Brits Aim for the Stars with Big Bucks on Offer to Conquer Final Frontier
The space industry is growing massively in the UK, and could be worth as much as US$61 billion (40bn pounds) by 2030. That's according to the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, who are calling for t ... more
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Patriot takes out two ballistic missiles in latest test
The U.S. Army completed its first in a series of tests on the Raytheon-built Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense system. ... more
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NASA's ORCA, AirHARP Projects Paved Way for PACE to Reach Space
NASA study reveals comprehensive global river water accounting
'Extreme' climate blamed for world's worst wine harvest in 62 years
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Shocking new way to get the salt out
As the availability of clean, potable water becomes an increasingly urgent issue in many parts of the world, researchers are searching for new ways to treat salty, brackish or contaminated water to ... more
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Computers uncover mechanism that stabilizes plasma within tokamaks
A team of physicists led by Stephen Jardin of the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has discovered a mechanism that prevents the electrical current flowing throu ... more
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Valley current control shows way to ultra-low-power devices
University of Tokyo researchers have demonstrated an electrically-controllable valley current device that may pave the way to ultra-low-power "valleytronics" devices. On the atomic scale, matter beh ... more
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Ultra-short X-ray pulses could shed new light on the fastest events in physics
Ultra-short x-ray pulses could shed new light on the fastest events in physics. If you've ever been captivated by slow-motion footage on a wildlife documentary, or you've shuddered when similar tech ... more
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UW team refrigerates liquids with a laser for the first time
Since the first laser was invented in 1960, they've always given off heat - either as a useful tool, a byproduct or a fictional way to vanquish intergalactic enemies. But those concentrated beams of ... more
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