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NASA Tests Engine Technology for Landing Astronauts on the Moon
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A technology development engine that may help NASA safely return astronauts to the lunar surface has successfully completed its third round of testing. The goal of these tests is to reduce ...
Final launch of Ariane 5 GS completes busy year
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Last week, an Ariane 5 GS launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on a journey to place the French military reconnaissance satellite Helios-2B into Sun-synchronous polar ...
Rocket Tests Move NASA Closer to the Lunar Vision
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 09, 2007 |
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A liquid oxygen-hydrogen pump fed engine developed to demonstrate advanced rocket technologies for future space vehicles achieved a major technical milestone in throttling capability.
Throttling Back to the Moon
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 17, 2007 |
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Accelerating from 0 to 60 then slowing down for a stop light is no problem for an ordinary automobile. But if you were piloting a rocketship, it wouldn't be so easy. Most rocket engines are designed to burn ...
Intel Unveils Extensible Host Controller Interface Draft Specification to Support USB 3.0 Architecture
Aug 13, 2008 |
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Intel Corporation today announced the availability of the Extensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) draft specification revision 0.9 in support of the USB 3.0 architecture, also known as SuperSpeed USB. The xHCI draft specification ...
Biodiesel blend performs as well as ultra-low sulfur fuel
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Those worried about a performance drop-off going from standard diesel fuel to the more environmentally friendly B20 biodiesel blend can ease their minds.
New Technologies for James Webb Space Telescope Approved Early
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 02, 2007 |
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More than a year ahead of schedule, a team of independent experts has approved all ten new technologies developed for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Many of the technologies are revolutionary and have never before been ...
Cleaner diesels thanks to laser light
Dec 07, 2007 |
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Dutch researcher Bas Bougie has developed a laser system to investigate soot development in diesel engines. Small soot particles are not retained by a soot filter but are, however, more harmful than larger soot particles. ...
New Microsoft Office seeks flexibility
Jun 12, 2006 |
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Microsoft's new Office Business Applications program seeks to give individual employees more flexibility in accessing the computer information they need.
It's the metal in the mussel that gives mussels their muscle power
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Researchers in California are reporting for the first time that metals are key ingredients that give the coatings of anchoring byssal threads of marine mussels their amazing durability. The study could lead to the design ...
Antitrust watchdog probes Google Italy
Aug 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Italy's antitrust watchdog is investigating allegations that Google Italy is discriminating against newspapers that don't want their content linked on Google's news site by dropping them from its search engine.
Cryogenic Phonon Scintillators to Help in Search for Dark Matter
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Mar 17, 2006 |
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What do WIMPs and MRIs have in common? Besides being acronyms, both the dark matter candidate and the medical diagnostic technique could benefit from the next generation of cryogenic scintillators being deve ...
NASA Shuttle Engine Upgrades Improve Safety and Reliability
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 05, 2007 |
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A main engine computer upgrade developed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will fly on space shuttle Atlantis during the STS-117 mission, targeted for launch June 8. The upgrade is ...
Researchers Design Electronic Amplifier Capable of Functioning in Extreme Temperatures
Mar 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Missions to space require 'warm' boxes, which protect electronic circuitry from extreme temperatures and exposure to radiation. Electrical engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas ...
Google unfazed by 3 US government inquiries
Jun 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google Inc. doesn't believe it needs to change its ways despite three separate U.S. government inquiries into whether some of the Internet search leader's actions are thwarting competition.
