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  Laguna Beach, United States (AFP) Oct 17, 2017 Intel chief Brian Krzanich said Tuesday his company is working on a super-fast chip designed specifically for artificial intelligence. The chipmaking giant is partnering with Facebook and other internet titans investing heavily in artificial intelligence to create the first in what will be a family of "Nervana Neural Network Processors" tailored to the needs of the emerging technology, Krzanich said during an on-stage interview at the WSJD Live conference. "I think we are just at the beginning o ... read more |
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Liquid metal brings soft robotics a step closerSussex UK (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 Scientists have invented a way to morph liquid metal into physical shapes. Researchers at the University of Sussex and Swansea University have applied electrical charges to manipulate liquid m ... more 
Self-taught, 'superhuman' AI now even smarter: makersParis (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 The computer that stunned humanity by beating the best mortal players at a strategy board game requiring "intuition" has become even smarter, its makers said Wednesday. ... more  
Plants and psychological well-being in spaceGainesville FL (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 Where people will go in the cosmos, plants will go. That's the message of a paper entitled "Gardening for Therapeutic People-Plant Interactions during Long-Duration Space Missions" written by Raym ... more  
Aegis completes series of air and missile defense tests during NATO exerciseHebrides UK (SPX) Oct 19, 2017 The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency, supported by Lockheed Martin has conducted a series of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) tests in the Atlantic Ocean during Formidable Shield 2017 (FS-17) fro ... more |
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Russia's space agency says glitch in manned Soyuz landingMoscow (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 A manned Soyuz rocket suffered a partial loss of pressure as it returned to Earth earlier this year, Russia's space agency said Wednesday, in the latest glitch to hit the country's space industry. ... more  
'How to survive a N. Korean missile' - in Japanese manga formTokyo (AFP) Oct 19, 2017 "Cover your head". That's the advice offered in a manga comic published by local authorities in Japan describing what to do in the event of a North Korean missile strike. ... more  
Hear This: 30 Percent Less NoiseEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 The Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge flight test project, or ACTE, is proving that a new flap design can reduce aircraft noise by as much as 30 percent on takeoff and landing. The second phase ... more  
BAE Systems wins U.S. Army intelligence support contractWashington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 BAE Systems has received a U.S. Army contract to assist a military intelligence brigade with intelligence and security support to enhance the situational awareness of troops deployed abroad. ... more 
Textron awarded $332.9M contract for mobile strike force vehiclesWashington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 U.S. Army officials have awarded a new contract to Textron Systems Marine and Land Systems, out of New Orleans, La., for the procurement of 255 Mobile Strike Force Vehicles, or MSFV, in a deal worth more than $332.9 million. ... more 
Northrop Grumman receives $13 million contract for munition system developmentWashington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., receives over $13 million in a new modification production contract for further development of the M7 Spider Increment 1 anti-personnel munition system. ... more |
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 Kentucky business awarded Army deal for medium tactical vehicle transmissions 
Army spotlights newest M1A2 Abrams variantWashington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 The U.S. Army has rolled out the newest variant of the M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank with survivability enhancements and increased lethality. ... more 
SAIC seeks Army armored vehicle contractWashington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 Science Applications International Corp. announced on Thursday that it plans to develop combat vehicle prototypes for the U.S. Army. ... more 
Lawsuit seeks records regarding 2000 V-22 Osprey crashWashington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 After a 14-year battle to vindicate two U.S. Marine Corps aviators who were killed and subsequently blamed for crashing of a MV-22 Osprey claimed the lives of 17 other Marines, a Republican Congressman wants information as to why the pilots were incorrectly faulted for the crash itself. ... more 
Multiple countries set to receive new eyes in the sky for Apache attack helicoptersWashington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 The AH-64E Apache helicopter is slated to receive new eyes as Lockheed Martin receives a $337 million contract to supply multiple countries with the latest in target acquisition. ... more |
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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 20, 2017 
When NASA scientists want to follow the path of the Curiosity rover on Mars, they can don a mixed-reality headset and virtually explore the Martian landscape.
Starting today, everyone can get a taste of what that feels like. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, collaborated with Google to produce Access Mars, a free immersive experience. It's available for use on all d ... more Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Understanding rare earth emulsions  The Hague (AFP) Oct 17, 2017Dutch open 'world's first 3D-printed bridge'  Los Alamos NM (SPX) Oct 18, 2017Chemical treatment improves quantum dot lasers |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 16, 2017  Harris Corporation has received a five-year U.S. Navy single-award contract to supply tactical radios to the Navy and Marine Corps.
The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract single-award contract, which includes ancillary devices, carries a ceiling value of $765 million.
"This award stems from our successful long-standing track record of developing and delivering the m ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 201782nd Airborne tests in-flight communication system for paratroopers  Luxembourg (SPX) Oct 10, 2017SES GS to Provide More MEO-enabled SATCOM Solutions for U.S. Government  Washington (UPI) Oct 9, 2017L3 satellite terminals for Air National Guard |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017 
The U.S. Air Force has given their final acceptance approval to Lockheed Martin's GPS III satellite, the company announced on Tuesday.
The available for launch designation, or AFL, from the Air Force is the final stage in accepting new technology under Department of Defense regulations. Lockheed Martin's first GPS III Space Vehicle or GPS III SV01 is expected to deploy in 2018, accordin ... more Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Sep 26, 2017exactEarth Announces Agreement with Alltek Marine to Expand Small Vessel Tracking Service Offering  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 
The State Department announced Friday it has approved a possible foreign military sale to the government of Kuwait for continuation of the C-17 logistics support services and equipment.
The contract, which requires approval from Congress before being finalized, is said to be worth an estimated $342.6 million and would meet a request from Kuwait for three years - with an option for an a ... moreEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Hear This: 30 Percent Less Noise Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017Multiple countries set to receive new eyes in the sky for Apache attack helicopters  Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017U.S. taps Elbit for pilot HUD display units |
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 Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 
A new method that precisely measures the mysterious behavior and magnetic properties of electrons flowing across the surface of quantum materials could open a path to next-generation electronics.
Found at the heart of electronic devices, silicon-based semiconductors rely on the controlled electrical current responsible for powering electronics. These semiconductors can only access the elec ... more Mumbai (AFP) Oct 12, 2017India's TCS profits fall amid weak growth in retail, banking  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 10, 2017Quantum communications bend to our needs  Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 10, 2017Newly-discovered semiconductor dynamics may help improve energy efficiency |
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 Saint Louis MO (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 
As devastating wildfires continue to rage in the western U.S. and Canada, a team of environmental engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered that light-absorbing organic particulate matter, also known as brown carbon aerosol, in wildfire smoke loses its ability to absorb sunlight the longer it remains in the atmosphere.
Rajan Chakrabarty, assistant professor, and Brent ... more Plesetsk, Russia (ESA) Oct 16, 2017Air quality-monitoring satellite in orbit  Paris (ESA) Oct 17, 2017Sentinel-5P: satellite in excellent health  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Watching plant photosynthesis from space |
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 Sonipat, India (AFP) Oct 19, 2017  As Hindus across India celebrate Diwali this week, scientists fear a ban on firecrackers and other emergency anti-pollution measures deployed by authorities may not be enough to prevent a repeat of last year's "airpocalypse" in Delhi.
Each year, as winter descends on the Indian capital, a perfect storm of seasonal crop stubble burning, dense cloud cover and smoke generated by millions of fir ... more Paris (AFP) Oct 19, 2017Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: report  Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017Scientists trace path of inland plastic pollution from rivers to oceanw/ll  Copenhagen (AFP) Oct 11, 2017Air pollution kills over 500,000 Europeans a year: report |
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 Beijing (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 conduct electromagnetic probes and other experiments.
The launch is the 251st flight mission of the Long March rocket family.
span class="BDL">Source: a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com">Xin ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission  Adelaide, Australia (XNA) Oct 03, 2017UN official commends China's role in space cooperation  Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017China's cargo spacecraft separates from Tiangong-2 space lab |
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 Hebrides UK (SPX) Oct 19, 2017 
The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency, supported by Lockheed Martin has conducted a series of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) tests in the Atlantic Ocean during Formidable Shield 2017 (FS-17) from Sept. 24 - Oct. 17, 2017. Naval forces from eight NATO nations participated in the exercise.
Formidable Shield is designed to demonstrate and improve allied interoperability in an integrated a ... more Washington (AFP) Oct 6, 2017US to sell $15 bn THAAD missile defense to Saudi Arabia  Sydney (AFP) Oct 3, 2017Australia's new frigates to feature long-range missile defence system  Dallas TX (SPX) Sep 26, 2017PAC-3 MSE Test Successful from Remote Launcher |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Oct 19, 2017 
"Cover your head". That's the advice offered in a manga comic published by local authorities in Japan describing what to do in the event of a North Korean missile strike.
Officials on the northern island of Hokkaido, which has already had two missiles from North Korea fired over it, published the manga survival guide titled "In case a missile flies over" earlier this month.
The four-page ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017State Department approves sale of AMRAAM missiles to Netherlands  Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017Lockheed Martin test of ATACMS missile system successful  Seoul (AFP) Oct 10, 2017Missile test fears as N. Korea marks key party anniversary |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 
To make continuous, strong and conductive carbon nanotube fibers, it's best to start with long nanotubes, according to scientists at Rice University.
The Rice lab of chemist and chemical engineer Matteo Pasquali, which demonstrated its pioneering method to spin carbon nanotube into fibers in 2013, has advanced the art of making nanotube-based materials with two new papers in the American C ... more Atlanta GA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Paper-based supercapacitor uses metal nanoparticles to boost energy density  Houston TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Nanoscale islands dot light-driven catalyst  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Tungsten offers nano-interconnects a path of least resistance |
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 Sussex UK (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 
Scientists have invented a way to morph liquid metal into physical shapes.
Researchers at the University of Sussex and Swansea University have applied electrical charges to manipulate liquid metal into 2D shapes such as letters and a heart.
The team says the findings represent an "extremely promising" new class of materials that can be programmed to seamlessly change shape. This open ... more Laguna Beach, United States (AFP) Oct 17, 2017Intel working with Facebook on chips for AI Paris (AFP) Oct 18, 2017Self-taught, 'superhuman' AI now even smarter: makers  Singapore (AFP) Oct 13, 2017Emma the robot masseuse gets to work in Singapore |
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 Jacksonville FL (SPX) Oct 19, 2017 
Drone Aviation Holding Corp. has received an order for its recently upgraded, multi-mission capable tactical Winch Aerostat Small Platform ("WASP") from an existing U.S. Department of Defense ("DoD") customer. The solider-operated WASP features support for advanced ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) equipment including the simultaneous use of communications and daylight and ther ... more Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Oct 17, 2017Death toll from US drone strike in Pakistan rises to 26: officials  London (AFP) Oct 12, 2017UK will not confirm drone death of IS 'White Widow' recruiter Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017New long range drones expected in 2018 |
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