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  byy Bob Granath for KSC News Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) May 31, 2017 The International Space Station brings together science, technology and human innovation, demonstrating new technologies and research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. A resupply line of unpiloted spacecraft keeps this work going, supporting efforts to enable human and robotic exploration of destinations well beyond low-Earth orbit. The next mission to the Earth-orbiting laboratory will be the eleventh commercial resupply services flight for SpaceX. L ... read more |
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Student-Made Mars Rover Concepts Lift OffHampton 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 Resea ... more  
Teaching robots good mannersWashington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are making virtual and robotic assistants increasingly capable in performing complex tasks. For these "smart" machines to be considered safe and trustworthy ... more 
Tactile feedback adds 'muscle sense' to prosthetic handHouston TX (SPX) May 31, 2017 Engineers working to add "muscle sense" to prosthetic limbs found that tactile feedback on the skin allowed blindfolded test subjects to more than double their ability to discern the size of objects ... more 
CMU's interactive tool helps novices and experts make custom robotsPittsburgh PA (SPX) May 31, 2017 A new interactive design tool developed by Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute enables both novices and experts to build customized legged or wheeled robots using 3D-printed components a ... more |
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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  
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 
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 |
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 AI wins as Google algorithm beats No. 1 Go player
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 
Building a better 'bot': Artificial intelligence helps human groupsNew Haven CT (SPX) May 19, 2017 Artificial intelligence doesn't have to be super-sophisticated to make a difference in people's lives, according to a new Yale University study. Even "dumb AI" can help human groups. In a seri ... more |
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  Seattle WA (SPX) May 31, 2017 
Delivering packages with drones can reduce carbon dioxide emissions in certain circumstances as compared to truck deliveries, a new study from University of Washington transportation engineers finds.
In a paper to be published in an upcoming issue of Transportation Research Part D, researchers found that drones tend to have carbon dioxide emissions advantages over trucks when the drones do ... more McLean VA (SPX) May 29, 2017UAS Update with NSR Analyst Prateep Basu  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 |
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) May 30, 2017 
Materials classified as "nanoporous" have structures (or "frameworks") with pores up to 100 nm in diameter. These include diverse materials used in different fields from gas separation, catalysis, and even medicine (e.g. activated charcoal). The performance of nanoporous materials depends on both their chemical composition and the shape of their pores, but the latter is very difficult to quantif ... more Sydney (AFP) May 31, 2017Space junk could destroy satellites, hurt economies  Washington (UPI) May 24, 2017New Zealand company partners with U.S. Army for engineered skin  Boston MA (SPX) May 31, 2017New method allows real-time monitoring of irradiated materials |
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 Basel, Switzerland (SPX) May 30, 2017 
Two-dimensional magnetic structures are regarded as a promising material for new types of data storage, since the magnetic properties of individual molecular building blocks can be investigated and modified.
For the first time, researchers have now produced a wafer-thin ferrimagnet, in which molecules with different magnetic centers arrange themselves on a gold surface to form a checkerboa ... more 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  Seattle WA (SPX) May 30, 2017UW engineers borrow from electronics to build largest circuits in eukaryotic cells |
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 Washington (UPI) May 30, 2017  The Three Mile Island atomic power plant - site of the worst U.S. commercial nuclear accident in 1979 - will cease operations in 2019, owner Exelon Corp. announced Tuesday.
The plant, based in Middletown, Pa., and about 90 miles west of Philadelphia, has lost $300 million over the past five years because of the decline in energy prices, Chicago-based Exelon said in a filing with the S ... more Homestead, United States (AFP) May 28, 2017Why nuclear could become the next 'fossil' fuel  Brussels (AFP) May 29, 2017EU clears EDF takeover of Areva reactor business  Geneva (AFP) May 21, 2017Swiss vote for gradual nuclear phaseout, energy makeover |
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 Marawi, Philippines (AFP) May 31, 2017  Philippine troops have killed 89 Islamist militants during more than a week of urban battles but a final showdown is expected to be fierce as the gunmen protect their leaders and hold hostages, authorities said Wednesday.
Attack helicopters fired rockets on Wednesday morning into parts of Marawi, a Muslim city in the south of the mainly Catholic Philippines, that were still controlled by the ... more Beirut (AFP) May 31, 2017US-led strike kills founder of IS propaganda agency: activists  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 |
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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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 Bochum, Germany (SPX) May 30, 2017 
Chemists at the Centre for Electrochemical Sciences at Ruhr-Universitat Bochum have developed a catalyst with self-healing properties. Under the challenging conditions of water electrolysis for hydrogen production, the catalyst material regenerates itself, as long as the components required for this are present in the electrolyte solution.
A team involving Stefan Barwe, Prof Dr Wolfgang Sc ... more San Diego CA (SPX) May 30, 2017Printed, flexible and rechargeable battery can power wearable sensors  Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) May 30, 2017Nanoalloys 10 times as effective as pure platinum in fuel cells  Amherst MA (SPX) May 30, 2017Off-the-shelf, power-generating clothes are almost here |
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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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 Houston TX (SPX) May 29, 2017 
Halfway into its planned two-year demonstration attached to the International Space Station, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM, is showing that soft materials can perform as well as rigid materials for habitation volumes in space. The BEAM was launched and attached to station through a partnership between NASA's Advanced Exploration Systems Division (AES) and Bigelow Aerospace, hea ... more Washington (UPI) May 29, 2017NASA honors Kennedy's space vision on 100th birthday  Boston MA (SPX) May 29, 2017Conch shells may inspire better helmets, body armor  Boston MA (SPX) May 29, 2017MIT researchers engineer shape-shifting food |
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 Los Alamos NM (SPX) May 31, 2017 
Lighter-toned bedrock that surrounds fractures and comprises high concentrations of silica--called "halos"--has been found in Gale crater on Mars, indicating that the planet had liquid water much longer than previously believed. The new finding is reported in a paper published this week in Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union.
"The concentration of sili ... moreHampton 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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 26, 2017Preparations Continue Before Driving into 'Perseverance Valley' |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (AFP) Jun 02, 2017 
A lightning strike near Cape Canaveral forced SpaceX to delay until Saturday its first-ever cargo delivery to the astronauts living in orbit using a vessel that has already flown to space once before, NASA said Thursday.
The lightning did not hit any of SpaceX's equipment but happened within 10 miles (16 kilometers) of the launch pad.
The strike happened about 25 minutes before the s ... more San Francisco (AFP) June 1, 2017Colossal rocket-launching plane rolls toward testing  Sparks NV (SPX) May 29, 2017Dream Chaser Spacecraft Passes Major Milestone  byy Bob Granath for KSC NewsDragon Spacecraft Prepared to Resupply International Space Station |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 
Soil scientist Jim Ippolito believes in local solutions to local problems. The problem he's working on is contaminated soils near abandoned mines.
In the western United States 160,000 abandoned mines contaminate soils in the region. Ippolito, associate professor of soil science at Colorado State University, hopes to solve this problem with biochar, a charcoal-like substance that can reduce ... more Washington (UPI) May 31, 2017Man-made air pollution in Europe dates back 2,000 years  Hanoi (AFP) May 29, 2017Taiwan steel plant opens in Vietnam after fish deaths  Carletonville, South Africa (AFP) May 28, 2017Tough times for S.Africa town blighted by mine closure |
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 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) May 31, 2017 
By observing the soot particles formed in a simple flame, researchers at KAUST have developed a computational model capable of simulating soot production inside the latest gasoline automobile engines1.
Although today's passenger vehicle engines are cleaner than ever before, their exhaust can still contain significant numbers of nanoscopic soot particles that are small enough to penetrate t ... more Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) May 31, 2017Continental partners with Baidu on connected cars  San Diego CA (SPX) May 26, 2017Researchers find computer code that Volkswagen used to cheat emissions tests  Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 24, 2017China's Geely boosts expansion with Proton, Lotus stakes |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) May 30, 2017 
An international team of physicists has monitored the scattering behavior of electrons in a non-conducting material in real-time. Their insights could be beneficial for radiotherapy. We can refer to electrons in non-conducting materials as 'sluggish'.
Typically, they remain fixed in a location, deep inside an atomic composite. It is hence relatively still in a dielectric crystal lattice. T ... more Stanford CA (SPX) May 24, 2017Stanford scientists use nanotechnology to boost the performance of key industrial catalyst  Chicago IL (SPX) May 24, 2017Researchers create first significant examples of optical crystallography for nanomaterials  Nuremberg, Germany (SPX) May 23, 2017Molecular Lego for nanoelectronics |
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Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) May 30, 2017
Materials classified as "nanoporous" have structures (or "frameworks") with pores up to 100 nm in diameter. These include diverse materials used in different fields from gas separation, catalysis, and even medicine (e.g. activated charcoal). The performance of nanoporous materials depends on both their chemical composition and the shape of their pores, but the latter is very difficult to quantif ... moreSydney (AFP) May 31, 2017Space junk could destroy satellites, hurt economies Washington (UPI) May 24, 2017New Zealand company partners with U.S. Army for engineered skin Boston MA (SPX) May 31, 2017New method allows real-time monitoring of irradiated materials |
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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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