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 May 19, 2002
NASA To Help In CyberWar Effort To Defend US IT Platform
The Analog Computing Machine in the Fuel Systems Building at the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory. circa 1949 NASA Collection |
Moffett Field - May 17, 2002
NASA and a coalition of global corporations, software houses and federal agencies led by Carnegie Mellon University, have formed the Sustainable Computing Consortium (SCC). The ground breaking collaborative is designed to protect the nation's computing infrastructure and improve the reliability of its information technology systems.
New Class Of Attacks On Computer Security Systems
Cambridge - May 17, 2002
Researchers at Cambridge University's Computer Laboratory have developed a powerful class of attacks on computer security systems. The attack was invented by Sergei Skorobogatov, a PhD student with the Laboratory's security group, led by Dr Ross Anderson.
Tropical 'Runaway Greenhouse' Provides Insight To Venus
Moffett Field - May 17, 2002
A region in the western tropical Pacific Ocean may help scientists understand how Venus lost all of its water and became a 900-degree inferno. The study of this local phenomenon by NASA scientists also should help researchers understand what conditions on Earth might lead to a similar fate here.
Repairing Satellites In Orbit
Richmond - May 17, 2002
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. said Monday that the Boeing team has won the "Orbital Express" program. MDA subsidiary MD Robotics is partnered with Boeing for the development of robotics systems for this unique satellite servicing system.
Cassini Camera Repairs Continue Successfully
NASA's Cassini spacecraft continues to fly in good health, speeding toward a July 1, 2004, appointment to begin orbiting Saturn. Test images of a star taken last week provide strong encouragement that a haze problem noticed on a Cassini camera lens is clearing up as anticipated, said Robert Mitchell, Cassini-Huygens program manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
Electronic "Tongue" For Environmental Monitoring
Cardiff - May 17, 2002
UK researchers are developing a unique electronic 'tongue' that can be dipped into rivers or industrial effluent streams to ensure that the water does not contain anything sinister.
Zyfer Releases White Paper on Military GPS SAASM Technology
Anaheim - May 17, 2002
Zyfer Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Odetics Inc. and leading provider of systems for network time and frequency synchronization, today announced that it has released a white paper describing the new military GPS SAASM technology for secure government communications and for control of weapons systems.
Putting GPS In Your Pocket
Helsinki - May 17, 2002
Fastrax Ltd., a developer of industry-leading products for optimal utilization of the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), and Followit AB, a Swedish-based IT company focused on positioning services, mobile data communications and geographic information systems, today announced the commercial availability of their jointly developed Followit positioning device.
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  Just Feed 'Em Sludge
Pasis (ESA) May 17, 2002
 Research funded by the European Space Agency into ways of feeding future astronauts on missions to Mars is about to find a very down-to-earth application -- how to dispose of the sewage sludge left over after wastewater treatment.
America's 20th Century Bloom
Greenbelt - May 17, 2002
 A NASA-funded study finds that changing rainfall patterns over much of the United States in the last century have allowed plants to grow more vigorously and absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
End Of Free Ride On Ecosystem Co2 Absorption
Durham - May 17, 2002
 According to a new study, the world may soon see the end of the "free ride," in which carbon absorption by natural ecosystems ameliorates the rise in atmospheric CO2 due to fossil fuel burning and loss of forest.
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