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January 03, 2014

Wall-Crawling Gecko Robots Can Stick In Space Too
Paris (ESA) Jan 03, 2014
Climbing robots that mimic the stickiness of gecko lizard feet could work in space as well as on Earth, ESA has shown, raising the prospect of hull-crawling automatons tending future spacecraft. Robots crawling across spacecraft surfaces are a common sight in science fiction films from Silent Running to Wall-E. But, in reality, how might they stick in place while still remaining mobile? Researchers from ESA and Simon Fraser University in Canada subjected gecko-inspired 'dry adhesive' materia ... read more

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MAM produces plasma cavity for Helicon Double Layer Thruster Engine Morgan Advanced Materials has provided a prototype plasma cavity for the Helicon Double Layer Thruster (HDLT), a new gas plasma space engine for use on satellites being developed by the Australian N ... more		Geckos in space: Novel robot takes a step to cosmos A wall-crawling robot inspired by the gecko has taken a small but important step towards a future in space, scientists said on Thursday. ... more		China to upgrade homegrown GPS to improve accuracy China says it will have 30 satellites in its Beidou navigation system by 2020 to improve accuracy to within inches to better compete with the U.S.GPS. ... more
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After Impressive Demonstrations of Robot Skill, DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials Conclude On December 20-21, 2013, 16 teams were the main attraction at the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) Trials, where they demonstrated their prototype robots' ability to perform a number of critical real- ... more		Only lawyers profit as tech giants go to war over patents Technology companies have research and development departments, design staffs, factories to build their products, sales and marketing departments to convince consumers to buy them - and increasingly, it seems, lawyers to bicker and sue over patents. ... more		Europe 'not ready' for Russian drone attack: EU defence chief Zelensky meets Macron seeking air defence deal for Ukraine: AFP North Korea says Seoul-US sub deal will trigger 'nuclear domino' effect		Batteries as they are meant to be seen Researchers have developed a way to microscopically view battery electrodes while they are bathed in wet electrolytes, mimicking realistic conditions inside actual batteries. While life sciences res ... more
				Raytheon awarded $80.5 million from US Navy for Joint Standoff Weapon Raytheon has received an $80.5 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 200 full rate production Lot 10 AGM-154C-1 Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOWs) ... more		US bans Russia's GLONASS for spying fears The United States does not want GLONASS stations on its territory. Americans are afraid that Russia's GLONASS global satellite navigation system might be used to spy on the US. No official ban has b ... more

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US Air Force selects Raytheon's high-bandwidth satellite terminal for secure, protected communications

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Obama bans construction of GLONASS stations in US without Pentagon's approval

China to upgrade homegrown GPS to improve accuracy

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