. However, a major bottleneck in the development of nanocrystals, to date, is the need for X-ray techniques to determine the crystal type.
Researchers at the University of Illinois a ... more Stanford CA (SPX) May 24, 2017Stanford scientists use nanotechnology to boost the performance of key industrial catalyst  Nuremberg, Germany (SPX) May 23, 2017Molecular Lego for nanoelectronics  Munich, Germany (SPX) May 23, 2017Nanophysics: Saving energy with a spot of silver |
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Washington DC (SPX) May 29, 2017
On Oct.13, 2014 something very strange happened to the camera aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC), which normally produces beautifully clear images of the lunar surface, produced an image that was wild and jittery. From the sudden and jagged pattern apparent in the image, the LROC team determined that the camera must have been hit by a ... moreChicago IL (SPX) May 30, 2017Two simple building blocks produce complex 3-D material Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) May 30, 2017Achieving magnetic order in two-dimensional materials Onna, Japan (SPX) May 30, 2017Using light to rearrange macroscopic structures |
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 Pengshan, China (AFP) May 29, 2017 
Thousands of voracious white maggots wiggle frenetically while tearing through trayfuls of leftover meat, vegetables and fruits in an unusual farm in southwestern China.
It may not be a pretty sight, but the gluttonous larvae could help China eat away something far uglier: the country's mountain of food waste.
The individual larvae of black soldier flies, which are native to the Americas ... more Saint-Emilion, France (AFP) May 26, 2017Bordeaux pins hopes for ravaged vineyards on June bloom Saint-Emilion, France (AFP) May 26, 2017Bordeaux pins hopes for ravaged vineyards on June bloom  La Jolla CA (SPX) May 25, 2017Helping plants pump iron |
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