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Tiltable head improves ability of robots to navigate disaster debrisAtlanta GA (SPX) May 11, 2011 Search and rescue missions have followed each of the devastating earthquakes that hit Haiti, New Zealand and Japan during the past 18 months. Machines able to navigate through complex dirt and rubble environments could have helped rescuers after these natural disasters, but building such machines is challenging. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology recently built a robot that can penetrate and "swim" through granular material. In a new study, they show that varying the shape or adjus ... read more |
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  Availability of Local Food Key to Improving Food Security Most strategies to assist the hungry, including food banks and providing food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, are short-term, emergency solutions. Those who rely on the ... more | .. |
  Green roofs as a cost-effective way to keep water out of sewers Green roofs like the one atop a Con Edison building in Long Island City, Queens can be a cost-effective way to keep water from running into sewer systems and causing overflows, Columbia University r ... more | .. |
  Chemistry curbs spreading of carbon dioxide The presence of even a simple chemical reaction can delay or prevent the spreading of stored carbon dioxide in underground aquifers, new research from the University of Cambridge has revealed. ... more | .. |
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  Variety is the spice of life for animal movement Scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London and the University of Leicester have discovered animals searching for food do not stick to a complicated pattern of movement as previously thought ... more | .. |
  US tells Beijing human rights in China's interest The United States told China in top-level talks culminating Tuesday that it was hurting itself by stifling dissent, as a top Beijing official dismissed what he called "simple" US views. ... more | .. |
  Floods along mighty Mississippi swamp farms, homes The worst floods to hit the central United States in more than 70 years have swallowed up homes, farms and roads after the Mississippi River swelled to six times its normal width. ... more | .. |
  TRMM Maps a Wet Spring, 2011 for the Central U.S. NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite has been keeping track of the drenching rainfall that has been occurring in the central U.S. this springtime, and a newly created rain map from t ... more |
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China emissions flat in third quarter as solar surges: study
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 Venezuela parliament authorizes new satellite program with China Venezuela's National Assembly on Thursday endorsed a new satellite contract program with China, the second such bilateral project between the two countries. The parliament published the author ... more | .. |
 Moscow court upholds ban against satellite image distributor A Moscow court upheld a ban on Friday prohibiting the Russian research and development company ScanEx from distributing satellite images of Earth at a resolution higher than two meters. Scanex ... more | .. |
 Pivotal Shift Underway in Satellite Observations of Earth Making use of Earth remote sensing satellites to help monitor and perhaps defuse conflict is among the topics presented in the Spring 2011 issue of Imaging Notes magazine - a unique publication devo ... more | .. |
 'Fool's Gold' from the deep is fertilizer for ocean life Similar to humans, the bacteria and tiny plants living in the ocean need iron for energy and growth. But their situation is quite different from ours--for one, they can't turn to natural iron source ... more |
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  The skinny on how shed skin reduces indoor air pollution Flakes of skin that people shed at the rate of 500 million cells every day are not just a nuisance - the source of dandruff, for instance, and a major contributor to house dust. They actually can be ... more | .. |
  Vanderbilt biologists discover a new class of insect repellent Imagine an insect repellant that not only is thousands of times more effective than DEET - the active ingredient in most commercial mosquito repellants - but also works against all types of insects, ... more | .. |
 Tree rings tell a 1,100-year history of El Nino El Nino and its partner La Nina, the warm and cold phases in the eastern half of the tropical Pacific, play havoc with climate worldwide. Predicting El Nino events more than several months ahead is ... more | .. |
 From a bucket of seawater a new understanding of the ocean From a bucket of seawater, scientists have unlocked information that may lead to deeper understanding of organisms as different as coral reefs and human disease. By analyzing genomes of a tiny, sing ... more |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit
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 Zombie ants have fungus on the brain Tropical carpenter ants (Camponotus leonardi) live high up in the rainforest canopy. When infected by a parasitic fungus (Ophiocordyceps unilateralis) the behaviour of the ants is dramatically chang ... more | .. |
 Quake-hit N.Z. faces 'largest-ever' deficit New Zealand is set to post its worst-ever deficit this year, as the country faces a mammoth bill from two major earthquakes in Christchurch, Finance Minister Bill English said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Top Beijing official says US views on China 'simple' A senior Chinese official on Monday described US views of his country as "simple" and said that a Middle East-style democracy uprising would not erupt against Beijing. ... more | .. |
 Life pauses on rumbling Philippine volcano Boats lay idle on the shores of a lake surrounding the Philippines' rumbling Taal volcano as village elder Violy Seda retold her dramatic escape from death a generation ago. ... more |
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 Tropical storm Aere kills 15 in Philippines Fifteen people were killed and nearly 70,000 people were forced from their homes as tropical storm Aere pummelled the Philippines, the government said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Massive hydroelectric project gets green light in Chile A controversial $3.2 billion hydroelectric project billed as key to satisfying Chile's growing energy needs but potentially an environmental concern, got a green light Monday. ... more | .. |
  Stricken Russian nuclear icebreaker due at port: official A Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker that developed a radiation leak while on an Arctic mission was due Tuesday to arrive in the Barents Sea port of Murmansk after a five-day trek. ... more | .. |
  Japan disaster may delay Iceland fin whaling season Iceland's fin whaling season may be delayed by the giant earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan, the main export market for Icelandic fin whale meat, the country's only fin whaler told AFP Tuesday. ... more |
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Tiangong hosts dual crews after debris impact delays Shenzhou-20 return
Dust and Sand Movements Reshape Martian Slopes
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 Soils of U.K., Europe drying out Satellite measurements show that soils of Britain and Europe are drying out from record low rainfall in the region this spring, researchers say. ... more | .. |
 Japan's Kan declines PM's pay over nuclear crisis Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday he would not accept his premier's wage until a crisis at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant is over and pledged a full review of the country's energy policy. ... more | .. |
Japan nuclear evacuees make brief trip home Nearly 100 villagers forced to flee their homes near Japan's stricken nuclear plant made a brief but emotional return on Tuesday in radiation suits and masks to pick up personal belongings. ... more | .. |
 NZealand quake cost heavier than Japan's: IMF The earthquakes that struck New Zealand in September and February will eat up about 7.5 percent its GDP, more than the cost of the recent disaster in Japan on Tokyo's economy, the IMF said Monday. ... more |
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  Does the central Andean backarc have the potential for a great earthquake? The region east of the central Andes Mountains has the potential for larger scale earthquakes than previously expected, according to a new study posted online in Nature Geoscience. Previous research ... more | .. |
 Vietnam says Laos suspends Mekong dam project Laos has told Vietnam it will suspend work on a controversial dam planned for the Mekong River, official media reported, after Hanoi sought a 10-year deferment of the scheme. ... more | .. |
 Italian soldiers start clearing Naples garbage Italian soldiers on Monday arrived in Naples to start clearing garbage in a city infested with some 4,100 tons of waste now emitting a putrid odour following a seasonal rise in temperatures. ... more | .. |
  Immature skull led young tyrannosaurs to rely on speed, agility to catch prey While adult tyrannosaurs wielded power and size to kill large prey, youngsters used agility to hunt smaller game. "It's one of the secrets of success for tyrannosaurs-the different age groups weren' ... more |
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