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  St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 In what could be a small step for science potentially leading to a breakthrough, an engineer at Washington University in St. Louis has taken steps toward using nanocrystal networks for artificial intelligence applications. Elijah Thimsen, assistant professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and his collaborators have developed a model in which to test existing theories about how electrons move through nanomaterials. This model may ... read more |
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Tech leaders warn against 'Pandora's box' of robotic weaponsSydney (AFP) Aug 21, 2017 Elon Musk is leading demands for a global ban on killer robots, warning technological advances could revolutionise warfare and create new "weapons of terror" that target innocent people. ... more 
Designing custom robots in a matter of minutesBoston MA (SPX) Aug 23, 2017 Even as robots become increasingly common across different parts of our world, they remain incredibly difficult to make. From designing and modeling to fabricating and testing, the process is slow a ... more  
Defeating cyberattacks on 3-D printersNew Brunswick NJ (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 With cyberattacks on 3D printers likely to threaten health and safety, researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Georgia Institute of Technology have developed novel methods to combat them ... more 
Smart computersFreiburg, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 Filtering information for search engines, acting as an opponent during a board game or recognizing images: Artificial intelligence has far outpaced human intelligence in certain tasks. Several group ... more |
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The mystery of the pulsating blue starsNuremberg, Germany (SPX) Aug 14, 2017 In the middle of the large Chilean Atacama desert, a team of Polish astronomers are patiently monitoring millions of celestial bodies night after night with the help of a modern robotic telescope. I ... more 
AI revolution will be all about humans, says Siri trailblazerHong Kong (AFP) Aug 19, 2017 It's 2050 and the world revolves around you. ... more 
DARPA assured autonomy seeks to guarantee safety of learning-enabled autonomous systemsWashington DC (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 Building on recent breakthroughs in autonomous cyber systems and formal methods, DARPA has announced a new research program called Assured Autonomy that aims to advance the ways computing systems ca ... more 
Northrop Grumman to demonstrate autonomous networked unmanned vehiclesWashington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017 Northrop Grumman will demonstrate autonomous unmanned undersea and unmanned surface vehicles at the Advanced Naval Technology Exercise at the Naval Surface Warfare Center this week. ... more  
New thruster design increases efficiency for future spaceflightWashington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2017 Hall thrusters (HTs) are used in earth-orbiting satellites, and also show promise to propel robotic spacecraft long distances, such as from Earth to Mars. The propellant in a HT, usually xenon, is a ... more 
Astronomers catch exploding supernova earlyTucson AZ (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 For the first time, astronomers have observed a cosmic event in great detail that they only had glimpses of before: a supernova and its explosive ejecta slamming into a nearby companion star. The di ... more |
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 'Dragon captured' as cargo arrives at space station 
SSL and NASA complete preliminary design review for on-orbit robotic servicing spacecraftPalo Alto CA (SPX) Aug 14, 2017 Space Systems Loral (SSL), a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, reports it successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for NASA's Restore-L mission to p ... more  
Opportunity takes in the panoramic view while crossing some rocky terrainPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 14, 2017 Opportunity is located in Perseverance Valley on the west rim of Endeavour crater and has resumed normal science activities post-conjunction. Taking advantage of the position through conjuncti ... more  
Astronauts to bring asteroid back into lunar orbitWashington DC (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 Future space exploration aims to fly further from Earth than ever before. Now, Italian Space Agency scientists have expressed an interest in contributing to the development of robotic technologies t ... more 
NASA Tests Autopilot Sensors During SimulationsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 Inside a large, black-walled facility outside Denver, NASA's Satellite Servicing Projects Division (SSPD) team successfully completed the latest testing of three rendezvous and proximity operations ... more |
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  Washington (Sputnik) Aug 21, 2017 
The United States Air Force (USAF) is preparing their secretive X-37B space plane for its fifth mission in early September. As always, most of the X-37B's payload and mission is classified, but Space.com has reported that the launch may be slated for early September.
The fifth mission of the X-37B, known as Orbital Test Vehicle-5 (OTV-5), is different from previous launches in that the spa ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017Lockheed pairs drone with counter-UAS system  Liverpool UK (SPX) Aug 22, 2017Do video game players make the best unmanned pilots  Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017Insitu receives contract for U.S. Navy Special Warfare ScanEagle support |
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 New York NY (SPX) Aug 17, 2017 
A new study led by Michael P. Burke, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia Engineering, has identified the significance of a new class of chemical reactions involving three molecules that each participate in the breaking and forming of chemical bonds. The reaction of three different molecules is enabled by an "ephemeral collision complex," formed from the collision of two mol ... more Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Can 'large stars' anti-aging research' help future memory devices  Bristol, UK (SPX) Aug 17, 2017The critical point in breaking the glass problem  Saint Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Nanoparticle ink produces glowing holograms with simple inkjet printer |
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 Dresden, Germany (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 
In cooperation with colleagues from Germany and the United States, researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have managed to demonstrate 'diamond showers' forming in the ice giants of our solar system. Using the ultra-strong X-ray laser and other facilities at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) in California, they simulated the conditions inside the cosmic giants. ... more Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Aug 22, 2017Heating quantum matter: A novel view on topology  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Researchers create magnetic RAM  New York NY (SPX) Aug 17, 2017Single molecules can work as reproducible transistors - at room temperature |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Aug 24, 2017 
Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings said Thursday it faces another US lawsuit over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, with the latest one demanding at least $5 billion in compensation.
A total of 157 US residents who were supporting Fukushima victims at the time filed the class action suit in a California district court earlier this month against the utility known as Tepco and a US company. ... more Abu Dhabi (AFP) Aug 21, 2017UAE nuclear programme edges toward 2018 launch  Paris, France (SPX) Aug 21, 2017129I waste used to track ocean currents for 15,000 km after discharge from nuclear plants  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 16, 2017Analysis highlights failings in US's advanced nuclear program |
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 Santiago (AFP) Aug 23, 2017 
Relatives of a retired general convicted of killings committed under Chile's former dictatorship accused the courts Wednesday of acting vindictively by jailing him at the age of 91.
Hector Orosco's lawyers say he has senile dementia but the country's Supreme Court nevertheless handed him a 10-year custodial sentence.
It convicted him last month for the execution of two dissident leftist ... more Moscow (AFP) July 17, 2017Kremlin says 'contradictory' reports on Baghdadi death  Barcelona (AFP) Aug 18, 2017World voices solidarity with Spain after terror attack  United Nations, United States (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Iraq seeks UN resolution to investigate IS |
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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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 Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 
A new study by the University of Houston offers promise for the use of magnesium batteries as a safer alternative to problem-plagued lithium ion batteries.
High voltage lithium ion batteries are the current standard but they are expensive and can develop breaches in their internal structure, known as dendrite growths, causing them to catch on fire, which has become an increasing problem ... more Liverpool, UK (SPX) Aug 23, 2017ULEMCo plans a fuel cell approach to extend range of electric vans  Boston MA (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Researchers clarify mystery about proposed battery material  London UK (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Candy cane supercapacitor could enable fast charging of mobile phones |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017 
Chinese scientists have become the first to realize quantum key distribution from a satellite to the ground, laying the foundation for building a hack-proof global quantum communication network.
The achievement based on experiments conducted with the world' s first quantum satellite, Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS), was published in the authoritative academic journal Nature on T ... more Xi'an, China (XNA) Aug 14, 2017Xian Satellite Control Center resolves over 10 major satellite faults in 50 years  Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017China develops sea launches to boost space commerce Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit |
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 Hampton VA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 
Fly frequently, travel safely, land on (most) runways, and operate economically: such are the guiding principles for 21st century spaceplanes, cargo-carrying aerospace workhorses routinely launching to low-Earth orbit for space station resupply and crew transfers. Fans disconsolate after retirement of NASA's shuttle fleet can take heart: The next generation in reusable space vehicles is set to d ... more Denver CA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017Lockheed Martin Powers-up Next Orion Spacecraft for First Time  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Turning human waste into plastic, nutrients could aid long-distance space travel  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2017NASA Offers Space Station as Catalyst for Discovery in Washington |
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 23, 2017 
As the energetic particles of the solar wind speed across interplanetary space, their motion is modified by objects in their path. A study, based on data from ESA's Mars Express orbiter, has thrown new light on a surprising interaction between the planet Mars and supersonic particles in the solar wind.
cientists have long been aware that a feature known as a bow shock forms upstream of a p ... more Paris (AFP) Aug 21, 2017Mars weather: 'Cloudy, chance of nighttime snowstorm'  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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 Los Angeles CA (AFP) Aug 25, 2017 
SpaceX on Thursday launched the first satellite designed and built entirely in Taiwan, a spacecraft that aims to boost disaster forecasts and mapping, environmental observation and space research.
The satellite, called FORMOSAT-5, weighs nearly 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms) and blasted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 11:51 am (1851 GMT).
"Falcon 9 has lifted off," SpaceX engineer Lauren ... more Hampton VA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017Wind Tunnel Test of Deep Space Rocket Calls For New Coat of Paint  Miami (AFP) Aug 23, 2017SpaceX unveils peek at sleek new spacesuit  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 23, 2017The Phantom Lunar Dragon |
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 Mumbai (AFP) Aug 22, 2017 
A factory accused of dumping dye into an Indian river where several dogs turned blue has been shut down, an official said Tuesday, after alarming pictures emerged of the brightly-coloured canines.
An animal activist spotted the blue dogs wandering the streets of Mumbai near an industrial zone where factories had been accused of pouring untreated chemicals directly into the Kasadi river.
... more Miami (AFP) Aug 23, 2017Arsenic in Pakistan groundwater 'alarmingly high': study  Phnom Penh (AFP) July 13, 2017Cambodia bans overseas exports of coastal sand  Paris (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Treaty to curb mercury exposure takes effect |
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 Berlin (AFP) Aug 21, 2017 
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that trust must be restored in diesel cars after the emissions cheating scandal and spoke out against plans to ban them from some inner cities.
She said she was "angered" by German auto giants who in the "dieselgate" scandal either broke the law or used legal loopholes, but also pointed to the at least 800,000 jobs in the crucial industrial sector. ... more Beijing (AFP) Aug 23, 2017Great Wall shares slide as Fiat Chrysler hopes dampened  Washington (AFP) Aug 18, 2017Uber's ousted CEO calls investor lawsuit unfounded Beijing (AFP) Aug 21, 2017China's Great Wall Motor plans Fiat Chrysler purchase |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
Solar panels have tremendous potential to provide affordable renewable energy, but many people see traditional black and blue panels as an eyesore. Architects, homeowners and city planners may be more open to the technology if they could install green panels that melt into the landscape, red panels on rooftops and white ones camouflaged as walls.
A new study published this week in Applied ... more Trieste, Italy (SPX) Aug 17, 2017How to move objects at the nanoscale  Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 31, 2017New method promises easier nanoscale manufacturing  Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Jul 21, 2017Nanoparticles could spur better LEDs, invisibility cloaks |
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New York NY (SPX) Aug 17, 2017
A new study led by Michael P. Burke, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia Engineering, has identified the significance of a new class of chemical reactions involving three molecules that each participate in the breaking and forming of chemical bonds. The reaction of three different molecules is enabled by an "ephemeral collision complex," formed from the collision of two mol ... moreSeoul, South Korea (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Can 'large stars' anti-aging research' help future memory devices Bristol, UK (SPX) Aug 17, 2017The critical point in breaking the glass problem Saint Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Nanoparticle ink produces glowing holograms with simple inkjet printer |
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 Uvalde TX (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 
Looking at leaves to peer into the future might seem the stuff of superstition, but is actually the essence of research conducted by scientists from Texas A and M AgriLife and the University of Southern California.
"Our study was based on observations that the more successful crops in areas typically affected by drought are usually protected by a thicker layer of leaf wax than other plants ... more Lancaster UK (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Ray of hope for more abundant wheat crops  Newark DE (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Adding silicon to soil to strengthen plant defenses  Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Wild sheep grazed in the Black Desert 14,500 years ago |
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