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 Singapore (AFP) June 15, 2009 
Mobile phone manufacturers will show off their most advanced models at Asia's biggest telecommunication fair this week, hoping to prove they can rival or even better the phenomenal Apple iPhone. CommunicAsia 2009 opens in Singapore Tuesday, a week after the US technology titan unveiled a new version called the iPhone S featuring a video camera as well as faster connection speed. Analysts ... read more 
Washington (AFP) June 11, 2009Things may get a little tight at the international space station next week when it is set to be a temporary home to 13 astronauts with the arrival of the shuttle Endeavour and its seven crew. It will be the first time so many people have stayed on the orbiting station at once, and the 12 men and one woman will also represent the main countries involved in constructing the 100-billion-dollar ... more
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Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director 
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Tokyo (AFP) June 12, 2009Japan and India plan to launch their first joint space research project this year, an experiment in growing plants in zero gravity, a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency researcher said Friday. The two Asian powers are set to launch a small and unmanned Indian-made satellite in October, carrying Japanese laboratory equipment, that is set to orbit for about one week at a height of around 600km ... more  
Hanoi, Vietnam (XNA) Jun 15, 2009Vietnam will launch the country's second man-made satellite in 2012, local newspaper the New Hanoi reported Friday. This is an important plan which was included in the strategy of research and application of space technology to 2020 of the country, said the newspaper. The satellite, called VNREDSat-1, is of small size and low orbit. It will be used to monitor and take picture of the ... more 
Thiruvananthapuram, India (PTI) Jun 15, 2009The Indian Space Research Organisation plans to launch its indigenously built satellite 'Ocean Sat' on Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle by July-August, ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair said here on Friday. "It will be a unique mission and the satellite would enable us to study the sea surface, wind and also track down the fishing zones," Mr. Nair told reporters on the sidelines of a national ... more  
Pembroke, Bermuda (SPX) Jun 15, 2009Intelsat has provided further details with respect to its current fleet investment plan, which is expected to result in a significant improvement in the types and quantities of satellite capacity available to media, networking and government customers in the Asia-Pacific region. Intelsat expects to launch 11 satellites between now and the end of 2012, five of which will provide new or ... more |
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Floating solar panels could advance US energy goalsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2025 Federal reservoirs have the potential to significantly contribute to meeting the country's solar energy needs, according to a recent study published in Solar Energy. Geospatial scientists Evan ... more  
Biophotovoltaics: a step forward in sustainable energy technologyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2025 In an important study published in Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, researchers have unveiled new insights into biophotovoltaic (BPV) systems. These advanced systems integrate photosynthetic ... more 
Light flexible and radiation resistant organic solar cells for spaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2025 Radiation tests suggest that carbon-based organic solar cells could surpass traditional silicon and gallium arsenide cells in efficiency and durability for space applications, according to a Univers ... more
  
Fresh, direct evidence for tiny drops of quark-gluon plasmaUpton NY (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 A new analysis of data from the PHENIX experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) reveals fresh evidence that collisions of even very small nuclei with large ones might create tiny spe ... more 
Researchers make wearable materials that generate power and improve comfortLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 Researchers have developed innovative wearable materials that not only generate electricity through human movement but also enhance user comfort. This advancement stems from an in-depth study of mat ... more 
US Department of Energy invests $107 million in fusion energy innovationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has allocated $107 million to support six projects under its Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives. This initiative, alongside progress in the M ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) June 12, 2009China's May industrial output and retail sales both grew at a faster pace than in previous months, the government said Friday, as massive stimulus measures introduced since last year kicked in. The figures come as the Asian giant's vital export sector has been hit by the global slump, which has slashed demand in key overseas markets, leading Beijing to seek ways of boosting domestic spending ... more  
Shanghai (AFP) June 13, 2009China Eastern Airlines confirmed Saturday it was in long-awaited merger talks with smaller rival Shanghai Airlines, adding a detailed plan of the tie-up was expected within the next 20 days. Speaking at a shareholders' meeting in Shanghai, China Eastern chairman Liu Shaoyong said members of a joint team of executives had "reached consensus on all major issues" of the merger process. "The ... more 
Moscow (AFP) June 14, 2009Brazil, Russia, India and China flaunt their unity against more established powers this week as the four emerging economic giants hold the first summit of their grouping, known as BRIC. But while they will express determination to act together during the current economic crisis and beyond, they are years away from being a counterbalance to established global institutions, analysts say. ... more 
Beijing June 12, 2009The US government and global financial authorities need to remove toxic assets from their banking systems to restore world economic stability, a top Chinese banking regulator said Friday. Actions taken by governments worldwide to stabilise the financial sector "have gradually eased the panic," Liu Mingkang, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, told a forum. "But from the ... more |
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