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  Nagoya, Japan (AFP) July 30, 2017 With steely focus, player number 3 scored a stunning opening goal in the first few minutes of the high-stakes football match between a dominant Bordeaux and their plucky Chinese opponents. But as the crowds cheered, the pint-sized player, known as Arya, showed none of the customary swagger of triumphant strikers. In fact, robot number 3 and its teammates showed no emotion at all as they continued to exterminate their rivals' hopes of victory at RoboCup 2017 in Japan. The game, which Bordeaux wo ... read more |
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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 
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  
How Light Looks Different on the Moon and What NASA Is Doing About ItMoffett 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 sunligh ... more 
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 |
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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 
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 
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 
A new method of cooperative control of multiple unmanned surface vehiclesBeijing, China (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 The 21st century is a century of ocean. Ocean contains rich resources such as biology, oil and gas, mineral products, and etc., and it becomes the strategic space and resource base for the survival ... more |
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 Three Good Reasons Why Russia May Not Actually Need a Supercarrier  
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 
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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A warm meal was quickly delivered by a drone from an ESA business incubator start-up to the last inhabitant in a remote village in Portugal.
"Even if the village is not far away, it takes a driver by car over half an hour to deliver the meal to Joaquim Reis in Podentinhos and come back due to bad and unpaved roads. Our drone arrived in just three minutes, without the need of a pilot," expl ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 26, 2017Insitu receives contract for Afghan ScanEagle UAS services  Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 24, 2017Special focus on formation control of unmanned systems  Washington (UPI) Jul 25, 2017AeroVironment supplying small UAS to Australia |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 
In order to send, receive, and process electromagnetic signals, antennas are used. An antenna is a device capable of effectively transmitting, picking up, and redirecting electromagnetic radiation. Typically, one thinks of antennas as macroscopic devices operating in the radio and microwave range. However, there are similar optical devices (Fig. 1). The wavelengths of visible light amount to sev ... more London, UK (SPX) Aug 02, 2017Spacepath Communications and Datum Systems announce strategic partnership  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 03, 2017NASA-Developed Technologies Showcased on Dellingr's Debut Flight  Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 27, 2017Making polymer chemistry 'click' |
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What would a simple technique to remove thin layers from otherwise thick, rigid semiconductor crystals mean for the semiconductor industry? This concept has been actively explored for years, as integrated circuits made on thin layers hold promise for developments including improved thermal characteristics, lightweight stackability and a high degree of flexibility compared to conventionally thick ... more Fairport, NY (SPX) Aug 02, 2017Saelig introduces Sol Chip autonomous, solar-powered sensor station  Boston MA (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Ultracold molecules hold promise for quantum computing  Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Jul 24, 2017Hamburg researchers develop new transistor concept |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 1, 2017 
Construction work on two nuclear power plants in the United States has been halted because of cost overruns, the companies behind them said.
Santee Cooper, one of those firms, said that because of construction delays the two planned reactors in South Carolina could not come on line before 2024, four years behind schedule.
This means only two nuclear plants are now in construction in the ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 02, 2017Areva signs MOX fuel fabrication contract with Japan  Paris (AFP) July 28, 2017Nuclear contaminates earnings of France's EDF Tokyo (AFP) July 21, 2017Underwater robot probes inside Fukushima reactor |
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 Moscow (AFP) July 17, 2017 
Moscow on Monday said it was struggling to confirm if the leader of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead or alive, a month after reporting his possible demise.
The Russian army said in June that it was trying to verify information that its jets killed Baghdadi during a bombing raid near the IS stronghold of Raqa in Syria.
But over a month after the announcement Kremlin s ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017Nimitz carrier strike group joins Operation Inherent Resolve  Hong Kong (AFP) July 26, 2017Hong Kong maids lured by Islamic State recruiters: report  Manila (AFP) July 27, 2017US gives surveillance planes to Philippines |
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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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 Kobe, Japan (SPX) Jul 27, 2017 
When certain materials are cooled below a critical temperature they become superconductors, with zero electrical resistance. An international research team observed an unusual electronic state in new superconductor chromium arsenide. This finding could prove useful in future superconductor research and material design. The study was published on June 5 in Nature Communications.
These disco ... more Jerusalem (SPX) Jul 24, 2017First direct observation and measurement of ultra-fast moving vortices in superconductors  Houston TX (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Scientists map ways forward for lithium-ion batteries for extreme environments  Raleigh NC (SPX) Jul 25, 2017High-temperature superconductivity in B-doped Q-carbon |
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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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 Paris (ESA) Jul 31, 2017 
ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik and Roscosmos commander Sergei Ryazansky were launched into space yesterday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 15:41 GMT (17:41 CEST). Their Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft circled Earth four times to catch up with the International Space Station six hours later and the crew are now settling into their new home and place of work for fiv ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 01, 2017Voyager spacecraft still in communication 40 years out into the void  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) Aug 01, 2017Opportunity enters Automode during solar conjunction pause  Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 03, 2017Five Years Ago and 154 Million Miles Away: Touchdown! |
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 Tehran (AFP) July 27, 2017  Iran on Thursday "successfully" tested a satellite-launch rocket, days after warning Washington of a response to new US sanctions over the Islamic republic's ballistic missile programme, state television said.
It said the launch vehicle, named Simorgh after a bird in Iranian mythology, was capable of propelling a satellite weighing 250 kilograms (550 pounds) to an altitude of 500 kilometres ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 01, 2017India looks to more launches with new facility from 2018  Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 01, 2017Sea Launch to be modernized for Russia's Soyuz-5 carrier rocket  Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Navy completes testing fixes on electro-magnetic launch systems |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 2, 2017 
Scientists have discovered a new class of catalysts that break down contaminants when combined with hydrogen peroxide. The catalysts are capable of removing 99 percent of bisphenol A from water.
Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a synthetic chemical commonly used in plastics manufacturing. Though many manufacturing companies have adopted BPA replacements, the chemical has contaminated waterways t ... more Gunjur, Gambia (AFP) July 30, 2017Pollution clouds Gambia's efforts to woo China Banjul, Gambia (AFP) Aug 1, 2017Gambian environmentalists to sue 'polluting' Chinese firm  Phnom Penh (AFP) July 13, 2017Cambodia bans overseas exports of coastal sand |
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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 27, 2017  Carmaker Volkswagen said Thursday it would offer to refit almost a million more diesel cars in Germany to reduce harmful emissions, as the country's auto industry is racked by overlapping scandals.
At an industry-government summit on August 2, Volkswagen "will offer to refit four million vehicles and thereby significantly reduce emissions" chief executive Matthias Mueller said after meeting ... more Los Angeles (AFP) July 28, 2017Los Angeles to have fully electric bus fleet by 2030  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 30, 2017Is 'diesel summit' the last chance for Germany's favourite engine Berlin (AFP) Aug 2, 2017Germany's car bosses bid to head off diesel ban with software patch |
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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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Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jul 24, 2017
In order to send, receive, and process electromagnetic signals, antennas are used. An antenna is a device capable of effectively transmitting, picking up, and redirecting electromagnetic radiation. Typically, one thinks of antennas as macroscopic devices operating in the radio and microwave range. However, there are similar optical devices (Fig. 1). The wavelengths of visible light amount to sev ... moreLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 02, 2017Spacepath Communications and Datum Systems announce strategic partnership Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 03, 2017NASA-Developed Technologies Showcased on Dellingr's Debut Flight Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 27, 2017Making polymer chemistry 'click' |
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 Urbana IL (SPX) Aug 03, 2017 
Algae blooms in the Gulf of Mexico use up the majority of the oxygen in the water, leading to massive "dead zones" that cannot support fish or other wildlife. The culprit? Nitrate, running off agricultural fields through tile drainage systems. But nitrate is only part of the problem. Algae in freshwater lakes and ponds flourishes when exposed to a different pollutant, phosphorus, and the tiniest ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 03, 2017Alkaline soil, sensible sensor  Miami (AFP) Aug 2, 2017Global warming reduces protein in key crops: study Los Angeles (AFP) July 13, 2017Disneyland China falls a-fowl of huge turkey leg demand |
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