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Robotic Einstein Wows Spanish Technology Fair
Valencia, Spain (AFP) July 27, 2007At first glance, the bulky white figure looks like a prancing astronaut -- until it turns round and its features reveal it to be a Korean scientist's concept of a 21st century Albert Einstein. Then the robot "speaks" and proves that, as Albert would himself doubtless have pointed out, matters such as gravity and resemblance are all relative. "Hi. My name is Albert Hubo. I come from South Korea a ... more BSkyB Buys Amstrad For 125 Million Pounds 
London (AFP) July 31, 2007British satellite broadcaster BSkyB on Tuesday said it had agreed to buy British consumer electronics group Amstrad, which is headed by entrepreneur and founder Sir Alan Sugar. BSkyB, which buys around one third of its set-top boxes from Amstrad, said it has agreed to pay about 125 million pounds (185 million euros, 253 million dollars) for the group. Amstrad designs, develops and sells standard ... more International Consortium To Build Largest Submillimeter Telescope 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 29, 2007Five institutions from North America and Europe have created a consortium to oversee the building of a 25-meter submillimeter telescope on a high elevation in Chile. When completed in 2013, the $100 million instrument will be the premier telescope of its kind in the world. The project is formally known as the Cornell Caltech Atacama Telescope (CCAT), and has been in the works since a $2 million ... more China Trains Rescue Teams For Third Manned Space Program 
Xian, China (XNA) Aug 01, 2007Xi'an Satellite Control Center, a major Chinese institution responsible for recovering satellites and spaceships, has started training its rescue and search teams for the third manned space mission, scheduled to be launched in 2008. Yao Liang, head of the center's rescue and recovery team, said their work, which is the last step of a manned space program, includes locating the space capsule that ... more Birth Of A Colossus On Wheels 
Atamcama Desert, Chile (SPX) Jul 31, 2007The first of two spectacular vehicles for the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) Observatory rolled out of its hangar and passed successfully a series of tests. This vehicle, the ALMA antenna transporter, is a rather exceptional 'lorry' driving on 28 tyres. It is 10m wide, 20m long and 6m high, weighs 130 tons and has as much power as two Formula 1 engines. This colossus will be ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 01, 2007The Russian strategic aviation will fly over the North Pole and conduct test launches of cruise missiles during a series of exercises in August, the Defense Ministry said on its website Tuesday. Units of the 37th Air Army of the Strategic Command will conduct a total of six tactical exercises in August as part of an annual training program, the ministry said in a statement. "During the exercises ... more Russia Eyes Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty As Next Pullout 
Washington (UPI) July 30, 2007As disagreements over NATO's eastward expansion, ballistic missile defense deployments in Eastern Europe, the status of Kosovo and others continue to strain NATO-Russian relations, Russia has shown an increasing willingness to re-examine its arms-control obligations with the alleged intent of guarding its national interests. Most recently, Russia has suspended participation in the Conventional F ... more Boeing Awarded US Marine Corps Contract To Extend Scaneagle Services 
St. Louis (SPX) Aug 01, 2007Boeing has been awarded a three and one half-year, $18 million U.S. Marine Corps contract to provide additional ScanEagle intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support services to the Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF). Boeing, in partnership with Insitu, Inc., developers of ScanEagle, make up Team ScanEagle. ScanEagle, a long-endurance, fully autonomous unmanned aircraft, has been used b ... more Northrop Grumman Completes Restructure of NPOESS Program 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Jul 31, 2007Northrop Grumman, in conjunction with the government's tri-agency NPOESS Integrated Program Office, has completed the restructure of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS). This restructure represents a rigorous year-long effort to re-plan virtually every aspect of the NPOESS program following its certification and restructuring through the Nunn McCurdy p ... more Shanghai Pact Plans 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) July 30, 2007The Russian Armed Forces have been rather active this summer. So far this year large-scale troop exercises have been held in the Leningrad and North Caucasus Military Districts, as well as in the Russian Far East and in the Northern Fleet. Strategic bombers flew simulated long-range combat missions; 2,500 Russian paratroopers performed group jumps alongside their German counterparts; and another ... more |
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Washington (UPI) July 30, 2007If you have a teenager in your house, then chances are you know something about Japanese anime manga, whether in the form of paperback comics, television series, movies, electronic games, or -- as teenagers like to say -- whatever. If indeed your teenager has made you aware of this, then he or she has undoubtedly also made you aware that Japan -- the country these products emanate from -- is a t ... more Philippine Volcano Erupts As Nation Prays For Drought Breaking Rain 
Manila (AFP) July 31, 2007A volcano erupted in the eastern Philippines on Tuesday, raining ash on two towns, but there were no reports of casualties, volcanologists said. No immediate evacuation of nearby communities was necessary unless the apparently short-term eruption of Bulusan volcano worsens, Julio Sabit of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology told AFP. Located on the southeastern tip of the main ... more Wider Buffers Are Better When Protecting Wetlands From Nitrogen Pollution 
Madison WI (SPX) Jul 31, 2007Excess nitrogen caused by fertilizers, animal waste, leaf litter, sewer lines, and highways is responsible for contaminating groundwater. It can also cause human health risks when found in drinking water and oxygen depleted water bodies endangering animals that drink from them. Establishing Riparian buffers is considered a best management practice (BMP) by State and Federal resource agencies for ... more Nanowaste Needs Attention Of EPA, Industry And Investors 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2007The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must make key decisions about how to apply the two major end-of-life statutes to nanotechnology waste in order to ensure adequate oversight for these technologies, concludes a new report from the Wilson Center's Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies. However, the report notes that the Agency lacks much of the data on human health and eco-toxicity that for ... more US Public's View Of Energy Sources, Preferences and Environmental Issues Assessed 
Menlo Park CA (SPX) Jul 31, 2007While only two percent of the public indicates that energy is the most important problem facing the U.S. today, the results of a new MIT study based on data from Knowledge Networks offer a compelling snapshot of the public's declining satisfaction with oil for energy, as well as an openness toward alternative energy sources. Study findings highlight viewpoints on coal, dams, natural gas, nuclear ... more
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