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Thermal-Powered, Insectlike Robot Crawls Into Microrobot Contenders' RingSeattle WA (SPX) Jul 06, 2010 Robotic cars attracted attention last decade with a 100-mile driverless race across the desert competing for a $1 million prize put up by the U.S. government. The past few years have given rise to a growing number of microrobots, miniaturized mobile machines designed to perform specific tasks. And though spectators might need magnifying glasses to see the action, some think the time has come for a microrobotics challenge. "I'd like to see a similar competition at the small scale, where we du ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) July 5, 2010A US geologist was sentenced to eight years in jail in China on Monday on state secrets charges related to the sale of a database about China's oil industry, a US official and a rights group said. US Ambassador Jon Huntsman, who attended Monday's sentencing in Beijing, expressed dismay over the punishment for Xue Feng and will continue to discuss the case with Chinese officials, US embassy s ... more 
Beijing (AFP) July 5, 2010China's Anshan Iron and Steel Group is looking into a protest by American lawmakers against its deal to build steel plants in the United States, a report said Monday. "I'm aware of it. We are researching the situation and mulling how to deal with it," said Li Jiangyu, secretary to the president of the Chinese company, in answer to a question about the protest, Dow Jones Newswires reported. ... more 
Sydney (AFP) July 5, 2010Australian manufacturer CSR said Monday it was selling its sugar and renewable energy arm to Singaporean agribusiness Wilmar for 1.47 billion US dollars, ditching an offer from China's Bright Food Group. CSR said it had looked at different options for off-loading sugar-giant Sucrogen before agreeing the 1.75 billion Australian dollar sale, which matched Bright Food's conditional offer in Apr ... more |
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EMS Global Tracking And Participant Sports Partner To Cover Tour de France 2010Tewkesbury, UK (SPX) Jul 05, 2010 Participant Sports and EMS Global Tracking have announced that fans will be able to follow the progress of this year's 97th Tour de France online with near real-time tracking updates and animated replay videos. The two companies have partnered to cover the race and will use EMS Global Tracking's SAT-202 terminals, which provide global two-way messaging using Inmarsat's IsatM2M, a two-way burst messaging service. The animated video functionality will allow fans to follow the race using virtually re ... read more |
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