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  New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017 India's native navigation system has developed serious problems with four atomic clocks on the six satellites facing unexplained errors. With these, a total seven out of 21 clocks onboard have shown some difficulties. Proper functioning of these clocks is crucial to provide accurate navigation to the Indian armed forces. Last year, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) accepted the problems with three atomic clocks onboard one of the satellites of Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNS ... read more |
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Snake robot could help maintain space station, explore moonWashington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017 Scientists at SINTEF, a research institute in Norway, are working on designs for a snake robot that could one day carry out maintenance missions on the space station and explore lava tubes on the moon. ... more 
AI Will Prepare Robots for the UnknownPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 26, 2017 How do you get a robot to recognize a surprise? That's a question artificial intelligence researchers are mulling, especially as A.I. begins to change space research. A new article in the jour ... more 
Personalized exoskeletons are taking support one step fartherWashington DC (SPX) Jun 26, 2017 Researchers have developed an exoskeleton system that provides personalized support for its user. In healthy volunteers, the optimized exoskeleton reduced energy expenditure during walking by 24%, o ... more  
Modified Proton-M carrier rocket to be first launched in 2019Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017 The first launch of the new modification of the Proton-M carrier rocket will be conducted in 2019, the press service of Russia's Roscosmos State Space Corporation said Tuesday. The Proton-M is ... more |
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India, Portugal Shake Hands on Space CooperationNew Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Lisbon agreed with Portuguese authorities on creation of alliance to advance space research, the Indian Foreign Ministry said in a statement o ... more  
A 100-year-old physics problem has been solved at EPFLLausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 26, 2017 At EPFL, researchers challenge a fundamental law and discover that more electromagnetic energy can be stored in wave-guiding systems than previously thought. The discovery has implications in teleco ... more  
China to launch Long March-5 Y2 in early JulyBeijing (XNA) Jun 27, 2017 China has set the window to launch its Long March-5 Y2 carrier rocket between July 2 and 5, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. Carr ... more 
Deceleration of runaway electrons paves the way for fusion powerGothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Jun 23, 2017 Fusion power has the potential to provide clean and safe energy that is free from carbon dioxide emissions. However, imitating the solar energy process is a difficult task to achieve. Two young plas ... more  
NASA Completes Milestone Toward Quieter Supersonic X-PlaneWashington DC (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 NASA has achieved a significant milestone in its effort to make supersonic passenger jet travel over land a real possibility by completing the preliminary design review (PDR) of its Quiet Supersonic ... more  
Supercam in the ARCTIC: Manned and Unmanned planes with ADS-BIzhevsk, Russia (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 Unmanned Systems Group (Izhevsk, Russia) has successfully conducted joint flights of Supercam UAV together with manned aircrafts (both equipped with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B ... more |
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 Five projects selected from ISS funding opportunity focused on human physiology research 
New efficient, low-temperature catalyst for hydrogen productionUpton NY (SPX) Jun 23, 2017 Scientists have developed a new low-temperature catalyst for producing high-purity hydrogen gas while simultaneously using up carbon monoxide (CO). The discovery-described in a paper set to publish ... more  
Test of US-Japanese missile interceptor failsWashington (AFP) June 22, 2017 The US Navy and the Japanese ministry of defense have unsuccessfully attempted to intercept a ballistic missile in a test of a jointly built system off Hawaii, the US military said Wednesday. ... more 
Amtrak to SpaceX Launch, Wifi hack, Spectacular trip, But where's my SatPhone...Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2017 The rumble of the air introduces the Spacex Falcon as it roars over the hill and the crowd screams seem to propel it higher. It was quick, but slow at the same time. My brain clicks the shutte ... more 
SLS Core Stage Production Continues for Rocket's First FlightMichoud MS (SPX) Jun 26, 2017 Throughout NASA's 43-acre rocket factory, the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, engineers are building all five parts of the Space Launch System's core stage. For the first SLS flight ... more |
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  Vienna, Austria (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
Common toys such as steerable cars or waving wind-up figures are available as 3D-printable models, which also contain their mechanical components. However, these mechanical structures are optimized to fit exactly one particular shape of the toy.
If designers want to reuse such a mechanism with different shapes, the necessary manual adjustments to the individual components are often unmanag ... more San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Seeing the forest through the trees with a new LiDAR system  Cleveland OH (SPX) Jun 27, 2017A chemical solution to shrink digital data storage  Warwick UK (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Lightweight steel production breakthrough: Brittle phases controlled |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 13, 2017  Harris Corp. RF Communications was awarded a $255 million maximum-ceiling contract for the Special Operations Forces Tactical Communications Next Generation Manpack, or STC NGMP, radio, the Department of Defense announced on Monday.
The contract is in support of the Special Operations Commands Capital Equipment Replacement Program, which includes replacing legacy models of man portable ... more Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Airbus provides German troops with support communications at 15 sites worldwide  Singapore (SPX) May 30, 2017Airbus further extends channel partner program for military satellite communications in Asia  Washington (UPI) May 17, 2017Radio communications have surprising influence on Earth's near-space environment |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017 
India's native navigation system has developed serious problems with four atomic clocks on the six satellites facing unexplained errors. With these, a total seven out of 21 clocks onboard have shown some difficulties.
Proper functioning of these clocks is crucial to provide accurate navigation to the Indian armed forces. Last year, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) accepted the ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Lockheed Martin nears completion of GPS III satellite  Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2017New reports confirm near-perfect performance record for civil GPS service  New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 20, 2017India to Make Native Navigation System Mandatory For All Aircraft |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 27, 2017  NASA has achieved a significant milestone in its effort to make supersonic passenger jet travel over land a real possibility by completing the preliminary design review (PDR) of its Quiet Supersonic Transport or QueSST aircraft design. QueSST is the initial design stage of NASA's planned Low Boom Flight Demonstration (LBFD) experimental airplane, otherwise known as an X-plane.
Senior exper ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017MiG pushing for exports of the MiG-35 fighter  Shanghai (AFP) June 27, 2017Chinese passenger chucks coins into plane's engine for luck  Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017Oman receives first Eurofighter Typhoon |
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 Riverside CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017  In the world of electronics, where the quest is always for smaller and faster units with infinite battery life, topological insulators (TI) have tantalizing potential.
In a paper published in "Science Advances," Jing Shi, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Riverside, and colleagues at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Arizona State Universi ... more Seattle WA (SPX) Jun 23, 2017To connect biology with electronics, be rigid, yet flexible  Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Atomic imperfections move quantum communication network closer to reality  Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 28, 20172-D material's traits could send electronics spinning in new directions |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 27, 2017  Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder have demonstrated a new mobile, ground-based system that could scan and map atmospheric gas plumes over kilometer distances.
The system uses an eye-safe laser instrument to send light that "combs" the air to a flying multi-copter and analyzes the colors of light absorbed along ... more Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jun 28, 2017VTT miniature hyperspectral camera launched to space in Aalto-1 satellite  Lancaster UK (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Ozone recovery may be delayed by unregulated chemicals  Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017UK-Led Satellite Image Project That Helps Spot and Stop Slavery Sites From Space |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 21, 2017 
When marine biologist Craig Downs first visited the turquoise-blue waters of Trunk Bay in the Virgin Islands National Park in St. John in 2005, he arrived on a crucial mission: Find out why the health of the park's coral reefs was declining.
Downs, part of a team of experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the University of Central Florida and the University of ... more West Tabir, Indonesia (AFP) June 21, 2017Risky gold rush: Indonesia tackles illegal mining boom  Firozabad, India (AFP) June 25, 2017Facing ruin, India's ancient glass artists blame the Taj  Athens (AFP) June 22, 2017Athens rubbish piles up as Greeks protest contracts |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 27, 2017 
China has set the window to launch its Long March-5 Y2 carrier rocket between July 2 and 5, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.
Carrying Shijian-18 communication satellite, the rocket was vertically transferred to the launch area at Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province on Monday.
Shijian-18 will test ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017With a Strong Partner Like Russia, Nothing Would Stop China's New Space Station  Beijing (XNA) Jun 21, 2017China's cargo spacecraft completes second docking with space lab  Jiuquan (XNA) Jun 19, 2017China to launch four more probes before 2021 |
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 Washington (AFP) June 22, 2017 
The US Navy and the Japanese ministry of defense have unsuccessfully attempted to intercept a ballistic missile in a test of a jointly built system off Hawaii, the US military said Wednesday.
The two nations have been working together since 2006 to develop a variant of the Standard Missile-3, a ship-launched missile that operates as part of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System.
Tue ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Boecore awarded contract for ballistic missile launch warning system  Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2017Lockheed receives PAC-3 anti-ballistic missile contract  Seoul (AFP) June 24, 2017S. Koreans march to protest US missile defence system |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017 
RAMSYS GmbH is being awarded a $92.3 million contract for design and development work on the Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2B as part of a joint effort between Germany and the U.S.
The contract, announced by the Department of Defense on Friday, will be completely funded by the Federal Republic of Germany. Work will be conducted mainly at Ueberlingen, Germany, and several other sites ac ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017IAI test fires new surface-to-surface missile  Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017Raytheon, Kongsberg to bid for Navy missile contract  Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017New SM-6 missile variant to begin at-sea testing |
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 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 
A team of chemists led by Carnegie Mellon University's Rongchao Jin has for the first time conducted site-specific surgery on a nanoparticle. The procedure, which allows for the precise tailoring of nanoparticles, stands to advance the field of nanochemistry.
The surgical technique developed by Qi Li, the study's lead author and a 3rd year graduate student in the Jin group, will allow rese ... more Lund, Sweden (SPX) Jun 20, 2017Silver atom nanoclusters could become efficient biosensors  Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Superconducting nanowire memory cell, miniaturized technology  Liverpool UK (SPX) Jun 15, 2017Nanotechnology reveals hidden depths of bacterial 'machines' |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 26, 2017 
How do you get a robot to recognize a surprise? That's a question artificial intelligence researchers are mulling, especially as A.I. begins to change space research.
A new article in the journal Science: Robotics offers an overview of how A.I. has been used to make discoveries on space missions. The article, co-authored by Steve Chien and Kiri Wagstaff of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, ... moreWashington DC (SPX) Jun 26, 2017Personalized exoskeletons are taking support one step farther Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017Snake robot could help maintain space station, explore moon  Redwood City CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Numenta demonstrates machine intelligence algorithm for real-time anomaly detection |
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 Izhevsk, Russia (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 
Unmanned Systems Group (Izhevsk, Russia) has successfully conducted joint flights of Supercam UAV together with manned aircrafts (both equipped with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) system) in conjuction with FGUP "GosNIIAS" on a drifting ice base in the Arctic. Rapid deployment of an aerodrome and a base for scholars and tourists was a priority task.
Possessing knowledge ... more Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017Rafael unveils Drone Dome anti-drone system  Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017Leonardo, Hensoldt awarded $323 million U.K. IFF contract  Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017Rockwell Collins to supply avionics for General Atomics MQ-9B |
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