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NASA Video Shows Global Reach Of Pollution From FiresPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 13, 2010 Two movies were created using continuously updated data from the "Eyes on the Earth 3-D" feature on NASA's global climate change website They show three-day running averages of daily measurements of carbon monoxide present at an altitude of 5.5 kilometers (18,000) feet, along with its global transport. The data are from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA's Aqua spacecraft. AIRS is most sensitive to carbon monoxide at this altitude, which is a region conducive to long-range ... read more |
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Phoenix AZ (SPX) Aug 12, 2010Honeywell has announced that its high-performance, shock-tolerant artillery Tactical Advanced Land Inertial Navigator (aTALIN) has been selected by the U.S. Army for the M119 howitzer under an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, with potential value of up to $65 million. Unlike other systems which require external shock isolation, the aTALIN design incorporates interna ... more  
Kao-Hsiung, Taiwan (SPX) Aug 13, 2010An international team of scientists and technicians from the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School, the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Environment Canada are participating in a groundbreaking buoy deployment that will help them to better understand interactions between the ocean and atmosphere during typhoons. The research is funde ... more  
Ottawa (UPI) Aug 12, 2010 Canada's latest forays into clean energy projects for solar and wind power generation are set to create 1,400 jobs that are a small part of a 50,000-job target in the green energy sector. The 1,400 jobs will be created as Ontario's first wind turbine blade manufacturing plant and a solar module manufacturing facility get going, officials said. Together the projects will serve Ontario's ... more |
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Better Displays AheadCollege Park MD (SPX) Aug 12, 2010 Sleek design and ease of use are just two of the main reasons consumers are increasingly attracted to tablets and e-readers. And these devices are only going to get better - display technology improvements are on the way. Several e-reader products on the market today use electrophoretic displays, in which each pixel consists of microscopic capsules that contain black and white particles moving in opposite directions under the influence of an electric field. A serious drawback to this technology is ... read more |
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