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![]() Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Feb 28, 2010 The University of Queensland will lead a $14 million international consortium to help develop scramjet-based access-to-space systems, flying an autonomous scramjet vehicle at eight times the speed of sound - Mach 8, or 8600 km/h. In parallel, scramjet concepts will be tested at even greater speeds, up to Mach 14, in UQ's world class hypersonic ground-test facilities. Scramjets are air-breathing engines capable of travelling at hypersonic speeds, greater than Mach 5. Scramjet-based laun ... read more |
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Auto-Finder To Be Sold Through The Auto Page Network![]() Finder Technologies and Auto Page have announced that the two companies have finalized an agreement for Auto Page to distribute the Auto-Finder to automotive aftermarket accessory retailers and installers through their network of independent sales representatives. "More than 3,000 distributors and retailers throughout the U.S. to which Auto Page currently markets and sells their automotive ... more NXP And IBM Announce Results Of Landmark Road Pricing Trial ![]() NXP Semiconductors and IBM have announced the final results of a landmark road pricing trial conducted in the Netherlands, which demonstrated that with the help of technology, drivers can be motivated to change their driving behavior, reducing traffic congestion and contributing to a greener environment. The six-month road pricing trial, conducted in the city of Eindhoven, was designed to ... more Israel's arms industry produces giant UAV ![]() Israel Aerospace Industries' unveiling of a unique long-range unmanned aerial vehicle that can reach Iran is a big technological breakthrough for a defense industry that has carved a niche for itself in the global arms market. The 4.5-ton Heron TP, dubbed the Eitan, which is Hebrew for "strong," is 79 feet long. It has a wingspan of 86 feet - about the size of a Boeing 737 airliner - a ... more |
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![]() Washington (AFP) Feb 26, 2010 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday backed a "peaceful" resolution of the nuclear row with Iran as she met Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, whose nation has threatened pre-emptive military strikes against Tehran. Standing next to Barak, Clinton told reporters the United States was working with its international partners to increase pressure on Iran - a reference to fresh UN sanctions - to "change course" in the dragging showdown. Barak welcomed efforts by President Barack Obama an ... read more |
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