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Russian Space Center Delays 'Sabotage' 25 Aug 2013 | 10:02 pm
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 26, 2013 Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin slammed the slow progress of construction at Russia's Vostochny cosmodrome during a visit to the facility Wednesday, say...
Mobius strip ties liquid crystal in knots to produce tomorrow's materials and photonic devices 25 Aug 2013 | 10:02 pm
Warwick, UK (SPX) Aug 26, 2013 University of Warwick scientists have shown how to tie knots in liquid crystals using a miniature Mobius strip made from silica particles. By tying substances like this...
Using x-ray vision to detect unseen gold 25 Aug 2013 | 10:02 pm
Canberra, Australai (SPX) Aug 26, 2013 Powerful x-rays can now be used to rapidly and accurately detect gold in ore samples, thanks to a fancy new technique our scientists have developed. We're prett...
Lab-made complexes are "sun sponges" 25 Aug 2013 | 10:02 pm
St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 26, 2013 In diagrams it looks like a confection of self-curling ribbon with bits of bling hung off the ribbon here and there. In fact it is a carefully designed ring of protein...
Physicists pinpoint key property of material that both conducts and insulates 25 Aug 2013 | 10:02 pm
Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 26, 2013 It is well known to scientists that the three common phases of water - ice, liquid and vapor - can exist stably together only at a particular temperature and pressure, c...
Russian Aerospace Industry Needs State Help 25 Aug 2013 | 10:02 pm
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 26, 2013 The Russian space industry is plagued by such a great number of problems that the government cannot afford to leave it to its own devices, Deputy Prime Minis...
Promise of jobs triggers scramble for civilian drones 25 Aug 2013 | 10:02 pm
Washington (UPI) Aug 26, 2013 The promise of tens of thousands of jobs has U.S. states jockeying to become hosts for testing before drones are introduced alongside civil aviation in U.S. airspace. A ...
NASA Partner Completes Second Dream Chaser Captive-Carry Test 23 Aug 2013 | 01:53 am
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 23, 2013 NASA partner Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) of Louisville, Colo., successfully completed a captive-carry test of the Dream Chaser spacecraft Thursday, Aug. 22, at th...
NASA Explores New Uses for Historic Launch Structures 23 Aug 2013 | 01:53 am
Kennedy Space Center FL (NASA) Aug 23, 2013 NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is seeking concepts for the potential use or divestment of three historic launch platforms that are not needed for t...
Telemetry data confirms launch of South Korean satellite 23 Aug 2013 | 01:53 am
Yasny, Russia (Yonhap) Aug 23, 2013 South Korea's new multipurpose satellite made contact with a ground station in the Asian country early Friday, confirming its successful deployment into its target...
