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Mysterious catalyst explained
May 03, 2013 (SPX)
From methanol to formaldehyde - this reaction is the starting point for the synthesis of many everyday plastics. Using catalysts made of gold particles, formald...
Researchers tackle collapsing bridges with new technology
May 03, 2013 (SPX)
An international group of researchers propose a new technology that could divert vibrations away from load-bearing elements of bridges to avoid catastrophic col...
Astronaut Finds 'Bullet Hole' in ISS Solar Panel
May 02, 2013 (RIA Novosti)
A small object, possibly a meteoroid, has flown through a solar panel on the International Space Station, leaving a "bullet hole," Canadian astronaut and Expedi...
Older Is Wiser: Study Shows Software Developers' Skills Improve Over Tim
May 02, 2013 (SPX)
There is a perception in some tech circles that older programmers aren't able to keep pace with rapidly changing technology, and that they are discriminated aga...
Norway to examine unknown areas for petroleum
May 02, 2013 (UPI)
An offshore area between the Norwegian and Greenland borders will be examined this summer for possible petroleum reserves, the Norwegian government said. The No...
Element 117 confirmed by scientists, closer to being officially named
May 02, 2013 (UPI)
Element 117 -- a superheavy element discovered in 2010 by scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California -- is still just a number, not ...
More videogame players moving online: survey
May 02, 2013 (AFP)
More than seven in 10 Americans who play videogames are now doing so online, a survey showed Thursday. The NPD Group study showed the figure of 72 percent of on...
Videogames slow, reverse 'mental decay': study
May 01, 2013 (AFP)
Playing videogames can prevent and even reverse deteriorating brain functions such as memory, reasoning and visual processing, according to a study released Wed...
The Day NASA's Fermi Dodged a 1.5-ton Bullet
May 01, 2013 (SPX)
NASA scientists don't often learn that their spacecraft is at risk of crashing into another satellite. But when Julie McEnery, the project scientist for NASA's ...
Training range simulators in Britain, Canada getting support from Cubic
Apr 30, 2013 (UPI)
Area Weapons Effects Simulator systems at British military training areas are to be repaired and supported by Cubic Defense Systems. The systems are located at ...
Birds adapting to long-term radiation exposure at Chernobyl
Apr 29, 2013 (UPI)
No humans live in the 19-mile exclusion zone surrounding Chernobyl, the nuclear disaster which devastated the Ukrainian countryside in 1986, but as ecologists r...
Vaterite: Crystal within a crystal helps resolve an old puzzle
Apr 29, 2013 (SPX)
With the help of a solitary sea squirt, scientists have resolved the longstanding puzzle of the crystal structure of vaterite, an enigmatic geologic mineral and...
NASA, Partners Solicit Creative Materials Manufacturing Solutions
Apr 29, 2013 (SPX)
NASA, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. State Department and Nike have issued a challenge to identify 10 game-changing innovations...
Nothing Bugs These NASA Aeronautical Researchers
Apr 28, 2013 (SPX)
NASA's gutsiest scientists say they don't get bugged no matter what kind of sticky situation they find themselves smashed into. The preceding dose of hyperbole ...
Space debris problem now urgent - scientists
Apr 25, 2013 (AFP)
Governments must start working urgently to remove orbital debris, which could become a catastrophic problem for satellites a few decades from now, a space scien...
Ontario Air Cadets Take Flight in Lockheed Martin's Prepar3D Simulation Software
Apr 23, 2013 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin has provided a visual simulation platform that creates training scenarios across aviation, maritime and ground domains to Breslau's Cadet Youth ...
MEADS Low Frequency Sensor Cues Multifunction Fire Control Radar in Test
Apr 23, 2013 (SPX)
A Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Low Frequency Sensor has proven its ability to cue the Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) in a test near Syrac...
Softening steel problem expands computer model applications
Apr 18, 2013 (SPX)
Sandia National Laboratories researchers Lisa Deibler and Arthur Brown had a ready-made problem for their computer modeling work when they partnered with the Na...
New material gets itself into shape
Apr 18, 2013 (SPX)
Plant components that bend, roll or twist in response to external stimuli such as temperature or moisture are fairly commonplace in nature and often play a role...
For the very first time, two spacecraft will fly in formation with millimeter precision
Apr 17, 2013 (SPX)
Spanish industry is leading the Proba-3 mission, a world first in precise formation flying. This European Space Agency (ESA) project aims to demonstrate that tw...
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