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Paris, France (SPX) Nov 22, 2007The European Mars Science and Exploration Conference: Mars Express and ExoMars concluded on November 16 at ESA's Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. The conference covered a range of topics concerning Mars exploration, including results from the Mars Express satellite after almost four years in orbit and preparations for Europe's upcoming ExoMars mission. Here we present int ... more New Japanese lightweight robot on wheels can talk 
Hitachinaka, Japan (AFP) Nov 21, 2007Japanese engineering giant Hitachi Ltd. on Wednesday unveiled a new lightweight robot that can converse while easily scooting around people. In a first for a humanoid, the robot has convertible legs, allowing it to walk on two legs or roll about on either two or four wheels, Hitachi said. In a demonstration near Tokyo, Hitachi showed how the robot, clad in a red jacket and cap, could be ... more Northrop Grumman-Built Hyperion Imager Celebrates Seventh Anniversary On-Orbit 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2007The first hyperspectral imager in space, built by Northrop Grumman in just over 12 months, is marking its seventh anniversary on-orbit. Launched aboard NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite on Nov. 21, 2000, Hyperion has outlived its design life by 700 percent and continues to send scientists clear, detailed images of the Earth's surface. Hyperion has produced more than 35,000 images i ... more Cluster Captures A New Impact Of Solar Outbursts 
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 22, 2007Solar outbursts, known as Coronal Mass Ejections (CME), can represent a hazard to astronauts, disrupt communications with satellites and affect the magnetic environment of the Earth, called the magnetosphere. A recent article provides new evidence that CMEs can also impact the acceleration of matter near the border of the magnetosphere, to speeds higher than 1000 kms-1. This study compares ... more India, China to break ice with first-ever wargames 
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 21, 2007India and China will hold their first wargames in December as part of a series of joint exercises between the two Asian neighbours who fought a war in 1962, an official announced Wednesday. The announcement came immediately after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of an ASEAN summit in Singapore to discuss a possible bilateral leadership meeting ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Nov 21, 2007The state of New Hampshire will hold its primary vote on January 8 for the 2008 US presidential race, officials said on Wednesday, seeking to ensure the state retains its early and influential position in the electoral calendar. New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner and other officials made the announcement at a press conference after months of uncertainty about the timing of contes ... more Climate change a growing threat in Tibet: media report 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 21, 2007Climate change is causing more weather-related disasters than ever in the Himalayan region of Tibet, where the temperature is rising faster than the rest of China, state press reported Wednesday. "Natural disasters, like droughts, landslides, snowstorms and fires are more frequent and calamitous now," Xinhua news agency quoted the director of the Tibet Regional Meteorological Bureau, Song Sh ... more Study Sheds New Light On Early Formation Of Earth And Mars 
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 22, 2007A team of scientists from NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) and the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI), both in Houston, and the University of California, Davis (UCD) has found that terrestrial planets such as the Earth and Mars may have remained molten in their early histories for tens of millions of years. The findings indicate that the two planets cooled slower than scientists thought and a ... more New storm to hit Philippines: forecasters 
Manila (AFP) Nov 21, 2007Tropical storm Mitag bore down on the eastern Philippines on Wednesday, flooding large areas of the region, days after another killed 10 people in the country's south, officials said. Mitag, with winds of up to 75 kilometres (46.5 miles) an hour was on course to hit the Bicol peninsula southeast of Manila on Friday, weather forecasters said. It was tracked 1,020 kilometres northeast of L ... more Don't Judge A Brook By Its Color -- Brown Waters Are More Natural 
London, UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2007Over the last 20 years lakes and streams in remote parts of the UK, southern Scandinavia and eastern North America have been increasingly stained brown by dissolved organic matter. In this week's Nature journal (22 November) an international team, led by researchers from UCL (University College London) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), demonstrates that the colour change is indic ... more |
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Kabul (AFP) Nov 21, 2007Afghanistan has chosen a Chinese bidder to lease a copper mine which is possibly the world's largest, in a contract that is set to bring in hundreds of millions of dollars, the mines ministry said Tuesday. The 30-year lease has been offered to China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC) to develop the Aynak mine 30 kilometres (20 miles) east of Kabul, a Afghan mines ministry spokesman said. ... more Dalai Lama bemoans deforestation of Tibet 
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 21, 2007The Dalai Lama called Wednesday for special care to preserve Tibet's ecosystem, saying that corruption among Chinese bureaucrats was worsening deforestation. Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, who is on a visit to Japan, said that as the Tibetan plateau was high in altitude and dry, "once you damage the environment, it will take a long period to recover." "Therefore, we need special care," ... more DOE JGI Plumbs Termite Guts To Yield Novel Enzymes For Better Biofuel Production 
Walnut Creek CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2007Termites -- notorious for their voracious appetite for wood, rendering houses to dust and causing billions of dollars in damage per year -- may provide the biochemical means to a greener biofuel future. The bellies of these tiny beasts actually harbor a gold mine of microbes that have now been tapped as a rich source of enzymes for improving the conversion of wood or waste biomass to valuable bi ... more India, IAEA launch consultations over nuclear safeguards 
Vienna (AFP) Nov 21, 2007India and the UN nuclear watchdog formally launched consultations Wednesday that are needed to secure a landmark nuclear deal between New Delhi and Washington. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei and the head of India's atomic energy commission, Anil Kakodkar, met at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, the agency said in a statement. "Dr ElBaradei and Dr Kakodkar agr ... more Dude, Big Screen TVs, Flexible Electronics And Surfboards Made From Same New Material 
Cambridge, UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2007There is nothing new about combining two materials to make a composite material with more desirable properties than the originals. Fibreglass has been a mainstay of the marine industry for decades and the construction industry is built on reinforced concrete. Now carbon nanotubes (CNT) are getting in on the act with nanotechnologists working out how to grow nanotube reinforcements for polymers i ... more
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