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  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2017 NASA astronauts, scientists and engineers will join industry and academia for a three-day, in-depth conversation about the International Space Station (ISS) as a catalyst for discovery during the sixth annual ISS Research and Development Conference July 17-20 in Washington. Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot will provide the morning keynote on Wednesday, July 19. See the conference agenda for a full list of topics and speakers. Keynote addresses and panels from the conference will be broad ... read more |
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$30 Billion Market Value for Small Satellites over Coming DecadeWashington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2017 According to Euroconsult's latest report, Prospects for the Small Satellite Market, significant expansion in terms of capabilities and demand is underway in the smallsat market. Over 6,200 smallsats ... more 
We Have Liftoff: Soyuz Carrier Rocket Blasts Off From BaikonurMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 17, 2017 A Russian Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying over 70 satellites blasts off from Baikonur Cosmodrome. The rocket is expected to deliver over 70 satellites to Earth's orbit, including the Kanopus-V-IK o ... more  
Soft and stretchy fabric-based sensors for wearable robotsBoston MA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017 Wearable technologies - from heart rate monitors to virtual reality headsets - are exploding in popularity in both the consumer and research spaces, but most of the electronic sensors that detect an ... more  
Explotrain develops drone-simulated IED training systemWashington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017 A functional drone, together with a simulated IED device, has been developed by Explotrain LLC, a Florida-based small business for the training of troops. ... more |
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US conducts successful missile intercept test amid NKorea tensionsWashington (AFP) July 11, 2017 The US military has conducted a successful test of a missile intercept system, officials said Tuesday, as tensions soar following North Korea's test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile that could potentially reach Alaska. ... more 
Lockheed Martin receives contract for Australian AEGIS systemsWashington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017 Lockheed Martin Systems and Training will provide lifetime software maintenance for the AEGIS systems in the Royal Austrailian Navy's Hobart-class destroyers, the Department of Defense announced on Tuesday. ... more 
US set to approve $4bn Patriot missile sale to RomaniaWashington (AFP) July 11, 2017 The US State Department said Tuesday it is ready to approve the sale of Patriot air defense systems to Romania, a $3.9 billion deal likely to infuriate Russia. ... more 
San Diego 'likely' in range of N.Korea ICBM in 2 years: US monitorSeoul (AFP) July 11, 2017 North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile is "likely" to be able to deliver a 500 kilogram warhead to San Diego within two years, a US monitoring group said Tuesday, after its launch sparked global alarm last week. ... more  
Northrop Grumman receives Australian satellite ground station contractWashington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017 Northrop Grumman has received a $170 million contract from the Australian Defense Force for a ground station for it's military satellite communications program, the company announced on Monday. ... more 
US deploys Patriots in Lithuania for NATO war gamesVilnius (AFP) July 11, 2017 The United States deployed a battery of Patriot ground-to-air missiles in Lithuania on Tuesday as part of multinational NATO exercises in the the Baltic country, its defence ministry announced. ... more |
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PPPL researchers demonstrate first hot plasma edge in a fusion facilityPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 Two major issues confronting magnetic-confinement fusion energy are enabling the walls of devices that house fusion reactions to survive bombardment by energetic particles, and improving confinement ... more  
Hypersonic Travel Possibility Heats Up Massively After New Material DiscoveryMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 10, 2017 Researchers at The University of Manchester, in collaboration with Central South University (CSU), China, have created an innovative ceramic coating that could revolutionize hypersonic travel - for ... more 
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  
UK Eurofighter Typhoon successfully fires MDBA Brimstone missileWashington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017 The first live-fire test of a MBDA Brimstone air-to-surface missile from a British Eurofighter Typhoon has been conducted as part of Phase 3 Enhancements to the Typhoon fighter jet. ... 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  London, Uk (Spx) Jul 07, 2017Long Duration Experiments Reach 1,000th Day  London, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Spacepath Communications Announces Innovative Frequency Converter Systems |
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 McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017 
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) have played an important role in the U.S. military's operations in the Middle East, Africa and Southwest Asia in recent years, using ever-more-sophisticated on-board sensors and cameras to provide valuable intelligence to troops on the ground. As the UAS technology has evolved, companies serving government customers have introduced a range of non-military applicat ... moreWashington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017Northrop Grumman receives Australian satellite ground station contract  McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017First UAVs, Now Ships - Connectivity for the next generation of remote naval operations  Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2017DISA extends Comtech satellite services to Marines |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017 
The Indian Space Research Organisation is set to offer GPS from its own navigation system for mobile users from next year, aiming to make it more accurate than foreign competitors' products.
The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) plans got a temporary setback with the malfunctioning of one of the NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) satellites. The agency will launch a rep ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 7, 2017Orbital Alliance Techsystems receives contract for GPS artillery  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) Jun 20, 2017  Sikorsky has signed an agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Defense to supply spare parts and engineering services for Israel's fleet of Ch-53D helicopters.
The program is slated to last 7 years and will procure and deliver obsolete or diminished supply parts. Israel has operated the helicopter since 1969 and is the only remaining D model operator left in the world. Many parts are har ... more Singapore (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Singapore developing space-based VHF communications for air traffic management  Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017Boeing receives contract for MH-47G special operations helicopters  Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Leonardo contracted by Britain for Typhoon countermeasures upgrades |
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 Fukuoka, Japan (SPX) Jul 14, 2017 
Renewed investigation of a molecule that was originally synthesized with the goal of creating a unique light-absorbing pigment has led to the establishment of a novel design strategy for efficient light-emitting molecules with applications in next-generation displays and lighting.
Researchers at Kyushu University's Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA) demonstrated ... more Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Jul 07, 2017High-precision control of printed electronics  Orlando FL (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Molecular electronics scientists shatter 'impossible' record  Boston MA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Three-dimensional chip combines computing and data storage |
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 Wurzburg, Denmark (SPX) Jul 13, 2017 
Without a magnetic field life on Earth would be rather uncomfortable: Cosmic particles would pass through our atmosphere in large quantities and damage the cells of all living beings. Technical systems would malfunction frequently and electronic components could be destroyed completely in some cases.
Despite its huge significance for life on our planet, it is still not fully known what cre ... more Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017SSL To Provide Next-Generation Imaging Satellite Constellation To Digitalglobe  Boston MA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Computer vision techniques shed light on urban change  Kiel, Germany (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Extreme low-oxygen eddies in the Atlantic produce greenhouse gases |
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 Paris (AFP) July 13, 2017  At least 200 environmental campaigners and protectors - 40 percent from indigenous tribes - were murdered around the world in 2016, the deadliest year on record, the watchdog organisation Global Witness said Thursday.
The grim tally, double the number slain two years earlier, is the largest since the NGO began tracking such violence in 2002, it reported.
The real number is probably hig ... more Lowell MA (SPX) Jul 13, 2017Study finds toxic mercury is accumulating in the Arctic tundra  Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Human activities worsen air quality in Dunhuang, a desert basin in China  Paris (AFP) July 4, 2017Herbicide boost for tadpoles: study |
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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 (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  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold |
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 Vilnius (AFP) July 11, 2017 
The United States deployed a battery of Patriot ground-to-air missiles in Lithuania on Tuesday as part of multinational NATO exercises in the the Baltic country, its defence ministry announced.
The deployment "reflects the firm engagement of the United States to ensure Lithuania's security and its readiness to send strategic capability to the region," a ministry statement said.
The missi ... moreSeoul (AFP) July 11, 2017San Diego 'likely' in range of N.Korea ICBM in 2 years: US monitor Washington (AFP) July 11, 2017US conducts successful missile intercept test amid NKorea tensions Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017Lockheed Martin receives contract for Australian AEGIS systems |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017 
The first live-fire test of a MBDA Brimstone air-to-surface missile from a British Eurofighter Typhoon has been conducted as part of Phase 3 Enhancements to the Typhoon fighter jet.
The modifications to the Typhoon are part of Project Centurion, a series of upgrades that will provide the strike abilities of the Tornado GR4 to the Typhoon. The test-fire of the Brimstone involved the Brit ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017Netherlands seeks missile warning system for its helicopters  Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Lockheed awarded $471 million contract for MLRS rocket production Washington (AFP) July 7, 2017US to test anti-missile system amid N Korea tensions |
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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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 Boston MA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017 
Wearable technologies - from heart rate monitors to virtual reality headsets - are exploding in popularity in both the consumer and research spaces, but most of the electronic sensors that detect and transmit data from wearables are made of hard, inflexible materials that can restrict both the wearer's natural movements and the accuracy of the data collected.
Now, a team of researchers at ... more Hong Kong (AFP) July 12, 2017Robots debate future of humans at Hong Kong tech show  Paris (AFP) July 11, 2017Three European firms join in robot ship project  McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Government Agencies Turn to Private Sector for Help Adopting Intelligent Technologies |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017 
A functional drone, together with a simulated IED device, has been developed by Explotrain LLC, a Florida-based small business for the training of troops.
ExploDrone features a reusable drone carrying lightweight pneumatic-based Explosive Blast Simulators used in the Kamikaze-like crash of the drone into a target area.
The system also uses smaller drones that carry simulations of ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 30, 2017New Reaper drone variant performs first combat mission  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 |
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