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  Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 19, 2017 Researchers from Caltech and the University of Southern California (USC) report the first application of quantum computing to a physics problem. By employing quantum-compatible machine learning techniques, they developed a method of extracting a rare Higgs boson signal from copious noise data. Higgs is the particle that was predicted to imbue elementary particles with mass and was discovered at the Large Hadron Collider in 2012. The new quantum machine learning method is found to perform well even with ... read more |
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Researchers unveil tool to debug 'black box' deep learning algorithmsNew York NY (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 Computers can now beat humans at chess and Go, but it may be a while before people trust their driving. The danger of self-driving cars was highlighted last year when Tesla's autonomous car collided ... more  
New RoboBee flies, dives, swims and explodes out the of waterBoston MA (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 We've seen RoboBees that can fly, stick to walls, and dive into water. Now, get ready for a hybrid RoboBee that can fly, dive into water, swim, propel itself back out of water, and safely land. ... more 
Liquid metal brings soft robotics a step closerSussex UK (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 Scientists have invented a way to morph liquid metal into physical shapes. Researchers at the University of Sussex and Swansea University have applied electrical charges to manipulate liquid m ... more 
Intel working with Facebook on chips for AILaguna Beach, United States (AFP) Oct 17, 2017 Intel chief Brian Krzanich said Tuesday his company is working on a super-fast chip designed specifically for artificial intelligence. ... more |
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Solar eruptions could electrify Martian moonsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 19, 2017 Powerful solar eruptions could electrically charge areas of the Martian moon Phobos to hundreds of volts, presenting a complex electrical environment that could possibly affect sensitive electronics ... more  
Ben-Gurion introduces Israel's first underwater robotic vehicleBeer-Sheva, Israel (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has developed Israel's first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The robotic "HydroCamel II" will be commercially available for use in the military, security, and ... more 
Robot wars: US smashes Japan in giant days-long duelTokyo (AFP) Oct 19, 2017 In scenes reminiscent of films like "Transformers", a giant US robot fighting machine swung a "chainsaw sword" to chop a Japanese opponent into submission in a battle watched by tens of thousands online. ... more  
Spacewalkers fix robotic arm in time to grab next cargo shipMiami (AFP) Oct 20, 2017 Two American astronauts on Friday wrapped up crucial repairs to the International Space Station's robotic arm, with just weeks to spare before the next cargo ship arrives in early November, NASA said. ... more 
Samsung's revamped Bixby takes on Amazon AlexaSan Francisco (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 Samsung on Wednesday announced it is upgrading its Bixby digital assistant and making it available for a range of connected devices, setting up a clash with Amazon's Alexa and others competing for leadership in artificial intelligence. ... more  
OFFSET "Sprinters" encouraged to share innovative ideas for swarm systemsWashington DC (SPX) Oct 19, 2017 DARPA's OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program envisions future small-unit infantry forces using small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) and/or small unmanned ground systems (UGSs) in swarm ... more |
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 Self-taught, 'superhuman' AI now even smarter: makers 
Debate over Mars exploration strategy heats up in astrobiology journalWashington DC (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 Current robotic missions to Mars that have not been appropriately cleaned and sterilized must steer clear of designated Special Regions to avoid introducing Earth-borne biological and organic contam ... more 
Emma the robot masseuse gets to work in SingaporeSingapore (AFP) Oct 13, 2017 A robot masseuse named Emma is offering Singaporeans high-tech back rubs with a gigantic metal arm and warm silicone tips which its creators say perfectly mimic the human touch. ... more 
US spacewalkers install 'new eyes' at space stationMiami (AFP) Oct 10, 2017 Two US astronauts installed a high-definition video camera at the International Space Station Tuesday and made more progress on repairs to the lab's robotic arm, NASA said. ... more
US spacewalkers repair aging ISS robotic armMiami (AFP) Oct 5, 2017 Two NASA astronauts wrapped up a successful spacewalk Thursday to repair the International Space Station's aging robotic arm, the US space agency said. ... more |
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  Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 
Boeing has invested in Near Earth Autonomy, a company developing a portfolio of technologies for reliable automatic flight.
The U.S. airline manufacturing giant and the Pittsburgh-based company also teamed to look into business opportunities in emerging markets, Boeing said in a news release Thursday.
"This partnership will accelerate technology solutions that we feel will be key ... moreBoston MA (SPX) Oct 26, 2017New RoboBee flies, dives, swims and explodes out the of water  Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017Insitu awarded $9.2M for parts, sustainment of RQ-21A  Jacksonville FL (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Drone Aviation awarded contract for Enhanced WASP Tactical Aerostat from US Defense Dept |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 
Crystals comprising the elements uranium, ruthenium, rhodium, and silicon have a simple geometric structure and should no longer be hiding any secrets. However, that is not the case - quite the contrary.
At temperatures below 17.5 Kelvin, a new internal order emerges: Something in the material orders in some yet undisclosed way, releasing a certain amount of heat as a signature. Known is o ... more Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Solid or liquid? Researcher proposes a new definition of glass  Trieste, Italy (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Laser beams for superconductivity  Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Turning a material upside down can sometimes make it softer |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2017 
Silicon has provided enormous benefits to the power electronics industry. But performance of silicon-based power electronics is nearing maximum capacity.
Enter wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors. Seen as significantly more energy-efficient, they have emerged as leading contenders in developing field-effect transistors (FETs) for next-generation power electronics. Such FET technology would b ... more New Haven CT (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Resistive memory components the computer industry can't resist  Montreal, Canada (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Nanoelectronic breakthrough may lead to more efficient quantum devices  Singapore (SPX) Oct 25, 2017Research team led by NUS scientists breaks new ground in memory technology |
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 Seoul (AFP) Oct 20, 2017 
South Korea on Friday decided to push ahead with the construction of two new nuclear reactors after months of heated debate over whether the country should start weaning itself off atomic energy.
A state commission, based on a survey of 471 jurors selected across the country, recommended finishing construction of the Shin Kori-5 and Shin Kori-6 reactors near the southeastern city of Ulsan. ... more Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Oct 20, 2017AREVA NP awarded contract for safety upgrades in seven reactors  Daniken, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 20, 2017AREVA NP installs a system allowing flexible electricity generation at Goesgen nuclear power plant  Dessel, Belgium (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Dessel: a new step forward with the dismantling of the site |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 27, 2017  A second special operations team was on a mission to kill or capture an Islamic State leader before the Oct. 4 attack on a Green Beret unit in Niger, U.S. intelligence officials told UPI.
The ambush, in which four Americans and five Nigerian soldiers were killed, may have been orchestrated by the leader of IS in the Greater Sahara, Abu Walid al-Sahrawi.
Sahrawi, code-named "Naylo ... more United Nations, United States (AFP) Oct 27, 2017UN report blames gas attack on Syrian regime  Sevare, Mali (AFP) Oct 26, 2017African anti-jihad force makes first steps in troubled Sahel  Geneva (AFP) Oct 26, 2017ICRC warns states against 'dehumanisation' of IS fighters |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2017 
Utility companies in the Japanese market face an uphill battle in meeting targets for the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, Moody's reported Monday.
Moody's Investors Service reported that Japan faces challenges in meeting its commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Based on March levels, the report found emissions from the utility sector will need to be cut by as much as 50 p ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017IEA: An electrified world would cost $31B per year to achieve  Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017'Fuel-secure' steps in Washington counterintuitive, green group says  Menlo Park CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017SLAC-led project will use AI to prevent or minimize electric grid failures |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 
Rechargeable batteries based on magnesium, rather than lithium, have the potential to extend electric vehicle range by packing more energy into smaller batteries. But unforeseen chemical roadblocks have slowed scientific progress.
And the places where solid meets liquid - where the oppositely charged battery electrodes interact with the surrounding chemical mixture known as the electrolyte ... more Ames IA (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Ames UConn team discover superconductor with bounce  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Plastic and metal-organic frameworks partner for sensing and storage  Menlo Park CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2017Scientists get first close-ups of finger-like growths that trigger battery fires |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 23, 2017 
Jing Haipeng, the first Chinese astronaut to go into space three times, has voiced his desire to go into space again as a further demonstration of his loyalty to the Communist Party of China (CPC).
"I'm eager to go to space again, be a pioneer in the battle one more time," said the 51-year-old major general and delegate to the ongoing 19th National Congress of the CPC.
"Let the vastn ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017China launches three satellites  Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission  Adelaide, Australia (XNA) Oct 03, 2017UN official commends China's role in space cooperation |
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 Vatican City (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 
Pope Francis chatted with six astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, kicking off the rare interview with a philosophical question on "man's place in the universe".
Italian Paolo Nespoli, 60, admitted that despite the bird's eye view of Earth he too remained "perplexed", while American Mark Vande Hei said seeing the planet from space made them "realise how fragile we ... more Washington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2017Scientist devises a solar reactor to make water and oxygen from moon rocks  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Oct 30, 2017How Does Your Space Garden Grow  Houston TX (SPX) Oct 30, 2017NanoRacks Deploys Second Kaber-Class Microsatellite This Week, First On-Orbit Assembly |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 27, 2017 
New lab experiments suggest the sublimation of carbon dioxide - which freezes in the winter and thaws in the spring - is leaving unique marks on Mars' sand dunes.
Much science has been devoted to the events and processes that shaped the Martian surface millions of years ago, but a team of scientists at the University of Dublin, in Ireland, wanted to better understand how the Red Plane ... more Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Oct 30, 2017Winters on Mars are shaping the Red Planet's landscape  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2017Levitation Key to How Martian Landscapes Form  Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 24, 2017Mars Rover Mission Progresses Toward Resumed Drilling |
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 Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 30, 2017 
Arianespace and Inmarsat have announced the signature of the launch contract for Inmarsat's Global Xpress-5 (GX-5) very high throughput communications satellite.
The satellite will be orbited by an Ariane 5 heavy-lift launcher from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana (South America) during the second half of 2019.
A very high throughput satellite (V-H ... more Ann Arbor NI (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Thruster for Mars mission breaks records  Cambridge MA (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Draper and Sierra Nevada Corporation announce new agreement for space missions  Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Aerojet Rocketdyne breaks ground on advanced manufacturing center in Huntsville |
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 Santiago (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 
Chile's President Michelle Bachelet signed a bill Wednesday that seeks to ban plastic bags in more than 100 coastal areas in a bid to halt the accumulation of ocean plastic.
Bachelet said the move was aimed at "taking care of our marine ecosystems."
"Our fish are dying from plastics ingestion or strangulation, it's a task in which everyone must collaborate," she said in a speech in the s ... more Rome (AFP) Oct 25, 2017Schools closed over fears of toxic wind from Italy steel plant  Washington (UPI) Oct 24, 2017Levels of microplastics in the Baltic have remained constant for 30 years  New Delhi (AFP) Oct 24, 2017India top court bans dirty fuel to fight Delhi's bad air |
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 
French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen said that revenues grew strongly in the third quarter, powered by the recent acquisition of Opel-Vauxhall, but car sales stalled in the key market of China.
PSA said in a statement that group-wide revenues jumped by 31.4 percent to 15 billion euros ($17.6 billion) in the period from July to September.
In its core brands of Peugeot, Citroen and DS, rev ... more London (AFP) Oct 27, 2017Energy firms back investment into diesel engine  Bad Birnbach, Germany (AFP) Oct 25, 2017Self-driving bus to shuttle Bavarian townsfolk  Paris (AFP) Oct 25, 2017Paris city bikes go electric |
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 Providence RI (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 
Brown University researchers have demonstrated a way to bring a powerful form of spectroscopy - a technique used to study a wide variety of materials - into the nano-world.
Laser terahertz emission microscopy (LTEM) is a burgeoning means of characterizing the performance of solar cells, integrated circuits and other systems and materials. Laser pulses illuminating a sample material cause t ... more Houston TX (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Nanotube fiber antennas as capable as copper  Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 30, 2017New technique produces tunable, nanoporous materials  Vienna, Austria (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Jumping nanoparticles |
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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 23, 2017
Crystals comprising the elements uranium, ruthenium, rhodium, and silicon have a simple geometric structure and should no longer be hiding any secrets. However, that is not the case - quite the contrary.
At temperatures below 17.5 Kelvin, a new internal order emerges: Something in the material orders in some yet undisclosed way, releasing a certain amount of heat as a signature. Known is o ... moreSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Solid or liquid? Researcher proposes a new definition of glass Trieste, Italy (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Laser beams for superconductivity Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Turning a material upside down can sometimes make it softer |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 
University of Sydney and NASA researchers have developed a revolutionary new technique to image plant photosynthesis using satellite-based remote-sensing, with potential applications in climate change monitoring.
The uptake of carbon dioxide by leaves and its conversion to sugars by photosynthesis, referred to as gross primary production (GPP), is the fundamental basis of life on Earth and ... more Warwick UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Crops evolving 10 millennia before experts thought  Bethlehem PA (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Study exposes the dark side of coffee cultivation in Uganda  Wurzburg, Germany (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Breeding salt-tolerant plants |
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