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New synthetic molecule could trigger tissue regeneration![]() Washington (UPI) Sep 25, 2017 A newly discovered DNA-targeting molecule could inspire the first tissue regeneration therapies. The synthetic molecule can cause stem cells to transform into heart muscle cells. The scientists responsible for the new molecule believe their breakthrough could be used to turn stem cells into a variety of cell types - paving the way for tissue regeneration. Human induced pluripotent stem cells are adult stem cells capable of forming any type of cell. Their transformation is dictated by a ... read more |
Quantum machine learningWashington DC (SPX) Sep 22, 2017 Language acquisition in young children is apparently connected with their ability to detect patterns. In their learning process, they search for patterns in the data set that help them identify and ... more Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 exactEarth Ltd. reports that its exactTrax small vessel monitoring technology is now incorporated into Alltek Marine Electronic Corp's (AMEC) AIS Tracking Beacon (TB560). The AMEC TB560 is a s ... more
Exploring the adaptation extremes of human high altitude sickness and fitnessOxford UK (SPX) Sep 25, 2017 Many research groups have recently explored human adaptation and successfully identified candidate genes to high altitude living among three major far-flung global populations: Tibetans, Ethiopians ... more
Vitamin super-cocktail to combat 60 days of lying in bedParis (ESA) Sep 22, 2017 This week will see the second ESA bedrest study investigating a mix of antioxidants and vitamins that could help astronauts to combat the side effects of living in space. Ten volunteers will l ... more |
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Landmark study suggests risks vary widely in drone-human impactsBlacksburg VA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 New Virginia Tech research suggests there's wide variation in the risk that unmanned aircraft pose to people on the ground. Many of the most promising applications for these aircraft - includi ... more
Corvus Energy wins contract to provide battery systems for hybrid fishing vesselsRichmond, Canada (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 Corvus Energy is pleased to announce that it has been selected by Norwegian maritime electronics firm Elmarin AS as the supplier of lithium ion based energy storage systems (ESS) for three new hybri ... more
Space Cooperation Between China, Russia Needs Long-Term MechanismMoscow (Sputnik) Sep 24, 2017 With China and Russia poised to deepen cooperation on space exploration, a long-term mechanism is needed to realize the full potential of their joint resources. Scientists in Russia's Novosibi ... more
What looks good on paper may look good in spacePasadena CA (JPL) Sep 24, 2017 An ancient art form has taken on new shape at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Origami, the Japanese tradition of paper-folding, has inspired a number of unique spacec ... more
Mapping NASA's Space MissionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2017 Sitting in the flight director's chair at Johnson Space Center's historic Mission Control, Joshua Fogel listened as one of NASA's most iconic phrases echoed through the room once more: "Houston, we' ... more
Drones, Fighter jets on table as Mattis visits key ally IndiaNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 24, 2017 Fighter jets, drone deals and shared concerns over Afghanistan's security look set to dominate the agenda when US Defense Secretary James Mattis visits India this week. ... more |
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Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 missionby Staff Writers Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017 China's Mars probe will carry 13 types of payload, including six rovers, in its first mission to the planet, scheduled for 2020. "The Mars exploration program is we ... more
Small satellite promises big discoveries at NASAGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 Small satellites provide a cheap, responsive alternative to larger, more expensive satellites. As demand grows, engineers must adapt these "nanosatellites" to provide greater data returns. NASA, in ... more
Aussie astronaut calls for establishment of national space agencyAdelaide, Australian (XNA) Sep 22, 2017 The second Australian to ever venture into space has called for the country to establish its own space agency. Andrew Thomas, an Australian-born National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( ... more
PAC-3 MSE Test Successful from Remote LauncherDallas TX (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 A Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor successfully intercepted a tactical ballistic missile target on Saturday in the first-ever MSE test from a remote launcher. ... more |
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Houston TX (SPX) Sep 24, 2017
Charged particles may be small, but they matter to astronauts. NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) is investigating these particles to solve one of its biggest challenges for a human journey to Mars: space radiation and its effects on the human body.
"One of our biggest challenges on a mission to Mars is protecting astronauts from radiation," said NASA Space Radiation Element Scientist Lis ... more Houston TX (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Space radiation is risky business for the human body Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2017Corrosion in real time Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) Sep 22, 2017Self-healing gold particles |
Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 2017
The U.S. Army's Global Response Force composed of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division successfully conducted an airborne exercise using the En route Mission Command tactical networking system.
The system, mounted on C-17 cargo planes, provided plane-to-plane and plane-to-ground audio, video, and data communications to the 1st Brigade's commander and subordinate commander ... more London, UK (SPX) Sep 12, 2017Spectra Airbus SlingShot Partnership Extension Paris (SPX) Sep 12, 2017Airbus prepares the future European Governmental Satellite Communications programme Washington (UPI) Sep 5, 2017Northrop awarded contract for support of Air Force communications system |
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Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 Beijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2017BeiDou navigation to cover Belt and Road countries by 2018 Beijing (XNA) Sep 19, 2017China's BeiDou-3 satellites get new chips Denver CO (SPX) Sep 13, 2017US Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin GPS M-Code Early Use Ground System Upgrade Contract |
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Paris (AFP) Sept 13, 2017
Airbus said Wednesday it has finalised a more than $4 billion order with Cathay Pacific for 32 of its A321neo aircraft to revamp the Hong Kong-based carrier's regional affiliate.
The single-aisle medium-haul jets will be operated by Cathay Dragon which flies from Hong Kong to a number of Asian destinations, Airbus said in a statement.
A preliminary agreement had been signed in August. ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 7, 2017MD Helicopter contracted for 150 Cayuse Warriors for Afghan air force Washington (UPI) Sep 12, 2017Harris Corp. developing F-35 missile release system Washington (UPI) Sep 12, 2017Navy chiefs see difficulties but improvement with aircraft readiness |
Nuremberg, Germany (SPX) Sep 26, 2017
Controlling electronic current is essential to modern electronics, as data and signals are transferred by streams of electrons which are controlled at high speed. Demands on transmission speeds are also increasing as technology develops.
Scientists from the Chair of Laser Physics and the Chair of Applied Physics at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU) have succeeded in s ... more Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Quantum sensors decipher magnetic ordering in semiconducting material Eindhoven, Netherlands (SPX) Sep 15, 2017The dark side of quantum computers Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2017Trump blocks Chinese acquisition of US semiconductor firm |
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Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 21, 2017
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have produced the best estimate of Earth's elemental composition which will help them understand how the Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago.
The solar system began as a dense blob in a molecular cloud of hydrogen gas and dust that collapsed under its own gravity, forming the early Sun, Earth and other planets.
Co-researcher Assoc ... more Plesetsk, Russia (ESA) Sep 19, 2017Sentinel-5P launch preparations in full swing Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 22, 2017Ball Aerospace Completes Spectrometer Testing and Verification on NASA's TEMPO Program Nairobi (XNA) Sep 22, 2017Experts set to meet in Kenya on space science |
Athens (AFP) Sept 11, 2017
Canada's Eldorado Gold announced early Monday it would suspend investment in mining operations in Greece due to what it said were delays by the Greek government in issuing permits.
Despite repeated attempts by the company and its Greek subsidiary to talk to the government, "delays continue in issuing routine permits and licences for the construction and development of the Skouries and Olympi ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2017Brexit a step away from pollution commitments, U.N. envoy says London (AFP) Sept 11, 2017UN slams UK government over 'plague' of air pollution Colombo (AFP) Sept 1, 2017Sri Lanka bans plastic after garbage crisis |
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Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017
China's Mars probe will carry 13 types of payload, including six rovers, in its first mission to the planet, scheduled for 2020.
"The Mars exploration program is well underway," said Zhang Rongqiao, chief architect of the Mars mission, at the Beijing International Forum on Lunar and Deep-space Exploration, which opened Wednesday. "The payloads will be used to co ... more Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017China's cargo spacecraft separates from Tiangong-2 space lab Beijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Work on China's mission to Mars 'well underway' Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017Chinese company eyes development of reusable launch vehicle |
Riyadh (AFP) Sept 24, 2017
A Yemen rebel missile heading towards Saudi Arabia was intercepted late Saturday, the Arab military coalition said, in the midst of nationwide celebrations to mark the founding of the kingdom.
The ballistic missile targeted Khamis Mushait, which houses the Saudi-led coalition's main airbase for its operations in Yemen, the official Saudi Press Agency quoted the coalition as saying.
It ad ... more Dallas TX (SPX) Sep 26, 2017PAC-3 MSE Test Successful from Remote Launcher Washington (UPI) Sep 25, 2017Lockheed Martin to replace USS Fitzgerald's SPY-1D AEGIS radar Washington (UPI) Sep 21, 2017Orbital ATK launches Patriot system target vehicle |
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Tehran (AFP) Sept 23, 2017 Iran said on Saturday that it had successfully tested a new medium-range missile in defiance of warnings from Washington that such activities were grounds for abandoning their landmark nuclear deal.
State television carried footage of the launch of the Khoramshahr missile, which was first displayed at a high-profile military parade in Tehran on Friday.
It also carried in-flight video fro ... more Washington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2017Raytheon receives $31.5M contract for TOW missiles Istanbul (AFP) Sept 12, 2017Turkey signs deal to buy Russian S-400 missile systems Washington (UPI) Sep 13, 2017Leonardo, Thales integrating missile-protection systems in Britain |
Tomsk, Russia (SPX) Sep 25, 2017
A research group consisting of scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University, Germany and Venezuela proved vulnerability of a two-dimensional semiconductor gallium selenide in air. This discovery will allow manufacturing superconducting nanoelectronics based on gallium selenide, which has never been previously achieved by any research team in the world.
The study was published in Semiconduc ... more Washington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2017A new kind of optical nanosensor uses torque for signal processing Richland WA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017New insights into nanocrystal growth in liquid Eindhoven, Netherlands (SPX) Aug 28, 2017'Nano-hashtags' could provide definite proof of Majorana particles |
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Washington DC (SPX) Sep 22, 2017
Language acquisition in young children is apparently connected with their ability to detect patterns. In their learning process, they search for patterns in the data set that help them identify and optimize grammar structures in order to properly acquire the language. Likewise, online translators use algorithms through machine learning techniques to optimize their translation engines to produce ... more Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2017Sorting molecules with DNA robots San Diego CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2017From self-folding robots to computer vision Manchester UK (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Scientists create world's first 'molecular robot' capable of building molecules |
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New Delhi (AFP) Sept 24, 2017
Fighter jets, drone deals and shared concerns over Afghanistan's security look set to dominate the agenda when US Defense Secretary James Mattis visits India this week.
Mattis is scheduled to arrive late Monday and is set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his new defence minister, in the first visit by a top US official since Donald Trump became president in January.
"The United S ... more Blacksburg VA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Landmark study suggests risks vary widely in drone-human impacts Washington DC (SPX) Sep 25, 2017Wanted: Novel Approaches for Detecting and Stopping Small Unmanned Air Systems Washington (UPI) Sep 21, 2017General Atomics wins $27 million contract for Grey Eagle drone support |
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