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  San Francisco (AFP) Jan 3, 2018 Giving gadgets brains will be a hot theme at the Consumer Electronics Show set to open in Las Vegas, with device makers big and small touting hardware with "smarts." Whether it's a doorbell or refrigerator, a TV set or a toothbrush, chances are it will be connected to digital assistants powered by artificial intelligence aiming to anticipate needs or desires. "I think you're going to see the year of smart," said Jack Gold, a technology analyst with J. Gold Associates. One of the largest trad ... read more |
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Scientists teach robots how to respect personal spaceBeijing, China (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 Robots have a lot to learn about humans, including how to respect their personal space. Scientists at the Institute of Automatics of the National University of San Juan in Argentina are giving mobil ... more 
Machine learning will change jobsPittsburgh PA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 Machine learning computer systems, which get better with experience, are poised to transform the economy much as steam engines and electricity have in the past. They can outperform people in a numbe ... more  
Lockheed awarded contract for AEGIS upgradesWashington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for upgrades and services for the AEGIS weapon system. ... more 
Russia accuses US of breaking treaty over defence system sale to JapanMoscow (AFP) Dec 30, 2017 Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov on Saturday accused the United States of violating a key arms treaty by selling a missile defence system to Japan. ... more |
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Northrop Grumman tapped to deliver three Triton UAVsWashington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017 Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to acquire an initial production of three MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial aircraft. ... more  
Raytheon awarded contracts for missiles in support of foreign countriesWashington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017 Raytheon was awarded two contracts from the U.S. Air Force on Thursday for advanced medium range air-to-air missiles, or AMRAAMs, for the United States and multiple foreign countries. ... more  
Thermoelectric power generation at room temperature: Coming soon?Osaka, Japan (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 Thermoelectric (TE) materials could play a key role in future technologies. Although the applications of these remarkable compounds have long been explored, they are mostly limited to high-temperatu ... more  
ISRO will launch 31 satellites on Jan 10New Delhi (IANS) Jan 02, 2018 India will launch 31 satellites, including the earth observation spacecraft Cartosat on January 10, from its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, an official said on Saturday. "We have ... more  
China's Kuaizhou-11 rocket scheduled to launch in first half of 2018Wuhan, China (XNA) Jan 02, 2018 China's Kuaizhou-11 solid-fuelled carrier rocket is scheduled to launch for the first time, in the first half of 2018, according to the rocket's developer and producer China Aerospace Science and In ... more 
Space 2018: Missions and launches to look for in the new yearWashington (UPI) Jan 01, 2018 For astronomers, astrophysicists, planetary scientists, space enthusiasts and others with an eye for the night sky, 2018 is expected to bring a variety of exciting developments. ... more  
Scientists engineer 3D shapes from living tissueWashington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017 Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have developed a technique for creating 3D shapes out of living tissue. ... more |
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 China tests new ballistic missiles with hypersonic glide vehicles 
The Russian Progress MS-06 cargo freighter undocks and takes a final Pacific diveMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 29, 2017 The Progress MS-06 freighter on Thursday undocked from the International Space Station ahead of its mission-ending plunge into the Pacific, Russia's space mission control center told Sputnik. ... more 
JPL sketches out a trip to the Alpha Centauri system in 2069Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017 Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are making preliminary plans for an interstellar mission, the agency's first. The team wants to send a probe to look for sings of life on the exoplanets surrounding Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to Earth. ... more  
Raytheon to provide GPS-guided artillery shellsWashington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017 Raytheon was awarded a modified contract from the U.S. Army for M982 Excalibur projectiles. ... more |
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DARPA Subterranean Challenge Aims to Revolutionize Underground CapabilitiesWashington DC (SPX) Dec 26, 2017 Underground settings are becoming increasingly relevant to global security and safety. Rising populations and urbanization are requiring military and civilian first responders to perform their dutie ... more 
General Atomics receives more than $328.8M for drone systemsWashington (UPI) Dec 26, 2017 General Atomics has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for support and services of the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial systems. ... more 
Orion parachute tests prove out complex system for human deep space missionsHuntsville AL (SPX) Dec 27, 2017 When NASA's Orion spacecraft hurtles toward Earth's surface during its return from deep-space missions, the capsule's system of 11 parachutes will assemble itself in the air and slow the spacecraft ... more 
India buys Israeli missiles ahead of Netanyahu visitNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 2, 2018 India is to buy 131 surface-to-air missiles from Israel in a $70 million deal, the defence ministry announced Tuesday ahead of a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ... more  
Boeing receives $17.5M for engineering support for KC-135Washington (UPI) Jan 2, 2018 Boeing has been awarded a $17.5 million contract by the U.S. Air Force for engineering sustainment on the C/KC-135 Stratotanker, a military aerial refueling aircraft. ... more 
Lockheed awarded $25M for Apache helicoptors for EgyptWashington (UPI) Jan 2, 2018 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $25 million contract by the Army for night vision sensor kits for Egypt's AH-64 Apache fleet. ... more 
Bell-Boeing awarded dual contracts for V-22 supportWashington (UPI) Jan 02, 2018 The U.S. Navy has awarded two modified contracts to Bell-Boeing in support of the V-22 Osprey, both of which cover software updates and sustainment for the tiltrotor aircraft. ... more |
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 Locked Martin to support Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod 
Boeing to provide services for F/A-18 Hornet variantsWashington (UPI) Jan 02, 2018 Naval Air Systems Command awarded Boeing a $148.5 million contract for support and sustainment services for several variants of the F/A-18 Hornet. ... more 
World's largest amphibious aircraft takes off in ChinaBeijing (AFP) Dec 24, 2017 China's home-grown AG600, the world's largest amphibious aircraft in production, took to the skies on Sunday for its maiden flight. ... more 
Boeing to modernize Dutch CH-47 helicoptersWashington (UPI) Jan 02, 2018 Boeing will upgrade six Royal Netherlands air force Chinook helicopters to the latest F-model configuration, the aircraft manufacturer said. ... more |
  Boston MA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018  Metalenses - flat surfaces that use nanostructures to focus light - promise to revolutionize optics by replacing the bulky, curved lenses currently used in optical devices with a simple, flat surface. But, these metalenses have remained limited in the spectrum of light they can focus well.
Now a team of researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences ( ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017Data scientists mine government data for evidence of historical events  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 26, 2017Two holograms in one surface  Akron OH (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Nature's smallest rainbows, created by peacock spiders, may inspire new optical technology |
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 McLean VA (SPX) Dec 11, 2017 
With high-throughput satellites covering 99% of the populated regions of the world, commercial satellite providers like Intelsat General are ready and willing to serve the growing bandwidth needs of the military defense market. But there's a catch. At the Global MilsatCom conference held earlier this month in London, new acquisition challenges came to light: Countries are still trying to figure ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 6, 2017Harris contracted by Army for radios for security force assistance brigades  Denver CO (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Joint Hellas-Sat-4 and SaudiGeoSat-1 satellite ready for environmental tests  McLean VA (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Government outsourcing disrupts space as SatComm services commercialised |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017 
Raytheon was awarded a modified contract from the U.S. Army for M982 Excalibur projectiles.
The terms of the deal were made public in a press statement released Thursday by the Department of Defense. The contract is worth more than $70.6 million.
The M982 Excalibur is a 155mm, extended range, GPS-guided artillery shell. It's commonly used in indirect fire support missions within ... moreWashington DC (SPX) Dec 26, 2017DARPA Subterranean Challenge Aims to Revolutionize Underground Capabilities  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018'Quantum radio' may aid communications and mapping indoors, underground and underwater  Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 19, 2017New satellite tracking of in-flight aircraft to improve safety |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 02, 2018 
The U.S. Navy has awarded two modified contracts to Bell-Boeing in support of the V-22 Osprey, both of which cover software updates and sustainment for the tiltrotor aircraft.
The terms of the deal were announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense.
In total, Bell-Boeing will be awarded more than $33.3 million under the terms of cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contracts, wh ... moreWashington (UPI) Jan 2, 2018Boeing receives $17.5M for engineering support for KC-135  Washington (UPI) Jan 02, 2018JPATS Logistics Services to support T-6 aircraft in new contract Washington (UPI) Jan 2, 2018Lockheed awarded $25M for Apache helicoptors for Egypt |
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 Raleigh NC (SPX) Jan 02, 2018  Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for directly printing metal circuits, creating flexible, stretchable electronics. The technique can use multiple metals and substrates and is compatible with existing manufacturing systems that employ direct printing technologies.
"Flexible electronics hold promise for use in many fields, but there are signific ... more Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Quantum memory with record-breaking capacity based on laser-cooled atoms  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Viewing atomic structures of dopant atoms in 3-D relating to electrical activity in a semiconductor  Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Tiny structures help prevent short circuits in plasma devices |
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 New Delhi, India (SPX) Jan 02, 2018  India, with nearly 3.3 million sq.km. geographical area, is endowed with natural resources such as forests, crop lands, water resources, minerals, wetlands, snow and glaciers etc. The accurate information on the availability of natural resources and their optimal management is vital for sustainable development and overall socio-economic growth of the country.
Resourcesat series of satellit ... more Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Scientists discover unexpected side effect to cleaning up urban air  Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 28, 2017DLR and Japan sign collaboration agreement on climate research  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 26, 2017Prototype space sensors take test ride on NASA ER-2 |
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 Belgrade (AFP) Dec 30, 2017 
The mayor of a Belgrade suburb said Saturday that a large-scale investigation will be launched following the discovery of 25 tonnes of toxic waste found dumped in a private field.
"This is just the beginning of a major operation that will take place on our territory and in Serbia," Obrenovac mayor Miroslav Cuckovic told state television (RTS).
"We will check all the sites where toxic was ... more Kuta, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 28, 2017Bali declares 'garbage emergency' amid sea of waste Moscow (AFP) Dec 29, 2017Russian environmental campaigner hospitalised after beating  Kuta, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 28, 2017Bali declares 'garbage emergency' amid sea of waste |
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 Wuhan, China (XNA) Jan 02, 2018 
China's Kuaizhou-11 solid-fuelled carrier rocket is scheduled to launch for the first time, in the first half of 2018, according to the rocket's developer and producer China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC).
The preparation work for the launch has been completed, and the rocket will send six satellites into space in its first mission, said Zhang Di, an official with CASIC.
... more Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017Nation 'leads world' in remote sensing technology  Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040  Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 16, 2017China plans first sea based launch by 2018 |
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 Moscow (AFP) Dec 30, 2017 
Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov on Saturday accused the United States of violating a key arms treaty by selling a missile defence system to Japan.
"The US is deploying them (missile defence systems) at their military bases in Romania and Poland, that is near our western borders, which goes against the 1987 INF Treaty banning the deployment of such systems on the ground," Rya ... moreWashington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017Lockheed awarded contract for AEGIS upgrades  Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017Lockheed awarded $102.5M for support of Navy's AEGIS system  Washington (UPI) Dec 26, 2017Lockheed Martin receives another $553M for THAAD |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017 
Raytheon was awarded two contracts from the U.S. Air Force on Thursday for advanced medium range air-to-air missiles, or AMRAAMs, for the United States and multiple foreign countries.
The contracts, announced on Thursday by the Department of Defense, total $659.9 million - $634 million for production of AMRAAMs and related issues, and $25.7 million for equipment related to the missiles ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017Navy contracts Raytheon for changes to Sidewinder missiles New Delhi (AFP) Jan 2, 2018India buys Israeli missiles ahead of Netanyahu visit  Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017Lockheed joins Gray Wolf missile development program |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018 
As medicine and pharmacology investigate nanoscale processes, it has become increasingly important to identify and characterize different molecules. Raman spectroscopy, a technique that leverages the scattering of laser light to identify molecules, has a limited capacity to detect molecules in diluted samples because of low signal yield.
A team of researchers from the University of Hyderab ... more Raleigh NC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Researchers find simpler way to deposit magnetic iron oxide onto gold nanorods  Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Discovery sets new world standard in nano generators  Boston MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017A 100-fold leap to GigaDalton DNA nanotech |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 
Robots have a lot to learn about humans, including how to respect their personal space. Scientists at the Institute of Automatics of the National University of San Juan in Argentina are giving mobile robots a crash course in avoiding collisions with humans.
The researchers published their methods in IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica (JAS), a joint publication of the IEEE and Chinese As ... morePittsburgh PA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Machine learning will change jobs  Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Robots and humans: How to improve physical interaction  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 15, 2017Lockheed Martin and NEC to Enhance Satellites, Space Travel with Artificial Intelligence |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 26, 2017 
General Atomics has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for support and services of the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial systems.
The contract, announced on Dec. 22 by the Pentagon, is worth more than $328.8 million under a cost-plus-fixed-fee agreement, which is a cost-reimbursement contract that would provide payment to General Atomics of a negotiated fee that i ... moreWashington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017Northrop Grumman tapped to deliver three Triton UAVs  Washington (UPI) Dec 20, 2017Boeing unveils entry in unmanned aerial tanker competition for the Navy  Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2017Insitu to support Navy's ScanEagle UAV system |
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