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Space X Launches Falcon 9 On First Test FlightWashington (AFP) June 4, 2010 The privately-owned US firm SpaceX launched a rocket on its first test flight Friday, in what observers say is a milestone for the space industry and in the race to develop commercial carriers. The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off at 2:35 pm (1835 GMT) from Cape Canaveral in Florida, shortly after aborting a first attempt just a few seconds before the launch, due to an automatic computer override of the system. The first and second stage of the white, 180-foot (55-meter) tall rocket separated success ... read more |
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Singapore (AFP) June 6, 2010Asia-Pacific nations should adopt a more coordinated response to relief operations in the disaster-prone area, top regional officials said at a security conference on Sunday. Malaysian Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi called for the establishment of centres focusing on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) in the region. "I think (a) few HADR centres have to be set up," h ... more  
Tempe AZ (SPX) Jun 07, 2010Scientists have been hard at work harnessing the power of microbes as an attractive source of clean energy. Now, Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University researcher Dr. Prathap Parameswaran and his colleagues have investigated a means for enhancing the efficiency of clean energy production by using specialized bacteria. Microbial electrochemical cells or MXCs are able to use bacteri ... more 
Upton NY (SPX) Jun 07, 2010Using a microscope designed to image the arrangement and interactions of electrons in crystals, scientists have captured the first images of electrons that appear to take on extraordinary mass under certain extreme conditions. The technique reveals the origin of an unusual electronic phase transition in one particular material, and opens the door to further explorations of the properties a ... more |
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Lehman Bros art collection to be auctioned by Sotheby'sNew York (AFP) June 4, 2010 Some 400 contemporary art works from failed investment giant Lehman Brothers will be auctioned for the bankruptcy administrators of the Wall Street group, Sotheby's said Friday. The auction house said the auction set for September 25 is estimated to bring in more than 10 million dollars, pending approval of a bankruptcy court judge. Among the works to be auctioned are examples of early works by many leading artists of the late 20th century - Damien Hirst, Gerhard Richter, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, ... read more |
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