An International Market Place For Space Technology Hanover - Apr 12, 2002 Fire extinguishers, skin cancer detectors and a record-breaking solar car: all examples of new products on Earth made possible thanks to space technology. ESA will present these, and many more space spin-offs, to non-space industry from all over the world at Hanover Fair April 15-20.
Satellite Communication System Delivered To German Armed Forces Frankfurt - Apr 12, 2002 ND SatCom has begun series production of phase 1 of the SATCOMBw program. Following extensive testing by the German Armed Forces in 2001, the company has delivered the first ground stations due under the phase. Production is due to be completed by the end of 2002.
Climate Monitoring Goes Mobile Richland - Apr 12, 2002 Wash.�Scientists now have the capability to document atmospheric and climate change at locations nearly anywhere in the world, thanks to a new mobile atmospheric monitoring system developed at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
More Bugs For Your Buck Huntsville - Apr 12, 2002 People wash their hands with anti-bacterial soap. The most popular nickname for bacteria is "bugs." And, by the way, don't touch that doorknob!
Flares Illuminate The Secret Life Of A Quiescent Black Hole Bristol - Apr 12, 2002 Astronomers probing the intimate details of apparently quiescent stellar black holes have discovered that in reality they are dynamic, lively places, subject to flares that briefly illuminate the whole of the gas disc around the black hole.
Ultra Clean Transportation Fuels By Deep Desulfurization Washington - Apr 12, 2002 A process that removes organic sulfur from liquid fuels at low temperatures and ambient pressure without using hydrogen, may help refiners provide fuels for fuel cells and meet the upcoming government's ultra-clean fuel requirements, according to Penn State researchers.