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Weizmann Institute Scientists observe quantum effects in cold chemistryTel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Oct 12, 2012 At very low temperatures, close to absolute zero, chemical reactions may proceed at a much higher rate than classical chemistry says they should - because in this extreme chill, quantum effects enter the picture. A Weizmann Institute team has now confirmed this experimentally; their results would not only provide insight into processes in the intriguing quantum world in which particles act as waves, it might explain how chemical reactions occur in the vast frigid regions of interstellar space. ... read more |
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  Apple had warning of mapping problems Developers of apps for Apple's iPhone say they gave the company ample warning about quality problems with the new mapping program in the iOS 6 operating system. ... more | .. |
  NASA's Ironman-Like Exoskeleton Could Give Astronauts, Paraplegics Improved Mobility and Strength Marvel Comic's fictional superhero, Ironman, uses a powered armor suit that allows him superhuman strength. While NASA's X1 robotic exoskeleton can't do what you see in the movies, the latest roboti ... more | .. |
  Andrews Space Partners With Innovative Solutions In Space (ISIS) To Manufacture EZPOD Dispensers In The United States Andrews Space has signed an agreement with ISIS of the Netherlands to begin manufacturing a US version of the ISIPOD, branded the EZPOD, in the United States. Under the terms of the agreement, ... more | .. |
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  Another Ariane 5 Enters Launch Campaign Queue Preparations are now fully underway for Arianespace's upcoming heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission scheduled in early November at the Spaceport - underscoring the company's launcher family operational flexi ... more | .. |
 Swedish breakthrough in space on NASA satellite with electronics from AAC Microtec The Uppsala based company AAC Microtec has, on commission from the Swedish National Space Board and American NASA, delivered all the electronics to NASA's test satellite TechEdSat, which was release ... more | .. |
 Soyuz is given the "go" for tomorrow's Arianespace launch with a pair of Galileo navigation spacecraft Arianespace's third Soyuz launch from the Spaceport in French Guiana has been authorized for liftoff tomorrow on a mission to orbit two additional spacecraft for Europe's Galileo navigation satellit ... more | .. |
  Intelsat Accepts 2nd On-Orbit Boeing 702MP Satellite Intelsat S.A. has accepted its second Boeing 702MP (Medium Power) satellite, Intelsat 21, which was launched Aug. 18 and is enhancing Intelsat's broadcast and communications services throughout four ... more |
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BlackSky expands Gen-3 access to bolster Ukraine-focused intelligence operations
Maxar secures $205 million in multi-year deals to boost space capabilities across MEA
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 Focus on space debris: Envisat Space debris came into focus last week at the International Astronautical Congress in Naples, Italy. Envisat, ESA's largest Earth observation satellite, ended its mission last spring and was a subje ... more | .. |
 India to launch 58 space missions in next 5 years India is planning to launch 58 space missions, including sending spacecraft to Moon and Mars, an exclusive satellite to keep a round-the-clock watch on the country and deploy hundreds of transponder ... more | .. |
  Austrian daredevil eyes new space jump at weekend An Austrian daredevil hopes to make a new record-breaking attempt to jump from the edge of space Sunday, after his initial launch bid was aborted due to gusting winds, organizers said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Boeing to Build 702HP Communications Satellite for SES Boeing has been selected by SES S.A. to provide a new satellite that will expand direct-to-home broadcasting and other communications services to the fast-growing markets of Northeast Asia, South As ... more |
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 Cal Poly Licenses CubeSat Technology to Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems Cal Poly's Research and Graduate Programs office entered into a license agreement that allows Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems LLC to develop and sell the patent-pending, small-satellite technology call ... more | .. |
 Grants help scientists explore boundary between science and science fiction Two University of California, Berkeley, scientists have received research grants to explore areas of science that bleed into science fiction. Astronomer Geoff Marcy, who kicked off the search ... more | .. |
 Testing Mars and Moon soil for sheltering astronauts from radiation Humans venturing beyond Earth orbit deeper into space face increased exposure to cosmic radiation, so ESA has teamed with Germany's GSI particle accelerator to test potential shielding for astronaut ... more | .. |
  India testfires Mars mission engine India has testfired its Mars mission engine for the first time, local media reported Tuesday. The Mars mission engine, known as the liquid apogee motor (LAM), was fired for about 670 seconds a ... more |
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The long slow death of Norway's wild salmon
Beijing decries 'discriminatory' ban on Chinese purchases of US farmland
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 TACLANE-MultiBook Delivers Classified and Unclassified Information for Government and Agency Workers General Dynamics C4 Systems has introduced the new TACLANE-MultiBook laptop, now certified by the National Security Agency (NSA) to secure network communications to the Secret level and below. ... more | .. |
Rovsing And SSBV Merge Satellite Simulation And Test Services In response to a formal announcement made by Rovsing A/S of Denmark on the 20th of September 2012, the SSBV Aerospace and Technology Group (SSBV) is pleased to acknowledge the merger of satellite si ... more | .. |
 Singer Sarah Brightman to become space tourist British singer Sarah Brightman revealed on Wednesday that Russia will launch her as a space tourist to the International Space Station (ISS) in a multi-million dollar voyage aimed at "realising dreams". ... more | .. |
 SpaceX capsule links up with space station: NASA A capsule on a first privately-run resupply mission successfully linked up Wednesday with the International Space Station, the US space agency NASA said. ... more |
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SpaceX Dragon Successfully Attaches To Space Station For the second time this year, a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is at the International Space Station. Expedition 33 crew members Akihiko Hoshide and Sunita Williams today grappled Dragon and attached it ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Begins Production of EHF SatCom System for B-2 Bomb The U.S. Air Force's fleet of B-2 stealth bombers will begin receiving new high-speed processing subsystems under a $108 million low rate initial production contract awarded Sept. 28 to Northrop Gru ... more | .. |
  Hezbollah says sent Iranian-built drone over Israel The head of Lebanon's Hezbollah boasted Thursday that his Shiite militant group sent a sophisticated unmanned drone over Israel last week, saying the device was built by the Jewish state's archfoe Iran. ... more | .. |
 US drone strike kills 18 in Pakistan: officials A US drone attack Thursday killed 18 insurgents - mostly Afghans - at a militant compound in Pakistan's tribal region near the northwestern border with Afghanistan, officials said. ... more |
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China speeds up renewables building spree: report
French giant EDF will take 12.5 pecent stake in new UK nuclear plant
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 Israeli defense official says intercepted spy drone failed its mission A senior Israeli defense ministry official said Tuesday that a rogue drone Israel intercepted on Saturday had failed in its apparent mission. Amos Gilad, director of policy and political-milit ... more | .. |
  Ukraine Brings Back Naval Killer Dolphins The Ukrainan navy has restarted special training for dolphins and other animals for military duties including attacking enemy combat swimmers and detecting mines, a military source in the Ukrainian ... more | .. |
  Russia prepares a response to US missile defence plans According to Defence Minister Anatoli Serdiukov, Russia's 8-year rearmament programme includes an appropriate response to the American plan to deploy missile defenses in European countries. Althoug ... more | .. |
New Launch and Recovery System Takes UAV Into the Future A shipboard-capable system designed to support both the launch and recovery of the Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) successfully completed final demonstration flight testing Sept. 27 at a te ... more |
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 Mutualink Selects Benchmark to Manufacture Interoperable Communications Systems on Global Scale Mutualink, Inc., specializing in advanced interoperable communications solutions for public safety, emergency management and defense personnel, has announced that Benchmark Electronics, Inc., a worl ... more | .. |
  12 Chinese workers killed, 24 hurt in dormitory blaze Twelve Chinese construction workers were killed and 24 injured in a fire at their dormitory early Wednesday, state media reported. ... more | .. |
  The Best of Both Catalytic Worlds Catalysts are substances that speed up the rates of chemical reactions without themselves being chemically changed. Industrial catalysts come in two main types - heterogeneous, in which the catalyst ... more | .. |
 Photonic gels are colorful sensors Materials scientists at Rice University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created very thin color-changing films that may serve as part of inexpensive sensors for food spoilag ... more |
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