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  Houghton MI (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 Brandon Jackson, a doctoral candidate in mechanical engineering at Michigan Technological University, has created a new computational model of an electrospray thruster using ionic liquid ferrofluid - a promising technology for propelling small satellites through space. Specifically, Jackson looks at simulating the electrospray startup dynamics; in other words, what gives the ferrofluid its characteristic spikes. He is the lead author of a recent article in Physics of Fluids, "Ionic Liquid Ferroflu ... read more |
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Counting calories in spaceParis (ESA) Jul 10, 2017 Rockets and spacecraft may get us to Mars, but food must nourish us on the journey. Now researchers are using the International Space Station to look at how much food will be needed on a spacecraft ... more 
Aerojet Rocketdyne tests Advanced Electric Propulsion SystemSacramento CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully conducted a series of hot-fire tests on a Power Processing Unit (PPU) for an Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) designed to advance the nation's commercia ... more  
Squeezing innovation out of the NASA Twins studyHouston TX (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 Just like early explorers, NASA Twins Study investigators are venturing into new territory. Conducting human omics research on twin astronauts as part of the One Year Mission that took place aboard ... more  
China develops sea launches to boost space commerceBeijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017 China has a clear plan to provide sea launches for commercial payloads to be carried by Long March rockets, according to an aerospace official. Tang Yagang, vice head of the aerospace division ... more |
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First UAVs, Now Ships - Connectivity for the next generation of remote naval operationsMcLean, VA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 No military operation is as remote as a single destroyer operating on the open ocean, hundreds if not thousands of miles from the nearest port. Forty years ago, a U.S. Navy ship crossing the Pacific ... more 
Creating Trends in Space: An Interview with NanoRacks CEO Jeffrey ManberLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2017 Founded in 2009, the Houston, Texas-based company NanoRacks LLC provides commercial hardware and services onboard the International Space Station (ISS) for government and commercial customers. To da ... more 
Liftoff for Trump's bold space plans may have to waitCape Canaveral (AFP) July 9, 2017 The White House has championed a new era of US leadership in space, but its aspirations are complicated by tight budgets, vacancies in top posts and the rising role of private industry in aerospace innovation, experts say. ... more 
Trump offers bold space goals but fills in few detailsCape Canaveral (AFP) July 9, 2017 The White House has championed a new era of US leadership in space, but its aspirations are complicated by tight budgets, vacancies in top posts and the rising role of private industry in aerospace innovation, experts say. ... more  
Could America shield Alaska from a N.Korean missile?Washington (AFP) July 6, 2017 It is every Alaskan's nightmare: finding themselves within range of a North Korean missile. As that fear came one step closer to reality this week, America's ability to block an incoming attack is under scrutiny. ... more  
International team develops new way to produce pure hydrogen efficientlyBethlehem PA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 Christopher J. Kiely, Harold B. Chambers Senior Professor, Materials Science and Engineering at Lehigh University, and an international team have developed a new low-temperature catalyst for produci ... more |
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 Mosul victory marks win for Pentagon training plan  
Saab, Lockheed win Army training simulation contactWashington (UPI) Jul 10, 2017 Saab, in cooperation with Lockheed Martin, has won a U.S. Army contract for a combat vehicle training system. ... more 
Rheinmetall supplying Bundeswehr with 2,000-plus trucksWashington (UPI) Jul 6, 2017 Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles is to supply Germany's armed forces with more than 2,000 logistics vehicles in a number of variants, the company said on Thursday. ... more 
Bahrain signs contract with Lockheed for sniper targeting podsWashington (UPI) Jul 10, 2017 Bahrain has signed a $22.5 million contract with Lockheed Martin for Sniper Advanced Targetin Pod systems for its defense forces' F-16 Fighting Falcon jets. ... more 
Belgium to acquire troop transport vehiclesWashington (UPI) Jul 3, 2017 Belgium's Council of Ministers have approved a request by Minister of Defense Steven Vandeput to acquire 199 Light Troop Transport Vehicles. ... more |
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  Morgantown WV (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 
The technology developed by researchers at West Virginia University that helped them win the NASA Sample Return Robot Challenge may be headed to Mars. Majid Jaridi, professor of industrial and management systems engineering, and Yu Gu, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, have received a three-year, $750,000 grant from NASA to develop ways to increase the onboard autonomy ... more Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jul 07, 2017ANU invention may help to protect astronauts from radiation in space  Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 10, 20176 teams share honors and money in NASA's 2nd 3-D Print a Habitat challenge  Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2017Northrop Grumman awarded contracts for P-8 radar systems |
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 McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
No military operation is as remote as a single destroyer operating on the open ocean, hundreds if not thousands of miles from the nearest port. Forty years ago, a U.S. Navy ship crossing the Pacific communicated by teletype machine using radio signals. Now satellite connections have forever changed life aboard that ship.
Today, ship captains participate in video conferences with commanders ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2017DISA extends Comtech satellite services to Marines  Washington (UPI) Jun 13, 2017Harris Corp. awarded Special Forces radio contract  Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Airbus provides German troops with support communications at 15 sites worldwide |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 7, 2017  Orbital Alliance Techsystems Operations has been awarded a $53.6 million modification to an existing contract for procurement of M1156 presicion-guidance kits, the Department of Defense announced on Thursday.
The modification will provide PGKs for converting standard Army unguided 155mm artillery shells into GPS-guided munitions used by conventional artillery.
Work will be perfor ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017India Plans to Roll Out National GPS Next Year  Paris (AFP) July 4, 2017Europe's Galileo satnav identifies problems behind failing clocks Paris (AFP) June 22, 2017New orbiters for Europe's Galileo satnav system |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2017 
Sikorsky Aircraft has been awarded a $3.8 billion contract for the manufacturing and support of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The planned multi-year production run of Black Hawks, announced on June 30 by the Department of Defense, includes program management, systems engineering, and technical data on the aircraft.
Work will be performed in Stratfo ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017Boeing announces Rolls-Royce engine contract  Washington (UPI) Jul 6, 2017Boeing receives contract for Dutch, Turkish CH-47 Chinook parts  Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2017Boeing receives contract for engineering, support of E-3 Sentry |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
As embedded intelligence is finding its way into ever more areas of our lives, fields ranging from autonomous driving to personalized medicine are generating huge amounts of data. But just as the flood of data is reaching massive proportions, the ability of computer chips to process it into useful information is stalling.
Now, researchers at Stanford University and MIT have built a new chi ... more Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Jul 07, 2017High-precision control of printed electronics  Orlando FL (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Molecular electronics scientists shatter 'impossible' record  Seoul (AFP) July 4, 2017Samsung to invest $18 billion in memory chip business |
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 Newcastle UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
Researchers are using satellite data to accurately map the movement of the earth before a landslide in a bid to develop a life-saving early warning system.
The team from Newcastle University (UK), Chengdu University of Technology, Tongji University, China Academy of Space Technology and Wuhan University (China) have been tracking the devastating events of last week when a massive landslide ... more Corvallis OR (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Study finds Earth's magnetic field 'simpler than we thought'  Paris (ESA) Jul 07, 2017See our seasons change from space  Boston MA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Computer vision techniques shed light on urban change |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 
Dunhuang is a typical desert basin in western China, with the Qilian mountains to the south, Kumtag desert and Lop-Nur to the west, Beisai mountain to the north, and Sanwei mountain to the east.
Besides, the famous Taklimakan and Tengger deserts are also located in the west and east of Dunhuang region, respectively. Dunhuang is also a world-famous scenic spot, encompassing Mogao Caves, Cre ... more Paris (AFP) July 4, 2017Herbicide boost for tadpoles: study  Washington (UPI) Jun 21, 2017Scientists probe role of sunscreen in accelerating coral reef decline  West Tabir, Indonesia (AFP) June 21, 2017Risky gold rush: Indonesia tackles illegal mining boom |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017 
China has a clear plan to provide sea launches for commercial payloads to be carried by Long March rockets, according to an aerospace official.
Tang Yagang, vice head of the aerospace division of the No.1 institute of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC), said that the technology is not difficult and a sea launch platform can be built based on modifying 10,000-ton ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold  Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Space Program: From Setback, to Manned Flights, to the Moon |
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 Washington (AFP) July 6, 2017  It is every Alaskan's nightmare: finding themselves within range of a North Korean missile. As that fear came one step closer to reality this week, America's ability to block an incoming attack is under scrutiny.
On Tuesday the northwestern US state awoke to the news that Pyongyang had test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile which - though it came crashing down in the Sea of Japan ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 6, 2017Polish Ministry of Defense announces PAC-3 missile defense acquisition  Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2017Lockheed Martin receives Australian Hobart-class destroyer Aegis contract  Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017Lockheed Martin receives contract modification for UAE THAAD |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2017  MBDA has completed its first test of the Anglo-French Sea Venom/ANL at a firing range in France, the weapons manufacturer has announced.
The missile, which will replace the British-developed Sea Skua and the French-developed AS15TT missiles on helicopters, was tested late last month using a Dauphin test bed helicopter from DGA, the French defense procurement agency.
Britain will ... more (UPI) Jul 7, 2017Poland in talks with Lockheed for inidigenous HIMARS rocket system Washington (AFP) July 7, 2017US to test anti-missile system amid N Korea tensions  Washington (UPI) Jul 6, 2017Lockheed Martin receives $73.8 million long-range precision fires contract |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 
Engineers at Caltech have for the first time developed a light detector that combines two disparate technologies - nanophotonics, which manipulates light at the nanoscale, and thermoelectrics, which translates temperature differences directly into electron voltage - to distinguish different wavelengths (colors) of light, including both visible and infrared wavelengths, at high resolution.
... more Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Chemists perform surgery on nanoparticles  Lund, Sweden (SPX) Jun 20, 2017Silver atom nanoclusters could become efficient biosensors  Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Superconducting nanowire memory cell, miniaturized technology |
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 Multan, Pakistan (AFP) July 6, 2017 
Pakistan's first robot waitresses are serving up smiles for customers at an upscale pizza restaurant in the ancient city of Multan, better known for its centuries-old Sufi shrines, mango orchards and handicrafts.
Rabia, Annie and Jennie greet customers and bring them their pies at Pizza.com, where owner Osama Jafari - who built the prototypes himself - says the response has been a surge of ... more McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Government Agencies Turn to Private Sector for Help Adopting Intelligent Technologies  Toyohashi, Japan (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Human pose estimation for care robots using deep learning  Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2017Scientists design robot to aid visually impaired schoolchildren |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 30, 2017 
The U.S. Air Force reported Thursday that its new Block 5 variant of the MQ-9 Reaper drone has performed its first combat mission against Islamist terrorists.
The recent 16-hour sortie, flown June 23 in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, involved the unmanned aerial vehicle dropping a GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions bomb and firing two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles in support of gr ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Human Help or GPS  Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017Rafael unveils Drone Dome anti-drone system  Shenzhen, China (AFP) June 25, 2017China drone king turns to farming |
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