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Souped-Up Rockets For Shenzhou Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 29, 2008 
As China reviews the success of its first spacewalk, plans are being drawn for China�s first space laboratory. We now know that this spacecraft will be known as Tiangong 1, and that will receive multiple visits from Shenzhou spacecraft. Beyond this, nobody outside of China seems totally sure of how China will manage its next missions. Online space forums have been filled with speculation, ... read moreTitan Is Electric 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2008Many scientists believe that precursor molecules for life are more likely to form on planets or satellites where electrical storms occur in the atmosphere. Physicists at the University of Granada and the University of Valencia (Spain) have been analyzing data sent by the Huygens probe from Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, and have proved "in an unequivocal way" that there is natural elec ... more |
Brazil flooding death toll surpasses 100
2023 'year of record climatic hazards' in Latin America: UN High hopes for carbon capture, underground storage New Iceland plant scales up CO2 removal from air Brazil flooding death toll reaches 100 Brazil flooding death toll reaches 100: official Greta Thunberg fined over Swedish parliament climate protests Estonia summons Russian envoy over GPS jamming April temperatures in Indonesia hottest for more than four decades Indonesia April temperatures hottest in four decades: weather agency 
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NASA's Phoenix Mission Faces Survival Challenges
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2008In a race against time and the elements, engineers with NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander mission hope to extend the lander's survival by gradually shutting down some of its instruments and heaters, starting today. Originally scheduled to last 90 days, Phoenix has completed a fifth month of exploration in the Martian arctic. As expected, with the Martian northern hemisphere shifting from summer ... more NASA Orbiter Reveals Details Of A Wetter Mars 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2008NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has observed a new category of minerals spread across large regions of Mars. This discovery suggests that liquid water remained on the planet's surface a billion years later than scientists believed, and it played an important role in shaping the planet's surface and possibly hosting life. Researchers examining data from the orbiter's Compact Reconnaissa ... more NASA-Enhanced Dust Storm Predictions To Aid Health Community 
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 29, 2008NASA satellite data can improve forecasts of dust storms in the American Southwest in ways that can benefit public health managers. Scientists announced the finding as a five-year NASA-funded project nears its conclusion. Led by investigators Stanley Morain of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, and William Sprigg of the University of Arizona in Tucson, scientists evaluated the in ... more Lloyd's Turns To Infoterra For Flood Risk Assessments 
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 29, 2008Infoterra has been selected by Lloyd's to implement an innovative web-based flood risk assessment service that will help Managing Agents across their 80 syndicates to gain a geographic perspective on their exposure to flood risk. Using the new service, each Lloyd's Managing Agent is able to submit a complete portfolio of property addresses via a web service. The portfolio is matched ... more |
  
Today at the CPUC: PG and E Enhances Net Billing Programs for Solar and Storage SystemsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 10, 2024 Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG and E) has taken a significant step forward in enhancing its solar and storage system policies by submitting the Third Substitute Sheets for Advice Letter 7149-E ... more  
Today at the CPUC: SDG&E's Revised Tariff Plans Under ScrutinyLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 09, 2024 In a recent submission to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) presented amendments to its energy tariffs through Advice Letter 4361-E-A. This filing ... more 
Seizing solar's bright futureBoston MA (SPX) May 07, 2024 Consider the dizzying ascent of solar energy in the United States: In the past decade, solar capacity increased nearly 900 percent, with electricity production eight times greater in 2023 than in 20 ... more
  
Private investment fuels race for nuclear fusion power in USNew York (AFP) May 6, 2024 Spurred on by major technological advances and huge private investment, the United States' nuclear fusion sector could be producing electricity within ten years, industry players say. ... more 
US forges new 'battery belt' in hopes of electric futureGreensboro, United States (AFP) May 9, 2024 Growing up, Devante Cuthbertson assumed he might have to leave his North Carolina hometown to pursue a career, but a new multi-billion-dollar Toyota battery plant is offering him a reason to stay put. ... more 
Quantum advances enhance understanding of high-temperature superconductorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 10, 2024 Technological advancements like superfast levitating trains, long-range lossless power transmission, and faster MRI machines hinge on the development of materials that superconduct electricity at ro ... more |
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China tells Microsoft to rethink 'black-out' anti-piracy tactics: report
Beijing (AFP) Oct 28, 2008China has told US software giant Microsoft to reconsider controversial new anti-piracy tools that cause computer screens to turn black if a pirated program is identified, state media reported. "Whether the 'black-out' method should be adopted is open to question," said Yan Xiaohong, vice director of the National Copyright Administration, according to a report carried by Xinhua news agency ... more Hong Kong Space Museum Announces Refurbishment Project 
Hong Kong (XNA) Oct 29, 2008The Hong Kong Space Museum Tuesday announced that a 34 million HK dollars (about 4.4 million US dollars) renovation project will be carried out at its Space Theater. Curator of the Space Museum Chan Ki-hung said that the project scope is to install a new digital planetarium projector and replace the seats with an interactive system. "With a resolution exceeding 48 million pixels, the ... more US tech giants join move to protect freedom of speech online 
San Francisco (AFP) Oct 28, 2008Google, Microsoft and Yahoo on Tuesday unveiled a code of conduct aimed at defending online freedoms against attacks by oppressive regimes in China, Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere. A "Global Network Initiative," bringing together Internet companies, human rights organizations, academics and investors, commits the technology firms to "protect the freedom of expression and privacy right ... more |
  
RTX launches space-based missile detection systemLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024 Raytheon, a business of RTX (NYSE: RTX), has launched an advanced ground system, now operational at the U.S. Space Force's Overhead Persistent Infrared Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC). The ... more 
Pentagon chief pushes for donation of more Patriot systems to KyivWashington (AFP) April 30, 2024 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday he has been encouraging countries with Patriot missile systems to donate them to Ukraine, which has appealed for more of the air defense batteries. ... more 
France orders firms to prioritise anti-air missile ordersParis (AFP) April 29, 2024 France has ordered firms involved in production of Aster air defence missiles to prioritise those contracts, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Monday. ... more
  
France's next-gen nuclear reactor gets green lightParis (AFP) May 7, 2024 France's nuclear safety regulator on Tuesday gave the green light for a next-generation EPR nuclear reactor in Normandy to be put into service, some 12 years later than initially planned. ... more 
UN nuclear agency chief to visit Iran next weekVienna (AFP) April 30, 2024 UN nuclear agency chief Rafael Grossi will visit Iran next week, the IAEA said on Tuesday, amid heightened tensions between the Islamic republic and Israel that have led to fears of an attack on a nuclear facility. ... more 
France's EDF, Korea's KHNP bid in Czech nuclear tenderPrague (AFP) April 30, 2024 French electricity firm EDF and South Korea's KHNP have submitted final bids to build four nuclear reactors in the Czech Republic, the state-run power group CEZ said Tuesday. ... more
  
In south Brazil, race to deliver aid ahead of new stormsPorto Alegre, Brazil (AFP) May 9, 2024 Teams raced against the clock Thursday to deliver aid to flood-stricken communities in southern Brazil before the arrival of new storms forecast to batter the region once again. ... more 
School's out: how climate change threatens educationBangkok (AFP) May 9, 2024 Record-breaking heat last month that prompted governments in Asia to close schools offers fresh evidence of how climate change is threatening the education of millions of children. ... more 
2023 'year of record climatic hazards' in Latin America: UNMontevideo (AFP) May 8, 2024 Latin America and the Caribbean had their warmest year on record in 2023 as a "double-whammy" of El Nino and climate change caused major weather calamities, the World Meteorological Organization said Wednesday. ... more |
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