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Japan launches satellite for better GPS coverageTokyo (AFP) Sept 11, 2010 Japan on Saturday launched a rocket carrying a satellite intended to improve global positioning systems. The H-IIA rocket blasted off at 8:17pm (1117 GMT) from the Tanegashima space centre in southern Japan, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). About 30 minutes after the launch, the rocket successfully released the "Michibiki" satellite, whose name means "showing the way". JAXA scientists hope the satellite will boost the accuracy and coverage of GPS, which is widely u ... read more |
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Palo Alto CA (SPX) Sep 10, 2010By integrating satellite mapping, airborne-laser technology, and ground-based plot surveys, scientists from the Carnegie Institution's Department of Global Ecology, with colleagues from the World Wildlife Fund and in coordination with the Peruvian Ministry of the Environment (MINAM), have revealed the first high-resolution maps of carbon locked up in tropical forest vegetation and emitted by lan ... more  
Berkeley CA (SPX) Sep 13, 2010Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a pressure-sensitive electronic material from semiconductor nanowires that could one day give new meaning to the term "thin-skinned." "The idea is to have a material that functions like the human skin, which means incorporating the ability to feel and touch objects," said Ali Javey, associate professor of electrical engine ... more  
Bangalore (AFP) Sept 11, 2010India's trade minister lashed out at perceived protectionist moves by the US on Saturday, calling them "regressive" and saying they could delay economic recovery. The statement by Trade Minister Anand Sharma came after the state of Ohio banned outsourcing back-office jobs to places such as India in an effort to boost domestic employment. It also follows a recent US law raising visa fees ... more |
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Taiwan turns plastic junk to 'green' goldTaipei (AFP) Sept 12, 2010 The mountains of used plastic bottles at a recycling station in Taipei emit a faint smell of garbage dump, but soon they will be turned into wigs and clothes that people will wear. From fake hair to football jerseys and building bricks, Taiwan is breathing new life into its massive plastics waste, creating a booming new business at the same time as it aims to go green. The island started recycling plastic more than a decade ago amid growing environmental concerns, and today it boasts about 73 pe ... read more |
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