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  Moscow (Sputnik) May 10, 2017 Russian engineers are designing new advanced airships which may become a potent element of the country's anti-ballistic missile defenses. On May 6, 1937, the German passenger airship Hindenburg crashed in the US during a docking attempt, dealing a critical blow to the public's faith in this method of transportation. And yet despite the fact that mankind has since perfected other methods of airborne transportation, blimps and dirigibles are still being used for a variety of purposes including ... read more |
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Astronauts experience decrease in blood vessel function during spaceflightManhattan KS (SPX) May 10, 2017 Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have decreased physical fitness because of a decrease in the way oxygen moves through the body, according to a Kansas State University kinesiology s ... more  
Boeing demonstrates integrated aircraft communications systemWashington (UPI) May 9, 2017 U.S. Air Force F-15Cs have demonstrated the ability to securely communicate with other aircraft and ground stations using a Boeing-developed networking system, the company announced Monday. ... more  
External commercial ISS platform starts second missionHouston TX (SPX) May 09, 2017 NanoRacks has successfully completed the change out of the second round of its privately owned External Platform (NREP) payloads mounted on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS). ... more 
Orbiting at 250 Statute Miles, Florida Tech Experiment TestedMelbourne FL (SPX) May 09, 2017 An instrument prototype from Florida Institute of Technology that may eventually help scientists spot Earth-like planets is being tested in the harsh conditions of space after it was successfully de ... more |
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NASA Receives Proposals for Future Solar System MissionWashington DC (SPX) May 08, 2017 NASA has received and is reviewing 12 proposals for future unmanned solar system exploration. The proposed missions of discovery - submitted under NASA's New Frontiers program - will undergo scienti ... more 
'Road to Nowhere': Retired Cosmonaut Reveals How It Feels to Walk in SpaceMoscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2017 In an interview with Latvia's Radio Baltkom, retired Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov, who became the first human to make a spacewalk, gave his thoughts on how he felt when going into outer space. ... more 
Orion Motor Ready for Crewed MissionElkton MN (SPX) May 05, 2017 Engineers at Orbital ATK's facility in Elkton, Maryland, recently completed a successful test of the Orion Launch Abort System motor designed to steer the astronauts away to safety in the unlikely e ... more  
Reaction Engines begins construction of UK rocket engine test facilityLondon UK (SPX) May 05, 2017 Reaction Engines Ltd. has begun construction of a new engine test facility where it plans to undertake the first ground based demonstration of its revolutionary SABRE air-breathing rocket engine. ... more  
Lockheed Martin introduces quiet, lightweight variant of Indago droneWashington (UPI) May 9, 2017 Lockheed Martin is touting its newest variant of the Indago quadrotor drone for sensitive intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. ... more  
China says it tested new missile in northeastern seaBeijing (AFP) May 9, 2017 China has recently tested a new type of guided missile in a northeastern sea near the Korean peninsula, the defence ministry said Tuesday, hours after South Korean elections held amid regional tensions. ... more |
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US drone back on Earth after nearly two years in spaceWashington (AFP) May 9, 2017 After a nearly two-year sojourn in space, the US military drone X-37 B is back on Earth, fueling wild ideas about its mystery mission. ... more 
Newest Secret US Spacecraft Returns to Earth After Over 700 Days in SpaceKennedy Space Center FL (Sputnik) May 08, 2017 After over 2 years in space, advanced US re-entry X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle spacecraft successfully landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. According to the US Air Force, the X-37B Orbital Tes ... more  
Germany to reactivate Leopard 2 tanksWashington (UPI) May 9, 2017 The German military is upgrading 104 Leopard 2 tanks that have been brought out of storage, government officials said Tuesday. ... more 
Leonardo partners with Britain for new aircraft decoy systemWashington (UPI) May 9, 2017 Leonardo is partnering with the British Royal Air Force's Rapid Capability Office to develop the next generation of decoy counter-measures for fighter aircraft, the company announced today. ... more |
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  Boston MA (SPX) May 05, 2017 
Plastic, rubber, and many other useful materials are made of polymers - long chains arranged in a cross-linked network. At the molecular level, these polymer networks contain structural flaws that weaken them.
Several years ago, MIT researchers were the first to measure certain types of these defects, called "loops," which are caused when a chain in the polymer network binds to itself inst ... more Strathclyde UK (SPX) May 09, 2017Space radiation reproduced in the lab for better, safer missions  Atlanta, GA (SPX) May 05, 2017PowerPoint and LED projector enable new technique for self-folding origami  Sussex UK (SPX) May 08, 2017Shape-changing fog screen invented |
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 Washington (UPI) May 9, 2017  U.S. Air Force F-15Cs have demonstrated the ability to securely communicate with other aircraft and ground stations using a Boeing-developed networking system, the company announced Monday.
The sharing of information took place during recent test flights at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., using Talon HATE airborne pods.
The pods enabled the F-15C pilots to share information through ... more Washington DC (UPI) May 8, 2017Israel orders satellite-on-the-go for military vehicles  McLean VA (SPX) May 04, 2017Information Assurance: The U.S. Military's Growing Need for What Commercial SATCOM Providers Offer  Paris, France (SPX) May 03, 2017Airbus to carry out a definition study for the ground segment of the Syracuse IV |
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At 25-years old, Global Positioning System Satellite Vehicle Number 27 completed its time in orbit before the 2nd Space Operations Squadron said goodbye via final command and disposal here April 18. SVN 27 was launched in 1992, meaning it performed more than triple its design life of 7.5 years.
"The most interesting thing about this process for me, was the ability to do some experimentatio ... more Houston TX (SPX) Apr 18, 2017Researchers working toward indoor location detection  Paris (ESA) Apr 10, 2017Galileo's search and rescue service in the spotlight  Managua (AFP) April 7, 2017Russia inaugurates GPS-type satellite station in Nicaragua |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) May 10, 2017 
Russian engineers are designing new advanced airships which may become a potent element of the country's anti-ballistic missile defenses.
On May 6, 1937, the German passenger airship Hindenburg crashed in the US during a docking attempt, dealing a critical blow to the public's faith in this method of transportation.
And yet despite the fact that mankind has since perfected other meth ... moreWashington (UPI) May 9, 2017Leonardo partners with Britain for new aircraft decoy system  Washington DC (UPI) May 8, 2017Canadian Defense Minister proposes helicopter upgrades  Washington DC (UPI) May 8, 2017Boeing receives contract for F-18 upgrades |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) May 04, 2017 
As electronics become increasingly pervasive in our lives - from smart phones to wearable sensors - so too does the ever rising amount of electronic waste they create. A United Nations Environment Program report found that almost 50 million tons of electronic waste were thrown out in 2017--more than 20 percent higher than waste in 2015.
Troubled by this mounting waste, Stanford engineer Zh ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 03, 2017Dawn of organic single crystal electronics  Cambridge UK (SPX) May 09, 2017Hybrid heterostructures with programmable potentials  Raleigh, NC (SPX) May 05, 2017Hybrid circuits can increase computational power of chaos-based systems |
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Figuring out how plasma bubbles and blobs affect one another and ultimately the transmission of communications, GPS, and radar signals in Earth's ionosphere will be the job of a recently selected CubeSat mission.
A team of NASA scientists and engineers, led by Jeffrey Klenzing and Sarah Jones, scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, recently won NASA fundin ... more Cambridge, Canada (SPX) May 09, 2017exactEarth Announces Two-Year $1.45 Million Commercial Customer Renewal  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 09, 2017Is Climate Changing Cloud Heights? Too Soon to Say  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 05, 2017AIRS: 15 Years of Seeing What's in the Air |
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 Fort Collins CO (SPX) May 09, 2017 
Protected areas in the United States, representing 14 percent of the land mass, provide places for respite, recreation, and natural resource conservation. However, noise pollution poses novel threats to these protected areas, according to a first-of-its-kind study from scientists at Colorado State University and the U.S. National Park Service.
Researchers found that noise pollution was twi ... more Oslo (AFP) May 5, 2017Norway wealth fund drops Indian group over environment concerns  Coatzacoalcos, Mexico (AFP) May 7, 2017Human rights, environment activist killed in Mexico  London (AFP) May 5, 2017Britain publishes long-awaited air pollution plan |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 01, 2017 
China plans to conduct several manned space flights from 2019 to 2022, during which a 60-tonne space station will be assembled and built, said Wang Zhaoyao, director of China's manned space program office, Friday.
"Tianzhou-1, China's first cargo spacecraft, was the last flight mission of the country's manned space program before the construction of a permanent space station," Wang said at ... more Beijing (Sputnik) May 01, 2017Reach for the Stars: China Plans to Ramp Up Space Flight Activity  Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2017China's cargo spacecraft completes in-orbit refueling  Xi'an (XNA) Apr 26, 2017China courts international coalition set up to promote space cooperation |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2017 
With its state-of-art heavy liquid-propelled RS-28 Sarmat ICBM the Russian military has obviously surpassed their US counterparts, Russian military expert Alexei Leonkov told Radio Sputnik, adding that the cutting-edge weaponry is due to enter into service in 2018.
Russia is 10-15 years ahead of the US with its cutting-edge heavy liquid-propelled RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic mis ... more Beijing (AFP) May 2, 2017China demands halt to US missile shield in S.Korea Washington (AFP) May 2, 2017THAAD missile defense system now operational in S. Korea Seoul (AFP) April 28, 2017Seoul rejects Trump demand it pays for missile system |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 9, 2017 
China has recently tested a new type of guided missile in a northeastern sea near the Korean peninsula, the defence ministry said Tuesday, hours after South Korean elections held amid regional tensions.
The test in the Bohai Sea was conducted to "raise the operational capability of the armed forces and effectively respond to threats to national security," the ministry said in a brief stateme ... more Moscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2017Purchase of S-400 From Russia 'Might Signal Turkey's Estrangement From NATO'  Tokyo (AFP) April 29, 2017Tokyo subway halt for 10 minutes over NKorea scare  Washington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017Sweden orders additional anti-ship missiles from Saab |
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 Upton, NY (SPX) May 02, 2017 
The ability to pattern materials at ever-smaller sizes - using electron-beam lithography (EBL), in which an electron-sensitive material is exposed to a focused beam of electrons, as a primary method - is driving advances in nanotechnology. When the feature size of materials is reduced from the macroscale to the nanoscale, individual atoms and molecules can be manipulated to dramatically alter ma ... more Osaka, Japan (SPX) May 04, 2017X-ray microscope optics resolve 50-nm features while eliminating chromatic aberrations  Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Self-assembled nanostructures can be selectively controlled  Lund, Sweden (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Nanotubes that build themselves |
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 Washington (UPI) May 9, 2017 
Lionfish populations are rapidly expanding along the East Coast of the United States and in the Caribbean, decimating native species and depleting the ecological diversity surrounding already vulnerable coral reefs.
A variety of groups are working on curbing the spread of the invasive species, but a pair of conservation teams are taking a unique problem-solving approach - an approach t ... more Washington (AFP) May 9, 2017Amazon's new Alexa speaker has a screen too  Helsinki, Finland (SPX) May 04, 2017Computers learn to understand humans better by modelling them  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) May 02, 2017Your future surgery may use an automated, robotic drill |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 08, 2017  The mysterious X-37B has ended its fourth mission, and for the first time on this flight, it has been officially unmasked. Gliding swiftly to a daylight landing at the Kennedy Space Centre after 718 days in orbit, boffins have been rewarded with detailed images and video of the robot spaceplane.
That's been typical of previous missions, but it's a major unmasking for this flight. The landi ... moreKennedy Space Center FL (Sputnik) May 08, 2017Newest Secret US Spacecraft Returns to Earth After Over 700 Days in Space Washington (UPI) May 9, 2017Lockheed Martin introduces quiet, lightweight variant of Indago drone Washington (AFP) May 9, 2017US drone back on Earth after nearly two years in space |
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