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  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 14, 2017 The current wave of artificial intelligence, driven by machine learning (ML) techniques, is all the rage, and for good reason. With sufficient training on digitized writing, spoken words, images, video streams, and other digital content, ML has become the basis of voice recognition, self-driving cars, and other previously only-imagined capabilities. As billions of phones, appliances, drones, traffic lights, security systems, environmental sensors, and other radio-connected devices sum into a rapid ... read more |
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NASA, students to study eclipse with high-altitude balloonsWashington (UPI) Aug 16, 2017 Not everyone will be watching next week's eclipse from ground level. As part of the Eclipse Ballooning Project, some 50 high-altitude balloons launched from 20 locations will offer a view of the phenomenon from the edge of space. ... more  
NASA sends mice to space station to study space travel health risksWashington (UPI) Aug 15, 2017 With Monday's SpaceX launch a success, a group of mice are en route to the International Space Station. The rodents are being sent to ISS as part of an ongoing effort by NASA to study the impacts of longterm space travel on human health. ... more  
'Dragon captured' as cargo arrives at space stationMiami (AFP) Aug 16, 2017 SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo vessel, carrying the first super-computer to space as part of its 6,400 pound (2,900 kilograms) payload arrived Wednesday at the International Space Station. ... more  
Updated computer code improves prediction of particle motion in plasma experimentsPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 A computer code used by physicists around the world to analyze and predict tokamak experiments can now approximate the behavior of highly energetic atomic nuclei, or ions, in fusion plasmas more acc ... more |
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Disruptioneering: Streamlining the Process of Scientific DiscoveryWashington DC (SPX) Aug 14, 2017 DARPA's Defense Sciences Office (DSO) has announced the first programs under its new Disruptioneering effort, which pushes for faster identification and exploration of bold and risky ideas with the ... more  
Balloons and drones and cloudsAlbuquerque NM (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 Last week, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories flew a tethered balloon and an unmanned aerial system, colloquially known as a drone, together for the first time to get Arctic atmospheric tem ... more 
NASA: let's say something to Voyager 1 on 40th anniversary of launchWashington (AFP) Aug 15, 2017 NASA is seeking suggestions from the public for a message to beam far, far out into space to the probe Voyager 1 in time for the 40th anniversary of its launch. ... more 
SHIIVER tank arrives at NASA's Marshall Center for spray-on foam insulationHuntsville AL (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 A technical challenge that NASA is working to solve is how to maintain very cold liquid propellants to be used as fuel for deep space missions. Heat intercept concepts such as advanced insulation bl ... more 
Envistacom wins $10M Army communications contractWashington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017 The U.S. Army recently awarded Envistacom with a contract to provide communications and operations support to forces deployed in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. ... more  
N.Korean missiles based on motor from ex-Soviet plant: reportWashington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 North Korea's recent rapid progress in developing a long-range missile appears to have come after it refurbished rocket engines procured from a plant in the former Soviet Union, according to an expert report published Monday. ... more |
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 SpaceX launches super-computer to space station 
SpaceX launches super-computer to space stationMiami (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 SpaceX on Monday blasted off its unmanned Dragon cargo ship toward the International Space Station, carrying a host of science experiments and the most powerful computer ever sent into orbit. ... more  
Jacobs Technology awarded $4.6B contract for missile defense servicesWashington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017 Jacobs Technology is receiving a contract with a maximum value of $4.6 billion for services for the Missile Defense Agency, the Department of Defense announced on Wednesday. ... more  
Harris delivers navigation package for third GPS III satelliteWashington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017 Harris has delivered its third navigation package to Lockheed Martin for use on U.S. Air Force GPS III satellites expected to first launch next year. ... more 
ViaSat, Data Link receive $123.4M for MIDS JRTS radiosWashington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017 ViaSat and Data Link Solutions have each received a $123.4 million modification to an existing contract for development and production of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System terminals, the Department of Defense announced on Thursday. ... more |
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  Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 
Archinaut, a NASA Technology Demonstration Mission (TDM) project developing cutting-edge technology to build and assemble complex hardware and supersized structures on demand in space, achieved an unprecedented milestone this summer.
"To our knowledge, this is the first time additive manufacturing has been successfully tested on such a large scale in the vacuum and temperature conditions o ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2017Air Force tests new radar receivers for rescue helicopters  Denver CO (SPX) Aug 14, 2017Lockheed Martin integrates first modernized A2100 satellite  Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2017Marine Corps testing mobile 3D printing lab |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017 
ViaSat and Data Link Solutions have each received a $123.4 million modification to an existing contract for development and production of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System terminals, the Department of Defense announced on Thursday.
The contract will go toward purchases for the U.S.military and foreign military sales. The work will be perform ... moreWashington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Envistacom wins $10M Army communications contract  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 14, 2017The Radio Frequency Spectrum plus Machine Learning = equal A New Wave in Radio Technology  Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 201782nd Airborne tests in-flight communication system for paratroopers |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017 
Harris has delivered its third navigation package to Lockheed Martin for use on U.S. Air Force GPS III satellites expected to first launch next year.
The navigation system is mostly digital and has computers and atomic clocks shielded against radiation.
"We are now in full production and on target to deliver the fourth GPS III navigation payload to Lockheed Martin this fall," Har ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017IAI, Honeywell Aerospace team for GPS anti-jam system  Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Lockheed Martin Begins Modernizing Receivers for U.S. Air Force's GPS Signal Monitoring Stations  Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 21, 2017Russia, China to Set Up Pilot Zone to Test National Navigation Systems |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2017 
Not everyone will be watching next week's eclipse from ground level. As part of the Eclipse Ballooning Project, some 50 high-altitude balloons launched from 20 locations will offer a view of the phenomenon from the edge of space.
For those in the path of Monday's total solar eclipse, the star attraction will be skyward. Necks will be craned as moon's path intercepts the sun and casts a ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2017Lockheed Martin to hire 1,000 more workers for F-35 production in Fort Worth  Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017Lockheed Martin receives $24.1M F-35 systems contract  Moscow (AFP) Aug 12, 2017Women to train as Russian air force pilots |
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 New York NY (SPX) Aug 17, 2017 
A major goal in the field of molecular electronics, which aims to use single molecules as electronic components, is to make a device where a quantized, controllable flow of charge can be achieved at room temperature. A first step in this field is for researchers to demonstrate that single molecules can function as reproducible circuit elements such as transistors or diodes that can easily operat ... more Stanford CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2017New ultrathin semiconductor materials exceed some of silicon's 'secret' powers  Los Alamos NM (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Single-photon emitter has promise for quantum info-processing  Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2017A semiconductor that can beat the heat |
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 Toulouse, France (SPX) Aug 14, 2017 
MetOp-C is the third and final satellite of the first generation of MetOp polar-orbiting meteorological satellites.
The payload module of MetOp-C, developed and built by Airbus in Germany, was delivered to Toulouse after it completed a series of tests at ESTEC, the technical centre of the European Space Agency (ESA) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.
The satellite, weighing in at four to ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 16, 2017Ozone treaty taking a bite out of US greenhouse gas emissions  Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2017NASA-led airborne mission studies storm intensification in northern hemisphere  Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows |
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 Paris (AFP) Aug 16, 2017 
A 128-nation treaty to curb exposure to the dangerous heavy metal mercury entered into force Wednesday, the United Nations announced on the convention's website.
Adopted in 2013, the Minamata Convention on Mercury was named for the Japanese fishing town in which thousands were poisoned by the deadly element in the mid-20th century.
The toll was caused by discharge from a chemical factory ... more Ottawa (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Canada looking to add environmental protections to NAFTA  Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 17, 2017Probiotics help poplar trees clean up toxins in Superfund sites  Phnom Penh (AFP) July 13, 2017Cambodia bans overseas exports of coastal sand |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017 
Chinese scientists have become the first to realize quantum key distribution from a satellite to the ground, laying the foundation for building a hack-proof global quantum communication network.
The achievement based on experiments conducted with the world' s first quantum satellite, Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS), was published in the authoritative academic journal Nature on T ... more Xi'an, China (XNA) Aug 14, 2017Xian Satellite Control Center resolves over 10 major satellite faults in 50 years  Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017China develops sea launches to boost space commerce Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017 
Jacobs Technology is receiving a contract with a maximum value of $4.6 billion for services for the Missile Defense Agency, the Department of Defense announced on Wednesday.
The services will go toward the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center and communications and informations technology for MDA. The work will primarily be conducted at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado, ... more Tokyo (AFP) Aug 12, 2017Japan deploys missile defence over N. Korea threat to Guam  Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017US successfully tests missile intercept system Seoul (AFP) July 29, 2017S. Korea speeds up US missile defence over North's missile test |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017  North Korea's recent rapid progress in developing a long-range missile appears to have come after it refurbished rocket engines procured from a plant in the former Soviet Union, according to an expert report published Monday.
According to Michael Elleman of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the missiles used in recent North Korean tests were based on the RD-250 engine once m ... moreKiev (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Ukraine to probe claim it supplied NKorea missile engine  Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2017Raytheon and Lockheed secure contract for foreign Javelin missile sales Kiev (AFP) Aug 15, 2017Kiev says engine type 'used in N.Korea missiles' made for Russia |
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 Trieste, Italy (SPX) Aug 17, 2017 
To move a nanoparticle on the surface of a graphene sheet, you won't need a "nano-arm": by applying a temperature difference at the ends of the membrane, the nanocluster laying on it will drift from the hot region to the cold one. In addition, contrary to the laws ruling the world at the macroscale, the force acting on the particle - the so-called thermophoretic force - should not decrease as th ... more Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 31, 2017New method promises easier nanoscale manufacturing  Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Jul 21, 2017Nanoparticles could spur better LEDs, invisibility cloaks  Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Jul 18, 2017New material resembling a metal nanosponge could reduce computer energy consumption |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017 
Northrop Grumman will demonstrate autonomous unmanned undersea and unmanned surface vehicles at the Advanced Naval Technology Exercise at the Naval Surface Warfare Center this week.
The demonstration will coordinate multiple undersea and surface autonomous vehicles alongside an aerial vehicle to collect targeting data for enemy seabed infrastructure, followed by an undersea vehicle enga ... more Palo Alto CA (SPX) Aug 14, 2017SSL and NASA complete preliminary design review for on-orbit robotic servicing spacecraft  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Why humans find faulty robots more likeable  Washington (AFP) Aug 3, 2017Mishap doesn't dampen enthusiasm for security robots |
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 Albuquerque NM (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 
Last week, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories flew a tethered balloon and an unmanned aerial system, colloquially known as a drone, together for the first time to get Arctic atmospheric temperatures with better location control than ever before. In addition to providing more precise data for weather and climate models, being able to effectively operate UASs in the Arctic is important fo ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 15, 2017DJI announces pending fix for drones following Army ban  Tehran (AFP) Aug 15, 2017Iran rejects US claims of unsafe drone flight in Gulf  Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Iran drone flies close to US carrier in Gulf: Pentagon |
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