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  Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 24, 2017 Experts from the Russian Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TsNIIMash) will construct a ground Glonass satellite navigation tracking station in Nicaragua, the TsNIIMash's press service said Monday. "The TsNIIMash's specialists will construct a station for tracking data of the Glonass and other global satellite navigation systems in Nicaragua," the press release reads. According to the statement, the implementation of the project started in November 2014 and the contract on const ... read more |
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Raytheon completes qualification testing of next-gen GPS Launch and Checkout SystemRaytheon has reached another milestone in developing the U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System Next-Generation Operational Control System, known as GPS OCX, with the completion of the Factory Qua ... more 
Clocks 'failed' onboard Europe's navigation satellites: ESAEurope's beleaguered Galileo satnav has suffered another setback, with clocks failing onboard a number of satellites in space, the European Space Agency said Wednesday. ... more 
Russia, China Work on Joint High-Precision Satellite Navigation SystemRussia and China are in the process of setting up a joint Differential Corrections and Monitoring (SDCM) high-precision satellite navigation system, China National Space Administration (CNSA) chief ... more 
Oregon deploys DT Research Rugged Tablets for Construction ProjectsDT Research, the leading designer and manufacturer of purpose-built computing solutions for vertical markets, this week announced the successful deployment of the DT391GS Rugged GNSS Tablets for the ... more |
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China to offer global satellite navigation service by 2020China plans to form a BeiDou network consisting of 35 satellites for global navigation services by 2020, said a white paper released by the State Council Information Office on Tuesday. The cou ... more  
China Plans to Launch 1st Mars Probe by 2020 - State Council Information OfficeChina is planning to conduct the first orbiting and roving exploration of Mars by 2020, the country's State Council Information Office (SCIO) said Tuesday in a report. "China intends to execut ... more 
Austrian cows swap bells from 'hell' for GPSA farmer's cows in western Austria will swap their traditional bells for GPS trackers after the owner of a holiday home complained that the noise was irritating his guests. ... more
Russia, China Making Progress in Synchronization of GLONASS, BeiDou SystemsRussia and China have achieved a significant progress in the synchronization of GLONASS and BeiDou navigation systems, Roscosmos head Igor Komarov said Monday. "We have achieved a considerable ... more 
Alpha Defence Company To Make Navigation Satellites For ISROLeading defence electronics and aerospace firm Alpha Design Technologies Ltd. announced on Monday signing a contract to make navigation satellites for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). ... more |
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Europe's own satnav Galileo goes liveAfter 17 years, numerous setbacks and three times over budget, Europe's Galileo satnav system went live Thursday, promising to outperform rivals and guarantee regional self-reliance. ... more 
Galileo, Europe's own satnav, to go onlineAfter 17 years and numerous setbacks and budget boosts, Europe's Galileo satnav system is due to go live on Thursday with promises of better-than-ever location services. ... more |
  
There are about 400,000 species of plants in the world. Humans use approximately 10-15% of them to cover our basic needs, such as food, medicine and shelter, as well as other needs, such as recreation, art, and craft. But why and how have humans selected only a small fraction of all plants to utilize?
A new study published in Nature Plants sheds new light on these questions by investigatin ... more Intense industrial fishing Wheat virus crosses over, harms native grasses Harvests in the US to suffer from climate change |
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Apple on Friday sued Qualcomm, accusing the California chipmaker of abusing its market power to demand unfair royalties, echoing charges filed days earlier by US antitrust regulators.
Tech giant Apple said in the court filing that it has been overcharged "billions of dollars" by its chipmaking partner's "illegal scheme."
The company also claimed Qualcomm owes it a billion dollars but is ... more China's largest chip company to build $30 billion semiconductor factory Theorists propose new class of topological metals with exotic electronic properties Chip-sized, high-speed terahertz modulator raises possibility of faster data transmission |
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  The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Persistent Threat Detection System Aerostats to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The proposed sale under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program carries an estimated value of $525 million.
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which manages the FMS program, said in its notification to Congress that Saudi Arabia's pro ... more Kazakhstan orders Russian Mi-35M helicopters U.S. Air Force upgrades 45th KC-135 tanker aircraft Nigerian air force, Comp Air Aviation to develop light utility aircraft |
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Evangelists for driverless cars see a bright future coming down the road: thousands of lives saved, countless driving hours freed up, cityscapes transformed with traffic jams vanquished.
But the new technology also threatens millions of jobs and raises a slew of ethical dilemmas - prospects that were on the minds of business chiefs and politicians meeting at the World Economic Forum this we ... more Paris experiments with driverless buses VW ex-boss denies prior knowledge of pollution cheating New Zealand stimulates electric vehicle market |
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  Australia said Tuesday it was working to recast the Trans-Pacific Partnership without the United States and opened the door for China to sign up after President Donald Trump ditched the huge trade pact.
The deal included a dozen Asia-Pacific nations which together account for 40 percent of the global economy, but Trump declared Monday he had "terminated" it in line with election pledges to s ... more Chinese growth slows in 2016 with outlook uncertain Trump trade moves chilling, could hurt US business: trade expertsChina-backed trade pact gains as Trump threatens to ditch TPP |
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Global forest ecosystems, widely considered to act as the lungs of the planet, 'held their breath' during the most recent occurrence of a warming hiatus, new research has shown. The international study examined the full extent to which these vital ecosystems performed as a carbon sink from 1998-2012 - the most recent recorded period of global warming slowdown.
The researchers, including Pr ... more Trees supplement income for rural farmers in Africa How much drought can a forest take? Activists slam giant Indonesian mill for environmental damage |
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When Michelle Stokes and Stacie Bender look out across the snow-capped mountains of Utah and Colorado, they see more than just a majestic landscape. They see millions of gallons of water that will eventually flow into the Colorado River. The water stored as snowpack there will make its way to some 33 million people across seven western states, irrigating acres of lettuce, fruits and nuts in Cali ... more NASA's Terra Satellite Sees Alaskan Volcanic Eruption Wrapped in White NOAA's GOES-16 Satellite Sends First Images to Earth How satellite data changed chimpanzee conservation efforts |
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Chip scale high precision measurements of physical quantities such as temperature, pressure and refractive index have become common with nanophotonics and nanoplasmonics resonance cavities.
As excellent transducers to convert small variations in the local refractive index into measurable spectral shifts, resonance cavities are being used extensively in a variety of disciplines ranging from ... more Nanocavity and atomically thin materials advance tech for chip-scale light sources New low-cost technique converts bulk alloys to oxide nanowires Creating atomic scale nanoribbons |
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Blighter Surveillance Systems' AUDS counter-UAV defense system recently achieved TRL-9 status following deployment with the U.S. armed forces.
The achievement places the unmanned aircraft detection device at the highest technology readiness level, or TRL. The scale, used by the U.S. Department of Defense and NASA, ranges from 1 to 9 with 9 referring the most technology mature devices. / ... more GenDyn offers Bluefin SandShark mini-drone for sale online UAV performs first ever perched landing using machine learning algorithmsLiteye, Tribalco to deliver AUDS systems to U.S. armed forces |
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  European lenders will be among the world leaders in supporting efforts to address the impact of climate change in an era of naysayers, the EIB president said.
The World Meteorological Organization reported last week that global average temperatures in 2016 hit records highs for the third consecutive year. Werner Hoyer, the president of the European Investment Bank, told delegates in Bru ... more China energy firm expands in crisis-hit Brazil Australian energy group backs Li Ka-shing takeover China to build $1.5 billion power line across Pakistan |
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A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently announced that they have successfully developed a new way to increase energy efficiency of metal-air batteries which are next-generation energy devices by using a conducting polymer.
This breakthrough research, led by Professor Hyun-Kon Song and Professor Guntae Kim of Energy and Chemical Engineering is appeared in the January issue ... more Electrocatalysis can advance green transition Samsung blames Galaxy Note 7 fires on faulty batteriesW/LLL Harnessing the energy of fireworks for fuel |
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Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is using a unique superlift to construct the U.S. Navy's second Ford-class aircraft carrier.
The aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy, designated CVN 79 by the Navy, has been under construction since August 2015. HII officials say they are applying lessons learned from constructing the first vessel of the Ford class, th ... more U.S. Navy expecting USS Gerald R. Ford delivery in April French schools join Australia's Future Submarine program U.S. Navy's ALMDS reaches initial operating capability |
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  Equipment manufacturer JCB is to supply the U.S. Army with more than 1,600 light-capability, rough-terrain forklifts for use around the world.
The contract, one of the largest in company history, is worth $142 million, the company said.
"This order is fantastic news for JCB and a great way to start the New Year, said JCB Chief Executive Officer Graeme Macdonald. "It is the second ... more EDA launches program to improve IED detection Retired US generals to Trump: 'Torture is unnecessary' What Russia's railgun can really do |
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When Michelle Stokes and Stacie Bender look out across the snow-capped mountains of Utah and Colorado, they see more than just a majestic landscape. They see millions of gallons of water that will eventually flow into the Colorado River. The water stored as snowpack there will make its way to some 33 million people across seven western states, irrigating acres of lettuce, fruits and nuts in Cali ... moreNASA's Terra Satellite Sees Alaskan Volcanic Eruption Wrapped in WhiteNOAA's GOES-16 Satellite Sends First Images to EarthHow satellite data changed chimpanzee conservation efforts |
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  A team of British and Czech scientists on Tuesday said they had successfully tested a "super laser" they claim is 10 times more powerful than any other of its kind on the planet.
The so-called "high peak power laser" has a 1,000-watt average power output, a benchmark of sustained, high-energy pulses.
It has revolutionary potential in engineering, for hardening metal surfaces, processing ... more First European-built all-electric satellite EUTELSAT 172B getting ready to fly Sci-fi holograms a step closer with ANU invention NSC to deliver virtual training gear to British army |
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  North Korea's nuclear and missile capabilities are accelerating at an "unprecedented" pace, the South's acting president said Monday, urging the swift deployment of a US anti-missile system that has infuriated Beijing.
Seoul and Washington agreed last year to install the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system in the South after a string of North Korean nuclear and missile tests - ... more SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite Responding to Ground Control S-500 to strengthen Russia's 'air defense system for the 21 Century' Israel Introduces Arrow-3 Missile Interceptor System |
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