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January 16, 2018
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Astrosat and DroneSAR form partnership to enhance Search and Rescue capabilities



Musselburgh UK (SPX) Jan 16, 2018
Astrosat, one of the leading businesses in Europe's space exploitation industry, has formed a partnership with Irish start-up DroneSAR- Search and Rescue, to incorporate drone software with Astrosat's Recovery and Protection in Disaster (RAPID) system. The RAPID system is designed to provide intelligent situational awareness and support in the context of disaster scenarios to aid, inform and support decisions that are made in the operational theatre. Steve Lee, CEO of Astrosat, said: "DroneS ... read more

UAV NEWS
Russia's army warns of 'terrorist' drones after attacks
Moscow (AFP) Jan 11, 2018
Russia's defence ministry on Thursday said it was concerned about the threat of drones used "for terrorist purposes" following recent attacks on Moscow's bases in Syria. ... more
UAV NEWS
Boeing unveils UAV prototype for cargo, logistics use
Washington (UPI) Jan 11, 2018
Boeing has unveiled a new unmanned electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing, or eVTOL, cargo air vehicle prototype that it plans to use to test and evolve future autonomous technology. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Lockheed Martin demonstrates next generation Aegis Ashore Solution
Moorestown NJ (SPX) Jan 12, 2018
In a landmark demonstration, Lockheed Martin connected key components of its Aegis Ashore and Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) technologies, validating the ability to greatly increase operatio ... more
ROBO SPACE
Old dog, new tricks: Sony unleashes 'intelligent' robot pet
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 11, 2018
As Japan celebrates the year of the dog, electronics giant Sony on Thursday unleashed its new robot canine companion, packed with artificial intelligence and internet connectivity. ... more
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ENERGY TECH
The LECs now an efficient and bright device
Umea, Sweden (SPX) Jan 11, 2018
Researchers from Umea University and Linkoping University in Sweden have developed light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs) that emit strong light at high efficiency. As such, the thin, flexible ... more
ROBO SPACE
Digital assistants duel for dominance at major electronics show
Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2018
Virtual aides battled to rule "smart homes" on the eve of the official opening of the Consumer Electronics show gadget gala here. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NanoRacks Begins Third International Space Station External Platform Mission In Extreme Space Environment
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 15, 2018
This morning, the NanoRacks External Platform (NREP) was reinstalled on the outside of the International Space Station, initiating the commercial platform's third customer mission. The External Plat ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Champagne box-sized satellite launched to probe distant planet
Paris (AFP) Jan 12, 2018
France launched a champagne box-sized mini satellite into Earth orbit on Friday to study a mysterious, juvenile planet system in our Milky Way galaxy, mission controllers said. ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
NASA fosters STEM education through CubeSat classes
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 15, 2018
NASA is on a mission to inspire young minds to become the next generation of critical thinkers. By engaging students in space exploration at the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Champagne box-sized satellite to probe distant planet
Paris (AFP) Jan 11, 2018
France is set to launch a champagne box-sized mini satellite into Earth orbit on Friday to study a mysterious, juvenile planet system in our Milky Way galaxy, mission controllers said. ... more
ENERGY TECH
Controlling superconductivity using spin currents
Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Jan 11, 2018
A KAIST research team has discovered a method to flip between superconducting and non-superconducting states within an iron-based superconductor using a type of electron microscopy. The team applied ... more


A French nano satellite to unveil the mysteries of Beta Pictoris

ROBO SPACE
Army scientists improve human-agent teaming by making AI agents more transparent
Adelphi MD (SPX) Jan 15, 2018
U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists developed ways to improve collaboration between humans and artificially intelligent agents in two projects recently completed for the Autonomy Research Pilot ... more
GPS NEWS
China sends twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into space
Xichang, China (XNA) Jan 15, 2018
China on Friday sent twin satellites into space on a single carrier rocket to help its BeiDou system provide navigation and positioning services to countries along the Belt and Road by late 2018. ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Map of ionospheric disturbances to help improve radio network systems
Kazan, Russia (SPX) Jan 15, 2018
SAU AstroChallenge employees are convinced that this new map of medium-scale travelling ionospheric disturbances will help find out the reasons of the emergence of such phenomena in midlatitude area ... more

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ROCKET SCIENCE
Update from Mojave: VSS Unity successfully completes high speed glide flight
Mojave CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2018
January blues? Not a problem in Mojave as VSS Unity successfully completed her seventh glide flight! It's been a few months since our last flight, during which we worked through a planned peri ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
India launches country's 100th satellite and 30 microsats
New Delhi (Sputnik) Jan 12, 2018
The PSLV-C40 is to place 31 satellites, three Indian and 28 foreign including those of the UK, US, France, Canada, Finland and the Republic of Korea. The success of the launch comes as a big relief ... more
GPS NEWS
18 satellites in exactEarth's real-time constellation now in service
Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Jan 12, 2018
We have been working hard to bring into service the next nine real-time satellites into our continuously expanding exactView RT powered by Harris service. Now with 18 satellites in service, we are p ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports ULA Launch in Support of National Security
Sacramento CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2018
Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully supported the launch of a classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office. The mission, known as NROL-47, was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base ... more
MISSILE NEWS
India likely to revive mega missile deal with Israel
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 12, 2018
The Indian army and the government are discussing ways to revive a $500 million order to buy Spike anti-tank guided missiles from Israel's state-owned defence contractor Rafael, military chief Bipin Rawat said Friday. ... more
MILTECH
UK army seeks recruits by offering emotional support
London (AFP) Jan 10, 2018
The British Army launched a campaign Wednesday highlighting the emotional support available to new recruits as it seeks to address falling soldier numbers - but drew accusations of political correctness. ... more
AEROSPACE
Saudi Arabia to receive 17 Blackhawk helicopters from Sikorsky
Washington (UPI) Jan 12, 2018
The U.S. Army has awarded Sikorsky a contract worth nearly $200 million for 17 unique UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters for Saudi Arabia. ... more


US official defends early-warning systems after Hawaii 'failure'

MISSILE DEFENSE
Hawaii 'missile alert' sparks anger, demands for answers
Honolulu (AFP) Jan 14, 2018
Authorities faced anger and demands for answers Sunday after a false alarm about an incoming ballistic missile caused panic in Hawaii, a Pacific archipelago already on edge over fears of a North Korean attack. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Blue Origin tests rocket engine as US seeks to replace Russian RD-180
Washington DC (Sputnik) Jan 11, 2018
The new engine has been in development for seven years already. The US space program currently relies on the RD-180 engine to propel the Atlas V rocket, the only American vehicle capable of sending ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
With headbands, sensor socks, wearable tech seeks medical inroads
Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 12, 2018
Want to manage your stress? A "neurofeedback" headband could help. Need to be sure your elderly father is taking his medication? Attach a sensor to his sock. ... more



3-D printing creates super soft structures that replicate brain and lungs
London, UK (SPX) Jan 11, 2018
A new 3D printing technique allows researchers to replicate biological structures, which could be used for tissue regeneration and replica organs. Imperial College London researchers have developed a new method for creating 3D structures using cryogenics (freezing) and 3D printing techniques. This builds on previous research, but is the first to create structures that are soft enough ... more
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 09, 2018
Room-temperature multiferroic thin films and their properties
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 15, 2018
NASA team first to demonstrate x-ray navigation in space
Lemont IL (SPX) Jan 15, 2018
Breaking bad metals with neutrons
Map of ionospheric disturbances to help improve radio network systems
Kazan, Russia (SPX) Jan 15, 2018
SAU AstroChallenge employees are convinced that this new map of medium-scale travelling ionospheric disturbances will help find out the reasons of the emergence of such phenomena in midlatitude areas. MSTIDs have not yet been thoroughly studied. They significantly impact the distribution of radio signals, so appropriate research is of great practical importance. The paper, titled "Collocat ... more
McLean VA (SPX) Dec 11, 2017
Military defense market faces new challenges to acquiring SatCom platforms
Washington (UPI) Dec 6, 2017
Harris contracted by Army for radios for security force assistance brigades
Denver CO (SPX) Dec 07, 2017
Joint Hellas-Sat-4 and SaudiGeoSat-1 satellite ready for environmental tests


China sends twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into space
Xichang, China (XNA) Jan 15, 2018
China on Friday sent twin satellites into space on a single carrier rocket to help its BeiDou system provide navigation and positioning services to countries along the Belt and Road by late 2018. The Long March-3B carrier rocket took off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan at 7:18 a.m. The twin satellites are coded as the 26th and 27th satelli ... more
Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Jan 12, 2018
18 satellites in exactEarth's real-time constellation now in service
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018
'Quantum radio' may aid communications and mapping indoors, underground and underwater
Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017
Raytheon to provide GPS-guided artillery shells
Saudi Arabia to receive 17 Blackhawk helicopters from Sikorsky
Washington (UPI) Jan 12, 2018
The U.S. Army has awarded Sikorsky a contract worth nearly $200 million for 17 unique UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters for Saudi Arabia. The terms of the deal were announced Thursday by the Department of Defense. The agreement reached between the Army and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is worth more than $193.8 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price foreign military sale. ... more
Beijing (AFP) Jan 10, 2018
China orders 184 Airbus A320 planes: France
McLeanN, VA (SPX) Jan 10, 2018
ASECNA to Deploy Space-Based ADS-B in Western and Central Africa
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Jan 10, 2018
Firm to receive up to $70 mn if MH370 found in new hunt
Scientists manage to observe the inner structure of photonic crystals
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 10, 2018
With the help of electronic microcopy, scientists have managed to track defects in the surface of two-dimensional photonic crystals, but there was a problem with bulk photonic crystals. There was no way for scientists to research the inner parts of these unusual crystals, in which the order occurred at a tenth of a nanometer, or even in substances - the order arose at a tenth and a hundredth of ... more
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 11, 2018
New oxide and semiconductor combination builds new device potential
Atlanta GA (SPX) Jan 15, 2018
Nanostructure boosts stability of organic thin-film transistors
East Lansing MI (SPX) Jan 15, 2018
Quantum leap: computational approach launches new paradigm in electronic structure theory


Earth-i launches prototype of world's first full-colour, full-motion video satellite constellation
London, UK (SPX) Jan 16, 2018
British 'New Space' pioneer Earth-i has confirmed that the pre-production prototype satellite of its upcoming satellite constellation was successfully launched late last week. The new commercial constellation - which the company announced is called Vivid-i - will be the first of its kind to provide full-colour video; and the first European-owned constellation able to provide both video and ... more
Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 11, 2018
Scientists examine how aerosol types influence cloud formation
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jan 15, 2018
Jet stream changes since 1960s linked to more extreme weather
Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 15, 2018
Frequent growth events and fast growth rates of fine aerosol particles in Beijing
Bulgaria's smoggy capital cleans up to host EU presidency
Sofia (AFP) Jan 10, 2018
Bulgaria's capital Sofia was all done-up to host incoming European Union officials for the opening of its EU Council presidency on Thursday, but it remained blanketed by smog. The bloc's poorest but most euro-optimistic member state completed a costly refurbishment of its National Palace of Culture, built in 1981 during the country's communist era, to host meetings of the six-month revolving ... more
London (AFP) Jan 11, 2018
Campaigners slam UK plans on cutting plastic waste
Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2018
Blue skies in China's capital spark joy, scepticism
London (AFP) Jan 10, 2018
UK plans to eliminate avoidable plastic waste by 2042


Scientist reveals what is so special about Chines's next moon mission
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 08, 2018
China is poised to begin a comprehensive lunar exploration program which is expected to kick off with the launch of the Long March 5 rocket in June. Professor Heino Falcke, an astrophysicist at Radboud University in the Netherlands, explained during an interview with Radio Sputnik why this mission is so important. Radio Sputnik: Please tell us about your radio telescope, which you are plan ... more
Wuhan, China (XNA) Jan 02, 2018
China's Kuaizhou-11 rocket scheduled to launch in first half of 2018
Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017
Nation 'leads world' in remote sensing technology
Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017
China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040
Lockheed Martin demonstrates next generation Aegis Ashore Solution
Moorestown NJ (SPX) Jan 12, 2018
In a landmark demonstration, Lockheed Martin connected key components of its Aegis Ashore and Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) technologies, validating the ability to greatly increase operational performance, efficiency and reliability of Aegis Ashore. "Connecting these systems is more than a technological advantage - it's a way to provide the warfighter with earlier intelligence and ... more
Honolulu (AFP) Jan 14, 2018
Hawaii 'missile alert' sparks anger, demands for answers
Honolulu (AFP) Jan 14, 2018
US official defends early-warning systems after Hawaii 'failure'
Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Jan 12, 2018
SBIRS GEO Flight-4 missile warning satellite encapsulated for launch


India likely to revive mega missile deal with Israel
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 12, 2018
The Indian army and the government are discussing ways to revive a $500 million order to buy Spike anti-tank guided missiles from Israel's state-owned defence contractor Rafael, military chief Bipin Rawat said Friday. India recently called off the deal to procure 8,000 missiles, souring the build up to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the country this week. Rawat said ... more
Washington (UPI) Jan 10, 2018
State Department approves $133.3M missile sale to Japan
Washington (UPI) Jan 8, 2018
Navy awards Raytheon with $27M contract for SM-2 missiles
Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018
Raytheon to support Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile for U.S., NATO partners
Nanotube fibers in a jiffy
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 15, 2018
The terms "handmade" and "high tech" are not commonly found in the same sentence, but they both apply to a Rice University method to quickly produce fibers from carbon nanotubes. The method developed by the Rice lab of chemist Matteo Pasquali allows researchers to make short lengths of strong, conductive fibers from small samples of bulk nanotubes in about an hour. The work complements Pas ... more
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018
Silver nanoparticles take spectroscopy to new dimension
Raleigh NC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017
Researchers find simpler way to deposit magnetic iron oxide onto gold nanorods
Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Dec 18, 2017
Discovery sets new world standard in nano generators


Old dog, new tricks: Sony unleashes 'intelligent' robot pet
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 11, 2018
As Japan celebrates the year of the dog, electronics giant Sony on Thursday unleashed its new robot canine companion, packed with artificial intelligence and internet connectivity. The sleek ivory-white puppy-sized "aibo" robot shook its head and wagged its tail as if waking from a nap when it was taken out of a cocoon-shaped case at a "birthday ceremony" held in Tokyo. Seven-year-old bo ... more
Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2018
Digital assistants duel for dominance at major electronics show
Adelphi MD (SPX) Jan 15, 2018
Army scientists improve human-agent teaming by making AI agents more transparent
Matsumoto, Japan (SPX) Jan 11, 2018
Artificial muscles power up with new gel-based robotics


Boeing unveils UAV prototype for cargo, logistics use
Washington (UPI) Jan 11, 2018
Boeing has unveiled a new unmanned electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing, or eVTOL, cargo air vehicle prototype that it plans to use to test and evolve future autonomous technology. "This flying cargo air vehicle represents another major step in our Boeing eVTOL strategy," Boeing Chief Technology Officer Greg Hyslop said in a company press release "We have an opportunity to really chang ... more
Moscow (AFP) Jan 11, 2018
Russia's army warns of 'terrorist' drones after attacks
Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018
Air Force to upgrade Reaper drone fleet as the Predator begins retirement
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2018
DARPA working on collaborative autonomy for UAVs and Drones
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