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  Washington (UPI) Feb 20, 2018 The United States and Israel successfully tested the Arrow 3 weapons system to defend against ballistic missiles. Israel Aerospace Industries, in collaboration with the Israeli air force and the United States' Missile Defense Agency, conducted the test at 2:30 a.m. Monday at an unidentified site in central Israel, the U.S. Defense Department said in a release. The Israeli Ministry of Defense confirmed the test, posting on Twitter that the exercise "designed to defend against ballistic mi ... read more |
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New fuel cell demonstrates exceptional power density and stabilityChicago IL (SPX) Feb 20, 2018 A team of researchers led by Northwestern University professor and fuel cell pioneer Sossina Haile has created a new fuel cell offering both exceptional power densities and long-term stability at op ... more  
Ensuring fresh air for allParis (ESA) Feb 20, 2018 A start-up company from an ESA business incubator is offering affordable air-quality monitors for homes, schools and businesses using technology it developed for the International Space Station. ... more 
Japanese, US astronauts end spacewalk to fix robotic armWashington (AFP) Feb 16, 2018 A Japanese and an American astronaut floated for hours outside the International Space Station Friday on a spacewalk to repair the orbiting outpost's robotic arm and move some equipment into storage. ... more  
Orbital ATK contracted for testing of drone missile targetsWashington (UPI) Feb 15, 2018 Orbital ATK has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for development, testing and evaluation of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Ground Launch Drone Missile, or GQM-163A. ... more |
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Trump's Privatized ISS 'Not Impossible,' but Would Require 'Renegotiation'Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 16, 2018 US President Donald Trump wants to privatize the International Space Station, looking to turn the station into an orbiting real estate venture run not by the government, but by private industry. Rad ... more  
Artificial intelligence poses questions for nature of war: MattisWashington (AFP) Feb 18, 2018 Artificial intelligence and its impact on weapons of the future has made US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis doubt his own theories on warfare. ... more  
Astrophysicists Warn Us Against Opening Malicious E.T. MessagesMoscow (Sputnik) Feb 16, 2018 The idea of receiving some useful information from extra-terrestrial life-forms has long fascinated humanity and even inspired books and films, such as Contact (1997). However, there are those who h ... more  
Marines drink cobra blood in US-Thai war drillsChon Buri, Thailand (AFP) Feb 19, 2018 US and Thai marines slurped snake blood and ate scorpions in a jungle survival programme on Monday as part of the two nations' annual Cobra Gold war games. ... more 
GenDym awarded contract for Army's Stryker vehiclesWashington (UPI) Feb 19, 2018 General Dynamics has been awarded a contract to provide supply parts for the entire U.S. Army Stryker program. ... more |
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140 successful tests and several "firsts" for Vinci, the engine for Ariane 6Vernon, France (SPX) Feb 16, 2018 The re-ignitable Vinci, engine, which will power the upper stage of the Ariane 6 launcher, has now successfully completed its last two subsystems qualification campaigns (M6 and M7) with 140 engine ... more  |
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Hundreds dead in Syria enclave as UN warns situation 'out of control'Arbin, Syria (AFP) Feb 20, 2018 Air strikes hit Syria's Eastern Ghouta for a third straight day on Tuesday, bringing the civilian death toll to nearly 200 as the UN warned the situation in the rebel enclave was spinning "out of control". ... more 
Fukushima operator told to compensate for suicide of 102-year-oldTokyo (AFP) Feb 20, 2018 A Japanese court on Tuesday ordered the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to compensate relatives of a 102-year-old man who killed himself at the prospect of fleeing his home. ... more 
Relief turns to horror in Mexico helicopter crashSantiago Jamiltepec, M�xico (AFP) Feb 19, 2018 They thought the worst was over. ... more 
Mission unclear in Brazilian army takeover of Rio securityRio De Janeiro (AFP) Feb 20, 2018 The takeover of Rio de Janeiro's security by army generals was meant to bring clarity to a city mired in chaotic crime, but three days later the exact mission remains unclear. ... more 
Reducing bird-related tragedy through understanding bird behaviorGloucester Point VA (SPX) Feb 19, 2018 Bird-human actions can end in tragedy - for bird as well as human. John Swaddle believes technology and a solid understanding of bird behavior can make those tragedies less frequent. Swaddle is a be ... more |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Feb 20, 2018 
Understanding the causes and effects of the friction could pave the way for explorations into the composition of neutron stars and our universe. Here on Earth, the Aalto researchers' results will be invaluable for curtailing the production of heat and unwanted glitches in quantum computer components.
"For now, we have to study the phenomenon itself more in depth, before we can have insight ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 16, 2018 
The idea of receiving some useful information from extra-terrestrial life-forms has long fascinated humanity and even inspired books and films, such as Contact (1997). However, there are those who have warned against trusting alien signals too much.
According to the results of the recent research there is a high chance that the messages that we receive from the deep space can carry content ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 12, 2018 
The Pentagon and Israel's Defense Ministry have launched 'Urban Navigation Challenge', a startup competition to create advanced 'counter-terror' navigation systems which don't use GPS. The project makes no mention of officially designated US "rivals" like Russia or China, but according to Russian experts, it would make no difference even if it did.
The project, officially dubbed the Combat ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) Feb 21, 2018 
Salvagers are confident debris and human remains can be recovered if Malaysia Airlines MH370 is finally found, despite the pitch-black darkness, crushing pressure and ice-cold water awaiting them.
The disappearance of the Boeing 777 carrying 239 passengers and crew almost four years ago is one of aviation's greatest mysteries, with an Australian-led hunt across a 120,000 square-kilometre (46 ... more |
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 Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Feb 20, 2018 
Researchers at the Center for Quantum Nanoscience within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have made a major breakthrough in controlling the quantum properties of single atoms. In an international collaboration with IBM Research in San Jose, USA, using advanced and novel techniques, QNS scientists identified which mechanisms destroy the quantum properties of individual atoms by manipulating ... more |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Feb 16, 2018 
Climatologists are often asked, "Is climate change making hurricanes stronger?" but they can't give a definitive answer because the global hurricane record only goes back to the dawn of the satellite era. But now, an intersection of disciplines - seismology, atmospheric sciences, and oceanography - offers an untapped data source: the continuous seismic record, which dates back to the early 20th ... more |
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 Miami (AFP) Feb 13, 2018 
Chemicals used in food wrappers, non-stick pan coatings and clothing may boost body weight by interfering with metabolism, especially in women, US researchers said Tuesday.
These chemicals - known as perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) - have previously been linked with cancer, hormone disruption, immune dysfunction, high cholesterol, and obesity.
"Now, for the first time, our findings h ... more |
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 Xichang, China (XNA) Feb 15, 2018 
The Long March-3B rocket launched Monday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province marked the seventh successful mission of the Long March rocket series since the beginning of 2018.
The year 2018 will be an ambitious year for China's space program, with the largest number of Long March rocket launches.
According to Cen Zheng, rocket system command ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 20, 2018 
The United States and Israel successfully tested the Arrow 3 weapons system to defend against ballistic missiles.
Israel Aerospace Industries, in collaboration with the Israeli air force and the United States' Missile Defense Agency, conducted the test at 2:30 a.m. Monday at an unidentified site in central Israel, the U.S. Defense Department said in a release.
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 15, 2018 
Even as the Pentagon hustles to ensure that its defenses keep pace with North Korea's fast-growing rocket program, US officials increasingly are turning attention to a new generation of missile threat.
These weapons under development by China and Russia - as well as by the United States - can fly at many times the speed of sound and are designed to beat regular anti-missile defense systems ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Feb 20, 2018 
New progress in graphene-based nanomechanical resonator systems has been achieved in Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics of USTC. The jointed group, led by Prof. GUO Guoping, Research Associate Prof. DENG Guangwei from USTC and Prof. TIAN Lin from UC Merced, realized strong coupling between distant phonon modes, by int ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 18, 2018 
Artificial intelligence and its impact on weapons of the future has made US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis doubt his own theories on warfare.
A question on the subject prompted the retired Marine general to give an impromptu seminar on his theory of war Saturday to reporters returning with him from a week-long tour of Europe.
Recalling his own writings, he differentiated between the essent ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 15, 2018 
Orbital ATK has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for development, testing and evaluation of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Ground Launch Drone Missile, or GQM-163A.
The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, is valued at $79.4 million under a cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract for operation and maintenance sup ... more |
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