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July 31, 2015

Solar weather reports key to safe space travel
Newcastle, England (UPI) Jul 30, 2015
Researchers in England are looking ahead to a world where solar and space weather forecasting is nearly as important as weather patterns and predictions on Earth's surface. Better predicting how the sun's electromagnetic behavior influences space weather will become more important, scientists say, as activities like space tourism, asteroid mining and manned space travel become more common. In the United States, scientists at the Space Weather Prediction Center, run by the National Oceani ... read more

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The growing fear of killer robot armies Years of artificial intelligence (AI) gone wrong prompted more than a thousand scholars and public figures - including theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, SpaceX founder Elon Musk and Apple co-fo ... more		Roscosmos to Set Up National Manned Spaceflight Center Ex-cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev is tapped to be the head of Russia's future national center for manned flights to space, Russian media reported on Wednesday. "I don't want to rush things and I ca ... more		Payload fit-check for next Ariane 5 mission Payload preparations for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission have marked a new milestone in French Guiana, with the EUTELSAT 8 West B telecommunications satellite undergoing its initial fit-check wi ... more
				Wireless power transfer with magnetic field enhancement boosted Research from North Carolina State University and Carnegie Mellon University shows that passing wireless power transfer through a magnetic resonance field enhancer (MRFE) - which can be as simple as ... more		Moscow Close to Selling Air Defense System Better Than S-300 to Tehran Negotiations on delivery of a more modernized Russian air defense system than S-300 to Iran are close to a successful conclusion, a source in the Iranian Defense Ministry told Sputnik on Saturday. ... more

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Russia schedules first Proton rocket launch since crash Russia on Wednesday set a date for the first Proton rocket launch since an engine failure in May saw a Mexican satellite destroyed. ... more		Chinese military technologies increasingly employed in civil sector Around 1,000 civil products adopted with military technologies are displayed at an exhibition showcasing China's achievements in the integration of military-civilian development. At the exhibition o ... more		New Zealand cracks down on foreign actors surveilling space activity Confidence in NATO security guarantees plunges in Finland: survey US lost 7 multi-million-dollar drones in Yemen area since March		Object recognition for robots John Leonard's group in the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering specializes in SLAM, or simultaneous localization and mapping, the technique whereby mobile autonomous robots map their environme ... more
				Ultra-thin hollow nanocages could reduce platinum use in fuel cells A new fabrication technique that produces platinum hollow nanocages with ultra-thin walls could dramatically reduce the amount of the costly metal needed to provide catalytic activity in such applic ... more		Stretching the limits on conducting wires In the race to produce highly stretchable conductors, researchers have developed a new technique that aligns sheets of layered carbon nanotubes along stretched rubber cores, creating an extremely fl ... more

Nuclear Operations and Maintenance Efficiency Summit USA 2015

Early brake deployment caused SpaceShipTwo accident: NTSB US safety officials on Tuesday accused the builders of a commercial space vehicle of failing to factor in human error that caused its disintegration over the Mojave Desert last year. ... more		SMC goes "2-for-2" on weather delayed launch Five o'clock in the "City of Angels" typically signals the end of a hard work day. It's a time when most Los Angeles metropolitan area commuters pile on to the freeways and Metrorail system, returni ... more		The eukaryotic leap as a shift in life's genetic algorithm China deploys army of fake NGOs at UN to intimidate critics: media probe Carney's Liberals win Canada election defined by Trump		$1.5B contract goes to Lockheed Martin for Patriot interceptors Lockheed Martin reports receipt of a $1.5 billion contract to produce advanced missiles for Patriot air-defense systems for allied nations. ... more
Canada to Buy Israeli Iron Dome Technology Canada will acquire radar technology similar to Israel's Iron Dome Air Defense System to be delivered as early as 2017 to boost the country's defense capabilities, the Canadian Department of National Defense announced in a statement on Wednesday. ... more		ISRO is hoping its 'BIG' offering would gain popularity in the market Indian space agency officials are hoping their BIG offering would soon benefit the masses and gain popularity in the market. "The BIG we refer to is actually an acronym for Bhuvan, Indian Regional N ... more		Russia develops national high-end navigation system According to a press release from Russian Space Systems, the company has embarked on a new project: the creation of the National High-Precision Satellite Positioning system. Work is getting un ... more		No sci-fi joke: 'killer robots' strike fear into tech leaders It sounds like a science-fiction nightmare. But "killer robots" have the likes of British scientist Stephen Hawking and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak fretting, and warning they could fuel ethnic cleansing and an arms race. ... more

	NASA could help keep large unmanned aircraft clear of commercial planes The United States is on the cusp of an era in which large Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or UAS, will mingle in the nation's skies with human-flown, passenger-carrying jumbo jets. Before a single large ... more		Unidentified military orders SFC Energy's fuel cells Germany's SFC Energy AG is to supply a next-generation fuel cell system for an undisclosed military customer. ... more

UN chief says energy revolution unstoppable despite US pivot

ACES mission delivers record-breaking atomic clock to ISS for precision timekeeping

Cambodia approves cement factory in wildlife sanctuary

French, German tank-makers in defence tie-up		Engine fed steady diet of volcanic ash		Harris enhancing targeting capabilities Navy aircraft		Canada to purchase Iron Dome-like radar systems		Saudis to acquire hundreds of advanced Patriot missiles
United Launch Alliance announces propulsion development program		Private Space Stations, East-West Tensions Won't Spark Space Race		Russia Plans Proton Rocket Launch for August After Series of Failures		China tests new carrier rocket		China launches two satellites as it builds GPS rival

Drones may soon carry blood samples to the lab

Top US general advises UN to improve peacekeeping

Meet the high-performance single-molecule diode

Boxfish shell inspires new materials for body armor and flexible electronics

Amazon wants air space for delivery drones

Massive pool for space and deep-sea training to be built in Essex

NIST calculates high cost of hydrogen pipelines, shows how to reduce it

Navy researches use of transparent material as armor

Harris, CPqD to support Brazilian Air Force air traffic control

India Earned Over $100Mln Launching Foreign Satellites

Software program recognises sketches more accurately than a human

Airbus Helicopters announces factory acceptance of training aircraft

Arianespace inaugurates new fueling facility for Soyuz upper stage

Shoot-from-the-hip, around corner sighting capability unveiled

Pentagon asks armed 'citizen guards' to stand down

Patrick Stewart endorses Snotbot whale research drone

China escalator swallows toddler's mother: report

British PM heads to Southeast Asia with trade, IS on agenda

Delta to buy stake in China Eastern Airlines for $450 mn

WTO strikes 'landmark' deal to cut tariffs on IT products

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