Space Daily articles from May 2008

Space Daily archives from May 2008

Ancient Ecosystems Organized Much Like Our Own.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2008 Similarities between half-billion-year-old and recent food webs point to deep principles underpinning the structure of ecological relationships, as shown by researchers from the Santa...

Artificial Intelligence Boosts Science From Mars.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Paris, France (SPX) May 01, 2008 Artificial intelligence (AI) being used at the European Space Operations Centre is giving a powerful boost to ESA's Mars Express as it searches for signs of past or present life on the...

ATK Delivers Second Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Test Bed Aircraft.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Minneapolis MN (SPX) May 01, 2008 Alliant Techsystems, the U.S. Navy, the Italian Air Force, and Vitrociset, have fielded a second Beechcraft King Air test aircraft supporting development and testing of the Advanced...

Beacon Power To Provide Flywheel System To Support Wind Power Integration Project In California.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Tyngsboro MA (SPX) May 01, 2008 Beacon Power has announced that it has been awarded a subcontract to provide a flywheel energy storage system in support of a wind integration R and D project sponsored by the...

Before Fossil Fuels, Earth's Minerals Kept CO2 In Check.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Stanford CA (SPX) May 01, 2008 Over millions of years carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have been moderated by a finely-tuned natural feedback system- a system that human emissions have recently overwhelmed. A...

Carbon Disclosure Project Announces Findings In Supply Chain Carbon Emissions.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2008 The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the world's largest investor collaboration on climate change, with 385 institutional investors holding assets under management of US $57 trillion,...

Center To Research New Ways To Convert Sunshine To Power And Fuels.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Boulder CO (SPX) May 01, 2008 The newest research center of the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory aims to find ways to directly convert the sun's energy to low-cost electricity and fuels. NREL Senior Research...

Decoding The Dictionary: Study Suggests Lexicon Evolved To Fit In The Brain.(Report)
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Troy NY (SPX) May 01, 2008 The latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary boasts 22,000 pages of definitions. While that may seem far from succinct, new research suggests the reference manual is meticulously...

Did Dust Storms Make The Dust Bowl Drought Worse.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Ben Cook, Ron Miller and Richard Seager New York NY (SPX) May 01, 2008 The Dust Bowl drought of the 1930s was one of the worst environmental disasters of the Twentieth Century anywhere in the world. Three million people left their...

Electronic Ears To Guide Mining Drills.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 01, 2008 CSIRO scientists with the Minerals Down Under National Research Flagship have successfully used an electronic listening post to track and control a drill operating more than 300...

Entekhabi Will Lead Science Team For NASA Satellite Mission To Map Earth's Water Cycle.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Denise Brehm Boston MA (SPX) May 01, 2008 MIT Professor Dara Entekhabi will lead the science team designing a NASA satellite mission to make global soil moisture and freeze/thaw measurements, data essential to the accuracy of...

General Dynamics And Cisco Systems Advance Battlefield Networking.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Taunton MA (SPX) May 01, 2008 General Dynamics C4 Systems and teammate Cisco Systems have successfully integrated Cisco's Unified Communications Manager software into the General Dynamics Itronix GoBook XR-1 computer....

GIOVE-B Spacecraft In Good Health.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Paris, France (SPX) May 01, 2008 After its successful launch by a Soyuz Rocket from Baiknour on 27 April and accurate insertion into its target orbit by the Fregat autonomous upper stage, GIOVE-B is now completing its...

Golden Wheat Greens Kenya's Drylands.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2008 Hot and barren, Kenya's dry lands have long been unfit for agriculture, at best merely a grazing area for wild animals and livestock. Today, the landscape is more picturesque and...

Graphene-Based Gadgets May Be Just Years Away.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Manchester, UK (SPX) May 01, 2008 Researchers at The University of Manchester have produced tiny liquid crystal devices with electrodes made from graphene - an exciting development that could lead to computer and TV...

Ground-Mounted And Pole-Mounted Solar Electric Systems - Getting It Right.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Sonoma CA (SPX) May 01, 2008 The demonstration ground-mounted solar electric system was a designed, engineered and constructed solar-power project including the balance of systems (BOS) is proven and working. The BOS...

Heat Transfer Between Materials Is Focus Of New Research Grant.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Ann Arbor MI (SPX) May 01, 2008 Managing heat is a major challenge for engineers who work on devices from jet engines to personal electronics to nano-scale transistors. A team led by a University of Michigan...

How Deep Is Europe.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Bonn, Germany (SPX) May 01, 2008 The Earth's crust is, on global average around 40 kilometres deep. In relation to the total diameter of the Earth with approx. 12800 kilometres this appears to be rather shallow, but...

Ixia Powers Green IT Testing At Interop Las Vegas.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Calabasas CA (SPX) May 01, 2008 Ixia will showcase its "Green IT" testing initiatives for network equipment and data centers at Interop Las Vegas. Ixia will demonstrate a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) testing solution, a...

Log On To Your Solar Future.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Paonia CO (SPX) May 01, 2008 Solar Energy International (SEI) is pleased to announce Advanced PV Online Training Course. Learn more about designing and installing an NEC code compliant solar electric (photovoltaic)...

Marine Snails Could Help Provide Better Armor For Soldiers.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Riverside CA (SPX) May 01, 2008 Marine snails, sea urchins, and other animals from the sea are teaching researchers in UC Riverside's Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering how to make the world a better...

Marketing Max Launches Free Marketing GPS Service.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Jacksonville FL (SPX) May 01, 2008 Marketing Max recently launched its free online marketing advice application, Marketing GPS. The new service asks its users 18 multiple-choice questions and uses a proprietary...

MIT Class Tracks Carbon Footprint Of Different Lifestyles.
May 1, 2008... Byline: David Chandler Boston MA (SPX) May 01, 2008 Whether you live in a cardboard box or a luxurious mansion, whether you subsist on homegrown vegetables or wolf down imported steaks, whether you're a jet-setter or a sedentary retiree,...

Mitigating Strategies Available For The South African Electricity Crisis.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Cape Town, South Africa (SPX) May 01, 2008 Global growth consulting company Frost and Sullivan believes that the challenges posed by South Africa's power crisis are not without reasonable solutions. While there is no...

Nokia And ARC Transistance Deliver Real Time Traffic Reports To Mobiles.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Espoo, Finland (SPX) May 01, 2008 Nokia and ARC Transistance, the European network of automobile clubs, have announced that they are working together to provide Real Time Traffic Information to users of Nokia mobile...

OAISYS Announces Solar Energy System Installation.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Tempe AZ (SPX) May 01, 2008 OAISYS proudly announces it has completed installation of solar electric panels on its headquarters facility at 7965 South Priest Drive. The installation of the 10-kilowatt direct current...

Researchers Develop Method For Transmitting Medical Images Via Cell Phones.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Jerusalem (SPX) May 01, 2008 A process to transmit medical images via cellular phones that has been developed by a Hebrew University of Jerusalem researcher has the potential to provide sophisticated radiological...

Scientists Collect Data To Aid Afghanistan Reconstruction.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2008 Policymakers, potential private investors, and the public received valuable new information today to help identify fault lines and the potential location of undiscovered water, oil and...

Scientists Discover New Ocean Current.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Atlanta GA (SPX) May 01, 2008 Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new climate pattern called the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation. This new pattern explains, for the first time, changes...

SolarWall Wins Prestigious World Green Business Award In UK.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers London, UK (SPX) May 01, 2008 The SolarWall air heating technology was awarded a World Green Business Award in the category of "Best Use of a Product Design" for its involvement in a brand new Sainsbury Distribution...

Spirent Communications Leads In Certification Testing Of Assisted GPS Devices.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Sunnyvale CA (SPX) May 01, 2008 Spirent Communications has announced that the Spirent UMTS Location Test System (ULTS) now supports full certification testing of 3G Partnership Project's (3GPP) Assisted GPS (A-GPS) RF...

Sweden Strengthens Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle Development.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) May 01, 2008 Sweden hosts a world class automotive cluster represented by leading brands such as SAAB Automobile, Scania, Volvo Car Corporation and Volvo Group alongside some 1,000 suppliers....

Transportation App Offers Significant Revenue Opportunities For RFID Technology.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers New York NY (SPX) May 01, 2008 After almost two decades of service in transport applications, radio frequency identification (RFID) has expanded its scope beyond transportation and security. A major reason for this...

4D Ionosphere.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Dr. Tony Phillips Washington DC (SPX) May 02, 2008 "This is an exciting development," says solar physicist Lika Guhathakurta of NASA headquarters in Washington, DC. "The ionosphere is important to pilots, ham radio operators, earth...

Ancient Nutcracker Man Challenges Ideas On Evolution Of Human Diet.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Fayetteville AK (SPX) May 02, 2008 Tiny marks on the teeth of an ancient human ancestor known as the "Nutcracker Man" may upset current evolutionary understanding of early hominid diet. Using high-powered microscopes,...

Clean Energy Brings Natural Gas To The Golden Gate.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Seal Beach CA (SPX) May 02, 2008 Clean Energy Fuels has been awarded the contract to supply compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel and provide operations and maintenance for the CNG fueling station located near the base of...

Consumers Warming To LEDs As An Energy-Efficient Solution For Lighting.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Melville NY (SPX) May 02, 2008 With consumer interest in energy-efficient lighting growing rapidly, the next wave of mass-market residential and business lighting could be coming from LEDs - light-emitting diodes,...

CU-Boulder Researchers Forecast 3-In-5 Chance Of Record Low Arctic Sea Ice In 2008.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Boulder CO (SPX) May 02, 2008 New University of Colorado at Boulder calculations indicate the record low minimum extent of sea ice across the Arctic last September has a three-in-five chance of being shattered again...

Discovery Channel Features GPS Technology Company In Video News Story.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 02, 2008 The Discovery Channel recently put GTX's gpVector Personal Location Service (PLS) technology on display in a story produced for their Tech News segments. Discovery Channel is...

Discovery's Next Move: Rollout to Pad 39A.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 02, 2008 The canister carrying the STS-124 payloads arrived at the launch pad April 29. Primary payloads are the tour-bus-sized Japanese Experiment Module-Pressurized Module and the lab's...

Frost And Sullivan Lauds Vaperma For Advanced Membrane-Based Separation Technology.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Palo Alto CA (SPX) May 02, 2008 Based on its recent analysis of the advanced gas separation market, Frost and Sullivan recognizes Vaperma with the 2008 Frost and Sullivan North America Technology Innovation of the...

FSU Geochemist Challenges Key Theory Regarding Earth's Formation.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Barry Ray Tallahassee FL (SPX) May 02, 2008 Working with colleagues from NASA, a Florida State University researcher has published a paper that calls into question three decades of conventional wisdom regarding some of the physical...

GD And Elbit Conduct First US Demo Of UAS For US Armed Forces.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Charlotte NC (SPX) May 02, 2008 General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products and Elbit Systems of America recently conducted the first U.S. demonstration of the Skylark II Small Tactical /Tier II-class Unmanned...

High-Flying Electrons May Provide New Test Of Quantum Theory.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Washington DC (SPX) May 02, 2008 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Max Planck Institute for Physics in Germany believe they can achieve a significant increase in the accuracy...

How To Go Solar: Seven Questions For Today's Savvy Homeowner.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers San Francisco CA (SPX) May 02, 2008 It's sunshine, it's free, it's simple enough-right? With all the dizzying things to consider, from interpreting your power bill and reviewing solar proposals to comparing paying...

ICP Solar Expands Distribution Relationship With Wal-Mart.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Montreal, Canada (SPX) May 02, 2008 ICP Solar Technologies has announced that Wal-Mart Stores will now carry the complete line of Coleman solar chargers including the CL100, CL300,CL600 CL1200 and the CC4000 charge...

International Team Of Researchers Explain How Birds Navigate.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Tempe AZ (SPX) May 02, 2008 It has long been known that birds and many other animals including turtles, salamanders and lobsters, use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate, but the nature of their global positioning...

Kopin Selected For Award Of NASA Solar Cell Development Contract.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Taunton MA (SPX) May 02, 2008 Kopin has announced that it has been selected for the award of a $600,000 solar cell development contract from NASA. The contract is the second phase of a Small Business Technology...

Lockheed Martin Achieves Key Milestone On New Missile Warning Satellite.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Sunnyvale CA (SPX) May 02, 2008 Lockheed Martin has announced that it has achieved a major integrated test milestone on the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) spacecraft that...

Mass Megawatts Wind Power Reports US Army Sale.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Worcester MA (SPX) May 02, 2008 Mass Megawatts Wind Power has announced the sale of a wind power plant to be used by the United States Army. The 50 kilowatt wind power project will be constructed at U.S. Army...

Mcdonald Observatory Astronomers Discover New Type Of Pulsating White Dwarf Star.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Austin TX (SPX) May 02, 2008 University of Texas at Austin astronomers Michael H. Montgomery and Kurtis A. Williams, along with graduate student Steven DeGennaro, have predicted and confirmed the existence of a new...

Microsoft Takes Geotagging Mainstream With New Digital Photo Products.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Redmond WA (SPX) May 02, 2008 Microsoft has introduced two new products to help photographers manage their digital photos in a new way using location data, a process known as geotagging. Geotagging is an exciting new...

Ocean Survey Spacecraft Arrives At Launch Site.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Pasadena CA (SPX) May 02, 2008 A NASA and French Space Agency (CNES) spacecraft designed to continue a long-term survey of Earth's oceans has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base for final launch preparations. The new...

Plug-In Hybrid School Bus Gains 70 Percent Improved Fuel Economy And Lower Emissions.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Torrance CA (SPX) May 02, 2008 Recent dynamometer test results conclude that IC Bus school buses using post-transmission hybrid drive systems from Enova Systems can improve fuel efficiency by more than 70 percent...

RADARSAT-2 Commissioned And Ready For Commercial Operation.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Richmond, Canada (SPX) May 02, 2008 MDA President and CEO Daniel Friedmann said, "We are extremely pleased to announce the completion of the RADARSAT-2 commissioning, and are excited by the excellent performance of...

Raytheon To Solve Thermal Challenges In High-Power Radars.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Tewkesbury MA (SPX) May 02, 2008 Raytheon has been awarded a $3.3 million contract to overcome thermal challenges in semiconductors designed for next-generation high-power radars and other electronic systems. The...

Remote Management Of DGPS Broadcast Sites For Marine Navigation.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Sunnyvale CA (SPX) May 02, 2008 Trimble has introduced the first modern software package specifically designed to continuously monitor and control Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) broadcast sites for...

Santa Clara Becomes Second Largest Green Power Community In USA.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Santa Clara CA (SPX) May 02, 2008 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named the City of Santa Clara a Green Power Community, making the City only one of 14 communities to receive such an honor. Santa...

Scientists Find Rings Of Jupiter Are Shaped In Shadow.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers College Park MD (SPX) May 02, 2008 Scientists from the University of Maryland and the Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Germany appear to have solved a long-standing mystery about the cause of...

Scientists Head To Warming Alaska On Ice Core Expedition.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Durham NH (SPX) May 02, 2008 The state of Alaska has the dubious distinction of leading the lower 48 in the effects of a warming climate. Small villages are slipping into the sea due to coastal erosion, soggy...

SolarCraft Completes North Bay Scottish Rite Solar Electric System.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Novato CA (SPX) May 02, 2008 Novato-based SolarCraft has announced it has completed the design and installation of a 31 kW solar electric system for Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Santa Rosa. SolarCraft installed the...

Stellar Ticking Time Bomb Explodes On Cue.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Robert Naeye Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 02, 2008 Using observations from NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE), an international team of astronomers has discovered a timing mechanism that allows them to predict exactly when a...

US Streetlight Grid Could Become Affordable Communications Back-Haul Network.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Boston MA (SPX) May 02, 2008 Sunrise Technologies is teaming with Ember to turn the country's grid of streetlights into a wide-area communications network for a host of new public utility, security, environmental and...

Walk Out Working: Best Buy Pledges Immediate Access To Summer Technology.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Minneapolis MN (SPX) May 02, 2008 Best Buy wants to help its customers better enjoy their summer with technology, pledging to ensure their summer technology works for them. Best Buy's new, Walk Out Working program...

Work Continues On New Satellite Communications Antenna System For B-2 Bomber.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Atlanta GA (SPX) May 02, 2008 EMS Technologies has announced its latest contract, valued at $13 million, from Northrop Grumman for the new extremely high frequency (EHF) satellite communications system for the U.S....

Averox Adds Wind/Solar Generators For Telecom Base Stations.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers London, UK (SPX) May 05, 2008 Averox has announced that it has added the provision and installation of wind and solar powered generators for telecom base stations to its telecom services portfolio. "Averox has been...

Backpacker Wins National Magazine Award For General Excellence.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Boulder CO (SPX) May 05, 2008 The American Society of Magazine Editors has named Backpacker the winner of its 2008 National Magazine Award for General Excellence in the 250,000 to 500,000 circulation category. The...

Celevoke Appoints The Real Security Company GPS Tracking System Distribution Partner.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers New York NY (SPX) May 05, 2008 Current Technology and MSGI Security Solutions have announced Texas-based Celevoke has appointed The Real Security Company a distribution channel partner. "TRSC has invested years in...

Did The Solar System Bounce And Kill Off The Dinosaurs.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Cardiff, Scotland (SPX) May 05, 2008 The sun's movement through the Milky Way regularly sends comets hurtling into the inner solar system - coinciding with mass life extinctions on earth, a new study claims....

Dynamic Duo Develops Framework For Earth's Inaccessible Interior.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Tempe AZ (SPX) May 05, 2008 A new model of inner Earth constructed by Arizona State University researchers pulls past information and hypotheses into a coherent story to clarify mantle motion. "The past maybe two...

Energy Innovations Introduces RayTracker GC Single-Axis Solar Tracker.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Pasadena CA (SPX) May 05, 2008 Energy Innovations has announced the immediate availability of RayTracker GC, a single-axis, solar tracker for ground-mount and carport-mount applications that maximizes the energy yield...

Environmental Fate Of Nanoparticles Depends On Properties Of Water Carrying Them.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Athens GA (SPX) May 05, 2008 The fate of carbon-based nanoparticles spilled into groundwater - and the ability of municipal filtration systems to remove the nanoparticles from drinking water - depend on subtle...

Global Warming Affects World's Largest Freshwater Lake.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2008 Russian and American scientists have discovered that the rising temperature of the world's largest lake, located in frigid Siberia, shows that this region is responding strongly to...

GPS Treasure Hunts Turn Vacations Into High-Tech Adventures.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Asheville NC (SPX) May 05, 2008 Destinations across the globe are urging travelers to use Global Positioning System (GPS) units for more than just navigation to and from the hotel. From the Blue Ridge Mountains to...

Introducing The Smallest, Highest-Power Solar Array Simulator.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Santa Clara CA (SPX) May 05, 2008 Agilent Technologies have introduced a modular solar array simulator that offers the most power (up to 1200W) in the smallest package (2U high). Designed for customers testing a...

ITT Receives 2 Orders For Systems To Thwart IEDs.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers White Plains NY (SPX) May 05, 2008 ITT has announced it has received two follow-on orders, together worth $70 million, for its CREW 2.1 Vehicle Receiver Jammers, vehicle-mounted systems designed to prevent the...

Kyocera Solar Invites San Diegans To Attend SOLAR 2008 Show.(Conference news)
May 5, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers San Diego CA (SPX) May 05, 2008 Kyocera Solar invites San Diego residents to learn more about clean, renewable solar electric generating systems by visiting its booth at the SOLAR 2008 Show, which includes public...

Lean And Mean Biomass-Degrading Fungus Reveals Capabilities For Improved Biofuel Production.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Walnut Creek CA (SPX) May 05, 2008 The bane of military quartermasters may soon be a boon to biofuels producers. The genome analysis of a champion biomass-degrading fungus has revealed a surprisingly minimal...

Melting Defects Could Lead To Smaller, More Powerful Microchips.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Princeton NJ (SPX) May 05, 2008 As microchips shrink, even tiny defects in the lines, dots and other shapes etched on them become major barriers to performance. Princeton engineers have now found a way to literally...

Monsanto Company And Mendel Biotechnology Announce Cellulosic Biofuels Collaboration.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Hayward CA (SPX) May 05, 2008 Monsanto and Mendel Biotechnology have announced a collaborative agreement to enhance the development of Mendel's BioEnergy Seeds and Feedstocks business. Under the terms of the...

MTI Micro Debuts Embedded Fuel Cell Prototype For Handheld GPS Devices.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Albany NY (SPX) May 05, 2008 MTI MicroFuel Cells has unveiled a new embedded micro fuel cell prototype design for handheld global positioning system devices at the 10th Annual International Small Fuel Cells Conference...

NAR Honors Students For Winning School-Of-The-Future Designs.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2008 The National Association of Realtors and the Council of Educational Facility Planners International Foundation have announced the winners of the School of the Future design...

NASA Calls On APL To Send A Probe To The Sun.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Baltimore MD (SPX) May 05, 2008 The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is sending a spacecraft closer to the sun than any probe has ever gone - and what it finds could revolutionize what we know about...

Northrop Grumman Awarded DARPA Contract To Design Hybrid Optical/RF Communications Network.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Staff Writers Linthicum MD (SPX) May 05, 2008 Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $46.1 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the Optical RF Communications Adjunct (ORCA) project, an...