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Pentagon says air strike targeted insurgents
Washington (AFP) Nov 28, 2007The Pentagon Tuesday defended an air attack in Afghanistan that reportedly killed 14 road workers as based on "credible" intelligence that the targets were insurgents. The head of an Afghan-Korean construction company building a road in remote Nuristan province said the warplanes mistakenly bombed a road construction camp, killing its workers. Geoff Morrell, the Pentagon press secretary, ... more Galileo Avionica: The UAV FALCO System Completes Operational Validation Testing 
Rome, Italy (SPX) Nov 29, 2007The Galileo Avionica (Finmeccanica) FALCO System has successfully completed an intense program of mission testing by an international launch customer, during which it fulfilled all the requirements specified in the contract, enabling it to demonstrate optimal operational functionality. The FALCO System is composed of four unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from the TUAV/MAE category, a Ground Contro ... more Ahmadinejad hits back after 'nuclear spy' cleared 
Tehran (AFP) Nov 28, 2007Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hit back on Wednesday after an ex-nuclear negotiator he accused of spying was cleared of espionage, calling for the publication of documents exposing the official. In an indication the case was far from over, Tehran's prosecutor -- like Ahmadinejad a hardliner -- ordered a new investigation into the accusations that Hossein Moussavian handed over nuclear ... more Analysis: Kirkuk project battle heats up 
London (UPI) Nov 28, 2007 Iraq's Oil Ministry is accusing the Kurdistan region of preventing development of one of Iraq's oldest, largest and most controversial oil fields, another dispute in the battle over control of the country's vast reserves. While the rift has been public, the issue of the Kirkuk oil field project is starting to surface in conflicting accounts. The ministry said Tuesday that Peshmer ... more Mechanical Engineer Aims To Improve Detection Of Nuclear Smuggling Activity 
Austin TX (SPX) Nov 29, 2007A professor at The University of Texas at Austin has received $1.9 million to expand a computer model that is already helping guide national decisions about placement of devices to detect nuclear smuggling attempts. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security provided the funds to improve the design of networks of sensors to detect smuggling in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union ... more |
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St. Louis MO (SPX) Nov 29, 2007Boeing has received the prestigious Johnston Memorial Trophy from the London-based Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators for the accomplishments of the X-45A Joint-Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) program. "This is quite an honor," said George Muellner, Boeing Advanced Systems president. "This is the first time a Boeing program has received this award and the first time it has been be ... more Commentary: Osama's echo chamber 
Washington (UPI) Nov 28, 2007 What do the Archbishop of Canterbury, Patrick J. Buchanan and Osama bin Laden have in common? All three believe America is on a path to national suicide. Bin Laden, of course, is hoping to make it happen. America's existential crisis, says the leader of the Anglican Church, was caused not only by America's actions, but also by a misguided sense of its own mission, and scorned the "chosen myth ... more Beyond Books: Virginia Tech Libraries In The Digital Age 
Blacksburg VA (SPX) Nov 29, 2007A fisherman catches something he can't identify. He photographs it with his cell phone, sends the image to a database, and is able to identify what's in his boat--all before going ashore, where he can use a tablet PC to show the results to his friends and family. The technology to make such identifications is being developed in a project on archiving digital images led by Virginia Tech com ... more China, Brazil give Africa free satellite land images 
Cape Town (AFP) Nov 28, 2007China and Brazil will give Africa free satellite imaging of its landmass to help the continent respond to threats like deforestation, desertification and drought, the two countries said Wednesday. A land imaging satellite launched by the two governments at a cost of some 100 million dollars in September, would relay images, updated monthly, to four ground stations for dissemination to Africa ... more The Hills And Valleys Of Earth's Largest Salt Flat 
Oxford, UK (SPX) Nov 29, 2007Using a new twist on standard Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, a team of scientists has found that Earth's largest salt flat is rougher than expected, according to a new report led by Adrian Borsa of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and published in Geophysical Journal International. Borsa and his team studied the salar de Uyuni in southwestern Bolivia, which is bot ... more |
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Amherst MA (SPX) Nov 29, 2007The University of Massachusetts Amherst will create a new research center focused on the cutting edge of hydrogen fuel cell science, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced, awarding a three-year, $1.5 million grant to the Fueling the Future Chemical Bonding Center. The center is one of only three in the nation funded through the NSF's chemistry program that focuses on renewable ener ... more Analysis: Venezuela nixes dollars for oil 
Miami (UPI) Nov 28, 2007 Venezuela is calling for oil to be sold in other currencies besides the U.S. dollar because of the greenback's declining value. "The dollar has devalued and it is distorting the oil market because there is a financial crisis knocking on the U.S. door," Venezuelan Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez said in an interview with Venezuelan state television Tuesday. "The oil price is $100 ... more Analysis: IMF wants eye on Nigerian budget 
Port Harcourt, Nigeria (UPI) Nov 28, 2007 Nigeria should keep a close eye on its multibillion-dollar oil industry if it wants to preserve its increasing, albeit still fragile, economic growth, according to the International Monetary Fund. "An immediate challenge is to manage Nigeria's oil revenues and saving to preserve macroeconomic stability," said the IMF in a statement released after Monday's meetings with Nigerian Finance ... more Improving Fuel Cell Durability: Research into Better Fuel Cell Materials and Designs Starts with Studying Failures 
Atlanta GA (SPX) Nov 29, 2007Fuel cells can be expensive and they typically don't last as long as their internal combustion counterparts. Researchers in the Georgia Tech Research Institute's (GTRI) Center for Innovative Fuel Cell and Battery Technologies believe that understanding how and why fuel cells fail is the key to both reducing cost and improving durability. Center director Tom Fuller has been trying to solve what h ... more Japan looks at everyday use of robots 
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 29, 2007Japan, which has taken the lead in developing a generation of high-tech if quirky robots, is now getting down to reality by looking at what humanoids can actually do for people. Some 200 companies and more than 50 organisations from Japan and abroad are taking part in the 2007 International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo, one of the world's largest robot shows. At the last event two years ago ... more
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