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Cameron Park CA (SPX) May 29, 2007One of the major cosmological mysteries of the past century -- and that's saying something, given the basic nature and purpose of cosmology -- has been the question of "dark matter". Our awareness of this mysterious stuff goes all the back to 1933, although it took us some time to appreciate just how strange it must be. And not until last year did we even manage to prove beyond reasonable ... more Proton-M Carrier With US Telecom Satellite To Lift Off In June 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 28, 2007A Proton-M rocket carrying a U.S. telecommunications satellite, DirecTV-10, has been scheduled for launch in June this year from a space center in Kazakhstan, a leading Russian space company said Monday. The DirecTV-10 is a commercial telecommunications satellite designed and manufactured by Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems to provide consumers across the continental part of the United ... more First Satellite-Based Telemedicine Network For Bulgaria 
Friedrichshafen, May 23, 2007ND SatCom, an SES ASTRA company and a leading global supplier of satellite-based broadband VSAT, broadcast, government and defence communication network solutions, has teamed up with its partner Interactive Technologies to implement Bulgaria's first satellite-based telemedicine network based on ND SatCom's core technology platform SkyWAN. Bulgarian service provider Interactive Technologies ... more Astrophysicists Find Fractal Image Of Solar Storm Season Imprinted On Solar Wind 
Warwick UK (SPX) May 29, 2007Plasma astrophysicists at the University of Warwick have found that key information about the Sun's 'storm season' is being broadcast across the solar system in a fractal snapshot imprinted in the solar wind. This research opens up new ways of looking at both space weather and the unstable behaviour that affects the operation of fusion powered power plants. Fractals, mathematical shapes ... more Containing ET: An Interview With Cassie Conley Part 2 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 29, 2007Could terrestrial organisms be grown on Mars without containing our neighbor planet? And if there is indigenous life on Mars, could NASA safely bring back a sample back to Earth for study? To find out, Astrobiology Magazine's field research editor Henry Bortman spoke with Dr. Cassie Conley, NASA's acting Planetary Protection Officer. Astrobiology Magazine: Chris McKay of NASA Ames h ... more |
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Vienna (AFP) May 23, 2007Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he feared that a US plan to build a missile defence system in eastern Europe could launch a new arms race. "What has happened in Europe that is so negative that one should need to fill central Europe with arms?" Putin asked at a joint press conference in Vienna with Austrian President Heinz Fischer. ... more NATO Reassures Russia Over Eastern Moves 
Funchal (AFP) Portugal, May 28, 2007NATO's chief fended off Russian concerns over the bloc's expansion and a new US missile defence system, insisting both would mean greater security. "NATO enlargement is not a threat to anybody," NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on the opening day of a meeting in Funchal on the Portuguese island of Madeira. "NATO enlargement means more democracy, more stability, more ... more Terror And Crime Go Digital 
New York (UPI) May 23, 2007Emerging digital technologies to move money instantaneously and anonymously open up new possibilities for criminals and terrorists, while regulatory and law-enforcement agencies are limping far behind. On May 3, at the release of the 2007 Money Laundering Strategy, the U.S. Treasury spokesperson was pleased to note: "Focusing on well-established money laundering methods and emerging trends ... more Steel Dam Plan To Plug Indonesian Mud Volcano 
Jakarta (AFP) May 28, 2007A massive concrete dam 15 storeys high would be built around Indonesia's disastrous "mud volcano" under the latest proposal to stop toxic sludge spewing from its core, a report said Monday. Indonesian and Japanese engineers have pitched the ambitious plan to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as the nation marks one year on Tuesday since the mudspill started, forcing thousands to flee their home ... more Northern Sea Route Of Russia Nothing But A Dotted Line On A Map 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 28, 2007Debates over the Northern Sea Route, a shipping lane from the Atlantic to the Pacific along the coast of northern Russia, have been going on for many years. Local residents are sounding the alarm, scientists and journalists are crossing swords, and even MPs are worried about this problem, unable to take a nap in their comfy chairs. Russia's State Council, an advisory body consisting of the ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) May 28, 2007India said Monday it would reject proposals to limit greenhouse gas emissions at a summit meeting of the world's leading economies next month because stricter limits would slow its booming economy. "Legally mandated measures for reducing greenhouse gas emissions are likely to have significant adverse impacts on GDP growth of developing countries, including India," environment ministry secretary ... more Kuwait To Splash Out On Power Projects As Cuts Loom 
Kuwait City (AFP) May 28, 2007Kuwait announced it plans to spend 27 billion dollars on power and water projects over the next eight years as the oil-rich emirate braced for power cuts this summer. Electricity and Water Minister Mohammad al-Olaim told parliament during a special debate that his ministry will next month begin "programmed power and water cuts" as the temperature soars to around 50 degrees Celsius (122 F) in the ... more Follow The Green Brick Road 
Washington DC (SPX) May 29, 2007Researchers have found that bricks made from fly ash--fine ash particles captured as waste by coal-fired power plants--may be even safer than predicted. Instead of leaching minute amounts of mercury as some researchers had predicted, the bricks apparently do the reverse, pulling minute amounts of the toxic metal out of ambient air. Each year, roughly 25 million tons of fly ash from ... more Hydrogen Breakthrough Could Open The Road To Carbon-Free Cars 
Birmingham UK (SPX) May 29, 2007A new breakthrough in hydrogen storage technology could remove a key barrier to widespread uptake of non-polluting cars that produce no carbon dioxide emissions. UK scientists have developed a compound of the element lithium which may make it practical to store enough hydrogen on-board fuel-cell-powered cars to enable them to drive over 300 miles before refuelling. Achieving this driving ... more New Research Advances Energy Efficiency, Safety And Performance Of Public Transit 
Rochester NY (SPX) May 29, 2007Rochester Institute of Technology's Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies (CIMS) and the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) are collaborating on a joint research project designed to implement state-of-the-art vehicle monitoring technology into public transit fleets. The monitoring system will assist the fleet in increasing energy efficiency, improving vehicle ... more
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