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August 30, 2016

Russia's Floating Space Launch Pad to Be Sold in Early 2017
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2016
The sale of Russia's Morskoi Start (Sea Launch) floating space launch pad is expected early next year, with Russian investors among the leading candidates, the S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia chief said Friday. "I believe the transaction will be finalized in early 2017. We are leaning toward a Russian candidate, it has an interesting program and is convenient to work with," RSC Energia General Director Vladimir Solntsev told reporters without naming the potential investor. ... read more

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				Spitzer Space Telescope Begins 'Beyond' Phase Celebrating the spacecraft's ability to push the boundaries of space science and technology, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope team has dubbed the next phase of its journey "Beyond." "Spitzer is ... more		Boredom was hardest part of yearlong dome isolation Monotony was the hardest part of a yearlong NASA experiment about the mental and psychological rigors of longterm spaceflight, crew members said after the test ended. ... more

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Year-long simulation of humans living on Mars ends in Hawaii One year after living in isolation to simulate a mock mission to Mars, the six crew members emerged Sunday from their 1,200-square-foot solar-powered dome. ... more		6 million-year-old gas bubble eminating from Milky Way center Today, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way is rather quiet. New research suggests its relative dormancy is recent. ... more		AI powered SAR imagery analysis tool launched by SATIM and ICEYE Ghosts of the Deep: China's AJX-002 XLUUV and the Geopolitics of Undersea Power Global Invacom unveils XRJ transceiver for government and defense satcom		'Strong signal' stirs interest in hunt for alien life A "strong signal" detected by a radio telescope in Russia that is scanning the heavens for signs of extraterrestrial life has stirred interest among the scientific community. ... more
				Scientists test upper limits of electron speed The fastest electronic devices currently send information at speeds of several gigahertz, a billion oscillations per second. Some fiber-optic cables feature frequencies approaching a terahertz, a thousand billion oscillations. ... more		Analog DNA circuit does math in a test tube Often described as the blueprint of life, DNA contains the instructions for making every living thing from a human to a house fly. But in recent decades, some researchers have been putting the lette ... more

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By mid-century, more Antarctic snowfall may help offset sea-level rise When Antarctica's air temperature rises, moisture in the atmosphere increases. That should mean more snowfall on the frozen continent. So why hasn't that trend become evident in Antarctica's surface ... more		Japan scientists detect rare, deep-Earth tremor Scientists who study earthquakes in Japan said Thursday they have detected a rare deep-Earth tremor for the first time and traced its location to a distant and powerful storm. ... more		AI tool accelerates SAR image analysis with automated object detection Fossil energy 'significant' driver of climate-fuelled heatwaves: study Ethiopia's mega-dam ranks 15th globally		New class of fuel cells offer increased flexibility, lower cost A new class of fuel cells based on a newly discovered polymer-based material could bridge the gap between the operating temperature ranges of two existing types of polymer fuel cells, a breakthrough ... more
FSU chemistry professor explores outer regions of periodic table A little known - and difficult to obtain - element on the fringes of the periodic table is broadening our fundamental understanding of chemistry. In the latest edition of the journal Science, Florid ... more		Stretchy supercapacitors power wearable electronics A future of soft robots that wash your dishes or smart T-shirts that power your cell phone may depend on the development of stretchy power sources. But traditional batteries are thick and rigid - no ... more		Chemists develop possible cheap battery for grid energy storage Chemists at the University of Waterloo have developed a long-lasting zinc-ion battery that costs half the price of current lithium-ion batteries and could help enable communities to shift away from ... more		A new route to the scalable production of highly crystalline graphene films Researchers discovered a procedure to restore defective graphene oxide structures that cause the material to display low carrier mobility. By applying a high-temperature reduction treatment in an et ... more

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