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  Moscow (Sputnik) May 02, 2018 The Lunar Orbital Platform Gateway, which will be used for deep space exploration and research, is due to start operating by 2025, and NASA is preparing its first manufacture contracts. Philippe Schoonejans, head of robotics and future projects and coordinator for ESA's Meteron project, said the mission is "aggressive, but doable." b>Sputnik: /b>NASA is planning to award the first contracts for Gateway construction next year. How big of a step is it? b>Philippe Schoonejans: /b>I think it ... read more |
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Scientists shocked as NASA cuts only moon roverTampa (AFP) Apr 28, 2018 In a move that shocked lunar scientists, NASA has cancelled the only robotic vehicle under development to explore the surface of the Moon, despite President Donald Trump's vow to return people there ... more  
Interview with a robot: AI revolution hits human resourcesParis (AFP) April 27, 2018 You have a telephone interview for your dream job, and you're feeling nervous. You make yourself a cup of tea as you wait for the phone to ring, and you count to three before picking up. ... more 
NASA's swarmathon improves student skills in robotics, computer scienceKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) May 01, 2018 Students from universities and community colleges across the nation recently participated in third annual Swarmathon. The robotic programming competition took place at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Vi ... more 
Transparent eel-like soft robot can swim silently underwaterSan Diego CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2018 An innovative, eel-like robot developed by engineers and marine biologists at the University of California can swim silently in salt water without an electric motor. Instead, the robot uses artifici ... more |
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Researchers design 'soft' robots that can move on their ownHouston TX (SPX) Apr 19, 2018 If Star Wars' R2-D2 is your idea of a robot, think again. Researchers led by a University of Houston engineer have reported a new class of soft robot, composed of ultrathin sensing, actuating electr ... more 
Two robots are better than one for NIST's 5G antenna measurement researchWashington DC (SPX) Apr 17, 2018 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) continue to pioneer new antenna measurement methods, this time for future 5G wireless communications systems. NIST's ne ... more  
Storm hunter in positionParis (ESA) Apr 16, 2018 The Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor, also known as the Space Storm Hunter, was installed outside the European space laboratory Columbus. Operators in Canada commanded the International S ... more  
UK designer Christopher Raeburn transforms the unexpectedLondon, United Kingdom (AFP) April 13, 2018 After a childhood building tree houses and robots, British designer Christopher Raeburn has made a career out of transforming unusual materials - including parachutes - into clothes ready for the catwalk. ... more 
Want computers to see better in the real world? Train them in a virtual realityBeijing, China (SPX) Apr 13, 2018 Scientists have developed a new way to improve how computers "see" and "understand" objects in the real world by training the computers' vision systems in a virtual environment. The research t ... more |
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The raw power of human motionThuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Apr 13, 2018 Autonomy is a much-anticipated feature of next-generation microsystems, such as remote sensors, wearable electronic gadgets, implantable biosensors and nanorobots. KAUST researchers led by Husam Als ... more  |
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'Ideas' conference to grapple with dark side of techSan Francisco (AFP) April 9, 2018 At a conference where thinkers and luminaries gather to discuss world-changing ideas and innovations, the talk is shifting to the dark side. ... more  
NASA's Idea to Send Swarm of Robots to MarsMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 05, 2018 NASA has announced their intent to fund research which will send a swarm of Robot bees up to Mars to explore the red planet. Sputnik spoke to Sethu Vijayakumar, Professor of Robotics at the Universi ... more 
Cargo-packed Dragon arrives at space stationTampa (AFP) April 4, 2018 SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo ship arrived Wednesday at the International Space Station, packed with food, gear and science experiments for the astronauts living in orbit. ... more 
Russia's Robot FEDOR to Be the First to Fly to Space on Board New SpacecraftMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 04, 2018 The new Russian manned spacecraft Federatsiya (Federation) is designed to deliver people and cargo to low earth orbit, as well as to the moon. The first such spaceship is expected to be commissioned ... more  
Space Maid: Robot Harpoon and Net System to Attempt Space CleanupMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 05, 2018 Humanity has grown accustomed to autonomous cleaning robots since the Roomba's debut in 2002. Now, we might have an upgrade: scientists have sent a prototype satellite equipped with a net and harpoo ... more |
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 Denver CO (SPX) May 03, 2018 
Lockheed Martin's modular unmanned vehicle control software, which can simultaneously control dozens of unmanned vehicles at one time, now has its first U.S. customer. Aurora Flight Sciences, which is focused on accelerating the development of autonomous technology, has purchased the newest Vehicle Control Station (VCS) software product: VCSi.
"Aurora Flight Services has been flying with o ... more |
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 Ames IA (SPX) May 02, 2018 
The U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory has developed a method of computational analysis that can help predict the composition and properties of as-yet unmade high performance alloys.
These materials are made up of multiple elements (four or more) and highly sought after for their simple structures, excellent mechanical properties over a wide range of temperatures, and improved oxi ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) May 01, 2018 
Wi-Fi and cellular data traffic are increasing exponentially but, unless the capacity of wireless links can be increased, all that traffic is bound to lead to unacceptable bottlenecks.
Upcoming 5G networks are a temporary fix but not a long-term solution. For that, researchers have focused on terahertz frequencies, the submillimeter wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. Data traveli ... more |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) May 03, 2018 
NASA and the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have successfully demonstrated a new nuclear reactor power system that could enable long-duration crewed missions to the Moon, Mars and destinations beyond.
NASA announced the results of the demonstration, called the Kilopower Reactor Using Stirling Technology (KRUSTY) experiment,during a news conference We ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 2, 2018  A Guantanamo Bay inmate who pleaded guilty to helping plan a 2002 attack on a French oil tanker has been transferred to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
The move marks the first time under President Donald Trump that a detainee has left the military prison.
"The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al-Darbi from the detention facility ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Apr 11, 2018 
Putting a price on carbon, in the form of a fee or tax on the use of fossil fuels, coupled with returning the generated revenue to the public in one form or another, can be an effective way to curb emissions of greenhouse gases. That's one of the conclusions of an extensive analysis of several versions of such proposals, carried out by researchers at MIT and the National Renewable Energy Laborat ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) May 02, 2018 
Last September, CIRES chemist and instrument designer Don David and colleagues Dave Pappas and Xian Wu at the National Institute of Standards and Technology discovered a powerful new plated metal combination that superconducts at easily attained temperatures - paving the road for the next critical steps in the development of cutting-edge supercomputers.
David and his colleagues just publis ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 30, 2018 
Astronauts from home and abroad have expressed their expectations of more international cooperation on China's space station, scheduled to become fully operational around 2022.
"We would love to have more cooperation with countries and regions devoted to peacefully using outer space, and contribute more to humankind's space exploration," said Yang Liwei, director of the China Manned Space ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) May 03, 2018  If you tilt a plant, it will alter its growth to bend back upwards. But how does it detect the inclination? With cellular clinometers: cells filled with microscopic grains of starch called statoliths.
In each of these cells, the pile of statoliths settles to the bottom. This provides a point of reference to guide growth - by modifying the distribution of a growth hormone - so that the plan ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 03, 2018  The climate of early Mars is a subject of debate. While it has been thought that Mars had a warm and wet climate, like Earth, other researchers suggested early Mars might have been largely glaciated.
A recent study by Ramses Ramirez from the Earth-Life Science Institute (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan) and Robert Craddock from the National Air and Space Museum's Center for Earth and ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 2, 2018 
SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship was originally scheduled to return from the International Space Station on Wednesday, but rough seas have delayed the trip until Saturday.
Both NASA and SpaceX said there is nothing wrong with the spacecraft. Officials simply don't want to risk damage to the science experiments stored inside the Dragon capsule.
The Pacific Ocean splashdown site is curre ... more |
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 Betare Oya, Cameroon (AFP) April 30, 2018 
For a time, the land around the village of Longa Mali in eastern Cameroon was one of the most prized in Africa, and powerful machines gnawed greedily into its soil to extract precious gold.
Today, abandoned with almost the same speed as it was coveted, the landscape is as dangerous as it is damaged, say campaigners.
Around 100 deep holes lie around the village. Many of them are filled wi ... more |
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 Berlin (AFP) May 2, 2018 
Whether they're hauling parcels or children, cargo bikes are becoming a familiar sight in German cities as the nippy, clean alternative to cars and delivery vans - and shaking up urban transport in the process.
A desire to go green has been key to the rise of cargo bikes in a country where dozens of smog-choked cities are considering diesel driving bans to combat air pollution.
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 22, 2018 
Nearly a hundred years ago, Albert Einstein and Satyendra Nath Bose predicted that quantum mechanics can force a large number of particles to behave in concert as if they were only a single particle. The phenomenon is called Bose-Einstein condensation, and it took until 1995 to create the first such condensate of a gas of alkali atoms.
Although Bose-Einstein condensation has been observed ... more |
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Ames IA (SPX) May 02, 2018
The U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory has developed a method of computational analysis that can help predict the composition and properties of as-yet unmade high performance alloys.
These materials are made up of multiple elements (four or more) and highly sought after for their simple structures, excellent mechanical properties over a wide range of temperatures, and improved oxi ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) May 1, 2018 
Discerning drinkers may soon be able to branch out after Japanese researchers said Tuesday they have invented a way of producing an alcoholic drink made from wood.
The researchers at Japan's Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute say the bark-based beverages have woody qualities similar to alcohol which is aged in wood barrels. They hope to have their "wood alcohol" on shelves withi ... more |
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