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Academy Researcher Develops Satellite Imaging Technology
Colorado Springs CO (AFNS) Jan 26, 2009
A research associate at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Laser and Optics Research Center here is developing a new capability that will allow satellites to be seen and see clearer. Dr. Geoff Andersen developed the process, called holographic adaptic optics, that uses sensors and lenses that can correct for disturbances in the atmosphere. Atmospheric disturbances can interfere with ground ... read more

Second Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Shipped To Cape Canaveral
Los Angeles AFB CA (AFNS) Jan 26, 2009
The U.S. Air Force's second Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft was shipped Jan. 20 to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. WGS-2 was transported to the launch site in an environmentally-controlled container aboard an Air Force C-5 aircraft. From there, the satellite was transported to the Astrotech Space Facility in Titusville, Fla. for post-shipment processing. Over the next several week ... more

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C1XS Catches First Glimpse Of X-ray From The Moon
London UK (SPX) Jan 24, 2009
The C1XS X-ray camera, jointly developed by the UK's STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has successfully detected its first X-ray signature from the Moon. This is the first step in its mission to reveal the origin and evolution of our Moon by mapping its surface composition. In orbit around the Moon on the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, C1XS ... more

Japanese security robot nets intruders
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 22, 2009
Japanese companies on Thursday unveiled a security robot that can be operated remotely by cellphone and launch a net to capture an intruder. The prototype T-34, jointly developed by robot developer tmsuk Co. Ltd. and security company Alacom Co. Ltd., looks like a small wheeled vehicle and is loaded with sensors that detect anything untoward in an office building. It can move at a maximum ... more

GE profits slide on 'tough' environment
New York (AFP) Jan 23, 2009
General Electric said Friday net profit fell 44 percent in the fourth quarter and 22 percent for 2008 as the huge US conglomerate weathered "a very tough environment." The diversified company, often seen as an economic bellwether, managed to meet lowered expectations for its profits. Net income for the fourth quarter fell 44 percent to 3.72 billion dollars and earnings for the full year ... more

KCNA Calls For Checking Japan's Moves For Space Militarization
Pyongyang, North Korea (KNS) Jan 24, 2009
The Japan Defense Ministry reportedly made public a basic policy on the development and use of space on Jan. 16. The policy deals with the development of radio wave information gathering satellite, launch of smaller satellite by use of airplane and other issues with main emphasis on the development of an early warning satellite. Japan's hasty development of an early warning satellite system ... more

 

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    SOLAR DAILY
    Boeing accelerates spacecraft production with 3D-printed solar panel structures
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
    Boeing has introduced a 3D-printed solar array substrate design that cuts composite build times by as much as six months for a typical solar wing assembly, representing up to a 50 percent faster pro ... more
    Mitsubishi Electric to Lead JAXA Fund Project on Next Generation Solar Cells for Satellites
    Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 02, 2025
    Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) has been chosen as a representative organization under JAXA's Space Strategy Fund for the initiative "Development of Domestic Solar Cells, Cover Glass, ... more
    Passivation breakthrough drives efficiency gains in perovskite silicon tandem solar cells
    London, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
    An international team of researchers has achieved a major advance in perovskite silicon tandem solar cell technology by demonstrating effective passivation on textured silicon bottom cells, the indu ... more


    ENERGY TECH
    First U.S. On-Shore Wave-Energy Pilot Switches On at the Port of Los Angeles
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
    The bright-blue floaters leaned out from the seawall at AltaSea and began to breathe with the water - up, down, up again - signaling a new chapter for America's blue-economy. With that motion, Eco W ... more
    AI systems developed to improve fusion reactor safety and performance
    Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 01, 2025
    A research team led by Prof. Sun Youwen at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has unveiled two artificial intelligence systems designed to enhance the stabil ... more
    Britain's energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights on
    Liverpool (AFP) Aug 31, 2025
    Britain's energy operator is betting on an age-old technology to future-proof its grid, as the power plants that traditionally helped stabilise it are closed and replaced by renewable energy systems. ... more
     
    Number of Internet users tops one billion: comScore
    Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2009
    The global number of Internet users has surpassed one billion with China accounting for the largest population of Web surfers, digital research firm comScore Inc. reported on Friday. "Surpassing one billion global users is a significant landmark in the history of the Internet," comScore chief executive Magid Abraham said in a statement. "It is a monument to the increasingly unified ... more

    Science And Technology Subcommittee Chairs And Members Named
    Washington DC (SPX) Jan 24, 2009
    The Democratic Caucus of the Committee on Science and Technology met to elect Subcommittee Chairs and select Subcommittee assignments. The selections will be official after they are approved by the full Committee at the Organizational Meeting on Wednesday, January 28th. "The issues before this Committee have important and long-ranging impact: energy technology development, climate and ... more

    GOSAT To Monitor Greenhouse Gases
    Tokyo, Japan (RIA) Jan 24, 2009
    Japan successfully launched on Friday a satellite that will monitor greenhouse gases as part of global efforts to understand climate change, Japan's space agency said. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said that the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite "Ibuki" (GOSAT) blasted off at 12:54 p.m. local time (03:54 GMT) from the Tanegashima Space Center on board an H-IIA carrier ... more

     

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    MISSILE DEFENSE
    France bets on 'Nostradamus' radar to spot missiles
    Crucey-Villages, France (AFP) Sept 5, 2025
    France's defence ministry is boosting investment in a 1990s radar system, as part of Paris's push to bolster its early warning defences and curb Europe's reliance on the United States. ... more
    Israel says intercepted missile launched from Yemen
    Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 3, 2025
    The Israeli military said Wednesday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen after Huthi rebels vowed to avenge the killing of their prime minister in an Israeli strike last week. ... more
    Israel intercepts Yemen missiles after Huthis vow revenge for attack
    Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 3, 2025
    The Israeli military said Wednesday it intercepted two missiles fired from Yemen, after Huthi rebels vowed to avenge the killing of their prime minister in an Israeli strike last week. ... more

    CIVIL NUCLEAR
    Deep Fission secures $30M to advance underground nuclear reactors
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 08, 2025
    Deep Fission Inc, a nuclear technology company developing small modular pressurized water reactors deployed in boreholes one mile underground, has raised $30 million in a private placement at $3.00 per share and completed a reverse merger with Surfside Acquisition ... more
    Top EU court upholds nuclear green label
    Vienna (AFP) Sept 10, 2025
    The EU's top court on Wednesday upheld the European Commission's decision to give a sustainable finance label to investments in natural gas and nuclear power, dismissing a complaint by Austria. ... more
    Nuclearn secures $10.5 million to expand AI platform for nuclear operations
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
    Nuclearn has raised $10.5 million in Series A financing to accelerate development and global deployment of its AI-powered platform for nuclear operations. The round, led by Blue Bear Capital with pa ... more

    DISASTER MANAGEMENT
    Spain to hold state funeral for 2024 flood victims
    Madrid (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
    Spain will pay tribute to the victims of last year's floods with a state funeral marking the anniversary of its deadliest such disaster in decades, government sources said Monday. ... more
    Global search and rescue system gets recognition as real lifesaver
    Washington DC (UPI) Sep 9, 2025
    The world's 45-nation strong search and rescue system is being highlighted this week during the inaugural "Global Search and Rescue Day," a time set aside to honor the many humanitarian efforts under the COSPAS-SARSAT global operations. ... more
    Morocco earthquake survivors protest to demand housing aid
    Rabat (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
    Survivors of Morocco's 2023 earthquake that killed nearly 3,000 people rallied in Rabat on Monday, demanding their houses be rebuilt as part of the government's reconstruction programme. ... more
     

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