Rise of the cute robots
Sunday, 18 June 2023 10:12
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Paris (AFP) June 15, 2023
The red eye that refuses to be extinguished, the metal body that cannot be crushed - for many of us the word "robot" conjures one image: the Terminator.
But robots are now everywhere, serving as companions in care homes or vacuum cleaners in our homes, and manufacturers are keener than ever to design friendly machines.
"At first we noticed the kids could be a bit afraid," said Do Hwan K
The red eye that refuses to be extinguished, the metal body that cannot be crushed - for many of us the word "robot" conjures one image: the Terminator.
But robots are now everywhere, serving as companions in care homes or vacuum cleaners in our homes, and manufacturers are keener than ever to design friendly machines.
"At first we noticed the kids could be a bit afraid," said Do Hwan K Shining potential of missing atoms
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Vienna, Austria (SPX) Jun 15, 2023
Single photons have applications in quantum computation, information networks, and sensors, and these can be emitted by defects in the atomically thin insulator hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). Missing nitrogen atoms have been suggested to be the atomic structure responsible for this activity, but it is difficult to controllably remove them. A team at the Faculty of Physics of the University of Vi
Single photons have applications in quantum computation, information networks, and sensors, and these can be emitted by defects in the atomically thin insulator hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). Missing nitrogen atoms have been suggested to be the atomic structure responsible for this activity, but it is difficult to controllably remove them. A team at the Faculty of Physics of the University of Vi Satellite Internet fills holes in global connectivity, but cost remains an issue
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Washington DC (UPI) Jun 18, 2023
Satellite Internet is helping to fill digital deserts, but roughly half the world's population still lacks online access as many remain priced out. The United Nations has set a goal that "every person should have safe and affordable access to the Internet, including meaningful use of digitally enabled services" by 2030.
But the U.N.'s International Telecommunication Union notes that a majo
Satellite Internet is helping to fill digital deserts, but roughly half the world's population still lacks online access as many remain priced out. The United Nations has set a goal that "every person should have safe and affordable access to the Internet, including meaningful use of digitally enabled services" by 2030.
But the U.N.'s International Telecommunication Union notes that a majo Juno captures lightning bolts above Jupiter's north pole
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 18, 2023
In the realm of outer space, Jupiter's lightning continues to intrigue scientists and NASA's Juno mission is at the forefront of this exploration. The spacecraft recently recorded an illuminating bolt of lightning in a vortex near Jupiter's north pole, lending further insight into the atmospheric phenomena of the largest planet in our solar system.
Much like Earth's lightning bolts that st
In the realm of outer space, Jupiter's lightning continues to intrigue scientists and NASA's Juno mission is at the forefront of this exploration. The spacecraft recently recorded an illuminating bolt of lightning in a vortex near Jupiter's north pole, lending further insight into the atmospheric phenomena of the largest planet in our solar system.
Much like Earth's lightning bolts that st UK Nuclear Fusion company announces space rocket US Partnership
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London, UK (SPX) Jun 18, 2023
The UK-based company Pulsar Fusion, specializing in nuclear fusion, has announced a collaboration with the US firm, Princeton Satellite Systems. The collaboration will employ artificial intelligence (AI) in the design of a space rocket, aiming for a notably increased speed. This improvement could significantly decrease the mission time to Saturn's moons, reaching them in approximately two years.
The UK-based company Pulsar Fusion, specializing in nuclear fusion, has announced a collaboration with the US firm, Princeton Satellite Systems. The collaboration will employ artificial intelligence (AI) in the design of a space rocket, aiming for a notably increased speed. This improvement could significantly decrease the mission time to Saturn's moons, reaching them in approximately two years. VAST selects Impulse Space for Haven-1 Space Station Propulsion
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 18, 2023
In an important move for commercial space travel, Vast, an innovative company in space habitation technologies, has partnered with Impulse Space for the provision of propulsion systems for the Haven-1 Space Station. The two companies will closely collaborate to install this crucial subsystem to Haven-1, which is planned to be launched into low-Earth orbit using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in August
In an important move for commercial space travel, Vast, an innovative company in space habitation technologies, has partnered with Impulse Space for the provision of propulsion systems for the Haven-1 Space Station. The two companies will closely collaborate to install this crucial subsystem to Haven-1, which is planned to be launched into low-Earth orbit using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in August ASU study: Jupiter's moon Europa may have had a slow evolution
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Tempe AZ (SPX) Jun 18, 2023
Jupiter's moon, Europa, is slightly smaller than Earth's moon and is one of the most promising places to search for alien life.
Amid the Jovian system, Europa is of particular interest to scientists because of the strong evidence for nutrients, water and energy to potentially provide a habitable environment for some form of life beyond Earth. In addition, Europa is believed to be made of f
Jupiter's moon, Europa, is slightly smaller than Earth's moon and is one of the most promising places to search for alien life.
Amid the Jovian system, Europa is of particular interest to scientists because of the strong evidence for nutrients, water and energy to potentially provide a habitable environment for some form of life beyond Earth. In addition, Europa is believed to be made of f Space Force extends Palantir’s data-as-a-service contracts
Saturday, 17 June 2023 11:31
Spanish rocket launch aborted due to last-minute glitch
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Madrid (AFP) June 17, 2023
The maiden flight of Spain's first rocket was aborted Saturday after countdown ended because of a last-minute technical problem, the start up PLD Space said.
The launch of the Miura 1 in the southwestern provence of Huelva was "automatically aborted" as some of the umbilicals - which are used to provide power and fuel to rockets - did not release as it should, Raul Torres, a co-founder of
The maiden flight of Spain's first rocket was aborted Saturday after countdown ended because of a last-minute technical problem, the start up PLD Space said.
The launch of the Miura 1 in the southwestern provence of Huelva was "automatically aborted" as some of the umbilicals - which are used to provide power and fuel to rockets - did not release as it should, Raul Torres, a co-founder of Space rock holds clues as to how Earth got its water
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Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 14, 2023
Sodium chloride, better known as table salt, isn't exactly the type of mineral that captures the imagination of scientists. However, a smattering of tiny salt crystals discovered in a sample from an asteroid has researchers at the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory excited, because these crystals can only have formed in the presence of liquid water.
Even more intriguing,
Sodium chloride, better known as table salt, isn't exactly the type of mineral that captures the imagination of scientists. However, a smattering of tiny salt crystals discovered in a sample from an asteroid has researchers at the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory excited, because these crystals can only have formed in the presence of liquid water.
Even more intriguing, Final Ariane 5 Flight Will Carry German Communications Satellite Into Space
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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 15, 2023
On 16 June 2023, the time will have come. The final European Ariane 5 launcher is scheduled to lift off at 23:26 CEST (18:26 local time) from the European Spaceport at Kourou in French Guiana, carrying the German communications satellite 'Heinrich Hertz' and the French military satellite 'Syracuse 4B' into orbit. The 117th Ariane 5 flight, VA261, will release the Heinrich Hertz satellite into a
On 16 June 2023, the time will have come. The final European Ariane 5 launcher is scheduled to lift off at 23:26 CEST (18:26 local time) from the European Spaceport at Kourou in French Guiana, carrying the German communications satellite 'Heinrich Hertz' and the French military satellite 'Syracuse 4B' into orbit. The 117th Ariane 5 flight, VA261, will release the Heinrich Hertz satellite into a Photosynthesis, key to life on Earth, starts with a single photon
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Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 15, 2023
Using a complex cast of metal-studded pigments, proteins, enzymes, and co-enzymes, photosynthetic organisms can convert the energy in light into the chemical energy for life. And now, thanks to a study published June 14 in Nature, we know that this organic chemical reaction is sensitive to the smallest quantity of light possible - a single photon.
The discovery solidifies our current under
Using a complex cast of metal-studded pigments, proteins, enzymes, and co-enzymes, photosynthetic organisms can convert the energy in light into the chemical energy for life. And now, thanks to a study published June 14 in Nature, we know that this organic chemical reaction is sensitive to the smallest quantity of light possible - a single photon.
The discovery solidifies our current under Plate tectonics not required for the emergence of life
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Rochester NY (SPX) Jun 15, 2023
Scientists have taken a journey back in time to unlock the mysteries of Earth's early history, using tiny mineral crystals called zircons to study plate tectonics billions of years ago. The research sheds light on the conditions that existed in early Earth, revealing a complex interplay between Earth's crust, core, and the emergence of life.
Plate tectonics allows heat from Earth's interio
Scientists have taken a journey back in time to unlock the mysteries of Earth's early history, using tiny mineral crystals called zircons to study plate tectonics billions of years ago. The research sheds light on the conditions that existed in early Earth, revealing a complex interplay between Earth's crust, core, and the emergence of life.
Plate tectonics allows heat from Earth's interio UK Space Agency prioritizes sustainability
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The UK Space Agency is taking steps to encourage and prioritize space sustainability, both domestically and internationally.
Despite growing interest in commercial satellite data, industry faces uncertainty
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Remote-sensing space companies worry that U.S.