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  Washington 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 crawler and claw robot that move in response to changing humidity without the need for any external power. "The development of smart materials such as moisture-responsive graphene oxide is of great importance to automation and robotics," said Yong-Lai Zhang of Jilin University, China, and leader of the re ... read more |
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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 
Personalized exoskeletons are taking support one step fartherWashington 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%, o ... more  
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 |
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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  
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Human Help or GPS  Washington (UPI) Jun 30, 2017New Reaper drone variant performs first combat mission  Shenzhen, China (AFP) June 25, 2017China drone king turns to farming |
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 Providence RI (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
A team of researchers has found a way to detect trace gases down to concentrations at the parts-per-quadrillion level using a new variation on the photoacoustic effect, a technique that measures the sound generated when light interacts with molecules.
"In many ways, the photoacoustic effect is already the most practical method available for detecting pollutants in the atmosphere," said Ger ... more Vienna, Austria (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Ahead of the curve  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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 Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
An international team led by the University of Chicago's Institute for Molecular Engineering has discovered how to manipulate a weird quantum interface between light and matter in silicon carbide along wavelengths used in telecommunications.
The work advances the possibility of applying quantum mechanical principles to existing optical fiber networks for secure communications and geographi ... more Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 28, 20172-D material's traits could send electronics spinning in new directions  Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Spinning electrons open the door to future hybrid electronics  Nashville TN (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Cotton candy capillaries lead to circuit boards that dissolve when cooled |
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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 
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, as instability and Islamist attacks rise.
With ... more Bamako (AFP) June 30, 2017France's Macron due in Mali to back Sahel anti-jihad force  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  Houston TX (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Ruthenium rules for new fuel cells  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Illuminating a better way to calculate excitation energy |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 2, 2017 
China on Sunday announced the launch of a powerful rocket designed to carry communication satellites into orbit had been "unsuccessful", in a glitch for the country's ambitious space programme.
The Long March-5 Y2, Beijing's second heavy-lift rocket, blasted off at 7:23 pm (1123 GMT) Sunday from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the tropical island province of Hainan
"Abnormity was det ... more Beijing (XNA) Jun 27, 2017China to launch Long March-5 Y2 in early July Beijing (AFP) July 1, 2017China prepares to launch second heavy-lift carrier rocket  Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017With a Strong Partner Like Russia, Nothing Would Stop China's New Space Station |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 
The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot about Friday's Executive Order creating the National Space Council:
"I am pleased that President Trump has signed an executive order reestablishing the National Space Council. The council existed previously from 1989-1993, and a version of it also existed as the National Aeronautics and Space Council from 1958-197 ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017India, Portugal Shake Hands on Space Cooperation  Paris (AFP) June 29, 2017Silicon-on-Seine: world's biggest tech incubator opens in Paris  Paris (ESA) Jun 22, 2017Return to the blue |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 03, 2017 
Opportunity is at the top of "Perseverance Valley" on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is completing the remaining science as part of a walkabout campaign above Perseverance Valley before the solar conjunction moratorium in July.
Although there are new considerations regarding steering (no use of the front steering actuators), Opportunity is continuing to drive. Solar conjunction is ... 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  Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017Russian Devices for ExoMars Mission to Be Ready in Fall 2017 |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 03, 2017 
An Ariane 5 carrying two telecom satellites inside a new lighter fairing lifted off on the fourth mission from Europe's Spaceport in two months.
Liftoff came at 21:15 GMT (18:15 local time, 23:15 CEST) last night from Kourou, French Guiana on a mission lasting about 39 minutes to deliver Hellas Sat 3-Inmarsat S EAN and GSAT-17 into their planned orbits.
Hellas Sat 3-Inmarsat S Europe ... more Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jun 28, 201780th consecutive success for Ariane 5 with launch of Hellas Sat, Inmarsat and ISRO  Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 29, 2017ArianeGroup starts production of VINCI engine combustion chamber  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Aerojet Rocketdyne advocates solar electric propulsion as central element of deep space exploration |
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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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 Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 26, 2017 
A video uploaded online in August 2016 depicted the test drive of an "elevated bus" that cars could easily drive underneath. The video prompted awe and controversy - but now it seems the experimental bus project has come to a crashing halt.
The Transit Elevated Bus (TEB), a futuristic vehicle that had a passenger carriage about 15 feet off the ground and space for cars to drive two-by-two ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2017New Zealand puts more emphasis on electric vehicles  Montreal (AFP) June 22, 2017Electric vehicles inefficient way to reduce CO2 emissions: study  Beijing (AFP) June 28, 2017S.Korean cars recalled in China as row hits sales |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 
Engineers at Caltech have for the first time developed a light detector that combines two disparate technologies - nanophotonics, which manipulates light at the nanoscale, and thermoelectrics, which translates temperature differences directly into electron voltage - to distinguish different wavelengths (colors) of light, including both visible and infrared wavelengths, at high resolution.
... more Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Chemists perform surgery on nanoparticles  Lund, Sweden (SPX) Jun 20, 2017Silver atom nanoclusters could become efficient biosensors  Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Superconducting nanowire memory cell, miniaturized technology |
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Providence RI (SPX) Jun 28, 2017
A team of researchers has found a way to detect trace gases down to concentrations at the parts-per-quadrillion level using a new variation on the photoacoustic effect, a technique that measures the sound generated when light interacts with molecules.
"In many ways, the photoacoustic effect is already the most practical method available for detecting pollutants in the atmosphere," said Ger ... moreVienna, Austria (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Ahead of the curve 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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 Washington (AFP) June 29, 2017 
Two of the most extensive field studies conducted to date in Europe and Canada have confirmed the hypothesis that neonicotinoid insecticides are harmful to bees and other pollinating species.
The results, published Thursday in the US journal Science, also reveal that local environments can mitigate the impact of the pesticide, which is widely used in farming despite being dubbed a "bee kille ... more Cambridge UK (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Fighting a destructive crop disease with mathematics  Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Lake harvests are likely more fruitful than we knew  Gaborone, Botswana (AFP) June 29, 2017Botswana bans export of donkey products |
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