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Washington's experts recruit 'Call of Duty' creator
Sep 27, 2014 (AFP)
A Washington think tank is recruiting the mastermind behind the best-selling "Call of Duty" video games to help policy wonks imagine future wars America may hav...
Putting the squeeze on quantum information
Sep 26, 2014 (SPX)
CIFAR researchers have shown that information stored in quantum bits can be exponentially compressed without losing information. The achievement is an important...
Opening doors to space
Sep 26, 2014 (ESA)
The same device that opens doors on buses and planes could be used to meet peak energy demands on satellites. Most satellites use small rechargeable batteries t...
MEADS fire control radar demonstrates capability
Sep 25, 2014 (UPI)
The fire control radar of the Medium Extended Air Defense System demonstrated its technological maturity during testing in Italy and Germany. European missile-m...
Managing Orbital Debris and Space Traffic
Sep 25, 2014 (SPX)
Those familiar with air traffic management architectures understand the constraints of aircraft flying in the atmosphere, vehicle dynamics and command and contr...
Mussel-inspired MIT glue may have naval, medical applications
Sep 22, 2014 (UPI)
A new waterproof glue -- modeled after the proteins that help mussels, barnacles and other shellfish cling to rocks, pylons, boats and other underwater debris -...
'Priceless' 600-tonne jade deposit found in China
Sep 19, 2014 (AFP)
A massive deposit of jade weighing about 600 tonnes has been found in northeast China, state media said Friday, with local officials describing the rock as pric...
Larry Ellison releases helm of mighty Oracle ship
Sep 19, 2014 (AFP)
Tycoon yachtsman Larry Ellison on Thursday stepped down as Oracle's chief executive, trusting a pair of lieutenants to steer the titanic business software firm ...
Researchers control surface tension to manipulate liquid metals
Sep 18, 2014 (SPX)
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique for controlling the surface tension of liquid metals by applying very low voltages, ...
Scientists twist radio beams to send data
Sep 18, 2014 (SPX)
Building on previous research that twisted light to send data at unheard-of speeds, scientists at USC have developed a similar technique with radiowaves, reachi...
Scientists come closer to the industrial synthesis of a material harder than diamond
Sep 18, 2014 (SPX)
Researchers from the Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials in Troitsk, MIPT, MISiS, and MSU have developed anew method for the synthe...
NASA Awards Cross-track Infrared Sounder For JPS System-2 Bird
Sep 17, 2014 (SPX)
NASA has awarded a sole source contract modification to Exelis, Inc., Geospatial Systems, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, for the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) In...
Orders secured for new fibre-optic gyro from ADS after qualification
Sep 16, 2014 (SPX)
The "Astrix 1090" fibre-optic gyro (FOG) inertial reference unit has been certified as "space-qualified" in an internal review by the Electronics Business Line ...
Angling chromium to let oxygen through
Sep 15, 2014 (SPX)
Researchers have been trying to increase the efficiency of solid oxide fuel cells by lowering the temperatures at which they run. More efficient fuel cells migh...
Not just cool - it's a gas
Sep 15, 2014 (ESA)
In space, a new way of producing gas is being tested for steering satellites. On Earth, it is now fighting fires without harming the environment - and business ...
Ceramics don't have to be brittle
Sep 15, 2014 (SPX)
Imagine a balloon that could float without using any lighter-than-air gas. Instead, it could simply have all of its air sucked out while maintaining its filled ...
Math Tools Maximizing Value of Scientific Data and Accelerating Discovery
Sep 15, 2014 (SPX)
The exponential growth of diverse science data represents an unprecedented opportunity to make substantial advances in complex science and engineering, such as ...
Europe's new age of metals begins
Sep 15, 2014 (ESA)
ESA has joined forces with other leading research institutions and more than 180 European companies in a billion-euro effort developing new types of metals and ...
How salt causes buildings to crumble
Sep 15, 2014 (SPX)
Salt crystals are often responsible when buildings start to show signs of ageing. Researchers from the Institute for Building Materials have studied salt damage...
Microsoft powers up game platform with 'Minecraft'
Sep 15, 2014 (AFP)
Microsoft agreed Monday to buy the Swedish group behind the hugely popular video game "Minecraft" for $2.5 billion, bolstering the increasingly important gaming...
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