Space Daily articles from July 2007

Space Daily archives from July 2007

Aerojet Demonstrates Key Advances In Controllable Solid Propulsion Rocket Motors.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers SACRAMENTO, July 2 (SPX) -- Aerojet, a GenCorp recently conducted an internally funded test firing of large-scale controllable solid rocket motors. Controllable solid rocket motors are an advanced propulsion...

Arizona Starts Research Initiative At Biosphere 2.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers TUCSON, July 2 (SPX) -- The University of Arizona today announced a major new scientific initiative to tackle the grand challenges facing science and society, including global climate change, the fate of water and how...

BAE Systems Completes Major New Facility For Ionospheric Physics Research.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers GAKONA, Alaska, July 2 (SPX) -- BAE Systems has completed work on the world's largest and most capable ionospheric research facility. The facility will be used to study interactions between high-power radio signals...

Before The Big Bang.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., July 2 (SPX) -- New discoveries about another universe whose collapse appears to have given birth to the one we live in today will be announced in the early on-line edition of the journal Nature...

Carnegie Leads Team Conducting Most Detailed Cosmological Simulation To Date.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PITTSBURGH, July 2 (SPX) -- By incorporrating the physics of black holes into a highly sophisticated model running on a powerful supercomputing system, an international team of scientists has produced an unprecedented...

Ceres As An Abode Of Life.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Bruce Moomaw CAMERON PARK, July 2 (SPX) -- As the "Dawn" mission -- the first attempt to explore truly large asteroids -- moves, somewhat uncertainly, toward its hoped-for July 7 launch, we're still finding out new details about...

Consumers Must Be Convinced Nanotechnology Benefits Outweigh Risks.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers WASHINGTON, July 2 (SPX) -- "There is no doubt that nanotechnology has the potential to make the world a better place," said Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies Chief Scientist Andrew Maynard. "But if consumers and...

First Detection Of Thorium In An Extragalactic Star.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers OSAKA, Japan, July 2 (SPX) -- Astronomers from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and Osaka Kyoiku University in Japan, have detected the element thorium in a red giant star called COS82, which lies in the...

GOP House Science Committee To Evaluate NASA Earth Science Budget.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers WASHINGTON, July 2 (SPX) -- Today, the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics heard from a panel of expert witnesses who discussed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) fiscal year 2008 (FY08)...

International Space Station Provides Classroom for Students Around the World.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers HOUSTON, July 2 (SPX) -- Imagine a classroom project to build training hardware for astronauts. Or growing plants on the International Space Station. Or snapping photographs from space. For more than six years, the...

Neutron Stars Join The Black Hole Jet Set.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers CAMBRIDGE, MA, July 2 (SPX) -- NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed an X-ray jet blasting away from a neutron star in a binary system. This discovery may help astronomers understand how neutron stars as well...

Science Module Structure Arrives At Astrium UK.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers LONDON, UK, July 2 (SPX) -- The Protoflight Model of the Science Module structure built by Oerlikon Space AG has been delivered to Astrium UK at the beginning of June 2007. The lightweight, high stiffness and highly...

Thales Alenia Space To Build Palapa-D Satellite For Indosat.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers JAKARTA, July 2 (SPX) -- PT Indosat Tbk, today appointed Thales Alenia Space to build and launch the Palapa-D satellite. Palapa-D, which launch is expected during second half 2009, will replace Palapa-C2 satellite...

An Opportunity For A One-Way Trip To The Bottom Of Crater Victoria.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PASADENA, Calif., July 6 (SPX) -- NASA's Mars rover Opportunity is scheduled to begin a descent down a rock-paved slope into the Red Planet's massive Victoria Crater. This latest trek carries real risk for the...

China Launches Thales-built Chinasat 6B Telecommunication Satellite.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers BEIJING, July 9 (SPX) -- The Chinasat 6B telecommunication satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor, was successfully boosted into orbit on Thursday July 5, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center...

Dawn Launch Rescheduled To September; Phoenix To Launch In August.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers WASHINGTON, July 9 (SPX) -- The launch of NASA's Dawn spacecraft, a mission that will explore the two largest objects in the asteroid belt in an effort to answer questions about the formation of our solar system, has...

Dust Delays Mars Crater Entry.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PASADENA, Calif., July 6 (SPX) -- A giant dust storm brewing for more than a week on Mars has become worse and is affecting surface operations of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. Because the rovers...

Eurobot Makes A Splash.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PARIS, July 3 (SPX) -- Many of the best-loved science fiction movies show intelligent robotic servants working alongside their masters. Fiction is rapidly becoming fact as European engineers develop increasingly...

How To Manage Floating Fluids In Space.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers HOUSTON, July 4 (SPX) -- Six months is a long time to be away from home. But Astronaut Sunita Williams had plenty of work to keep her busy during her stay on the International Space Station, including a group of...

Iridium Passes First Milestone On Way To Deploying NEXT.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers BETHESDA, Md., July 5 (SPX) -- Iridium Satellite announces it has released a Request for Information (RFI) to potential partners interested in participating in the design, development and deployment of "Iridium NEXT,"...

Martian Tectonic Signatures At Aeolis Mensae.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PARIS, July 6 (SPX) -- The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board Mars Express has provided snapshots of the Aeolis Mensae region. This area, well known for its wind-eroded features, lies on a tectonic...

NASA Selects Alcoa As Materials Supplier For Ares 1 Launch Vehicle.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers BETTENDORF, IO, July 5 (SPX) -- Alcoa reports that its North American Rolled Products business has won a one year contract from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop the...

One Image Planned During Descent Of Phoenix.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PASADENA, Calif., July 6 (SPX) -- Extensive testing of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander in preparation for an August launch has uncovered a potential data-handling problem in time to modify plans for use of a camera during...

Pioneering 3D View Of Near-Earth Magnetic Dance.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PARIS, July 5 (SPX) -- Scientists have obtained the first-ever 3D picture of interconnected magnetic 'dances' in near-Earth space, known as magnetic reconnection events. The data from ESA's Cluster satellites will...

Progress M-61 Launch Campaign Underway For August 2 Liftoff.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, July 9 (SPX) -- Preparations are continuing at the Baikonur launch site for the launch of Progress M-61 logistics spacecraft, which is currently scheduled for launch on August 2, 2007. Earlier,...

Scientists Find That Earth And Mars Are Different To The Core.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers OXFORD, UK, July 6 (SPX) -- Research comparing silicon samples from Earth, meteorites and planetary materials, published in Nature (28th June 2007), provides new evidence that the Earth's core formed under very...

Seeking Mars Survival Secrets.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PRINCETON, N.J., July 6 (SPX) -- David Smith always wondered whether other planets might harbor life, so when he actually got the opportunity to investigate, he jumped at it. His decision launched him on a year-long...

Shuttle Endeavour To Move To Pad Crew Ready For Countdown Test.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 9 (SPX) -- NASA's space shuttle Endeavour is targeted to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Tuesday, July 10, as preparations for the STS-118 mission...

Spirit Independently Approaches And Studies A Rock.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PASADENA, Calif., July 6 (SPX) -- Spirit remains healthy after attempting to wrap up scientific studies on an outcrop that contains several tantalizing, high-silica targets. High-silica targets are of interest to...

Spirit Solar Power Levels Continue To Rise.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PASADENA, Calif., July 6 (SPX) -- Spring cleaning continued on NASA's Spirit rover, as atmospheric turbulence on Mars cleared away more dust from the solar panels on the rover's 1,233rd sol, or Martian day, of...

Stardust And Deep Impact Get New Assignments Cruising About Sol.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers WASHINGTON, July 9 (SPX) -- Two NASA spacecraft now have new assignments after successfully completing their missions. The duo will make new observations of comets and characterize extrasolar planets. Stardust and...

Station Computer Inspection Continues.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers HOUSTON, July 9 (SPX) -- Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Clay Anderson this week finished preparing their spacesuits for a planned July 23 spacewalk. Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg...

Successful Launch Second German Sar-Lupe Observation Satellite.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers CANNES, France, July 5 (SPX) -- The second SAR-Lupe satellite, part of the German observation system, was successfully boosted into orbit yesterday from the Plesetsk space centre by a Russian Cosmos-3M rocket at...

The Adventures Of ASTRO And NextSat.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Dauna Coulter for NASA Science News HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 5 (SPX) -- Picture this: Two robots hang suspended in space, nose to nose. One reaches out a crooked silver arm and begins to minister to the needs of the other. Fuel is...

Wyle To Prepare First Passengers For Virgin Galactic Maiden Spaceflight.
July 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers EL SEGUNDO, CA, July 9 (SPX) -- Virgin Galactic, which expects to become the world's first commercial spaceline, has contracted Wyle to provide chief medical officer, medical data analysis, and program management...

DRS Tech Gets Contract To Supply Marine Corps With Rugged Tablet Computers.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PARSIPPANY, N.J., July 10 (SPX) -- DRS Technologies has received a $5 million award as part of a previous contract to provide military rugged tablet (MRT) computers and peripheral equipment for the U.S. Marine Corps'...

Endesa To Build Biggest Solar Energy Plant Yet In Spain.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers NEW YORK, July 10 (SPX) -- Endesa has announced that Endesa Generation has received a municipal permit to build a 20.1MW photovoltaic solar energy plant on land located in Guadarranque industrial park in San Roque...

GE Energy Wind Turbine Technology Selected For Largest Wind Project Yet In Turkey.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers ATLANTA, July 10 (SPX) -- A new, 130-megawatt wind power project in southeastern Turkey will be the world's largest installation of GE Energy's latest 2.5xl wind turbine technology and will more than double the...

Increased Use Of Solar Power Could Add 120000 New Jobs By 2030.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers AUSTIN, Texas, July 10 (SPX) -- Development of the solar energy industry in Texas would have a significant economic impact for consumers, the environment and workers, according to a new white paper released by the IC2...

Inventing Protein.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers TUCSON, July 10 (SPX) -- Nature, through the trial and error of evolution, has discovered a vast diversity of life from what can only presumed to have been a primordial pool of building blocks. Inspired by this...

Life Elsewhere In Solar System Could Be Different From Life As We Know It.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers WASHINGTON, July 10 (SPX) -- The search for life elsewhere in the solar system and beyond should include efforts to detect what scientists sometimes refer to as "weird" life -- that is, life with an alternative...

Lockheed Martin Reaches Major Milestone For The Mule Robotic Vehicle Engineering Evaluation Unit.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers DALLAS, July 10 (SPX) -- The Lockheed Martin Multifunction Utility/Logistics and Equipment (MULE) robotic vehicle's Engineering Evaluation Unit (EEU) recently reached a major milestone in demonstrating autonomous...

NASA Readies Mars Lander For August Launch To Icy Site.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers WASHINGTON, July 10 (SPX) -- NASA's next Mars mission will look beneath a frigid arctic landscape for conditions favorable to past or present life. Instead of roving to hills or craters, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander...

NetFires Conducts Successful Warhead Demonstration For Precision Attack Missile.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers TUCSON, July 10 (SPX) -- NetFires LLC, a joint venture between Raytheon Missile Systems business and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, successfully demonstrated the ability of its Precision Attack Missile...

Northrop Grumman Helps NASA Shape Plans For Affordable Lunar Lander.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 10 (SPX) -- The lunar lander that will carry NASA astronauts to the moon's surface by the end of the next decade will benefit from more than 50 years of technological change -- and more than...

Plextronics To Develop Flexible Electronics For US Army.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PITTSBURGH, July 10 (SPX) -- Plextronics has entered into a three-year cooperative agreement with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) to conduct research that will lead to flexible electronic products for...

Pseudo-Satellites Allow Accurate Navigation In Helsinki Harbour.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PARIS, July 10 (SPX) -- Pseudo-satellites, ground-based substitutes used when signals from `real" satellites are not available, can deliver accurate positioning information in places where conventional solutions fail....

Raytheon Awarded Rolling Airframe Missile Contracts Valued At Nearly 146 Million Dollars.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers TUCSON AZ3, July 10 (SPX) -- Raytheon has been awarded $145.4 million by the U.S. Navy for production and enhancement of its Rolling Airframe Missile program. Nearly $105.5 million will go to the development of...

Research Explores Link Between Pesticides And Colony Collapse Disorder.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PULLMAN, WA, July 10 (SPX) -- The sudden disappearance of honey bees in many parts of the country might be related to pesticide exposure, according to Washington State University entomologist Walter (Steve) Sheppard....

SCE Proposes Final Leg Of Largest Renewable Transmission Project In California.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers ROSEMEAD, Calif., July 10 (SPX) -- Southern California Edison (SCE) today applied to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the U.S. Forest Service for authorization to construct Segments 4-11 of the...

Solar And Semiconductor Executives See Bright Future In Germany.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers BERLIN, July 10 (SPX) -- Germany has become one of the top locations for solar and semiconductor investments and is the center for next-generation chip and photovoltaic (PV) technologies in Europe. Four leading...

Studying The Garbage Of The Modern Ocean.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers KINGSTON, July 10 (SPX) -- Graduate student Bryson Robertson sets sail Sunday from La Paz, Mexico on a unique and potentially life-altering journey in pursuit of his PhD. Over the next three years, the Civil...

TSAT Team Demonstrates Technology Maturity Of Laser Communications Subsystem.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers REDONDO BEACH, Calif., July 10 (SPX) -- A recent test conducted by the Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Transformational Satellite Communications (TSAT) space segment team has validated that its laser...

UAH Lab Leads To Improved Reliability Of Weapons.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers HUNTSVILLE, AL, July 10 (SPX) -- The University of Alabama in Huntsville unveiled its newest laboratory that will add to the university's capabilities in assisting the U.S. Army in determining the durability of the...

US Navy Awards Raytheon Contract For Open-Architecture Ship Self Defense System.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers TEWKSBURY, Mass., July 10 (SPX) -- Raytheon has been awarded a $16.9 million Naval Sea Systems Command contract to equip multiple surface ships with the open-architecture Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) Mk 2. "SSDS...

A-10s Get Digital Makeover.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Senior Airman Tim Beckham 355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Ariz., July 11 (SPX) -- Air Force officials are making significant changes to A-10 Thunderbolt IIs as part of the "Precision Engagement" upgrade, which...

A Minor 57 Million Dollar Accounting Error Highlights NASA Budgeting Processes.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Bruce Moomaw CAMERON PARK, Calif., July 11 (SPX) -- An examination of the official report of the Fiscal Year 2008 budget for NASA ordered by the US Senate's Appropriations Committee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related...

Acciona Acquires 1300 MW Of Wind Assets Across Midwest States.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers CHICAGO, July 11 (SPX) -- Acciona, the world's largest wind power developer, announced it has acquired exclusive rights to develop 1300 megawatts (MW) worth of wind assets in the states of Illinois, Iowa and...

Advanced Energy Unveils Its Newest RF Power-Delivery System.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers FORT COLLINS, Colo., July 11 (SPX) -- Advanced Energy Industries has announced its newest power platform: the Paramount RF-power delivery system. Featuring unprecedented power- delivery accuracy and control for...

ATK Awarded Contract For Orion Launch Abort Motors.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers MINNEAPOLIS, July 11 (SPX) -- Alliant Techsystems has received a $62.5 million contract from Orbital Sciences Corporation for the main abort motor of the NASA Orion crew exploration vehicle Launch Abort System (LAS)....

Boeing Awarded Two Billion Dollar A-10 Wing Contract.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers ST LOUIS, Mo., July 11 (SPX) -- Boeing has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract worth up to $2 billion between 2007 and 2018 for engineering services and the manufacturing of 242 wing sets for the Air Force's A-10...

Cassini Scientists Wring Out The Details On Spongy Hyperion.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers BOULDER, Colo., July 11 (SPX) -- Scientists on NASA's Cassini mission to Saturn now have a better understanding of why the odd moon Hyperion has such an unusual appearance. The crucial factor in creating the strange,...

DOE Awards PrimeStar Contract To Scale Up World Record CdTe Cell Technology.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers GOLDEN, Colo., July 11 (SPX) -- PrimeStar Solar is pleased to have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy for $3 million in funding over 18 months within the Solar America Initiative's, Photovoltaic Technology...

Improved Shuttle Readied For Trip To Space Station.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Stephanie Ho for Voice of America WASHINGTON, July 11 (SPX) -- NASA officials say they are ready to roll the Space Shuttle Endeavour to the launch pad in Florida in preparation for its scheduled launch to the International Space...

Inexpensive Adaptive Optics Achieved By Sandia's Optical Clamp.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers ALBUQUERQUE, July 11 (SPX) -- The ingenious system called adaptive optics, known for its computer control of subdivided, individually angled mirrors, is an efficient but expensive way to correct distortions in laser...

Invisible Nano-Fibers Conduct Electricity.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 11 (SPX) -- Tiny plastic fibers could be the key to some diverse technologies in the future -- including self-cleaning surfaces, transparent electronics, and biomedical tools that manipulate...

Kings River Announces Zero Emission Solar Power Plan.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers FRESNO, Calif., July 11 (SPX) -- Kings River Conservation District (KRCD) and San Francisco, CA based Cleantech America, have announced that they have entered into a multi-year agreement for Cleantech America to...

NASA Shuttle Endeavour Set To Launch August 7.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Cheryl Pellerin USINFO Staff Writer WASHINGTON, July 11 (SPX) -- Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew are scheduled to continue the next phase of International Space Station assembly with an August 7 launch and an 11-day mission to...

NetFires Conducts Successful Warhead Demonstration For Precision Attack Missile.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers TUCSON, July 11 (SPX) -- NetFires, a joint venture between Raytheon Missile Systems business and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, successfully demonstrated the ability of its Precision Attack Missile warhead...

New Catalyst May Revolutionize Biodiesel Production.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers AMES, Iowa, July 11 (SPX) -- Line up 250 billion of Victor Lin's nanospheres and you've traveled a meter. But those particles - and just the right chemistry filling the channels that run through them - could make a...

Ring Herding.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PASADENA, Calif., July 11 (SPX) -- Prometheus pulls material from the tortured F ring in this highly detailed view. The aftereffects of the moon's other recent encounters with the ring are visible above as dark...

Rocket Tests Move NASA Closer To The Lunar Vision.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers CLEVELAND, July 11 (SPX) -- A liquid oxygen-hydrogen pump fed engine developed to demonstrate advanced rocket technologies for future space vehicles achieved a major technical milestone in throttling capability. The...

Satellite Investment Conference To CEOs And Analysts For Broad Range Of Topics.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers LONG BEACH, CA, July 11 (SPX) -- Company executives, industry analysts and Wall Street buy-side and sell-side managers will gather in New York this October for the second annual ISCe Satellite Investment Symposium...

Star Surface Polluted By Planetary Debris.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PARIS, July 11 (SPX) -- Looking at the chemical composition of stars that host planets, astronomers have found that while dwarf stars often show iron enrichment on their surface, giant stars do not. The astronomers...

Wyle And ARES Sign Teaming Agreement To Pursue Nuclear Energy Industry Business.
July 11, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 11 (SPX) -- Wyle Laboratories and ARES Corporation have signed a teaming agreement to jointly pursue commercial nuclear equipment qualification optimization programs for new nuclear power...

AKARI Presents Detailed All-Sky Map In Infrared Light.
July 12, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PARIS, July 12 (SPX) -- One year after the beginning of its scientific operations, the high-capability infrared satellite AKARI continues to produce stunning views of the infrared Universe. Launched in February 2006,...

Ancient Forests Of Greenland Shed Light On Stability Of Ice Sheet.
July 12, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers LONDON, UK, July 12 (SPX) -- Ice cores drilled from southern Greenland have revealed the first evidence of a surprisingly lush forest that existed in the region within the past million years. The findings from an...

As China Overtakes US As Global Polluter Opportunities Abound For Newer, Cleaner Plants.
July 12, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers NEW YORK, July 12 (SPX) -- China will become the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter in one year, exceeding the emissions of the U.S. However, China also presents the most investment opportunities for manufacturing...

Coal-To-Liquid Researchers Are Ahead Of National Debate.
July 12, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers LEXINGTON, Ky., July 12 (SPX) -- From Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" to heated Congressional debates about federal tax incentives for new alternative fuels, the issue of coal's place in supplying America's energy...

Cobra Unmanned Aircraft System Makes A Series Of Firsts In North Dakota.
July 12, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers TUCSON, July 12 (SPX) -- Raytheon's Cobra Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) conducted the first official unmanned aircraft flight in North Dakota June 25. The Cobra flew approved flight profiles through military...

Emission Choices Lead To Starkly Different Futures For Northeast Agriculture.
July 12, 2007... Byline: Susan Lang CORNELL, N.Y., July 12 (SPX) -- Farmers will be the first to feel the heat from global warming as they grapple with new and aggressive crop pests, summer heat stress and other sobering challenges that could strain family...

Invisible Gases Form Most Organic Haze In Both Urban And Rural Areas.
July 12, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers BOULDER, Colo., July 12 (SPX) -- A new study involving the University of Colorado at Boulder shows that invisible, reactive gases hovering over Earth's surface, not direct emissions of particulates, form the bulk of...

NC State Engineers Provide Insight Into The Dynamics Of Molecular Self-Assembly.
July 12, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers RALEIGH, N.C., July 12 (SPX) -- By studying how a layer of molecules grows into an ordered layer from the edge of a rectangular silicon wafer, engineers at North Carolina State University, working with researchers...

New Study Suggests Climate Change Could Be The Root Of Armed Conflicts.
July 12, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers LONDON, UK, July 12 (SPX) -- Climate change, and the resulting shortage of ecological resources, could be to blame for armed conflicts in the future, according to David Zhang from the University of Hong Kong and...