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  College Park MD (SPX) Nov 16, 2017 A new robotic camera with the ability to capture hundreds of thousands of stars and galaxies in a single shot has taken its first image of the sky - an event astronomers refer to as "first light." The camera is the centerpiece of a new automated sky survey project called the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), based at Caltech's Palomar Observatory near San Diego, California. As partners in the ZTF effort, University of Maryland astronomers made important contributions to the planning and desig ... read more |
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Speedy collision detector could make robots better human assistantsSan Diego CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2017 Electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a faster collision detection algorithm that uses machine learning to help robots avoid moving objects and weave through ... more 
New technology makes artificial intelligence more private and portableWaterloo, Canada (SPX) Nov 22, 2017 Technology developed at the University of Waterloo is paving the way for artificial intelligence (AI) to break free of the internet and cloud computing. New deep-learning AI software produced ... more 
Calls mount for action on 'killer robots' after UN talksGeneva (AFP) Nov 17, 2017 "Robots are not taking over the world", the diplomat leading the first official talks on autonomous weapons assured Friday, seeking to ease criticism over slow progress towards restricting the use of so-called "killer robots". ... more 
New Challenges Await Competitors in NASA's 25th Annual Human Exploration Rover ChallengeWashington DC (SPX) Nov 21, 2017 Six minutes of air, 14 obstacles and five mission tasks lay ahead of the intrepid explorers. Decisions on which obstacles and tasks to complete and which to bypass must be made by them and their tea ... more |
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Mars 2020 Mission performs first supersonic parachute testPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 15, 2017 Landing on Mars is difficult and not always successful. Well-designed advance testing helps. An ambitious NASA Mars rover mission set to launch in 2020 will rely on a special parachute to slow the s ... more  
Robotic arm reaches out and grapples CygnusHouston TX (SPX) Nov 15, 2017 At 5:04 a.m., Expedition 53 Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) and Randy Bresnik of NASA successfully captured Orbital ATK's Cygnus cargo spacecraft using the Internationa ... more 
Cars and speakers: Baidu speeds up AI progressBeijing (AFP) Nov 16, 2017 Chinese web giant Baidu unveiled Thursday a smart speaker model and plans for a self-driving mini-bus, its latest foray into the hyper-competitive field of artificial intelligence. ... more 
FORTIS K-SRD exoskeleton could help soldiers cover inclined terrain quicklyOrlando FL (SPX) Nov 15, 2017 A study by the University of Michigan Human Neuromechanics Laboratory suggests that battle-equipped soldiers would be less fatigued if they wore Lockheed Martin's [NYSE: LMT] FORTIS Knee-Stress Reli ... more 
UN to host first talks on use of 'killer robots'Geneva (AFP) Nov 10, 2017 The United Nations is set to host the first-ever talks on the use of autonomous weapons, but those hoping for a ban on the machines dubbed killer robots will be disappointed, the ambassador leading the discussions said Friday. ... more  
AREVA NP introduces FORERUNNER robot to optimize steam generator inspectionsCharlotte NC (SPX) Nov 13, 2017 AREVA NP has announced the latest addition to the company's next generation of inspection robots - FORERUNNER for steam generators, which is developed and manufactured by INETEC-Institute for Nuclea ... more |
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 Computer system finds 'recipes' for producing materials 
Study shows need for adaptive powered knee prosthesis to assist amputeesRaleigh NC (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 New North Carolina State University research into wearable robotics shows how amputees wearing these devices adapted when presented with a real-world challenge: carrying a weighted backpack. The res ... more 
Opportunity Does a Wheelie and is Back on Solid FootingPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 06, 2017 Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of the Noachian-aged Endeavour Crater. The rover is investigating a site where there is evidence of sc ... more  
Jellyfish-inspired electronic skin glows when it gets hurtWashington DC (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 Electronic-skin technologies for prosthetics and robots can detect the slightest touch or breeze. But oddly, the sensors that make this possible do not respond effectively to a harmful blow. N ... more  
NASA investigates use of medical-like tools to study samples of the solar systemGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 01, 2017 A diagnostic tool, similar in theory to those used by the medical profession to non-invasively image internal organs, bones, soft tissue, and blood vessels, could be equally effective at "triaging" ... more |
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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 23, 2017 
Drone racing is a high-speed sport demanding instinctive reflexes - but humans won't be the only competitors for long.
Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, put their work to the test recently. Timing laps through a twisting obstacle course, they raced drones controlled by artificial intelligence (A.I.) against a professional human pilot.
The race, ... more Washington (AFP) Nov 17, 2017Pentagon steps up Somalia drone strikes  Dubai UAE (SPX) Nov 16, 2017Lockheed Martin Integrates New Engine for Fury Unmanned Air Vehicle  Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 16, 2017Alpha Unmanned Systems teams with Sightec for image stabilization and object tracking. |
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 Oakland, United States (AFP) Nov 22, 2017 
Scores of virtual warriors faced off in a Hunger Games-style death match in a massive, real-world eSports matchup of upstart shooter game "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds."
The computer game's rise has been epic, with some industry trackers branding this the year of 'PUBG' even though it is technically still in trial mode with a final version yet to be released.
In a colossal two-day event ... more Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Nov 27, 20173rd SES bids farewell to ANGELS satellite  London, UK (SPX) Nov 27, 2017New way to write magnetic info could pave the way for hardware neural networks  Houston TX (SPX) Nov 23272017Borophene shines alone as 2-D plasmonic material |
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The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is collaborating with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to provide system software expertise and a development ecosystem for a future high-performance computing (HPC) system based on 64-bit ARM processors.
ARM is a RISC-based processor architecture that has dominated the mobile computing space for years. That dominance is due ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2017Strain-free epitaxy of germanium film on mica  Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Three-dimensional nanomagnets for the computer of tomorrow  Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Scientists create a prototype neural network based on memristors |
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 Charlotte NC (SPX) Nov 22, 2017 
Lightbridge Corporation and AREVA NP signed three binding agreements that allow the companies to immediately advance development of Lightbridge's innovative metallic fuel technology and protect all associated intellectual property while they finalize their joint venture. Lightbridge is a U.S. nuclear fuel development company and AREVA NP is a leader in servicing and fueling today's reactor fleet ... more London (AFP) Nov 22, 2017UK made grave errors over Hinkley nuclear project: MPs  Ostrovets, Belarus (AFP) Nov 26, 2017Belarus nuclear power plant stirs fears in Lithuania  Geneva (AFP) Nov 20, 2017Swiss nuclear plant finds defective tubes from France's Areva |
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 Cairo (AFP) Nov 25, 2017 
Egypt on Saturday mourned 235 worshippers killed in a gun and bomb assault on a mosque in the Sinai Peninsula, where warplanes struck militant hideouts in retaliation for the country's deadliest attack in recent memory.
Special prayers were planned nationwide a day after gunmen detonated a bomb and mowed down worshippers fleeing the Rawda mosque in North Sinai, where security forces are batt ... more Riyadh (AFP) Nov 26, 2017Saudi vows new Islamic alliance 'will wipe terrorists from the earth'  Brussels (AFP) Nov 22, 2017NATO welcomes Mladic war crimes verdict  Tehran (AFP) Nov 22, 2017Iran's supreme leader hails end of IS 'tumour' |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 
Electrical physicists from Czech Technical University have provided additional evidence that new current sensors introduce errors when assessing current through iron conductors. It's crucial to correct this flaw in the new sensors so that operators of the electrical grid can correctly respond to threats to the system.
The researchers show how a difference in a conductor's magnetic permeabi ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2017Japan faces challenges in cutting CO2, Moody's finds  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 |
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 Sapporo, Japan (SPX) Nov 23, 2017 
Novel approach utilizes high mobility two-dimensional electron gas, boosting thermoelectric conversion efficiency.
More than 60% of the energy produced by fossil fuels is lost as heat. Thermoelectric energy conversion has attracted much attention as a way to convert waste heat from power plants, factories and cars into electricity. However, currently available technologies need improvement ... more Boston MA (SPX) Nov 23, 2017A new way to store thermal energy  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2017New computational method provides optimized design of wind up toys  Julich, Germany (SPX) Nov 23, 2017Renaissance of the iron-air battery |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017 
China is now the world leader in remote sensing technologies for scientific purposes and is able to provide an unprecedented amount of data to support research and development for the world, officials said on Tuesday.
Remote sensing refers to aerial or satellite-based technologies to detect and measure objects on Earth's surface, atmosphere and oceans.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Sci ... more Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040  Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 16, 2017China plans first sea based launch by 2018  Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2017China's reusable spacecraft to be launched in 2020 |
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 New York NY (Sputnik) Nov 27, 2017 
As more private enterprises turns their gaze toward outer space, there are certain international limitations that leave many questions unanswered so that private entrepreneurship is is effectively paralyzed.
When the US and the USSR engaged in a nuclear weapons race, there was a real possibility that doomsday weapons would go to outer space and, eventually, to the moon. In order to prevent ... more Houston TX (SPX) Nov 27, 2017NASA to send critical science, instruments to Space Station  Tallahassee FL (SPX) Nov 23, 2017New motion sensors major step towards cheaper wearable technology  Frankfurt, Germany (SPX) Nov 20, 2017Can a magnetic sail slow down an interstellar probe |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 22, 2017 
A mini-rover, tools once used on the Moon and lasers for 3D mapping are in the backpack of the explorers of tomorrow. The terrain will be hazardous and it will be dark in volcanic caves, but this equipment could one day help to scout other planets.
The alien-like landscapes of Lanzarote, Spain, are almost surreal but this volcanic island is helping to bring future space missions to reality ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Ice shapes the landslide landscape on Mars  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Previous evidence of water on Mars now identified as grainflows  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 20, 2017Winds Blow Dust off the Solar Panels Improving Energy Levels |
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 Los Angeles CA (Sputnik) Nov 27, 2017 
Unfazed by an official ban to launch himself in a homemade rocket over a California desert in a bid to prove that Earth is flat, Mike Hughes remains confident that he will eventually fly to the atmosflat as part of his ambitious flat-Earth project.
Hughes said he was postponing the flight, scheduled for Saturday, after he failed to get permission from the Bureau of Land Management to condu ... more Sacramento CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2017Aerojet Rocketdyne supports ULA Delta II launch of JPSS-1  New Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 20, 2017Old Rivals India, China Nurture New Rivalry in Satellite Launch Business Los Angeles (AFP) Nov 18, 2017NASA launches next-generation weather satellite |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Nov 23, 2017 
Five years of advanced satellite images show that there is more artificial light at night across the globe, and that light at night is getting brighter. The rate of growth is approximately two percent each year in both the amount of areas lit and the radiance of the light.
An international team of scientists on Wednesday reported the results of a landmark study of global light pollution an ... more Omoa, Honduras (AFP) Nov 24, 2017'Trash islands' off Central America indicate ocean pollution problem  Tabarja, Lebanon (AFP) Nov 26, 2017Clean-up dives, recycling: Lebanese respond to garbage crisis  Miami (AFP) Nov 22, 2017Energy-saving LEDs boost light pollution worldwide |
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 London (AFP) Nov 23, 2017  A driverless, electric car is only a swipe away in the cities of the future, where pollution clampdowns and rapid advances in technology will transform the way we travel, despite lagging infrastructure.
As more and more countries announce a phasing-out of pure petrol and diesel cars, early versions of tomorrow's models are already on the streets: hybrid cars, fully electric motors and vehicl ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 23, 2017Hydrogen cars for the masses one step closer to reality  Paris (AFP) Nov 23, 2017'Robo-taxis' hold promise, and perils, for automakers  Singapore (AFP) Nov 22, 2017Singapore to deploy driverless buses from 2022: minister |
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 Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) ov 27, 2017 
Exhaust gas cleaning of passenger cars, power generation from sunlight, or water splitting: In the future, these and other applications may profit from new findings relating to ceria. At Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), scientists have studied ceria nanoparticles with the help of probe molecules and a complex ultrahigh vacuum-infrared measurement system and obtained partly surprising new ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2017Semiconducting carbon nanotubes can reduce noise in interconnects  Joensuu, Finland (SPX) Nov 17, 2017Manganese dioxide shows potential in micromotors  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 15, 2017Promising sensors for submarines, mines and spacecraft |
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Oakland, United States (AFP) Nov 22, 2017
Scores of virtual warriors faced off in a Hunger Games-style death match in a massive, real-world eSports matchup of upstart shooter game "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds."
The computer game's rise has been epic, with some industry trackers branding this the year of 'PUBG' even though it is technically still in trial mode with a final version yet to be released.
In a colossal two-day event ... moreSchriever AFB CO (SPX) Nov 27, 20173rd SES bids farewell to ANGELS satellite London, UK (SPX) Nov 27, 2017New way to write magnetic info could pave the way for hardware neural networks Houston TX (SPX) Nov 23272017Borophene shines alone as 2-D plasmonic material |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 22, 2017 
Two crops or one? Sometimes, growing two crops simultaneously on the same piece of land - called intercropping - can benefit farmers. But it needs careful planning and resource management.
In some parts of Africa, farmers intercrop sorghum - a grain - and peanuts. But they face a major information gap. There hasn't been much research on optimal levels of fertilizer use for intercropping so ... more Moscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 21, 2017Urbanization may have a positive effect on the soils  Alpalhao, Portugal (AFP) Nov 21, 2017Portuguese cattle farmers desperately wait for rain  Nottingham UK (SPX) Nov 21, 2017Crunch time for food security |
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