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Venezuela, China to launch satellite next yearCaracas (AFP) May 27, 2011 Venezuela and China will develop an observation satellite to be built in Asia and launched from South America in 2012, according to Venezuela's science and technology minister. Ricardo Menendez said Thursday that the earth-observation satellite, to be built at a cost of $140 million, would be used to monitor troop movements and illegal mining as well as study climate change and the environment. "We will have a satellite with the ability to monitor our territory 24 hours a day," he told reporters ... read more |
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  West Coast Radar Network is World's Largest A network of high-frequency radar systems designed for mapping ocean surface currents now provides detail of coastal ocean dynamics along the U.S. West Coast never before available. The network has ... more | .. |
  ATV-4 to carry name Albert Einstein With ATV Johannes Kepler in space and ATV Edoardo Amaldi almost built, the next Space Station supply craft coming off the production line has been named after the most famous scientist of all time: ... more | .. |
  Guide vests robotic navigation aids for the visually impaired For the visually impaired, navigating city streets or neighborhoods has constant challenges. And most such people still must rely on a very rudimentary technology - a simple cane - to help them make ... more | .. |
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  Reaching for New Heights It is hard to imagine that just 50 years ago, a young and vibrant President challenged a worried nation to reach for the seemingly impossible goal of landing humans on the moon and returning them sa ... more | .. |
 GSAT 8 Satellite Placed in Geosynchronous Orbit India's advanced communication satellite, GSAT-8, launched on May 21, 2011 has reached Geosynchronous orbit with an orbital period of 23 hours 45 minutes. The satellite's orbit has a perigee of 35,5 ... more | .. |
Success of GSAT-8 and Future of India's Space Programme India's advanced communication geostationary satellite, GSAT-8, was successfully launched on May 21, 2011. The satellite was put in orbit from French Guiana by the Ariane-V launch vehicle. Indian Sp ... more | .. |
 AsiaSat Announces Expansion of the Tai Po Earth Station in Hong Kong Asia Satellite Telecommunications(AsiaSat) has announced the major expansion of its Tai Po Earth Station in Hong Kong. The project consists of a 900 square metre addition for equipment and a 6 ... more |
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Arrival of US aircraft carrier fuels Venezuelan fears of attack
Russia offers US nuclear talks in bid to ease tensions
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  EU to launch Galileo satellites this fall Backed by Russia, the Europeans will launch two of their Galileo global positioning satellites into space in October, the European Commission said this week. ... more | .. |
  U.K. spaceplane passes technical review A proposed British space plane that would function as a rocket but operate from runways like an airliner has passed an important technical review, experts said. ... more | .. |
 'Self-healing' coating piques U.S interest U.S. and Swiss scientists say they have developed a polymer-based coating that can heal itself when placed under ultraviolet light for less than a minute. ... more | .. |
  ASTRA 1N delivered to French Guiana The initial passenger for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 dual-payload launch is now in French Guiana following a trans-Atlantic delivery flight as preparations continue for this fourth heavy-lift missi ... more |
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  Lithuania will seek NATO missile assurances at Obama meet Ex-Soviet NATO member Lithuania said Thursday it will seek assurances that a planned missile shield will protect all members of the alliance, on the eve of talks with US President Barack Obama. ... more | .. |
 Expert discovers simple method of dealing with harmful radioactive iodine Iodine radioisotopes are produced by fission of uranium fuel in a nuclear reactor. Radioactive iodine is of concern because it is highly mobile in the environment and selective uptake by the thyroid ... more | .. |
  G8 'fully confident' Japan will recover from nuke disaster G8 leaders meeting in France are to express complete confidence that their partner Japan will make a full recovery from the Fukushima nuclear disaster, according to a draft statement Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Greenpeace warns of radioactive sea life off Japan Environmental group Greenpeace warned Thursday that marine life it tested more than 20 kilometres (12 miles) off Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant showed radiation far above legal limits. ... more |
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Advanced air filter could enable building vents to capture carbon and reduce energy use
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 Anguished hunt for scores missing after US tornado Rescue teams and anguished families Wednesday were desperately searching for nearly 1,500 people listed as missing since a tornado ripped through a Missouri town, killing at least 125 residents. ... more | .. |
Radiation fears surround France's old uranium mines It looks like any other another leafy woodland path in Brittany, but campaigners say ramblers on this particular trail may face levels of radiation at least 10 times higher than normal. ... more | .. |
Fire at Japanese nuclear plant A fire broke out on Friday at a nuclear power station near Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi, the plant at the centre of the world's worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl, its operator said. ... more | .. |
  Google turning mobile phone into a wallet Google unveiled a free mobile application on Thursday that turns a smartphone into an electronic wallet and is designed to replace plastic credit cards. ... more |
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 Mining giant invests $2.9B in Brazil port Brazilian iron ore giant Vale is investing $2.9 billion to develop the Ponta da Madeira terminal in northern Brazil, making it the largest port in the country by volume. ... more | .. |
  Advance design-dependent process monitoring for semiconductor wafer manufacturing Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a new method of design-dependent process monitoring for ... more | .. |
  New software tool helps evaluate natural cooling options for buildings A new, free software tool from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) could prove to be a breath of fresh air for architects and designers of ventilation systems for "green" comme ... more | .. |
 Aggressive Efficiency and Electrification Needed to Cut California Emissions In the next 40 years, California's population is expected to surge from 37 million to 55 million and the demand for energy is expected to double. Given those daunting numbers, can California really ... more |
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Collaborative Agreement to Advance Solar Arrays for Satellite Power Systems
Diraq progresses to new stage in DARPA drive for practical quantum computers
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 Trash to treasure: Turning steel-mill waste into bricks Scientists are reporting development and successful testing of a promising new way of using a troublesome byproduct of the global steel industry as raw materials for bricks that can be used in const ... more | .. |
  Nanowire measurements could improve computer memory A recent study* at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may have revealed the optimal characteristics for a new type of computer memory now under development. The work, pe ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Lagarde makes sense for IMF French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde makes good sense to head the International Monetary Fund. She is experienced and well-qualified and, for now, leadership of the IMF should be kept in European hands. ... more | .. |
 LockMart's Microgrid Development Center Enhanced With Five Times Greater Capability Lockheed Martin Intelligent Microgrid Solutions group recently upgraded its Microgrid Development Center (MDC) to increase its load capacity and power handling from 100 kilowatts to 500 kilowatts an ... more |
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 Kan reassures G8 partners of Japan recovery Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan used a G8 summit in France to reassure Tokyo's most powerful allies Friday that his country would learn the lessons of its nuclear disaster and recover fully. ... more | .. |
 Japan consumer prices log first rise in 28 months Japan's consumer prices rose for the first time in 28 months in April after a huge quake and Arab turmoil raised fuel prices, data showed Friday, but analysts said the deflationary spiral is not over yet. ... more | .. |
  New fuel efficiency labels for cars coming U.S. regulators have unveiled fuel economy labels they say will make it easier for new car buyers to compare fuel-efficient vehicles and gas-guzzlers. ... more | .. |
 New Bandwidth Management Techniques Boost Operating Efficiency In Multi-Core Chips Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed two new techniques to help maximize the performance of multi-core computer chips by allowing them to retrieve data more efficiently, w ... more |
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