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March 25, 2010
CHIP TECH
Faster, Cheaper Chips From Space Technology
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 25, 2010
Our world is full of integrated semiconductor circuits, commonly known as microchips. Today you find them in computers, cars, mobile phones and in almost every electrical device. Technology from ESA's XMM-Newton space telescope will make these chips much smaller, faster and cheaper. The circuits are etched into today's microchips by ultraviolet light. The demand for faster and more powerful chips requires the use of extreme ultraviolet (EUV). Much smaller semiconductor circuits can be produc ... read more

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SPACE SCOPES

Why Many Surveys Of Distant Galaxies Miss 90 Percent Of Their Targets
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SPACE SCOPES

Zen And The Art Of Space Maintenance
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ROCKET SCIENCE

Second Scale Test Of Attitude Control Motor Lights Up The Sky
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ROCKET SCIENCE

HIFiRE: Five Times The Speed Of Sound
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DRAGON SPACE

China To Complete Wenchang Space Center By 2015
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STATION NEWS

Italian Astronaut To Test Electronic Nose On ISS
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SPACE TRAVEL

South Korean Space Foods Receive Russian Certification
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TIME AND SPACE

World's Largest Particle Collider May Unlock Secrets Of Universe
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TECH SPACE

Atom microscope is boon for materials science
SPACEMART

ESA Highlights Online Games As Key Future Technology
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MARSDAILY

To Mars And Back - As Real As It Gets
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SPACEMART

Chile Holds International Fair Of Air And Space
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TECH SPACE

New gadgets hint at intense cyber rivalry
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EXO LIFE

Another type of proto-human discovered
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NUKEWARS
Russia Needs Minimum 50 Nuclear Subs For Fleet
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 23, 2010
The Russian Navy ideally needs to have at least 50 nuclear-powered submarines, a high-ranking Navy officer said during a live interview with Ekho Moskvy radio station on Saturday. The Russian Navy has some 60 strategic, multi-functional and diesel-powered submarines in its fleet that are combat ready. "The number of nuclear submarines in Russia's Navy should be no less than 40-50," F ... more

CIVIL NUCLEAR
Bill Gates, Toshiba in early talks on nuclear reactor
Tokyo (AFP) March 23, 2010
A company backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Toshiba are in early talks to jointly develop a small nuclear reactor, the Japanese electronics giant said Tuesday. The Nikkei business daily earlier reported that the two sides would team up to develop a compact next-generation reactor that can operate for up to 100 years without refueling to provide emission-free energy. The daily sa ... more

UAV NEWS
US drone raids could land CIA officers in court: expert
Washington (AFP) March 24, 2010
The US government's refusal to offer a legal rationale for using unmanned drones to kill suspected militants in Pakistan could result in CIA officers facing prosecution for war crimes in foreign courts, a legal expert has told lawmakers. "Prominent voices in the international legal community" were increasingly impatient with Washington's silence on the CIA's bombing raids in Pakistan and els ... more

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CYBER WARS

New, Holistic, Cyber-Assurance Paradigm: "Electro-Magnetic Spectrum Dominance"

FLOATING STEEL

Russia Conducts Anti-Submarine Drills In Sea Of Japan


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FLOATING STEEL
"Spirit of Pennsylvania" First B-2 To Receive Insignia Of Global Strike Command

Fighter Engine Team Hits Afterburner On Third New Engine

Joint STARS Resumes Re-Engining Program

FLOATING STEEL
Iran anti-missile launch succeeds

Aegis Weapon System Tested During International Multiple Ship Demonstration

India's missile shield test fails: officials

FLOATING STEEL
Riyadh mulls big Russian missile buy

India tests hi-tech new cruise missile: report

Belarus touts anti-air defense system for Venezuela

FLOATING STEEL
US Army Orders Northrop Grumman Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinders

Romania to purchase secondhand F-16s

High-stakes final phase for Brazil jet fighter tender

FLOATING STEEL
Metal Storm Packs A Punch In UGV Live-Fire

Brazil surgical robot fixes heart in Latin America first

Market For First Responder Robots Will Reach $3.7 Billion By 2016

FLOATING STEEL
Latin America braces for deadly dengue epidemic

1918 and 2009 flu similarity could help yield vaccine: study

Global Fund seeks 20 billion dollars for AIDS, malaria, TB

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NUKEWARS
Russia, US set to sign new nuclear treaty: Kremlin source
Moscow (AFP) March 24, 2010
Russia and the United States have agreed "all the documents" for a successor to a landmark nuclear disarmament treaty and will likely sign it in Prague, a Kremlin source told AFP on Wednesday. "As of now, all the documents on the new START treaty have been agreed upon," said the Kremlin source, who spoke on condition he not be named, suggesting an apparent breakthrough in the long-stalled talks. The comments indicated that Moscow and Washington were finally set to sign a successor pact to the la ... read more

FLOATING STEEL
Desertec wins new partners

Solar projects shine in North Africa

Environmentalists question solar plants

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FLOATING STEEL
Bill Gates, Toshiba in early talks on nuclear reactor

Bill Gates-Toshiba talk nuclear power

US nuclear companies missing out in India

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FLOATING STEEL
Chile quake, tsunami damage put at nearly 30 billion dollars

Chile power supply still unstable in parts

Afghan avalanche kills 35 people: official

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FLOATING STEEL
Trial begins for Canadian soldier in killing of unarmed Taliban

Afghanistan, China sign economic agreements

Pakistan seeks benefits from US cooperation

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FLOATING STEEL
US drone raids could land CIA officers in court: expert

Predator Passes 700,000 Hours

C2-C4ISR Systems Constitutes Around 5 Percent Of National Defence Budgets

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