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Archaeologists Locate Confederate Cannons, Naval Yard
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 06, 2009 |
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Archaeologists from the University of South Carolina and East Carolina University have located two large cannon from a sunken Confederate gunboat in the Pee Dee River and have identified where the Mars Bluff Naval Yard once ...
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ANDE-2 satellite deployed from Space Shuttle Endeavour
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Aug 05, 2009 |
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The Naval Research Laboratory's satellite suite, the Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment 2 (ANDE-2), was deployed from NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour on July 30, 2009.
ONR demonstrates new counter-mine technology for ships
Apr 19, 2009 |
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In a time of increasing irregular warfare threats, the Navy has devised and successfully demonstrated a revolutionary technology to help reduce the risk of naval mine strikes to U.S. Navy ships.
HICO-RAIDS experiments ready for payload integration
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 26, 2008 |
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The Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO) and the Remote Atmospheric and Ionospheric Detection System (RAIDS), both developed at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), are ready for payload integration following ...
Ion Tiger fuel cell unmanned air vehicle completes 23-hour flight
Oct 13, 2009 |
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The Naval Research Laboratory's Ion Tiger, a hydrogen-powered fuel cell unmanned air vehicle (UAV), has flown 23 hours and 17 minutes, setting an unofficial flight endurance record for a fuel-cell powered ...
Lasers generate underwater sound
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are developing a new technology for use in underwater acoustics. The new technology uses flashes of laser light to remotely create underwater sound. The new ...
NRL's XFC UAS achieves flight endurance milestone
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has completed a successful flight test of the fuel cell powered XFC (eXperimental Fuel Cell) unmanned aerial system (UAS). During the June 2 flight test, ...
White tea could keep you healthy and looking young
Aug 11, 2009 |
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Next time you’re making a cuppa, new research shows it might be wise to opt for a white tea if you want to reduce your risk of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis or even just age-associated wrinkles. Researchers ...
Proposed astronomy missions selected for further study by NASA
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 22, 2008 |
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NASA has awarded the University of Colorado at Boulder $1 million to lead the study of a space observatory to find Earth-like planets in distant solar systems and open the search for life outside our solar ...
Think Twice Before Allowing Your 10-Year-Old to Work
Feb 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study finds that - despite being responsible enough to have a job at such a young age - fifth-graders who work are more likely to exhibit bad health behaviors than their unemployed 10-year-old peers.
Night Time Artificial Cloud Study Conducted
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Sep 21, 2009 |
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A rocket experiment that may shed light on the highest clouds in the Earth's atmosphere was conducted September 19 from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
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