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April 02, 2013

'Metascreen' forms ultra-thin invisibility cloak
London, UK (SPX) Apr 02, 2013
Up until now, the invisibility cloaks put forward by scientists have been fairly bulky contraptions - an obvious flaw for those interested in Harry Potter-style applications. However, researchers from the US have now developed a cloak that is just micrometres thick and can hide three-dimensional objects from microwaves in their natural environment, in all directions and from all of the observers' positions. Presenting their study in the Institute of Physics and German Physical Society's New ... read more

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Controversial worm keeps its position as the progenitor of mankind Researchers are arguing about whether or not the Xenoturbella bocki worm is the progenitor of mankind. But new studies indicate that this is actually the case. Swedish researchers from the Universit ... more		Critical missions continue after SIDC restructure Critical Air Force missions continue from their current locations after a restructure of Air Force Space Command's Space Innovation and Development Center at Schriever AFB, Colo. The SIDC rest ... more		SBIRS GEO-2 launches, improves space-based capabilities In support of the Buckley missile warning and awareness mission, the second Space-Based Infrared System geosynchronous earth orbit launched into space March 19 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape C ... more
				Raytheon's Patriot missiles receive US Army service life extension Raytheon's Patriot missiles, critical components of the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System, have received U.S. Army approval for a second recertification, extending the operational life of the w ... more		NASA Provides a Super-speed Look at Webb Telescope Progress NASA released a new sped-up, 32-second video that shows engineers working on some of the James Webb Space Telescope's flight components to integrate them together to ensure they will work perfectly ... more

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First Inmarsat BGAN M2M Terminal to Receive Hazardous Locations Accreditation Hughes Network Systems and Inmarsat have begun first BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network) M2M (machine-to-machine) terminal to receive Hazardous Locations Accreditation. The Hughes 9502, a global-us ... more		Lensing in the Peculiar "Magatama" Galaxy In a course of studying young galaxies at a distance of 11.6 billion light years from Earth, a team of astronomers led by Professor Yoshiaki Taniguchi (Ehime University) noticed a strangely shaped g ... more		Romania says Russian drone breached its airspace MSBAI wins DoD contract to accelerate OrbitGuard for space situational awarenes AI powered SAR imagery analysis tool launched by SATIM and ICEYE		The Great Exoplanet Debate Part Four At the 2012 Astrobiology Science Conference, Astrobiology Magazine hosted a plenary session titled: "Expanding the Habitable Zone: The Hunt for Exoplanets Now and Into the Future." ... more
				NASA Books Reveal Wisdom Gained from Failure Preventing future aviation accidents is the motive behind two books published by NASA, one brand new and one that is a year old and has been so popular a second printing was ordered. Both of t ... more		NOAO: Star Birth in Cepheus Watching starbirth isn't easy: tens of millions of years are needed to form a star like our Sun. Much like archeologists who reconstruct ancient cities from shards of debris strewn over time, astron ... more

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Future Looks Bright for Private US Space Ventures From wealthy American technology executives to British billionaires, entrepreneurs are betting big on the emerging US private spaceflight industry. While some ventures claim to forge the path to U ... more		Opportunity Moves Into Place for Quiet Period of Operations This location, called 'Big Nickel,' is the last in-situ (contact) target before the rover departs from Cape York, once solar conjunction is concluded. Solar conjunction is when the Sun comes b ... more		Ash improves methane yield and fertilizer value in biogas systems Bio-oil from agricultural and forest waste could help seal abandoned oil wells and store carbon Rice researchers turn wasted data center heat into clean power		SwRI study finds liquid water flowing above and below frozen Alaskan sand dunes, hints of a wetter Mars The presence of liquid water at and beneath frozen Alaskan sand dunes during Arctic winter suggests that liquid water could also be temporarily stable (or metastable) at frost-covered sand dunes on ... more
				Europe's next ATV resupply spacecraft enters final preparatio?ns for its Ariane 5 launch Europe's next ATV resupply spacecraft enters final preparations for its Ariane 5 launch Europe's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) to service the International Space Station is entering ... more		Shenzhou 10 sent to launch site The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft, a planned Chinese manned spaceflight, has been taken to the Jiuquan Satellite Launching Center. The spaceship was split into three parts and taken to the airport by ... more

Lunar cycle determines hunting behaviour of nocturnal gulls

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SwRI study finds liquid water flowing above and below frozen Alaskan sand dunes, hints of a wetter Mars

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Measuring Mars: The MAVEN Magnetometer

Miners shoot for the stars in tech race

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Shenzhou 10 sent to launch site

China's Next Women Astronauts

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	ATK Successfully Ground Tests New CASTOR 30XL Upper Stage Solid Rocket Motor ATK has tested its newly developed CASTOR 30XL upper stage solid rocket motor at the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) in Tennessee. The test was the final qualifi ... more		Digital Networks Enhances Service Offering to North America's Energy Sector with Intelsat's Hybrid Solution Intelsat S.A., the world's leading provider of satellite services, announced it has signed a multi-year agreement with Digital Networks, a leading provider of business-class satellite solutions to t ... more		Watching over you Like astronauts, heavy-equipment operators in remote mines can benefit from long-distance monitoring using space technology. An ESA spin-off company has raised safety for dozens of drivers at the El ... more		First Light for ISERV Pathfinder, Space Station's Newest 'Eye' on Earth From the Earth-facing window of the International Space Station's (ISS) Destiny module, nearly 95 percent of the planet's populated area is visible during the station's orbit. This unique vantage po ... more

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New crew takes express ride to space station		CU study provides new evidence ancient asteroid caused global firestorm on Earth		University of Tennessee professor discovers how microbes survive at bare minimum		Lunar cycle determines hunting behaviour of nocturnal gulls		Young, hot and blue

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Sun block for the "Big Dog"

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Ultraviolet spectrograph observes mercury and hydrogen in GRAIL impact plumes

Soviet MIR EVA spacesuit auctioned for 112,000 euros

US strategy takes Korean crisis into new territory

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