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  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 26, 2017 Researchers have developed an exoskeleton system that provides personalized support for its user. In healthy volunteers, the optimized exoskeleton reduced energy expenditure during walking by 24%, on average, compared to when the system was not providing personalized support. Exoskeletons can help enhance human abilities, for example by allowing people to lift greater weight or expend less energy during rehabilitation. Yet, because each person exhibits unique natural movements, a one-size-fi ... read more |
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Laser-targeting AI Yields More Mars SciencePasadena CA (JPL) Jun 26, 2017 Artificial intelligence is changing how we study Mars. A.I. software on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has helped it zap dozens of laser targets on the Red Planet this past year, becoming a frequent sc ... more 
Numenta demonstrates machine intelligence algorithm for real-time anomaly detectionRedwood City CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 The exponential increase in the use of connected real-time sensors to surface streaming data in the age of the Internet of Things presents significant challenges and opportunities for the emerging f ... more 
AI Will Prepare Robots for the UnknownPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 26, 2017 How do you get a robot to recognize a surprise? That's a question artificial intelligence researchers are mulling, especially as A.I. begins to change space research. A new article in the jour ... more 
Snake robot could help maintain space station, explore moonWashington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017 Scientists at SINTEF, a research institute in Norway, are working on designs for a snake robot that could one day carry out maintenance missions on the space station and explore lava tubes on the moon. ... more |
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Moisture-responsive 'robots' crawl with no external power sourceWashington DC (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 Using an off-the-shelf camera flash, researchers turned an ordinary sheet of graphene oxide into a material that bends when exposed to moisture. They then used this material to make a spider-like cr ... more  
Another approach to developing flying carsBoston MA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 Being able to both walk and take flight is typical in nature - many birds, insects, and other animals can do both. If we could program robots with similar versatility, it would open up many possibil ... more  
Ten ways that astronauts are helping you stay healthyLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 21, 2017 Astronauts on the International Space Station are growing crystals that could help develop new drugs for use on Earth. Here are ten healthcare technologies that have already come from space: 1 ... more 
Learning with light: New system allows optical 'deep learning'Boston MA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 "Deep Learning" computer systems, based on artificial neural networks that mimic the way the brain learns from an accumulation of examples, have become a hot topic in computer science. In addition t ... more 
NASA, French Space Agency Express Commitment to Joint ExplorationLe Bourget, France (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 France and the United States have a long history of cooperation in space, combining their talents over the years to advance science and launch exploration missions whose results have been instrument ... more  
Pentagon Builds Robo-Wingmen to Fly With Manned Fighter JetsLos Angeles CA (Sputnik) Jun 21, 2017 A California-based defense company this week announced that it will be rolling out a new set of drones to fly as robotic wingmen for human fighter pilots. Kratos Defense and Security Solutions devel ... more |
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Falcon Flight for X-37BSydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 The intriguing X-37B robot spaceplane just can't stay grounded. Barely months after landing from a mission lasting more than two years, the next X-37B will blast off in August 2017. That's a quick t ... more 
AI 'good for the world'... says ultra-lifelike robotGeneva (AFP) June 8, 2017 Sophia smiles mischievously, bats her eyelids and tells a joke. Without the mess of cables that make up the back of her head, you could almost mistake her for a human. ... more 
AI gets so-so grade in Chinese university entrance examBeijing (AFP) June 8, 2017 An AI machine has taken the maths section of China's annual university entrance exam, finishing it faster than students but with a below average grade. ... more 
Autonomous machines edge towards greater independenceWashington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2017 Cars that can drive autonomously have recently made Autonomous machines edge towards greater independences. In the near future, machines that can learn autonomously will become increasingly present ... more |
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  Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017 
A radar and laser beam system for detecting and destroying drones has been unveiled at the Paris Air Show by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
The system, called Drone Dome, has a range of up to several miles and causes minimal interruptions to other systems in nearby urban areas, the company said during at the Paris Air Show.
"The threat posed by drones and packs of ... more Izhevsk, Russia (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Supercam in the ARCTIC: Manned and Unmanned planes with ADS-B  Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017Leonardo, Hensoldt awarded $323 million U.K. IFF contract  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Human Help or GPS |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Jun 29, 2017 
Right now, about 500,000 pieces of human-made debris are whizzing around space, orbiting our planet at speeds up to 17,500 miles per hour. This debris poses a threat to satellites, space vehicles and astronauts aboard those vehicles.
What makes tidying up especially challenging is that the debris exists in space. Suction cups don't work in a vacuum. Traditional sticky substances, like tape ... more Ames, IA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Making ferromagnets stronger by adding non-magnetic elements  Cleveland OH (SPX) Jun 27, 2017A chemical solution to shrink digital data storage  Lincoln NB (SPX) Jun 28, 2017One billion suns: World's brightest laser sparks new behavior in light |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
An international team of researchers, working at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley, fabricated an atomically thin material and measured its exotic and durable properties that make it a promising candidate for a budding branch of electronics known as "spintronics."
The material - known as 1T'-WTe2 - bridges two flourishing fields ... more Nashville TN (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Cotton candy capillaries lead to circuit boards that dissolve when cooled  Riverside CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Research accelerates quest for quicker, longer-lasting electronics  Raleigh NC (SPX) Jun 23, 2017New design improves performance of flexible wearable electronics |
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 London (AFP) June 23, 2017  A highly-controversial UK government deal for the new Hinkley Point nuclear power plant will cost British energy consumers billions more pounds than forecast, the country's National Audit Office said Friday.
"The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's deal for Hinkley Point C has locked consumers into a risky and expensive project with uncertain strategic and economic bene ... more Paris (SPX) Jun 26, 2017AREVA obtains transport license for its new cask in France and Belgium  Toronto, Canada (SPX) Jun 26, 2017NWMO to Focus Field Studies on Fewer Communities  Tokyo (AFP) June 23, 2017Toshiba delays results again citing US nuclear unit |
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 Bamako (AFP) June 30, 2017 
French President Emmanuel Macron is due in Mali on Sunday to consolidate Western backing for a regional anti-jihadist force, as France beefs up its counter-terror operations in the area.
The so-called "G5 Sahel" countries just south of the Sahara - Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger - have pledged to fight jihadists on their own soil with instability and Islamist attacks on the ... more Cairo (AFP) June 27, 2017Egyptian warplanes hit arms convoy from Libya: army  Sanaa (AFP) June 28, 2017Yemeni troops killed in suspected Qaeda attack: army  Prague (AFP) June 28, 2017Czech law to allow civilians to shoot during terrorist attacks |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 
Can the continental United States make a rapid, reliable and low-cost transition to an energy system that relies almost exclusively on wind, solar and hydroelectric power? While there is growing excitement for this vision, a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) by 21 of the nation's leading energy experts, including David G. Victor and George R. Tynan from the ... more (UPI) Jun 12, 2017Low-carbon trajectory is the only option, European leaders say Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017Divestment streak continues for British energy company Centrica  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 08, 2017New ultrathin material for splitting water could make hydrogen production cheaper |
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 Beer-Sheva, Israel (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
An innovative technique using light and tiny bubbles to propel microparticles at forces many times greater than previously achieved has been developed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers.
The new technique could have significant implications in the development of micromotors and optical devices for use in solar cell optics. "What we ultimately hope to achieve is a highly accu ... more Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Jun 23, 2017Deceleration of runaway electrons paves the way for fusion power  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Illuminating a better way to calculate excitation energy  Houston TX (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Inexpensive organic material gives safe batteries a longer life |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 27, 2017 
China has set the window to launch its Long March-5 Y2 carrier rocket between July 2 and 5, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.
Carrying Shijian-18 communication satellite, the rocket was vertically transferred to the launch area at Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province on Monday.
Shijian-18 will test ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017With a Strong Partner Like Russia, Nothing Would Stop China's New Space Station  Beijing (XNA) Jun 21, 2017China's cargo spacecraft completes second docking with space lab  Jiuquan (XNA) Jun 19, 2017China to launch four more probes before 2021 |
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 Novosibirsk (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017 
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Wednesday he was not ruling out that Indian astronauts could be trained with the help of the Russia's Roscosmos space corporation in the future.
"In the future, it is possible to train Indian astronauts on the basis of Roscosmos," Rogozin said at the meeting of the Russian-Indian cooperation committee during the Fifth International Forum of ... more Paris (AFP) June 29, 2017Silicon-on-Seine: world's biggest tech incubator opens in Paris  Paris (ESA) Jun 22, 2017Return to the blue  Fort Carson CO (SPX) Jun 21, 2017NASA Selects Army Surgeon for Astronaut Training |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 26, 2017  NASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is examining rocks at the edge of Endeavour Crater for signs that they may have been either transported by a flood or eroded in place by wind.
Those scenarios are among the possible explanations rover-team scientists are considering for features seen just outside the crater rim's crest above "Perseverance Valley," which is carved into the inner slope ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017The Niagara Falls of Mars once flowed with lava Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 26, 2017Laser-targeting AI Yields More Mars Science  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 23, 2017Opportunity Straightens Wheel, Resumes Driving |
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 Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
Arianespace has successfully launched the Hellas Sat 3-Inmarsat S EAN "condosat" - composed of two payloads for operators Hellas Sat and Inmarsat; as well as the GSAT-17 satellite for India's space agency, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization).
The launch took place on Wednesday, June 28 at 6:15 p.m. (local time), from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana ... more Luxembourg (SPX) Jun 29, 2017SES and MDA Announce First Satellite Life Extension Agreement  Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 29, 2017ArianeGroup starts production of VINCI engine combustion chamber  Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2017Amtrak to SpaceX Launch, Wifi hack, Spectacular trip, But where's my SatPhone... |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 21, 2017 
When marine biologist Craig Downs first visited the turquoise-blue waters of Trunk Bay in the Virgin Islands National Park in St. John in 2005, he arrived on a crucial mission: Find out why the health of the park's coral reefs was declining.
Downs, part of a team of experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the University of Central Florida and the University of ... more West Tabir, Indonesia (AFP) June 21, 2017Risky gold rush: Indonesia tackles illegal mining boom  Firozabad, India (AFP) June 25, 2017Facing ruin, India's ancient glass artists blame the Taj  Athens (AFP) June 22, 2017Athens rubbish piles up as Greeks protest contracts |
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 Montreal (AFP) June 22, 2017 
Subsidizing the purchase of electric cars in Canada is an inefficient way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that is not cost effective, according to a Montreal Economic Institute study released Thursday.
"It's just a waste," said Germain Belzile, one of the authors of the study, which examined electric vehicle subsidies offered by Canada's two biggest provinces Ontario and Quebec, which can ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 26, 2017China's Futuristic Elevated Bus Scrapped, Accused of Being a Scam  Beijing (AFP) June 28, 2017S.Korean cars recalled in China as row hits sales  Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2017New Zealand puts more emphasis on electric vehicles |
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 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 
A team of chemists led by Carnegie Mellon University's Rongchao Jin has for the first time conducted site-specific surgery on a nanoparticle. The procedure, which allows for the precise tailoring of nanoparticles, stands to advance the field of nanochemistry.
The surgical technique developed by Qi Li, the study's lead author and a 3rd year graduate student in the Jin group, will allow rese ... more Lund, Sweden (SPX) Jun 20, 2017Silver atom nanoclusters could become efficient biosensors  Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Superconducting nanowire memory cell, miniaturized technology  Liverpool UK (SPX) Jun 15, 2017Nanotechnology reveals hidden depths of bacterial 'machines' |
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Stanford CA (SPX) Jun 29, 2017
Right now, about 500,000 pieces of human-made debris are whizzing around space, orbiting our planet at speeds up to 17,500 miles per hour. This debris poses a threat to satellites, space vehicles and astronauts aboard those vehicles.
What makes tidying up especially challenging is that the debris exists in space. Suction cups don't work in a vacuum. Traditional sticky substances, like tape ... moreAmes, IA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Making ferromagnets stronger by adding non-magnetic elements Cleveland OH (SPX) Jun 27, 2017A chemical solution to shrink digital data storage Lincoln NB (SPX) Jun 28, 2017One billion suns: World's brightest laser sparks new behavior in light |
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 Cambridge UK (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
An international team of researchers has used mathematical modelling to understand new ways of combating maize lethal necrosis, an emerging disease that poses a serious threat to food security in sub-Saharan Africa.
Maize lethal necrosis (MLN) arises from the interaction of two viruses: maize chlorotic mottle virus (MSMV) and a virus from a group named potyviruses, often sugarcane mosaic v ... more Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Lake harvests are likely more fruitful than we knew  Shanghai (AFP) June 28, 2017ChemChina completes $43 bn takeover of Syngenta  Chicago (AFP) June 23, 2017Jury awards $218 mn to farmers in Syngenta GMO corn lawsuit |
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