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October 30, 2014

Supersonic Laser-Propelled Rockets
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2014
Scientists and science fiction writers alike have dreamt of aircrafts that are propelled by beams of light rather than conventional fuels. Now, a new method for improving the thrust generated by such laser-propulsion systems may bring them one step closer to practical use. The method, developed by physicists Yuri Rezunkov of the Institute of Optoelectronic Instrument Engineering, Russia and Alexander Schmidt of the Ioffe Physical Technical Institute in Saint Petersburg, Russia is described in The ... read more

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Arianespace signs contract with ELV for ten Vega launchers Stephane Israel, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and Pierluigi Pirrelli, Chief Executive of ELV (European Launch Vehicle), signed a contract today, October 29, 2014, in Rome, confirming Arianespace ... more		Antares Rocket Crash in Virginia Investigation to Take up to Year The investigation into the reasons of the Cygnus spaceship explosion during the launch at the US Wallops Flight Facility can take about a year, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) s ... more		Russia Ratifies Cuba Space Deal Russia's Federation Council has ratified the intergovernmental agreement with Cuba on cooperation in exploring and using space for peaceful purposes on Wednesday. The agreement was signed on F ... more
				Decades-old Soviet engines powered US rocket that exploded The Orbital Sciences rocket that exploded after launch was powered by a pair of rocket engines that were made during the Soviet era and refurbished, experts said Wednesday. ... more		Rocket failure casts spotlight on risks of space flight The explosion of a privately owned rocket on its way toward the International Space Station cast a spotlight on the risks involved with NASA's reliance on the fledgling commercial space industry, experts said Wednesday. ... more

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India chooses Israel over US for $525m missile deal: defence sources India has chosen to buy anti-tank guided missiles from Israel, rejecting a rival US offer, as the right-wing government clears projects worth $13.1 billion to modernise its ageing military, official sources said Sunday. ... more		SM-6 interceptors down targets using remote targeting data U.S. Navy Standard Missile 6 interceptors recently destroyed low-altitude supersonic and subsonic targets using remote data for targeting. ... more		Britain, Germany jointly developing missiles: ministers Kazakhstan denies reports Russia to leave Baikonur spaceport 'Paradigm shift': Germany says to meet Trump's NATO spending target		Developing environmentally friendly Li-ion batteries Physics researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have discovered that most of the electrolytes used in lithium-ion batteries - commonly found in consumer electronic devices - are superhalogen ... more
				Cutting power could dramatically boost laser output Lasers - devices that deliver beams of highly organized light - are so deeply integrated into modern technology that their basic operations would seem well understood. CD players, medical diagnostic ... more		Navy validates landing, takeoff of MQ-8C unmanned helo Northrop Grumman's MQ-8C unmanned autonomous helicopter has completed precision sloped landing tests at a U.S. Navy base in California. ... more

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Berkeley reveals molecular structure of water at gold electrodes When a solid material is immersed in a liquid, the liquid immediately next to its surface differs from that of the bulk liquid at the molecular level. This interfacial layer is critical to our under ... more		Liquid helium offers new way to make charged molecules A collaboration between researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Innsbruck has developed a completely new way of forming charged molecules which offers tremendous potential for new areas of ... more		Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they fall Nigeria army head vows to counter jihadist attacks Five dead in Algeria after torrential rain and floods		Wild molecular interactions in a new hydrogen mixture Hydrogen-the most abundant element in the cosmos-responds to extremes of pressure and temperature differently. Under ambient conditions hydrogen is a gaseous two-atom molecule. As confinement pressu ... more
Three-dimensional metamaterials with a natural bent Metamaterials, a hot area of research today, are artificial materials engineered with resonant elements to display properties that are not found in natural materials. By organizing materials in a sp ... more		Molecular electronics process enables DNA-based computer circuitry In a paper published in Nature Nanotechnology, an international group of scientists announced the most significant breakthrough in a decade toward developing DNA-based electrical circuits. The ... more		Watching the hidden life of materials Researchers at McGill University have succeeded in simultaneously observing the reorganizations of atomic positions and electron distribution during the transformation of the "smart material" vanadi ... more		Magnetic mirrors enable new technologies by reflecting light in uncanny ways As in Alice's journey through the looking-glass to Wonderland, mirrors in the real world can sometimes behave in surprising and unexpected ways, including a new class of mirror that works like no ot ... more

	Orbital rocket explodes after launch An Orbital Sciences Corporation unmanned spacecraft exploded Tuesday six seconds after launch on a resupply mission to the International Space Station, NASA said. "The Antares rocket suffered an accident shortly after lift-off," NASA mission control in Houston said. ... more		China's Main Competitor in Space Exploration is India, Not Russia China's principal competitor in space exploration is India, not Russia, researcher at the Russian Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies Vasily Kashin told RIA Novosti on Friday. " ... more

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Belgium parliament votes to ditch nuclear power phase-out

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Sierra Nevada Reveals Dream Chaser Mission Variant

Wenchang to launch China's next space station

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Russian Space Agency to Receive Designs of Super-Heavy Carrier Rocket by Year-End

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Space Launch System Booster Separation Testing Brings Confidence to First Flight

Raytheon touts success of its enhanced Griffin C missile

'Ambulance drone' prototype unveiled in Holland

Projecting a robot's intentions

New wave of online delivery gains momentum

Japan factory output posts surprise jump but recovery unclear

China to merge two top state-owned train makers: Xinhua

Facebook shares dive as social network eyes future

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