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ESA's Clean Space targets orbital debris and greener environment
Jul 11, 2012 (ESA)
Next year's Hollywood film Gravity features George Clooney stranded in orbit by cascading space junk. The threat is genuine, with debris levels rising steadily....
Raytheon awarded dismount detection radar for USAF
Jul 11, 2012 (SPX)
Raytheon has been awarded a contract to produce four radar pods with ground moving target indication and synthetic aperture radar technology for the U.S. Air Fo...
SMOS satellite measurements improve as ground radars switch off
Jul 10, 2012 (ESA)
Over a dozen radio signals that have hindered data collection on ESA's SMOS water mission have been switched off. The effort also benefits satellites such as NA...
Apple to release latest iPad in China on July 20
Jul 10, 2012 (AFP)
Apple on Tuesday announced that it will begin selling the latest version of its market-leading iPad in China on July 20. The news comes on the heels of Apple pa...
New technique could reduce number of animals needed to test chemical safety
Jul 10, 2012 (SPX)
A new way of testing the safety of natural and synthetic chemicals has been developed by scientists with funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences ...
Naturally adhesive
Jul 10, 2012 (SPX)
Until now most adhesives have been manufactured from petroleum-based materials. However, they can also be obtained from renewable raw materials - for example fr...
Microsoft sets October release for Windows 8
Jul 09, 2012 (AFP)
Microsoft's next-generation operating system will be available in October as the software giant strives to stay relevant in a blossoming mobile era centered on ...
Physicists find chink in the Batsuit
Jul 09, 2012 (AFP)
Batman would need a parachute to land safely in real life, say physicists who recommend a cape redesign if the masked superhero is to pursue his exploits outsid...
US court lifts Samsung phone ban, keeps tablet block
Jul 06, 2012 (AFP)
A US appeals court gave Samsung a temporary reprieve Friday on the sale of its Galaxy Nexus 7 smartphones while leaving intact a court ban on US sales of its ta...
Recognizing Telstar and the Birth of Global Communications
Jul 06, 2012 (SPX)
Telstar, the satellite that made the world's first transmissions of live television possible in 1962, will be the subject of a program at the Smithsonian's Nati...
Phone app allows US users to film police activity
Jul 06, 2012 (AFP)
A US civil rights advocacy group has launched a free mobile phone application that allows users to record police activity discreetly, saying it will help boost ...
Feel-good glass for windows
Jul 06, 2012 (SPX)
Daylight acts on our body clock and stimulates the brain. Fraunhofer researchers have made use of this knowledge and worked with industry partners to develop a ...
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Receives DARPA ALASA Contract Award
Jul 06, 2012 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to receive a Phase I Airborne Launch Assist Space Access (ALASA) prog...
Expert defends China's rare earth policy
Jul 05, 2012 (UPI)
China is adhering to World Trade Organization principles regarding exports of the country's rare earths, an expert says. "According to the principles of the WTO...
Running on empty
Jul 05, 2012 (ESA)
When you consider the cost of launching a satellite, it's small wonder that ESA is looking to keep them working as long as possible. For satellites offering com...
Gaia checks out of antenna testing
Jul 04, 2012 (ESA)
Entombed by the distinctive foam pyramids typical of test chambers, the main antenna of the Gaia billion-star surveyor has been put through its paces ahead of l...
SACLA draws acclaim for unique XFEL design
Jul 04, 2012 (SPX)
A detailed technical introduction to the SPring-8 Angstrom Compact free-electron Laser (SACLA) appeared online Sunday in Nature Photonics. The attention on the ...
BGI demonstrated genomic data transfer at nearly 10GB per second between US and China
Jul 04, 2012 (SPX)
BGI has announced that a group of scientists and researchers successfully demonstrated genomic data transfer at a sustained rate of almost 10 Gigabits per secon...
Asian firms to pay $571 mn more in US LCD case
Jul 03, 2012 (AFP)
Three major Asian manufacturers have agreed to pay fines of $571 million to US states as part of the ongoing case on price-fixing of LCD displays for electronic...
Toshiba fined in US antitrust case
Jul 03, 2012 (AFP)
Japanese electronics giant Toshiba said Tuesday a jury has ordered it to pay $87 million in a price-fixing case on LCD displays, but that it ultimately may not ...
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