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  (UPI) Aug 29, 2017 Maryland-headquartered Robot provider Roboteam Inc. reports it has received new orders for its Micro Tactical Ground Robot to support U.S. and international military missions. The third-generation robot is an all-terrain system used for explosive ordnance disposal, and in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear material missions and HAZMAT operations. Roboteam said the two new orders received are for a total of 75 units. Company partner API Technologies will produce the units in W ... read more |
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Getting well-oiled: booze in the age of the robo-barmanLos Angeles (AFP) Sept 4, 2017 As Tipsy methodically unfolds an arm to select a glass, retrieve ice and mix a drink, it's all a far cry from the flashy swagger of Tom Cruise in "Cocktail." ... more 
Voice assistants promise a light-fingered futureBerlin (AFP) Sept 4, 2017 Tomorrow's digital interface may be even more revolutionary than the pinching, tapping and scrolling heralded by the smartphone: voice commands promise to unify and tame our digital lives. ... more 
New robot rolls with the rules of pedestrian conductBoston MA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 Just as drivers observe the rules of the road, most pedestrians follow certain social codes when navigating a hallway or a crowded thoroughfare: Keep to the right, pass on the left, maintain a respe ... more 
Illinois researchers develop origami-inspired robotChicago IL (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 New research from a team of University of Illinois Mechanical Science and engineering professors and students, published as an invited paper in Smart Materials and Structures, details how origami st ... more |
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Face scans, robot baggage handlers - airports of the futureSingapore (AFP) Aug 27, 2017 Passengers' baggage is collected by robots, they relax in a luxurious waiting area complete with an indoor garden before getting a face scan and swiftly passing through security and immigration - this could be the airport of the future. ... 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 
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 
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  
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  
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 |
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 AI revolution will be all about humans, says Siri trailblazer 
Engineer's model lays groundwork for machine-learning deviceSt. 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 in ... 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 |
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  Washington (UPI) Sep 6, 2017 
Insitu Inc. has received a $21 million order against a previously awarded contract for parts and sustainment of the RQ-21A unmanned aircraft system.
The maintenance of the RQ-21A, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, will be in support of Naval Special Warfare fleet operations. Procurement of the parts will take place in Bingen, Wash., and is expected to run through June 2018 ... more Washington (AFNS) Sep 01, 2017Air Force preparing to launch fifth Orbital Test Vehicle mission  Arusha, Tanzania (AFP) Aug 31, 2017TED: Phones and drones transforming healthcare  Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017Lockheed pairs drone with counter-UAS system |
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Today's world, rapidly changing because of "big data", is encapsulated in trillions of tiny magnetic objects - magnetic bits - each of which stores one bit of data in magnetic disk drives. A group of scientists from the Max Planck Institutes in Halle and Dresden have discovered a new kind of magnetic nano-object in a novel material that could serve as a magnetic bit with cloaking properties to m ... more Menlo Park CA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017Artificial intelligence analyzes gravitational lenses 10 million times faster  Tallahassee FL (SPX) Aug 28, 2017National Maglab achieves new world record with strongest resistive magnet  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 04, 2017Van Allen probes survive extreme radiation five years on |
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 Arusha, Tanzania (AFP) Aug 28, 2017 
Nigerian neuroscientist Oshiorenoya Agabi may have found a way to solve one of life's puzzling dilemmas: how to make air travel pleasant again.
What if you could skip tedious airport security lines, while a special device able to sniff out explosives works silently in the background?
This is only one of the possible uses of what Agabi says is the world's first neurotechnology device dev ... more University Park PA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Conformal metasurface coating eliminates crosstalk and shrinks waveguides  Golden CO (SPX) Aug 30, 2017Researchers validate UV light's use in improving semiconductors  Nagoya, Japan (SPX) Aug 29, 2017Nagoya-led team flips the switch on ferroelectrics |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 1, 2017 
China and Brazil signed 14 cooperative agreements on Friday, including on football and nuclear and hydro power, as embattled Brazilian President Michel Temer seeks to revive Latin America's largest economy.
They were inked following Temer's meeting with President Xi Jinping in Beijing ahead of next week's BRICS summit.
Temer, who has vigorously sought Chinese investment since taking offi ... more Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) Aug 29, 2017Kazakhstan inaugurates IAEA-backed nuclear fuel bank  Budapest (AFP) Aug 28, 20172018 start for Russia-backed nuclear plant work:  Tokyo (AFP) Aug 24, 2017Fukushima operator faces $5 bn US suit over 2011 disaster |
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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 Moscow (AFP) Sept 1, 2017Chechen leader evacuates 8 children and mothers from Iraq  Washington (AFP) Aug 31, 2017Islamic State chief Baghdadi likely still alive: US general  Santiago (AFP) Aug 23, 2017Chile ex-general jailed at 91 for dictatorship crimes |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 29, 2017 
A new way to finance the shift to low-carbon and sustainable development is necessary to support the rapid change in Asian economies, a regional lender said.
The Asian Development Bank called for a so-called Green Finance Catalyzing Facility, which would be different from a fund in that it would include a blend of financing from the private sector. The bank, which has its headquarters i ... more Beijing (AFP) Aug 28, 2017China merges energy giants into global leader  Miami (AFP) Aug 28, 2017Power demand to peak in Europe summers, not winters: study  Beojing, China (SPX) Sep 04, 2017Scientists propose method to improve microgrid stability and reliability |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 
Members of the D. V. Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics together with their colleagues from the Faculty of Chemistry of the Lomonosov Moscow State University have developed a new silicon- and germanium-based material that could significantly increase specific characteristics of lithium-ion batteries. The research results have been published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A.
Lit ... more Pullman WA (SPX) Sep 04, 2017New device could turn heat energy into a viable fuel source  Paris, France (SPX) Sep 04, 2017Electricity production: When enzymes rival platinum  Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Making better batteries via real-time TEM observation |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2017 
China and Russia plan to sign an agreement in October on joint space exploration from 2018 and 2022, which would benefit both nations particularly in manned and future missions to the moon, CGTN reported on Monday.
The bilateral agreement will cover five areas including lunar to deep space exploration, special materials development, collaborations in the area of satellite systems, Earth re ... more Beijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2017Kuaizhou-11 to send six satellites into space  Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2017Russia, China May Sign 5-Year Agreement on Joint Space Exploration  Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2017ESA and Chinese astronauts train together |
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 Berlin (AFP) Sept 5, 2017  Berlin's IFA technology fair, Europe's largest and a bellwether for the Christmas season, draws to a close Wednesday. Here is a quick overview of what's hot and what's not in the aisles.
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- Tablets: the fever that greeted Apple's launch of the iPad in 2010 has long dissipated. Smartphones boast increasingly large screens and high performance in a handier package than the no ... more Miami (AFP) Sept 5, 2017'Star Trek' actor Shatner sends message to Voyager  Paris (ESA) Sep 05, 2017ESA retrieves NASA astronauts with new procedure in wake of hurricane  Washington (AFP) Sept 3, 2017Record-breaking NASA astronaut comes back to Earth |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 05, 2017 
Life on Mars may still be light years away - but it clearly hasn't stopped us from thinking ahead. Next year six space-suited and booted astronauts will head to the Dhofar desert in Oman in an attempt to simulate what life will be like on Mars.
According to scientists, the Dhofar desert is possibly the most realistic place on Earth that is as harsh and uninviting as the landscape of Mars. ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 01, 2017Opportunity seeks energy-favorable locations to recharge during winter  Washington (UPI) Aug 30, 2017Citizen scientists spot Martian 'spiders' in unexpected places  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 17, 2017For Moratorium on Sending Commands to Mars, Blame the Sun |
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 Cayenne (AFP) Sept 6, 2017 
An Ariane 5 rocket carrying two commercial satellites aborted its launch in the final countdown as the main engine was being ignited for lift-off Tuesday from the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana.
"In the last seconds of Ariane Flight VA239 launch countdown as the Vulcain cryogenic main stage engine was being ignited, the checkout process detected an anomaly on the launcher, interrupting ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 05, 2017Pentagon Will Have to Rely on Russian Rocket Engines Until Mid-2020s  Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Sep 04, 2017NASA Concludes Summer of Testing with Fifth Flight Controller Hot Fire  Washington DC (UPI) Sep 4, 2017SpaceX tests first stage of 'world's most powerful rocket' |
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 Colombo (AFP) Sept 1, 2017 
Sri Lanka banned plastic bags and other disposable products on Friday after the collapse of the island's biggest dump led to a rubbish disposal crisis.
Rotting garbage piled up in many parts of the capital after the giant rubbish tip collapsed in April, crushing dozens of homes and killing 32 people.
Many blamed the haphazard use of plastic, which was also cited in flash flooding in the ... more Phnom Penh (AFP) July 13, 2017Cambodia bans overseas exports of coastal sand  Bras�lia (AFP) Sept 1, 2017Brazil government freezes Amazon mining plans  Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Aug 26, 2017Gaza boy swimmer death puts spotlight on pollution crisis |
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 Berlin (AFP) Sept 4, 2017 
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday pledged a billion euros to help German cities fight air pollution caused by dirty diesel cars, as a scandal strangling the automobile industry threatened to engulf politicians at the height of an election campaign.
Merkel said she was doubling financial aid to cities from a previously announced 500 million euros ($600 million), in a bid to stave off the thr ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017New emissions test necessary for new vehicles in the EU  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Sept 1, 2017VW shares gain as dieselgate bullet dodged  Sao Paulom Brazil (SPX) Aug 29, 2017Nanoparticles pollution rises 30 percent when flex-fuel cars switch from bio to fossil |
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 Eindhoven, Netherlands (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 
In Nature an international team of researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology, Delft University of Technology and the University of California - Santa Barbara presents an advanced quantum chip that will be able to provide definitive proof of the mysterious Majorana particles. These particles, first demonstrated in 2012, are their own antiparticle at one and the same time. The chip, whic ... more Amherst MA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017UMass Amherst environmental chemist flashes warning light on new nanoparticle  Bethlehem PA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017A more complete picture of the nano world  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 28, 2017What the world's tiniest 'monster truck' reveals |
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Halle, Germany (SPX) Sep 04, 2017
Today's world, rapidly changing because of "big data", is encapsulated in trillions of tiny magnetic objects - magnetic bits - each of which stores one bit of data in magnetic disk drives. A group of scientists from the Max Planck Institutes in Halle and Dresden have discovered a new kind of magnetic nano-object in a novel material that could serve as a magnetic bit with cloaking properties to m ... moreMenlo Park CA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017Artificial intelligence analyzes gravitational lenses 10 million times faster Tallahassee FL (SPX) Aug 28, 2017National Maglab achieves new world record with strongest resistive magnet Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 04, 2017Van Allen probes survive extreme radiation five years on |
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 New York (AFP) Sept 5, 2017 
Orange juice prices jumped in New York on Tuesday as Hurricane Irma's approach cast a shadow over the citrus-producing US state of Florida.
Irma has become a "potentially catastrophic" Category Five hurricane, the most ferocious category of storm, the National Hurricane Center said.
Its likely path shows it hitting the British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and ... more Hanover NH (SPX) Aug 30, 2017Drought response in global crops may be as complex as day and night  Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 4, 2017Mooncakes from heaven: Hong Kong's sweet obsession Los Angeles (AFP) Sept 4, 2017Getting well-oiled: booze in the age of the robo-barman |
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