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Subsystems Of Cartosat-2A, IMS-1 Functioning Satisfactorily
Bangalore, India (PTI) May 02, 2008The subsystems of Cartosat-2A and Indian Mini Satellite-1 (IMS-1) are functioning satisfactorily, telemetry data received from the satellites has revealed. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C9) launched the two satellites along with eight nanosatellites successfully on Monday from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. On Tuesday, the multi-spectral camera onboard ... more RADARSAT-2 Commissioned And Ready For Commercial Operation 
Richmond, Canada (SPX) May 02, 2008MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has announced that RADARSAT-2 completed its commissioning on April 25, 2008 and fully transitioned into commercial operations to deliver advanced radar images of the Earth. Launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome on December 14, 2007, RADARSAT-2 delivered its first sample high-resolution radar images on December 18, 2007. MDA President and CEO Daniel Friedman ... more Taiwan's new China policymaker pledges harmony 
Taipei (AFP) May 1, 2008Taiwan's incoming China policy coordinator Lai Shin-yuan on Thursday backed away from her previous pro-independence stance and pledged to promote cross-strait harmony under the new government. Lai's appointment had alarmed business leaders as she was previously a lawmaker from the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) which used to advocate declaring the island a country independent of China. ... more Revenge threatened for slain Somali Qaeda chief 
Dubai (AFP) May 1, 2008A statement posted in the name of a Somali militant group on Thursday vowed to avenge the killing in a US air strike of its commander, said to be Al-Qaeda's leader in the lawless African country. "American enemy fighters targeted a house in Dhusamareb, around 500 kilometres (310 miles) north of the capital Mogadishu, where some of the leaders of your brothers in the Young Mujahedeen Movement ... more FSU Geochemist Challenges Key Theory Regarding Earth's Formation 
Tallahassee FL (SPX) May 02, 2008Working with colleagues from NASA, a Florida State University researcher has published a paper that calls into question three decades of conventional wisdom regarding some of the physical processes that helped shape the Earth as we know it today. Munir Humayun, an associate professor in FSU's Department of Geological Sciences and a researcher at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory ... more |
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Ottawa (AFP) May 1, 2008Hundreds of homes were flooded Thursday in eastern Canada, where the rising waters of the St. John River forced power cuts and the closure of most provincial government buildings, officials said. In Fredericton, the capital of New Brunswick province, water levels reached 8.28 meters (27.1 feet), more than two meters above the flood stage and nearing a record 8.63 meters set in 1973. ... more Cyclone to hit Bangladesh and Myanmar coast: official 
Dhaka (AFP) May 1, 2008A cyclone in the Bay of Bengal is expected to slam into the coast of southeast Bangladesh and Myanmar within a day, a government meteorologist warned Thursday, as officials met for urgent talks. The warning came less than six months after cyclone Sidr caused massive devastation in southern Bangladesh, leaving more than 3,000 people dead. "Cyclone Nargis is intensifying and is heading ... more CU-Boulder Researchers Forecast 3-In-5 Chance Of Record Low Arctic Sea Ice In 2008 
Boulder CO (SPX) May 02, 2008New University of Colorado at Boulder calculations indicate the record low minimum extent of sea ice across the Arctic last September has a three-in-five chance of being shattered again in 2008 because of continued warming temperatures and a preponderance of younger, thinner ice. The forecast by researchers at CU-Boulder's Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research is based on satellite ... more Asia tourism, airlines 'complacent' on climate change 
Bangkok (AFP) May 1, 2008Asian airlines and tourist firms are too complacent about the urgent need to address global warming, industry leaders warned at a conference on climate change. Westerners rather than Asians dominated the first Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) conference on climate change, held in the Thai capital, organisers said. "As far as Asian faces, there weren't necessarily as many as we ... more Analysis: Foreign firms oppose corn 
Chicago (UPI) May 1, 2008 Concern over ethanol's contribution to increasing food prices, among other things, has shifted biofuels research away from corn and into new alternatives, both in the United States and abroad. Countries are looking toward cellulosic sources, or non-food crops, to replace current fuel feedstocks, such as corn and soybeans. Different areas of the world are researching different types of ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) May 2, 2008China Thursday inaugurated one of the world's longest bridges, which will provide an important new route into Shanghai, state press said. Presented as the "world's longest sea bridge", the 36-kilometre (22-mile) structure connects Jiaxing city near Shanghai to the port city of Ningbo in the eastern province of Zhejiang. It is slightly shorter than the 38.4-kilometre Lake Pontchartrain ... more Mass Megawatts Wind Power Reports US Army Sale 
Worcester MA (SPX) May 02, 2008Mass Megawatts Wind Power has announced the sale of a wind power plant to be used by the United States Army. The 50 kilowatt wind power project will be constructed at U.S. Army Intelligence Headquarters located in Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Construction will begin this spring as part of the Army's ongoing efforts to expand into renewable energy. Future energy needs at the army base could be ... more Outside View: Nuke power future -- Part 2 
Moscow (UPI) May 1, 2008 Uranium prices are increasing throughout the world; over the past three years, they have doubled, and not surprisingly. One cubic centimeter of uranium is equivalent to 60,000 liters of gasoline, 110 to 160 metric tons of coal, or 60,000 cubic meters of natural gas. Being highly concentrated, this fuel can be easily and cheaply transported any distance. Its price factored in as part of ... more Outside View: Nuke power future -- Part 1 
Moscow, April 30, 2008 On April 22 in Yerevan, Russia and the former Soviet republic of Armenia signed a treaty to set up a joint venture for the exploration and mining of uranium and other minerals in Armenia. The company is being established on parity lines and will be registered within the next three months. It was signed by Vadim Zhivov, general director of the Atomredmetzoloto uranium holding ... more Frost And Sullivan Lauds Vaperma For Advanced Membrane-Based Separation Technology 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) May 02, 2008Based on its recent analysis of the advanced gas separation market, Frost and Sullivan recognizes Vaperma with the 2008 Frost and Sullivan North America Technology Innovation of the Year Award for its development of a breakthrough polymer membrane technology that reduces the energy costs and carbon footprint for biofuels, natural gas and industrial processes. The proprietary hollow fiber ... more
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