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KVH Launches Next Generation Maritime Broadband Service And New TracPhone V7
Middletown RI (SPX) Jul 16, 2007Positioned to meet the exploding demand for affordable broadband service at sea, KVH Industries, Inc. has introduced a new type of satellite communications service that enables small, 24" antennas to provide affordable, "always on" broadband data connections to vessels. The new mini-VSAT Broadband service uses sophisticated spread spectrum technology to provide vessels with data reception rates ... more European Markets For Image Guided Surgery And Surgical Navigation 
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Jul 16, 2007As minimally invasive surgeries (MIS) gradually phase out open invasive surgeries, image guided surgical (IGS) systems will experience greater uptake among surgeons. These devices provide surgeons an unbeatable advantage by aiding real-time navigation and offering a 3D virtual representation of a specific organ. IGS systems include fibre optic guides, internal video cameras, endoscopes and ultra ... more Atlantis Readies For Columbus Mission 
Cape Canaveral FL (ESA) Jul 16, 2007More than 500 years ago, the voyages of Christopher Columbus to the New World and the discoveries he made caused quite a stir throughout Europe. Today, excitement is building on both sides of the Atlantic as the long-awaited launch of ESA's Columbus space laboratory grows closer, as NASA starts processing Shuttle Atlantis in preparation for the mission. Columbus was flown to Florida on 30 ... more ATV Starts Journey To Kourou 
Noordwijk, Netherlands (ESA) Jul 16, 2007Jules Verne, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle, will this evening leave ESA's research and technology centre, ESTEC, in Noordwijk, the Netherlands - for the start of a long journey to Kourou. Just ten days after the completion of final integration and space environment tests at the ESTEC test facilities, Jules Verne is now packed up and ready to leave on the first leg of the journey to ... more Spaceway 3 Is Delivered To The Spaceport For Its Mid-August Ariane 5 Launch 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jul 16, 2007The first satellite for Arianespace's mid-August dual-payload mission with Ariane 5 is now at the Spaceport after landing at Cayenne's Rochambeau International Airport aboard a chartered cargo aircraft. Hughes Network Systems's SPACEWAY 3 satellite was delivered yesterday (July 10) on a Ukrainian-built Antonov An-124 freighter operated by the cargo specialist Volga-Dnepr. SPACEWAY 3 will b ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) July 14, 2007Russia will no longer respect a key arms treaty that limits the deployment of military forces in Europe, the Kremlin said Saturday in the latest escalation of tensions between Moscow and the West. President Vladimir Putin signed a decree suspending Russia's adherence to the 1990 Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) arms control treaty due to "exceptional circumstances ... broaching on the securit ... more US To Boost Use Of Armed Drones In Iraq And Afghanistan 
Washington (AFP) July 13, 2007The US air force announced plans Friday to nearly double the number of combat air patrols over Iraq and Afghanistan by the end of next year using armed Predator drones. The move comes amid a troop surge in Iraq but also intensifying calls for a withdrawal of US combat forces. An air force spokesman would not say whether the accelerated delivery of Predators was prompted by the surge, or other fa ... more Lockheed Martin Tests Guidance Software For ATACMS Block IA Unitary 
Dallas TX (SPX) Jul 16, 2007Lockheed Martin successfully conducted a test of the new upgraded guidance and control system for the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) at White Sands Missile Range, NM. The recent test validated the new guidance upgrade, the integration of software and hardware and their interaction with an improved fuze. The missile achieved all test objectives. "Combat-proven ATACMS adds to the co ... more China Glaciers Melting At Alarming Rate 
Beijing (AFP) July 13, 2007Massive glaciers in northwest China have melted at an alarming rate over the past 40 years, with global warming believed to be the culprit, scientists said in comments published Friday. China's remote Xinjiang region is home to nearly half of the nation's glaciers that supply the rest of the country and other parts of Asia with water. However they have shrunk by 20 percent and snow lines there h ... more Neutral Evolution Has Helped Shape Our Genome 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jul 16, 2007Johns Hopkins researchers have added to the growing mound of evidence that many of the genetic bits and pieces that drive evolutionary changes do not confer any advantages or disadvantages to humans or other animals. "For a long time, the basic belief of evolution was that all random genetic changes that manage to stick around have some selective advantage," says Nicholas Katsanis, Ph.D., Associ ... more |
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Toronto, Canada (SPX) Jul 16, 2007The Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA) has announced that Toronto is joining Raleigh, N.C. in a citywide initiative to install light-emitting diode (LED) lighting throughout its infrastructure. The "LED City" program, which was launched in February by City of Raleigh officials and LED manufacturer Cree, Inc., fosters collaboration among municipalities as they deploy energy ... more Natural Gas And Uranium Discovered In Uganda 
Kampala (AFP) Jul 15, 2007An oil exploration company discovered natural gas in western Uganda while prospecting for oil, the energy ministry said Sunday, adding that uranium prospects had also been found at three sites across the country. The Irish exploration company Tullow Oil PLC chanced on gas in the Hoima district last week, the energy ministry's permanent secretary Kalisa Kabagambe told AFP. "The idea was to ... more ENDESA Starts Up The Poggi Alti Wind Farm In Italy 
New York NY (SPX) Jul 16, 2007Endesa Italia has started up the Poggi Alti wind farm, the largest in Tuscany, with installed capacity of 20MW. The Poggi Alti wind farm was built at a cost of Euro 25 million with minimal impact on the surrounding landscape respecting the environment. The facility has ten 2MW turbines with a total installed capacity of 20MW. Annual output is expected to be around 40.9GWh, equivalent to energy c ... more Electron Solar Energy Doubles Its Size And Capacity To Fill Strong Order Flow 
Miami FL (SPX) Jul 16, 2007Electron Solar Energy, an international distributor of alternative energy systems, has announced that the Company has doubled the size of its Miami facility to accommodate strong order flow from both domestic and international customers. "We were fortunate to have secured a lease for a second facility, adjacent to our headquarters in Miami, Florida. This more than doubles the square footage that ... more Invenergy Starts Commercial Operation Of 130MW Camp Springs Wind Energy Center In Texas 
Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 16, 2007Invenergy Wind has announced that its Camp Springs Wind Energy Facility has commenced commercial operation. The 130.5 MW project is located in Scurry County just outside of Snyder, Texas and consists of 87 General Electric 1.5 sle wind turbines. Strong support from Scurry County and Western Texas College was instrumental in helping the project proceed on a fast track basis. At full capacity the ... more
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