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  Tempe AZ (SPX) Dec 06, 2018 Arizona State University research technician and Mars 2020 Mastcam-Z calibration engineer Andy Winhold waited patiently on the loading dock of ASU's Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building IV in anticipation of the arrival of a very special delivery. On board the delivery truck was precious cargo from Malin Space Science Systems, a test model of "Mastcam-Z," the mast-mounted camera system for NASA's Mars 2020 rover mission. Mastcam-Z is being designed, built and tested under the directi ... read more |
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UConn Research Project Heading to International Space StationStorrs CT (SPX) Dec 05, 2018 An experiment devised by researchers at UConn startup LambdaVision will be launched into space tomorrow. The company's robotic system to manufacture films that could cure blindness will be brought t ... more  
Insight into swimming fish could lead to robotics advancesBaltimore MD (SPX) Dec 04, 2018 The constant movement of fish that seems random is actually precisely deployed to provide them at any moment with the best sensory feedback they need to navigate the world, Johns Hopkins University ... more 
Artificial joint restores wrist-like movements to forearm amputeesGothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Dec 04, 2018 A new artificial joint restores important wrist-like movements to forearm amputees, something which could dramatically improve their quality of life. A group of researchers led by Max Ortiz Catalan, ... more 
Flexible electronic skin aids human-machine interactionsWashington DC (SPX) Dec 04, 2018 Human skin contains sensitive nerve cells that detect pressure, temperature and other sensations that allow tactile interactions with the environment. To help robots and prosthetic devices attain th ... more |
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NASA's InSight Lander Arrives on Martian SurfacePasadena CA (JPL) Nov 26, 2018 Mars has just received its newest robotic resident. NASA's Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport lander successfully touched down on the Red Planet after an a ... more 
ESA lends a hand at MarsParis (ESA) Nov 26, 2018 The Red Planet will receive its first new resident in six years on Monday when NASA's InSight lander touches down, aiming to investigate the Martian interior. ESA ground stations and orbiters are pl ... more 
InSight Spacecraft on Course for Mars TouchdownPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 23, 2018 NASA's Mars Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport spacecraft is on track for a soft touchdown on the surface of the Red Planet on Nov. 26, the Monday after Th ... more 
GMV leads an ambitious campaign of space robotics trialsMadrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 26, 2018 Since mid-September the technology multinational GMV has been taking part in the final field tests of the projects included under the European Commission's (H2020) Strategic Research Cluster ( SRC ) ... more 
Electronic glove gives robots a sense of touchStanford CA (SPX) Nov 23, 2018 Stanford engineers have developed an electronic glove containing sensors that could one day give robotic hands the sort of dexterity that humans take for granted. In a paper published Nov. 21 ... more |
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 CODE demonstrates autonomy and collaboration with minimal human commands 
What two planetary siblings can teach us about lifePasadena CA (JPL) Nov 21, 2018 Mars and Earth are like two siblings who have grown apart. There was a time when their resemblance was uncanny: Both were warm, wet and shrouded in thick atmospheres. But 3 or 4 billion years ... more  |
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Robotic arm links cargo craft to International Space StationWashington (UPI) Nov 19, 2018 A robotic arm successfully docked the Cygnus cargo craft to the International Space Station on Monday, the second shipment of supplies in less than 24 hours. ... more 
Nepal's first robot waiter is ready for ordersKathmandu (AFP) Nov 15, 2018 "Please enjoy your meal," says Nepal's first robot waiter, Ginger, as she delivers a plate of steaming dumplings to a table of hungry customers. ... more 
HP3 mole onboard NASA's InSight mission soon to land on MarsBonn, Germany (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 It will be the deepest hole ever hammered into another celestial body using manmade technology. During the NASA InSight mission, the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3), the Mole, which ... more 
Exploration makes perfectby Staff Writers Testing the technology to explore other planets starts on Earth. While robots scout uncharted terrains, moonwalkers analyse rocks and send detailed geological descriptions to mission control. Artifi ... more  
NASA OSIRIS-REx flexes its "arm" before arriving at Asteroid BennuDenver CO (SPX) Nov 19, 2018 TAGSAM, or Touch-and-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism, completed a successful practice deployment in space on Nov. 14-an important milestone in the OSIRIS-REx mission to the asteroid Bennu. TAGSAM is ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Dec 05, 2018 
The Air Force has awarded General Atomics $26.7 million for French air force MQ-9 logistics services.
The work comes after an option on a previously awarded contract was exercised, and announced on Tuesday by the Department of Defense. The contract falls under Foreign Military Sales and is expected to run through December 2019. The sale involved is exclusively for France.
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2018 
Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a 3D bioprinting technique that works with natural materials and is easy to use, allowing researchers of varying levels of technical expertise to produce lifelike organ tissue models.
As a proof of concept, the UC San Diego team used their method to create blood vessel networks capable of keeping a breast cancer tumor al ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2018 
USC scientists have demonstrated a theoretical method to enhance the performance of quantum computers, an important step to scale a technology with potential to solve some of society's biggest challenges.
The method addresses a weakness that bedevils performance of the next-generation computers by suppressing erroneous calculations while increasing fidelity of results, a critical step befo ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 06, 2018 
New Mexico contains hundreds of historic uranium mines. Although active uranium mining in the state has ceased, rates of cardiovascular and metabolic disease remain high in the population residing close to mines within the Navajo Nation. According to a new study in ACS' journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters, inhaled uranium in dusts from the mines could be a factor.
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 Los Angeles (AFP) Dec 5, 2018 
A US soldier based in Hawaii was sentenced on Tuesday to 25 years in prison for attempting to provide support to the Islamic State group also known as ISIS.
Ikaika Erik Kang, 35, whose sentence was part of a plea agreement, will also be under at least 20 years of supervised release after he completes his prison term.
"Kang swore to defend the United States as a member of our military, bu ... more |
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 Behror, India (AFP) Dec 4, 2018 
Ratan Kumar once battled India's brutal summers with damp bedsheets and midnight baths. Now he is among millions upon millions of Indians using air conditioning - helping make the world hotter still.
With India's AC market expected to explode from 30 million to a billion units by 2050, the world's second-most populous country could become the planet's top user of electricity for cooling. ... more |
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 Meguro, Japan (SPX) Dec 03, 2018 
NIMS, Kyushu University and Kyoto University jointly identified a mechanism by which a hybrid material composed of palladium (Pd) and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is capable of storing approximately twice as much hydrogen as a material composed solely of Pd.
The greater hydrogen storage capacity of the hybrid material is associated with a slight change in its electronic state caused by ... more |
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 Montreal, Canada (SPX) Nov 23, 2018  According to Euroconsult's latest report, China Space Industry 2018, the China space value chain had an estimated size of more than $16 billion in 2017, with the downstream market accounting for just over 85%. Satellite Navigation, one of the key satellite applications in China, was the main revenue generator in 2017, ahead of Satellite Communications and Earth Observation.
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 Storrs CT (SPX) Dec 05, 2018 
An experiment devised by researchers at UConn startup LambdaVision will be launched into space tomorrow. The company's robotic system to manufacture films that could cure blindness will be brought to the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory by the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
The experiment is one of a diverse group of research investigations intended to benefit life on Earth ... more |
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 Tempe AZ (SPX) Dec 06, 2018 
Arizona State University research technician and Mars 2020 Mastcam-Z calibration engineer Andy Winhold waited patiently on the loading dock of ASU's Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building IV in anticipation of the arrival of a very special delivery.
On board the delivery truck was precious cargo from Malin Space Science Systems, a test model of "Mastcam-Z," the mast-mounted came ... more |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (AFP) Dec 04, 2018 
SpaceX has postponed its cargo launch to the International Space Station until Wednesday after mold was found on food bars for a mouse experiment bound for the orbiting outpost, NASA said.
The launch was initially set for Tuesday. The new time is 1:16 pm (1816 GMT) Wednesday.
"The launch was moved to Wednesday after mold was found on food bars for a rodent investigation prior to hand ... more |
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 Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Dec 5, 2018 
Australian rare earths miner Lynas said Wednesday it would consider "legal options" after Malaysia imposed tough new conditions on waste removal for the renewal of its licences due next year.
Lynas shares lost more than 22 percent in Sydney after news of the new terms.
Lynas Corporation's $720-million dollar Malaysian plant, which processes rare earths mined in Australia, has been critic ... more |
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 Madrid (AFP) Dec 4, 2018 
Madrid's city hall said Tuesday it had refused to grant a licence to three electric scooter-share companies and gave them 72 hours to remove their scooters from the streets of the Spanish capital.
The city justified the move on the grounds that Lime, Wind and VOI were not doing enough to inform people of their usage rules.
Lime, which is partly owned by ride-hailing Uber and Google paren ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 04, 2018 
How long can tiny gears and other microscopic moving parts last before they wear out? What are the warning signs that these components are about to fail, which can happen in just a few tenths of a second? Striving to provide clear answers to these questions, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a method for more quickly tracking microelectromech ... more |
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San Diego CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2018
Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a 3D bioprinting technique that works with natural materials and is easy to use, allowing researchers of varying levels of technical expertise to produce lifelike organ tissue models.
As a proof of concept, the UC San Diego team used their method to create blood vessel networks capable of keeping a breast cancer tumor al ... more |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 06, 2018 
Farmers in developing countries often rely heavily on their yearly harvest to feed their families. A bad crop can have severe consequences for their livelihood. Despite the significant advantages crop insurances would offer in alleviating this risk, only a small percentage of farmers insure their crops. A simple but effective solution tested by researchers from the University of Zurich has incre ... more |
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