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European industry develops space safety radar
Sep 17, 2012 (ESA)
ESA will boost European industrial expertise by developing a new radar as part of the Agency's Space Situational Awareness programme. The radar will test future...
Digital news offering aims at high ground
Sep 15, 2012 (AFP)
It seems like a terrible time to be launching a news operation. But there are opportunities and niches, and the new digital media launch called Quartz from Atla...
iPhone 5 not just a phone; it's a stimulus too
Sep 14, 2012 (AFP)
Apple's iPhone 5 is one of the biggest product launches ever in the sector, and may also deliver a well-timed stimulus to the US economy ahead of the presidenti...
Gaia Service Module Thermal Balance Thermal Vacuum testing completed
Sep 14, 2012 (ESA)
The Protoflight Model of the Gaia Service Module has successfully completed thermal balance and thermal vacuum testing in the SIMLES chamber at Intespace Toulou...
Sliding metals show fluidlike behavior, new clues to wear
Sep 14, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers have discovered a swirling, fluidlike behavior in a solid piece of metal sliding over another, providing new insights into the mechanisms of wear an...
Nano-velcro clasps heavy metal molecules in its grips
Sep 14, 2012 (SPX)
Mercury, when dumped in lakes and rivers, accumulates in fish, and often ends up on our plates. A Swiss-American team of researchers led by Francesco Stellacci ...
Up and Running: Just Hours After Launch, RBSP Takes First Science Steps
Sep 14, 2012 (SPX)
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 14, 2012 While the RBSP teams at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station celebrated a job well done following t...
Canada to stop opposing asbestos hazard listing
Sep 14, 2012 (AFP)
Canada dropped Friday its longtime opposition to global restrictions on asbestos, dealing a blow to the country's dying mining industry of the fire-resistant su...
U.S. Air Force Chooses Northrop Grumman to Demonstrate Next-Generation Air Defense Radar System
Sep 14, 2012 (SPX)
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to demonstrate technologies for its Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) program...
HYLAS 2 Communications Satellite Completes In-Orbit Testing
Sep 13, 2012 (SPX)
Orbital Sciences has announced that the HYLAS 2 high-throughput broadband satellite has completed its in-orbit testing and operational control has been turned o...
Apple needs more than iPhone 5: analysts
Sep 13, 2012 (AFP)
Asian mobile carriers look set to cash in on the iPhone 5 and its superfast speeds, but the model is not the game-changer that Apple needs if it is to remain to...
Facebook shakes up engineering teams in mobile move
Sep 13, 2012 (AFP)
Facebook on Thursday said that it has shaken up its engineering teams to make targeting smartphones a top priority at the world's leading social network. "We ha...
Apple unveils thinner, more powerful iPhone 5
Sep 12, 2012 (AFP)
Apple on Wednesday introduced its new iPhone 5 -- a lighter, thinner and more powerful version of its iconic mobile device, staking its claim to leadership in t...
Rust Never Sleeps
Sep 12, 2012 (SPX)
Rust - iron oxide - is a poor conductor of electricity, which is why an electronic device with a rusted battery usually won't work. Despite this poor conductivi...
Clearer look at how iron reacts in the environment
Sep 12, 2012 (SPX)
Using ultrafast X-rays, scientists for the first time have watched how quickly electrons hop their way through rust nanoparticles. This gives key insight to how...
US seeks $1 bn, prison for Taiwan execs in LCD case
Sep 12, 2012 (AFP)
Prosecutors asked for a $1 billion fine for Taiwan's AU Optronics and prison terms of 10 years for two top executives in the "most serious price-fixing" case in...
Hard times drive design back to basics
Sep 12, 2012 (AFP)
What can you create for people who have it all, in a morose economic climate? Avant-garde designers showcased in Paris this week are looking to minimalism for a...
Northwestern Researchers Set World Record for Highest Surface Area Material
Sep 12, 2012 (SPX)
Northwestern University researchers have broken a world record by creating two new synthetic materials with the greatest amount of surface areas reported to dat...
System will seek orbiting space debris
Sep 12, 2012 (UPI)
The European Space Agency says it will help develop a radar system to test space debris monitoring to help European satellite operators avoid orbiting hazards. ...
USAF Chooses Northrop Grumman to Demonstrate Next-Gen Air Defense Radar System
Sep 12, 2012 (SPX)
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to demonstrate technologies for its Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) program...
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