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Russian Soyuz spacecraft damaged: engineerMoscow (AFP) Oct 05, 2010 A Russian Soyuz spacecraft due to launch in December suffered damage to its container in transit, its chief constructor said Tuesday in the latest hitch to the country's space programme. Engineers spotted damage to the Soyuz TMA-20's transport container after it was shipped by rail to the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the president of the Energiya spaceship factory, Vitaly Lopota, told the Interfax news agency. "When we put the ship on a stand to check it over before the launch, we discover ... read more |
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Port-Au-Prince (AFP) Oct 6, 2010In Haiti's devastated capital, children are returning to school, filing into tents and hangars in dribs and drabs, nine months after the earthquake that leveled much of the city. In a large courtyard, where two schools destroyed in the January quake have merged, hangars have been set up to accommodate children who face open-air classes and a difficult cohabitation. "We're holding two cla ... more  
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 05, 2010Members of the space and oil and gas sectors have come together in the first meeting of its kind to discuss current Earth observation capabilities and the evolving information requirements within the oil and gas industry. While remote-sensing experts and specialist value-adding companies shared information about routine and innovative Earth observation-based services, industry experts outl ... more  
Brussels (AFP) Oct 5, 2010Europe pressured China Tuesday to let the yuan rise as fears grew of a global "currency war" while a French call for a new, more stable world monetary order received short shrift from Germany. A trio of top eurozone officials urged Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to live up to a June vow to make the yuan more flexible to counter accusations Beijing deliberately undervalues its currency so as to b ... more |
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A Step Toward Lead-Free ElectronicsLeeds, UK (SPX) Oct 06, 2010 Research published by materials engineers from the University of Leeds could help pave the way towards 100% lead-free electronics. The work, carried out at the UK's synchrotron facility, Diamond Light Source, reveals the potential of a new manmade material to replace lead-based ceramics in countless electronic devices, ranging from inkjet printers and digital cameras to hospital ultrasound scanners and diesel fuel injectors. European regulations now bar the use of most lead-containing materi ... read more |
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