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China To Build World's Largest Radio Telescope
Beijing, China (XNA) Nov 23, 2006China has officially started the feasibility study on the construction of a 500 meter aperture spherical telescope (FAST), which will be the largest in the world. Senior officials from the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top planning body, visited the proposed site of the project, a karst depression in Pingtang county, Guizhou Province in southwest China last week, the NDRC said on its website. Delft University Of Technology Shines Light On Atomic Transistor 
Delft, Holland (SPX) Nov 23, 2006Researchers from Delft University of Technology and the FOM Foundation (Fundamental Research on Matter) have successfully measured transport through a single atom in a transistor. Leicester-Mumbai Collaboration on Space Camera 
Leicester UK (SPX) Nov 23, 2006A delegation of scientists and engineers from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai, India, is visiting the University of Leicester Space Research Centre this week (31st October - 3rd November) to finalise design elements of an X-ray camera developed at Leicester for inclusion in Astrosat, India's first national astronomy satellite. |
'Enact Space Law To Govern Use Of Remote Sensing Data'
New Delhi, India (PTI) Nov 23, 2006Press Trust Of India reports that the President A P J Abdul Kalam today suggested enactment of a law to govern the use of outer space and regulate the use of data acquired from remote sensing satellites, particularly of sensitive installations. "We have to have a law of space like the United States," Kalam said addressing the 26th Congress of Indian National Cartographic Association (INCA) here. Russia's Glonass System Should Cover Whole Country By Late 2007 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Nov 22, 2006Russia's global positioning system Glonass should be extended to cover the whole country by the end of 2007, the Russian defense minister said Wednesday. Glonass, a Russian version of the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS), is designed for both military and civilian purposes, and allows users around the globe to identify their positions in real time. It can also be used in geological prospecting. Mars Orbiter's Decade-Long Mission Probably Over 
Los Angeles (AFP) Nov 21, 2006The unexpectedly long 10-year-old mission of the Mars Global Surveyor probe is most likely over after contact with the orbiter was lost earlier this month, NASA said Tuesday. Scientists said they suspected a damaged solar panel had left the craft unable to communicate with Earth following its successful decade-long sojourn around the Red Planet. |
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ISS Crew To Play Golf During Spacewalk
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Nov 23, 2006Astronauts currently working at the International Space Station will play the first-ever extraterrestrial golf match when they perform a spacewalk later on Wednesday. Russia's Federal Space Agency said ISS Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin will step out of the orbital station at 11 p.m. GMT. India Atomic Plants At Risk Of Attack After US Deal 
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 22, 2006Terrorist threats to India's infrastructure including its atomic plants have increased in the wake of a civilian nuclear energy deal with the United States, Home Minister Shivraj Patil said Wednesday. Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 23, 2006 On The Cutting Edge: Carbon Nanotube Cutlery 
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) have designed a carbon nanotube knife that, in theory, would work like a tight-wire cheese slicer. |
FTMSC US Signs Reseller Agreement With Globalstar USA
Davie FL (SPX) Nov 23, 2006FTMSC US LLC, a leading provider of mobile satellite communications solutions, has signed an agreement with Globalstar USA to resell Globalstar satellite services in the United States. FTMSC is one of the world's leading mobile satellite communications providers, marketing and distributing communications solutions for customers based in areas with limited access to terrestrial telecoms infrastructure. Successful Completion Of AmerHis, The First Switchboard In Space 
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 23, 2006The European Space Agency, the Spanish Centre for Industrial Technology Development (Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnologico Industrial - CDTI) and Hispasat, a Spanish telecommunications satellite operator, have signed an agreement marking the successful completion of the AmerHis system implementation. Integration of Planck's Two Instruments 
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 23, 2006On Monday 20 November, the focal plane units of the two Planck instruments HFI and LFI were integrated into a single assembly. The High Frequency Instrument (HFI) focal plane unit was inserted into the dedicated opening in the centre of the Low Frequency Instrument (LFI) focal plane unit. |
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Genetic Variation - More Different Than We Thought Chevy Chase, MD (SPX) Nov 23, 2006 New research shows that at least 10 percent of genes in the human population can vary in the number of copies of DNA sequences they contain--a finding that alters current thinking that the DNA of any two humans is 99.9 percent similar in content and identity. Breaking The Medical Image Communication Barrier Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 23, 2006 Using a new grid computing system, radiologists, physicians and pediatric oncologists at 40 hospitals all over North America are now quickly and securely exchanging high-resolution medical images. Emergency Op's Head To Somalia As Toll Hits 73 
Nairobi (AFP) Nov 23, 2006The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday launched emergency operations to help hundreds of thousands hit by killer floods in lawless Somalia as the death toll hits 73. UN Official Laments Darfur Aid 
United Nations (UPI) Nov 22, 2006After leaving Sudan with some very harsh words, the U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator has issued a forceful call to action on the deplorable conditions in Darfur. Researchers Gaze At Cloud Formations 
Helsinki (UPI) Nov 22, 2006Finnish researchers analyzing cloud formations say ozone destruction in the Earth's stratosphere might be occurring at a faster pace than thought. |
UK To Unveil Plans To Replace Nuke Missile System
London (AFP) Nov 22, 2006Britain is to publish proposals by the end of the year on how to replace its ageing nuclear deterrent Trident missiles, Prime Minister Tony Blair told lawmakers Monday. English Police Test Hand-Held Fingerprint Scanner 
London (AFP) Nov 22, 2006Police in England and Wales began trialling hand-held electronic fingerprint readers on motorists Wednesday, the latest piece of new high-tech equipment being wielded in the fight against crime. Boeing Awarded $296 Million JDAM Contract 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Nov 23, 2006Boeing last week was awarded a $296 million U.S. Air Force contract for 12,889 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits. Boeing will deliver the Lot 11 JDAM kits in 2008 and 2009. Boeing Signs 1.6 Billion Dollar Deal To Sell Surveillance Planes To South Korea 
Seoul (AFP) Nov 22, 2006South Korea on Wednesday signed a 1.59 billion dollar deal to buy four surveillance planes from US aircraft giant Boeing, officials said. A Royal Question Mark 
Paris (UPI) Nov 22, 2006There was a dismal sense of deja vu about the first interviews given by the new standard-bearer of France's Socialist Party for next year's presidential elections. Segolene Royal is an attractive fresh face and the first woman to have a serious prospect of leading France, but the policies sounded old/defensive and divisive. |
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