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  New York NY (SPX) May 07, 2018 Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beer-Sheva, Israel have demonstrated for the first time the feasibility of a robotic system that plays Tic Tac Toe with rehabilitation patients to improve real-life task performance. The interdisciplinary research team designed a game with a robotic arm to simulate "3D Functional Activities of Daily Living" - actions people undertake daily, like drinking from a cup, that are often a focus of rehabilitation. Click here to watch the video. ... read more |
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NASA expands plans for Moon explorationWashington DC (SPX) May 04, 2018 NASA is returning to the Moon with commercial and international partners as part of an overall agency Exploration Campaign in support of Space Policy Directive 1. It all starts with robotic missions ... 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 
Google pitches artificial intelligence to help unplugMountain View, United States (AFP) May 9, 2018 Google unveiled Tuesday an artificial intelligence tool capable of handling routine tasks - such as making restaurant bookings - as a way to help people disconnect from their smartphone screens. ... more 
Researchers selected to develop novel approaches to lifelong machine learningWashington DC (SPX) May 07, 2018 Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) systems have significantly advanced in recent years. However, they are currently limited to executing only those tasks they are specifically de ... more |
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Invertebrates inspire first fully 3-D printed active materials for robotsAdelphi MD (SPX) Apr 22, 2018 To overcome the material rigidity and actuation limitations in current robotic systems, a joint U.S. Army Research Laboratory and University of Minnesota research project sought inspiration from inv ... more  
China's 'makers' battle mistrust in hi-tech communityShenzhen, China (AFP) April 24, 2018 Engineers, computer programmers and children tinker with self-made radio-controlled toy cars and robotic arms in China's southern city of Shenzhen, home to "makers" who belie the country's reputation as a hub for technology copycats. ... more 
For heavy lifting, use exoskeletons with cautionColumbus OH (SPX) Apr 23, 2018 You can wear an exoskeleton, but it won't turn you into a superhero. That's the finding of a study in which researchers tested a commercially available exoskeleton - a mechanical arm attached ... more 
Face recognition for galaxies: Artificial intelligence brings new tools to astronomySanta Cruz CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2018 A machine learning method called "deep learning," which has been widely used in face recognition and other image- and speech-recognition applications, has shown promise in helping astronomers analyz ... more 
A robot by NTU Singapore autonomously assembles an IKEA chairSingapore (SPX) Apr 19, 2018 Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists have developed a robot that can autonomously assemble an IKEA chair without interruption. Designed by Assistant Professor ... more |
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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  |
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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  
MSAB and URSA Partner on Drone Forensic TechnologyStockholm, Sweden (SPX) Apr 13, 2018 MSAB reports that the company has partnered with URSA Inc., expanding tremendously on its' drone forensic capabilities. URSA's Idetic Unmanned tools are designed to collect, integrate, analyze ... more  
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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 Washington (UPI) May 7, 2018 
Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for common sensor payloads for the U.S. Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system.
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $28.5 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price, definitive contract.
The contract award by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division enables Raythe ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 09, 2018 
Imagine standing on the roof of a building in Los Angeles and trying to point a laser so accurately that you could hit a particular building in San Diego, more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) away.
This accuracy is required for the feat that a novel technology demonstration aboard the soon-to-launch Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission will aim to achieve. F ... more |
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 Singapore (SPX) May 04, 2018  The Internet of Things (IoT), while still in its infancy, is shaping the future of many industries and will also impact our daily lives in significant ways. One of the key challenges of moving IoT devices from concept to reality is to have long-lasting operation under tightly constrained energy sources, thus demanding extreme power efficiency. IoT devices - such as sensors - are often deployed o ... 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 8, 2018 
A US appeals court on Monday blocked the government's plan to hand over to a third country an American citizen captured in Syria allegedly fighting for the Islamic State group.
In a two-to-one decision, a panel of judges at the US Court of Appeals in Washington left in place a lower court's injunction preventing the man, a dual US-Saudi national, from being turned over by the US military to ... 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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 Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2018  Batteries might seem like they come in every shape and size that you can imagine. But as electronic devices become tinier and skinnier without reducing their power and energy demands, they challenge engineers to design batteries that can fit into smaller and smaller spaces without compromising on performance. Researchers in the United States have used non-traditional techniques to fashion one po ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) May 07, 2018 
China is developing its first space rocket with a reusable first stage that could see its trial launch as early as 2020, SpaceNews reported, citing a senior Chinese rocket designer.
Long Lehao of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), revealed the new plans for the Long March 8 medium-lift launcher during a space industry conference in Harbin on April 24.
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 Moscow (Sputnik) May 09, 2018 
A United Arab Emirates (UAE) national currently stands as the main candidate to become a space tourist on the International Space Station (ISS) in the spring of 2019, although similar offers of this opportunity were also sent to US-based company Space Adventures, the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA, sources told Sputnik.
The tourist is supposed to arrive at the ISS on board Russia's S ... more |
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 Norman OK (SPX) May 08, 2018 
A University of Oklahoma astrophysics team explains why the growth of Mars was stunted by an orbital instability among the outer solar system's giant planets in a new study on the evolution of the young solar system.
The OU study builds on the widely-accepted Nice Model, which invokes a planetary instability to explain many peculiar observed aspects of the outer solar system.
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) May 09, 2018 
When it comes to NASA's Solar Electric Propulsion project, Daniel Herman helps lead the charge.
As an experienced electric propulsion team lead at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, he was a natural choice for the SEP project's electric propulsion system lead, providing technical oversight for all activities tied to the project - an alternative to using conventional chemical system ... more |
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 Lucknow, India (AFP) May 2, 2018 
Residents of Kanpur reacted with dismay Wednesday after the Indian city was found to have the worst air quality in a global World Health Organization survey that urged the nation to clean up its act.
Fourteen Indian cities, led by the northern metropolis known for its leather and shoe industries, feature in the 15 cities with the dirtiest air in the WHO's global list.
The capital New Del ... more |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) May 8, 2018  It's not a bird, nor a plane. But Uber's new prototype vehicle unveiled Tuesday shows off its vision of the future of transportation - a "flying taxi" that aims to alleviate urban congestion.
A model of Uber's electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle concept (eVTOL) - a cross between a helicopter and a drone - was displayed at the second annual Uber Elevate Summit in Los Angeles. ... more |
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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.
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Pasadena CA (JPL) May 09, 2018
Imagine standing on the roof of a building in Los Angeles and trying to point a laser so accurately that you could hit a particular building in San Diego, more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) away.
This accuracy is required for the feat that a novel technology demonstration aboard the soon-to-launch Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission will aim to achieve. F ... more |
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 Saint-Laurent-Des-Combes, France (AFP) May 4, 2018 
Over the past decade Chinese investors have conquered dozens of chateaux in Bordeaux, France's famed wine-growing region.
Some left after seeing their investments wither on the vine, but Peter Kwok, who has no fewer than seven vineyards to his name, says he is here for the long haul.
The 69-year-old Hong Kong-based billionaire has been in southwest France for the past 20 years, recently ... more |
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