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Russia And US To Create First Joint Satellite Navigation VentureMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jun 01, 2010 The Russian Space Systems corporation and the U.S. Trimble Navigation Group have signed an agreement to create a joint satellite navigation venture in Russia, the Russian company has said. Each of the companies will hold a 50% stake in the Rusnavgeoset company, which will produce Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) geodetic network infrastructure systems, a statement posted on Russian Space Systems' website said. "This high-technology, innovative sphere of activities directly contribut ... read more |
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Paris, France (SPX) Jun 01, 2010ESA and its partners are launching a new kind of fitness initiative using the example of space explorers to promote exercise and healthy nutrition to young people worldwide. 'Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut' is boarding now in eight countries. Kids: throw away the remote control, leave the Internet to run without you for a while and swap your burger for blueberries! Easier said than don ... more  
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 28, 2010NASA engineers have begun building hardware for a new Landsat satellite instrument that helps monitor water consumption - an important capability in the U.S. West where precipitation is sparse and water rights are allocated - now that they have passed an independent review of the instrument's design and integration and testing methods. "Having received the green light on our design during ... more 
Taipei (AFP) May 31, 2010Taiwan's Asustek unveiled a new tablet device Monday combining an e-notepad and e-book reader as Taipei prepares to host Asia's biggest information technology trade fair. With prices starting at 199 US dollars, the Eee Tablet "allows users to write on the screen just the way people write on their notebooks," a company spokesman told a news conference. It also "features the functions of m ... more |
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Robots Walking And Running BetterCorvallis OR (SPX) May 28, 2010 Researchers at Oregon State University have made an important fundamental advance in robotics, in work that should lead toward robots that not only can walk and run effectively, but use little energy in the process. By achieving an optimal approach with robotic mechanisms, studies are moving closer to robots that could take on dangerous missions in the military, create prosthetic limbs for humans that work much better, or even help some people who use wheelchairs to gain "walking" abilities. ... read more |
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