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FAA Creates Center Of Excellence For Commercial Space TransportationWashington DC (SPX) Aug 19, 2010 U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected New Mexico State University (NMSU), Las Cruces, NM, to lead a new Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation. The center is a partnership of academia, industry, and government, developed for the purpose of creating a world-class consortium that will address current and future challenges for commercial space transportation. "The Obama Administrati ... read more |
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Munich, Germany (SPX) Aug 19, 2010A car's crash components can spell the difference between life and death. Their job is to absorb energy in a collision in order to protect the driver inside. Researchers have now found a way for the automotive industry to mass-produce a particularly safe class of materials known as thermoplastic fiber composite components. Vehicles used to be predominantly made of steel. However, this raw ... more  
Cologne, Germany (SPX) Aug 19, 2010The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is developing the Antares H3 in cooperation with Lange Research Aircraft GmbH. The Antares H3 is a higher-performance successor of the Antares DLR-H2, the world's first piloted aircraft capable of performing a complete flight powered by fuel cells alone. The Antares H3 will set new range and endurance benchmarks. ... more 
College Park MD (SPX) Aug 19, 2010Wave energy is surging ahead as a viable source of renewable energy to generate electricity - with Australia's southern margin identified by the World Energy Council as one of the world's most promising sites for wave-energy generation. One problem for wave-energy developers, however, is that previous estimates of wave-energy potential are based on information in deep ocean water, while "w ... more |
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Environmental group fights US-Canada bridge constructionOttawa (AFP) Aug 18, 2010 An environmental group sought on Wednesday to stop construction of a new bridge at the Windsor-Detroit border that aims to boost Canada-US trade, saying the span poses a risk to endangered wildlife. The bridge project "would result in the permanent degradation of a sensitive ecosystem and the destruction of threatened species," said Sierra Club Ontario director Dan McDermott. Specifically, a new highway network to be built on the Canadian side leading to the new Detroit River crossing would put ... read more |
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