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:: 13 November, 2009
Novel nanomaterials developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are scheduled to blast off into orbit on November 16 aboard Space Shuttle...
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:: 11 November, 2009
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have won a $6.5 million grant to develop improved components that will boost the efficiency of...
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:: 07 October, 2009
Although Cornell's self-driving car didn't win the DARPA Urban Challenge in 2007, it is alive and well and soon to become safer and more talented...
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:: 11 September, 2009
A new Oxford University spin-out company, Oxford Yasa Motors, has been set up to commercialise lightweight electric motors developed at the...
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:: 05 September, 2009
“Bat-inspired flapping flight holds promise for creating micro-aerial vehicles (MAVs) where rigid fixed wings drop substantially in aerodynamic...
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:: 05 August, 2009
A group from the Center for Plasma-Material Interactions has gained a patent on a non-contact method that uses plasma to clean very small dust and...
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:: 21 June, 2009
Parachute cords, climbing ropes, and smart coatings for bridges that change color when overstressed are several possible uses for force-sensitive...
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:: 28 January, 2009
Would you fly on an atomic-powered airplane? In the 1950s, engineers spent more than $1 billion to explore this possibility, scrapping the idea...
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:: 20 July, 2008
The Heads of the International Space Station (ISS) Agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States met at ESA Headquarters in...
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:: 19 July, 2008
The Expedition 17 crew have recently been treated to some new reading material on board the International Space Station. Amongst the cargo to...
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:: 17 July, 2008
ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang from Sweden has been assigned as a Mission Specialist on board the 11-day STS-128 mission, currently scheduled for...
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:: 08 July, 2008
On 17 July ESA will host an ISS Heads of Agency meeting at which leaders of the space agencies participating in the International Space Station...
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:: 27 April, 2008
ESA's Jules Verne ATV was used for the first time early this morning to raise the orbit of the International Space Station. A 740-second burn of...
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:: 12 April, 2008
With ESA astronauts working in the Columbus laboratory onboard the International Space Station (ISS) and the first of ESA’s new ATV cargo ships...
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:: 05 April, 2008
ATV Jules Verne, the European Space Agency’s first resupply and reboost vehicle, has successfully performed a fully automated docking with the...
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:: 01 April, 2008
Jules Verne ATV today approached the International Space Station to within 11 m of the docking port on the Russian Zvezda module. The approach was...
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:: 30 March, 2008
Jules Verne ATV today demonstrated its ability to navigate safely from a point 39 km behind the ISS to a stand-off point just 3.5 km away using...
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:: 29 March, 2008
After several days spent in a parking orbit 2000 km ahead of the ISS, Jules Verne ATV is now ready to join up with the International Space Station....
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:: 27 March, 2008
Returning from its 16-day STS-123 mission to the International Space Station, NASA’s Shuttle Endeavour has safely returned to earth, with a crew of...
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:: 22 March, 2008
Jules Verne ATV is lining up for Europe's first-ever automated docking in space. Following two demonstrations, the final 'putt' must be more...
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