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  Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 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 collect data on the environment, morphology, surface structure and atmosphere of Mars." China plans to sen ... read more |
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Ariane 5 rocket puts satellites into orbit on second attemptCayenne (AFP) Sept 30, 2017 An Ariane 5 rocket put two commercial satellites into orbit after an initial attempt was aborted earlier this month, operator Arianespace said early Saturday. ... more 
China launches three satellitesBeijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017 China launched three remote sensing satellites Friday on a Long March-2C rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Yaogan-30 01 satellites will con ... more 
Arianespace to launch COSMO-SkyMed satellites manufactured by ThalesLyon, France (SPX) Oct 02, 2017 Thales Alenia Space, joint-venture between Thales and Leonardo, and Arianespace has signed a launch contract for two COSMO-SkyMed Second-Generation (CSG) satellites manufactured for the Italian Spac ... more  
Kymeta Government Solutions Receives Two NASA SBIR Grant AwardsRedmond WA (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 Kymeta-the company delivering on the promise of global, mobile connectivity-announced that its Government Solutions division has been awarded two grants via the NASA SBIR (Small Business Innovation ... more |
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Creative use of noise brings bio-inspired electronic improvementWashington DC (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 In conventional electronics, a great deal of effort is devoted to eliminating stochastic resonance (SR) - the annoying hiss that generally hinders the detection of weak signals and degrades overall ... more  
Fast-moving space industries create new ethical challengesAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Sep 29, 2017 It's an exciting time to be working in the space sector - particularly with Australia's recently-announced commitment to developing a space agency. But with advances come new challenges. Simil ... more 
New Zealand opens first rocket launch siteWellington NZ (XNA) Sep 29, 2017 New Zealand Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce on Wednesday opened New Zealand's first orbital launch site, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, on the Mahia Peninsula on the North Island's east coa ... more 
mu Space partners with Blue Origin to launch geostationary satelliteAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 mu Space Corp has announced at the 68th Annual International Astronautical Congress that they have entered into an agreement with Blue Origin to partner on a future launch of a geostationary satelli ... more 
NASA's New Hubble E-Book Series Dives into the Solar System and BeyondGreenbelt, MD (SPX) Sep 27, 2017 NASA's Hubble Space Telescope team has unveiled a new e-book titled "Hubble Focus: Our Amazing Solar System." It kicks off a series of e-books that will showcase the telescope's recent contributions ... more 
From self-folding robots to computer visionSan Diego CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2017 From self-folding robots, to robotic endoscopes, to better methods for computer vision and object detection, researchers at the University of California San Diego have a wide range of papers and wor ... more |
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 GomSpace and AISTECH sign supply deal for 100 nanosatellite platforms  
Putin in Turkey for talks on weapons deal, SyriaAnkara (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks on Syria and a key weapons deal, hoping to strengthen an increasingly active relationship that has troubled the West. ... more 
Navy contracts Orbital ATK for additional AARGM missilesWashington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 Orbital ATK announced Wednesday a U.S. Navy contract to continue full-rate production of AGM-88E advanced anti-radiation guided missiles. ... more  
UK warns Boeing over Bombardier trade rowLondon (AFP) Sept 27, 2017 Britain warned US aircraft giant Boeing on Wednesday that it risked government defence contracts worth billions with its challenge to Canadian rival Bombardier, which threatens thousands of jobs in Northern Ireland. ... more 
European Aviation satellite is ready for commercial serviceParis, France (SPX) Sep 14, 2017 Inmarsat has confirmed that the European Aviation satellite has successfully completed in-orbit tests and is ready to support inflight internet services when the European Aviation Network (EAN) goes ... more |
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  Washington (UPI) Sep 26, 2017 
Humanetics Corporation is to develop solid-dosage formulations of BIO 300, a drug to mitigate the toxicities of exposure to radiation.
The drug, administered orally, is in clinical development by the Minnesota-based firm and is aimed for deployment to military personnel and first responders.
Humanetics' work on dosage is the result of a $3.8 million grant from the U.S. Department ... more Princeton NJ (SPX) Oct 02, 2017Ultracold atoms point toward an intriguing magnetic behavior  Sapporo, Japan (SPX) Oct 02, 2017UV-irradiated amorphous ice behaves like liquid at low temperatures  Nottingham UK (SPX) Sep 27, 2017The 3-D selfie has arrived |
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 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 
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 simplified Class B AIS device that offers an efficient and cost-effective vessel monitoring solution within AIS VHF transmission range. Now outfitted with exactTrax technology from exactEarth, which ex ... more 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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 Washington (UPI) Sep 25, 2017 
The U.S. Air Force is more than 1,500 pilots short of its requirements, with senior service leaders warning the problem has potentially dire consequences.
The pilot and aircrew shortage was discussed at a meeting Friday of more than 60 leaders at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
"We are in a crisis," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein said at the day-long Aircrew Summ ... more Tianjin, China (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Airbus opens first plane-completion centre in China  Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017Israel receives F-35 aircraft London (AFP) Sept 27, 2017UK warns Boeing over Bombardier trade row |
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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 Washington (UPI) Sep 22, 2017New quantum computer chip uses sounds waves to store data  Exeter UK (SPX) Oct 02, 2017Move towards 'holy grail' of computing by creation of brain-like photonic microchips  Beijing (AFP) Sept 25, 2017China-backed fund to buy British chipmaker after US snub |
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 Buffalo NY (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 
Scientists have used satellite data to monitor underground water reserves in California's Silicon Valley, discovering that water levels rebounded quickly after a severe drought that lasted from 2012-15.
The research points to the success of aggressive conservation measures. It also helps to lay the groundwork for low-cost monitoring of subterranean water reserves in California and elsewher ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 27, 2017OSIRIS-REx views Pacifica on Earth Flyby  Hanover NH (SPX) Sep 26, 2017How aerial thermal imagery is revolutionizing archaeology  Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 25, 2017A Box of 'Black Magic' to Study Earth from Space |
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 Amsterdam (AFP) Sept 27, 2017 
Lawyers for tens of thousands of victims poisoned by a 2006 toxic spill in the Ivory Coast on Wednesday called for the company behind the dump to pay compensation at the start of a new legal battle.
The multinational firm Trafigura "acted badly in disposing of its waste in the Ivory Coast" and "must pay," lawyer Bojan Dekker told an Amsterdam court.
The judges must first decide whether t ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 25, 2017Are plastic nanoparticles causing brain damage in fish?  Nantes, France (AFP) Sept 25, 2017The waste-collecting cyclists who caught the UN's eye  Manila (AFP) Sept 26, 2017Nestle tackles 'ocean-polluter' tag in Philippines |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 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 ... moreBeijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017China launches three satellites  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' |
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 Dallas 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.
As part of a U.S. Army-led missile defense flight test at the Reagan Test Site at the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, the test demonstrated the expanded defended footprint available by depl ... more Riyadh (AFP) Sept 24, 2017Saudi intercepts Yemen rebel missile  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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 Washington (UPI) Sep 25, 2017 
The Irish Army has completed a series of live-fire exercises using the RBS 70 and RBS 70 NG man-portable surface-to-air missiles.
The exercises were recently conducted over a period of four days by soldiers and technicians from the Irish Army at Saab Bofors Test Center in Karlskoga, Sweden.
Soldiers fired 10 RBS 70 and RBS 70 NG missiles at aerial target drones and static surface ... moreAnkara (AFP) Sept 28, 2017Putin in Turkey for talks on weapons deal, Syria Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017Navy contracts Orbital ATK for additional AARGM missiles  Tehran (AFP) Sept 23, 2017Iran tests new medium-range missile, defying US warnings |
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 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 27, 2017Creative use of noise brings bio-inspired electronic improvement  Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Assembly of nanoparticles proceeds like a zipper  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2017A new kind of optical nanosensor uses torque for signal processing |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 
In conventional electronics, a great deal of effort is devoted to eliminating stochastic resonance (SR) - the annoying hiss that generally hinders the detection of weak signals and degrades overall device performance.
But, what if there were a way to exploit this effect to enhance signal transmission for a new generation of devices, such as bio-inspired sensors and computing processors who ... moreSan Diego CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2017From self-folding robots to computer vision  (UPI) Sep 26, 2017Northrop subsidiary unveils new unmanned ground vehicle  Champaign IL (SPX) Sep 26, 2017Click beetles inspire design of self-righting robots |
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 Dubai (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 
Dubai has edged closer to its goal of launching a pioneering hover-taxi service, with the authorities announcing a successful "concept" flight was made on Monday without passengers.
Safety features for the two-seater air taxi include emergency parachutes and nine independent battery systems, according to Dubai's Road and Transport Authority (RTA).
It said the prototype, supplied by Germa ... more New Delhi (AFP) Sept 24, 2017Drones, Fighter jets on table as Mattis visits key ally India  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 25, 2017Wanted: Novel Approaches for Detecting and Stopping Small Unmanned Air Systems  Blacksburg VA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Landmark study suggests risks vary widely in drone-human impacts |
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