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  Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 27, 2017 Things look different on the Moon. Literally. Because the Moon isn't big enough to hold a significant atmosphere, there is no air and there are no particles in the air to reflect and scatter sunlight. On Earth, shadows in otherwise bright environments are dimly lit with indirect light from these tiny reflections. That lighting provides enough detail that we get an idea of shapes, holes and other features that could be obstacles to someone - or some robot - trying to maneuver in shadow. "What ... read more |
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United Launch Alliance to launch Astrobotic mission to the MoonPittsburgh, PA (SPX) Jul 27, 2017 Astrobotic and United Launch Alliance report that Astrobotic's Peregrine Lunar Lander will be onboard a ULA launch vehicle in 2019, during the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11. "Astrobotic is thr ... more  
Designing soft robots: Ethics-based guidelines for human-robot interactionsNew Rochelle NY (SPX) Jul 27, 2017 Soft-bodied robots offer the possibility for social engagement, and novel tactile human-robot interactions that require careful consideration of the potential for misplaced emotional attachments and ... more 
Musk, Zuckerberg duel over artificial intelligenceSan Francisco (AFP) July 25, 2017 Visionary entrepreneur Elon Musk and Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg were trading jabs on social media over artificial intelligence this week in a debate that has turned personal between the two technology luminaries. ... more 
Somersaulting simulation for jumping botsWashington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 In recent years engineers have been developing new technologies to enable robots and humans to move faster and jump higher. Soft, elastic materials store energy in these devices, which, if released ... more |
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Robot finds possible melted fuel inside Fukushima reactorTokyo (AFP) July 23, 2017 Lava-like rocks believed to be melted nuclear fuel have been spotted inside Japan's stricken Fukushima reactor by an underwater robot, the plant's operator said at the end of a three-day inspection. ... more 
Australia's robo-footballers go for gold at world champsSydney (AFP) July 21, 2017 A roar rings out as a small, white robot wins a tussle for the ball and kicks it into the goal. ... more  
Making telescopes that curve and twistLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 A new tool for computational design allows users to turn any 3D shape into a collapsible telescoping structure. New mathematical methods developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University captur ... more  
Underwater robot probes inside Fukushima reactorTokyo (AFP) July 21, 2017 The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Friday it is using an underwater robot in a renewed attempt to inspect damage suffered in a tsunami-induced meltdown. ... more 
Stanford researchers develop a new type of soft, growing robotStanford CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 Imagine rescuers searching for people in the rubble of a collapsed building. Instead of digging through the debris by hand or having dogs sniff for signs of life, they bring out a small, air-tight c ... more 
A robot that growsSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 At first glance, robots would appear to have exactly nothing in common with sweet peas or other climbing vines. Yet thanks to some innovative scientists, they now share at least one trait: the abili ... more |
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Three Good Reasons Why Russia May Not Actually Need a SupercarrierMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 25, 2017 Russia has adopted a new Navy Policy Framework up to the year 2030. The document devotes considerable attention to creating high-precision long-range cruise missiles, hypersonic weapons, robotics, a ... more 
Rovers drive through Tenerife darknessParis (ESA) Jul 20, 2017 A pair of ESA rovers trundled around a Moon-like area of Tenerife by both day and night during a nine-day test campaign, gathering terabytes of data for follow-up analysis. A team from ESA's P ... more 
Research makes robots better at following spoken instructionsProvidence RI (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 A new system based on research by Brown University computer scientists makes robots better at following spoken instructions, no matter how abstract or specific those instructions may be. The develop ... more 
Helping robots learn to see in 3-DDurham NC (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 Autonomous robots can inspect nuclear power plants, clean up oil spills in the ocean, accompany fighter planes into combat and explore the surface of Mars. Yet for all their talents, robots still ca ... more |
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  Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 
An Unmanned System refers to the autonomous agent possessing the capability of basic sensing, communication, data processing and actuation. Formation control of unmanned systems has become one of the most active topics in the past decade. The objective is to drive multiple agents to achieve particular tasks cooperatively.
Usually, appropriate reference positions or distances are required t ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 26, 2017Insitu receives contract for Afghan ScanEagle UAS services  Washington (UPI) Jul 25, 2017AeroVironment supplying small UAS to Australia  Washington (UPI) Jul 20, 2017Leonardo DRS, Moog receive counter-UAS weapons contract |
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 Nashville TN (SPX) Jul 25, 2017 
Two-dimensional materials that can multitask.
That is the result of a new process that naturally produces patterned monolayers that can act as a base for creating a wide variety of novel materials with dual optical, magnetic, catalytic or sensing capabilities.
"Patterned materials open up the possibility of having two functionalities in a single material, such as catalyzing a chemica ... more Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 25, 2017Writing with the electron beam: Now in silver  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jul 24, 2017Scientists announce the quest for high-index materials  Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Fundamental breakthrough in the future of designing materials |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 
Magnets and magnetic phenomena underpin the vast majority of modern data storage, and the measurement scales for research focused on magnetic behaviors continue to shrink with the rest of digital technology. Skyrmions, for example, are a kind of nanomagnet, comprised of a spin-correlated ensemble of electrons acting as a topological magnet on certain microscopic surfaces. The precise properties, ... more Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Jul 24, 2017Hamburg researchers develop new transistor concept  Vienna, Austria (SPX) Jul 27, 2017Magnetic quantum objects in a 'nano egg-box'  Boston MA (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Ultracold molecules hold promise for quantum computing |
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 Tokyo (AFP) July 21, 2017 
The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Friday it is using an underwater robot in a renewed attempt to inspect damage suffered in a tsunami-induced meltdown.
A massive undersea earthquake on March 11, 2011 sent a huge wave barrelling into Japan's northeast coast, killing more than 18,500 people, and sending three reactors into meltdown at the plant in the worst such acc ... more Paris (AFP) July 28, 2017Nuclear contaminates earnings of France's EDF  Helsinki (AFP) July 20, 2017Finland's TVO claims partial win in Areva nuclear dispute  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 18, 2017Laser-Armed Nuclear Icebreakers: What Russia Has in Store for Arctic |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) July 26, 2017 
Indonesian maids working in Hong Kong are being radicalised by extremists from the Islamic State group, a security think-tank said in a report Wednesday.
Around 150,000 of the city's army of domestic helpers are from Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.
Against a backdrop of growing religious conservatism at home, a small number of militant maids has emerged, acc ... more Manila (AFP) July 27, 2017US gives surveillance planes to Philippines  Moscow (AFP) July 17, 2017Kremlin says 'contradictory' reports on Baghdadi death  Bamako (AFP) July 25, 2017Four Mali civilians killed in suspected jihadist attack |
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 Lincoln UK (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 
Plans to create 100 new 'smart' cities in India to support the country's rapidly growing urban population could have a significant detrimental impact on the environment unless greater emphasis is placed on providing new supporting infrastructure and utilities, according to a major new study.
Professor Hugh Byrd, a specialist in urban planning from the University of Lincoln, UK, conducted a ... more University Park PA (SPX) Jul 25, 2017Allowable 'carbon budget' most likely overestimated  Edinburgh UK (SPX) Jul 24, 2017Sparkling springs aid quest for underground heat energy sources  Washington (AFP) July 7, 2017Google's 'moonshot' factory spins off geothermal unit |
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 Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) Jul 27, 2017 
Chlorophyll, blood, and vitamin B12 are all based on the porphyrin molecule. But porphyrin can also be used as an electrode material where it speeds up the charging process of rechargeable batteries. In the "Angewandte Chemie International Edition" journal, researchers from KIT now present the new material system that could mark the beginning of an era of high-performance energy storage and supe ... more Kobe, Japan (SPX) Jul 27, 2017New chromium-based superconductor has an unusual electronic state  Houston TX (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Scientists map ways forward for lithium-ion batteries for extreme environments  University Park PA (SPX) Jul 27, 2017Molecular microscopy illuminates molecular motor motion |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017 
China has a clear plan to provide sea launches for commercial payloads to be carried by Long March rockets, according to an aerospace official.
Tang Yagang, vice head of the aerospace division of the No.1 institute of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC), said that the technology is not difficult and a sea launch platform can be built based on modifying 10,000-ton ... more Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Space Program: From Setback, to Manned Flights, to the Moon  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold |
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 Star City, Russia (AFP) July 27, 2017 
Wearing helmets weighing 100 kilos, spinning in a centrifuge and exercising while weightless: Russian cosmonauts and astronauts from abroad have to undergo a gruelling training process before blasting off into space.
Helped by an instructor at the famed Star City outside Moscow, cosmonaut Sergei Ryazansky slowly puts on his helmet as he hangs from the ceiling suspended by a thick metal cord ... more Paris (ESA) Jul 31, 2017ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli starts third mission on Space Station  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2017NextSTEP Partners Develop Ground Prototypes to Expand our Knowledge of Deep Space Habitats  Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) July 28, 2017Three-man crew reaches International Space Station |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 31, 2017 
Steps forward in the search for life beyond Earth can be as simple as sending a balloon into the sky. In one of the most unique and extensive eclipse observation campaigns ever attempted, NASA is collaborating with student teams across the U.S. to do just that.
A larger initiative, NASA's Eclipse Balloon Project, led by Angela Des Jardins of Montana State University, is sending more than 5 ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Portals to new worlds: Martian exploration near the North Pole  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 17, 2017For Moratorium on Sending Commands to Mars, Blame the Sun  Paris (ESA) Jul 14, 2017Tributes to wetter times on Mars |
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 Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jul 26, 2017 
For its eighth launch of the year, and the 10th Vega mission since this launcher began its career at the Guiana Space Center in 2012, Arianespace will orbit two Earth observation satellites for civil and military applications: OPTSAT-3000 for the Italian Ministry of Defence; and Venus, a mission of the Israel Space Agency (ISA) - a government body sponsored by the country's Ministry of Science a ... more Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Jul 27, 2017Three Up, Three Down as NASA Tests RS-25 Flight Controller  Tehran (AFP) July 27, 2017Iran in 'successful' test of satellite-launch rocket  Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Jul 27, 2017Aerojet Rocketdyne's RS-25 Flight Controller Goes Three for Three in SLS Test |
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 Leicester UK (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 
'Omnipresent' signs demonstrating the effects of human impact on England's landscape have been revealed by researchers from the University of Leicester.
Concrete structures forming a new, human-made rock type; ash particles in the landscape; and plastic debris are just a few of the new materials irreversibly changing England's landscape and providing evidence of the effects of the Anthropo ... more Meulaboh, Indonesia (AFP) July 26, 2017Dozens hospitalised in Indonesia as thick haze spreads Paris (AFP) July 24, 2017Pioneering Paris canal swimming spot closed due to pollution  Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Environmental toxins are impacting Lake Baikal |
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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 24, 2017 
German carmakers faced a brewing scandal Monday as suspicions grew they colluded illegally for decades, further damaging the industry's image and exposing it to massive financial risks.
News weekly Der Spiegel reported Friday that German carmakers Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, BMW and Daimler secretly worked together from the 1990s on car development, construction and logistics - including how ... more Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 21, 2017Audi voluntarily recalls up to 850,000 diesel vehicles  London (AFP) July 26, 2017World gears up for electric cars despite bumps in road  London (AFP) July 26, 2017UK to ban sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 
Scientists at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a new way to precisely pattern nanomaterials that could open a new path to the next generation of everyday electronic devices.
The new research, published July 28 in Science, is expected to make such materials easily available for eventual use in everything from LED displays to cellular phones to photod ... more Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Jul 21, 2017Nanoparticles could spur better LEDs, invisibility cloaks  Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Jul 18, 2017New material resembling a metal nanosponge could reduce computer energy consumption  Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jul 18, 2017How do you build a metal nanoparticle? |
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Nashville TN (SPX) Jul 25, 2017
Two-dimensional materials that can multitask.
That is the result of a new process that naturally produces patterned monolayers that can act as a base for creating a wide variety of novel materials with dual optical, magnetic, catalytic or sensing capabilities.
"Patterned materials open up the possibility of having two functionalities in a single material, such as catalyzing a chemica ... moreBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 25, 2017Writing with the electron beam: Now in silver Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jul 24, 2017Scientists announce the quest for high-index materials Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Fundamental breakthrough in the future of designing materials |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 27, 2017 
Precision farming is set to become even more precise with a new camera drawing on satellite imaging.
Thanks to research with ESA on new cameras, hyperspectral cameras flying on drones are now able to see details as small as 4-5 cm.
Three customers are already using the first version of the ButterflEYE LS camera: in Denmark for biological diversity studies, in Australia for agricultur ... more Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Neolithic farmers practiced specialized methods of cattle farming  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Adjusting fertilizers vital in claypan ag soils  Los Angeles (AFP) July 13, 2017Disneyland China falls a-fowl of huge turkey leg demand |
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