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New Materials Designed To Deal With Hypersonic And Supersonic Hot StuffBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Dec 28, 2009 University of Queensland researchers are testing new materials to withstand the extreme heat experienced by hypersonic vehicles in flight so they can fly for substantially longer. Previous Australian experimental flight tests of scramjets, a type of very fast jet engine, have not lasted longer than five seconds. The tests, conducted at Woomera in South Australia over the past eight years, have used scramjet engines made of conventional materials which have problems with extreme heat including melting, and are not designed for re-use. ... read more |
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New Delhi, India (PTI) Dec 22, 2009The next moon mission - Chandrayaan-II - will use advanced technologies, the Rajya Sabha was told today. The next moon mission will have an orbiter, a lander and rovers which use advanced technologies, Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan said in a written reply. Concepts of low-cost planetary mission have been discussed at an international conference recently in Goa ... more  
Guildford, UK (SPX) Dec 28, 2009Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) is today celebrating the 4th anniversary of the launch of its historic GIOVE-A satellite - the first step in Europe's visionary Galileo satellite navigation programme - on December 28th 2005. During the past 4 years, SSTL and GIOVE-A have contributed significantly to the testing and validation of technologies vital to the now imminent operational constellat ... more  
Seoul, South Korea (XNA) Dec 22, 2009South Korea will put together a plan to attempt the second firing of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1), its first locally developed space rocket, local media on Monday quoted a report to President Lee Myung-bak as saying. Initially described as a "half success" by local officials and engineers, KSLV-1 is currently under examination by the South Korean government to find the cause ... more |
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  UAV strike kills 13 in Saidgi, NW Pakistan   Australian navy fires first upgraded SM-2   Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
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Cairo (UPI) Dec 23, 2009 The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has signaled its intent to consider a rash of foreign military sales to Egypt, including the transfer of anti-tank missiles. The government of Egypt has also requested anti-ship missiles, engine upgrades for its fleet of F-16 jet fighters and Fast Missile Crafts worth an estimated $1.18 billion. The proposed sale is expected to "contri ... more  
Moscow (AFP) Dec 25, 2009A US-British asset management giant and a Chinese sovereign wealth fund have agreed to take part in the Hong Kong IPO of the world's largest aluminium producer UC Rusal, a report said Friday. Black Rock and the China Investment Corporation (CIC) have given their initial agreement to take part in the initial public offering along with Russian state banks whose interest was already confirmed, ... more
Washington (AFP) Dec 23, 2009Web search and advertising giant Google said Wednesday that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking more information about its proposed purchase of mobile advertising company AdMob. Paul Feng, a group product manager at Google, said in a blog post that the Mountain View, California-based Google had received a "second request" for information from the FTC about the 750-million-dollar ... more |
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 Amazon Christmas day e-book sales beat print sales   Lockheed wins 841.9 million dollar Morocco F-16 contract   China unveils 'world's fastest train link' |
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