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An important and high visibility mission of the United States Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) is Space Situational Awareness (SSA). Space Surveillance, a key component of SSA, involves using the Space Surveillance Network (SSN) of telescopes and radars to detect, track, identify and catalog all man-made objects orbiting the earth. Knowing where orbiting objects are located in space is key ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) May 18, 2009Chinese President Hu Jintao has called for a crackdown on graft and extravagance in the military, kicking off a campaign to bring discipline to the world's largest army, state press said Monday. In a recent circular he ordered the end to "prominent problems" in the military and reiterated the need to maintain a clean and honest defence force, the People's Liberation Army Daily reported. ... more
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With Trump letter en route, Iran weighs talks with US
China says to host Russia, Iran for nuclear talks this week Iran says to receive Trump letter 'soon' Iran's Pezeshkian rejected US talks under threats Coolant leak at Europe's biggest nuclear reactor: operator Nuclear inspectors review contentious Bangladesh plant Iran says would consider limited nuclear talks with US Germany's Merz open to France extending nuclear deterrent Iran's Khamenei slams 'bullying' after Trump threats Attack on Iran nuclear plant would leave Gulf without water, Qatar PM warns 
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Beijing (AFP) May 18, 2009China said Monday it hoped the new US ambassador would help develop a "new era" of relations between the two nations, two days after President Barack Obama unveiled his pick to the critical post. Obama revealed Saturday he had chosen Jon Huntsman, the current governor of Utah, a rising Republican star and a fluent Mandarin speaker, to take up the posting in Beijing -- one of the most importa ... more  
Washington (UPI) May 18, 2009 Barely born, AFPAK, the acronym for Afghanistan and Pakistan as a single theater of operations, has already been displaced. Pakistan is now the most dangerous of the two theaters, or PAKAF. The heart of Islamic extremism lies in Pakistan. Almost all terrorist trails in Britain track back to Pakistan. From independence in 1947 to the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan in 1989, Pakista ... more  
St. Louis MO (SPX) May 19, 2009Boeing was awarded a $38 million contract April 27 to develop and test a nonlethal, high power microwave (HPM) airborne demonstrator for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Counter-electronics High power microwave Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP). The CHAMP Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) program will be the first to demonstrate a counter-electronics HPM aerial ... more  
Hunt Valley MD (SPX) May 19, 2009AAI has announced that it has flown three of its small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) simultaneously at the Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range. This demonstration with Flint Hills Solutions LLC took place in conjunction with the 2009 Kansas Unmanned Systems Symposium. AAI's Aerosonde Mark 4-series aircraft completed a fully autonomous flight from takeoff to landing, operating at 4,500 ... more |
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Enhanced Thermal Resilience for Perovskite Solar CellsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 Perovskite solar cells offer impressive efficiency and low production costs but have struggled to maintain long-term performance under real-world weather conditions. In a comprehensive review publis ... more  
Heat cycles shape perovskite cell durabilityBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 Perovskite solar cells combine high efficiency with low production costs but face challenges in sustaining performance over decades of outdoor exposure. In a comprehensive review published in Nature ... more 
Hybrid Transparent Electrodes Boost Efficiency and Lifespan of Perovskite Solar CellsSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 Bifacial perovskite solar cells, known for their ability to capture sunlight from both the front and rear surfaces, have taken a significant step forward thanks to researchers at the Indian Institut ... more
  
Developing materials for stellar performance in fusion power plantsBoston MA (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 When Zoe Fisher was in fourth grade, her art teacher asked her to draw her vision of a dream job on paper. At the time, those goals changed like the flavor of the week in an ice cream shop - "zookee ... more 
The quest for room-temperature superconductorsLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 The quest for room-temperature superconductors continues to captivate the scientific community, with new findings shedding light on the fundamental limits of superconducting temperature. A recent st ... more
Some fuel lodges in the inner walls of fusion vessels. Researchers now have a better idea of how muchPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Mar 01, 2025 To develop a practical fusion power system, scientists need to fully understand how the plasma fuel interacts with its surroundings. The plasma is superheated, which means some of the atoms involved ... more |
Brussels (AFP) May 18, 2009EU defence ministers on Monday launched a 100-million-euro (135-million-dollar) project to counter the threat against biological weapons. The programme baptised "Bio-Edep" is an initiative of five EU nations -- the Czech Republic, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain. "Other (EU) member states have expreessed their intention to join," the European Defence Agency said in a statement ... more  
Washington (AFP) May 18, 2009Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel reserves its right of self-defense against Iran, which the West suspects of harboring a nuclear military program. "Israel reserves its right to defend itself," said Netanyahu, speaking to reporters after a White House meeting with US President Barack Obama. While he said he welcomed US diplomatic efforts to rein in Tehran ... more 
Washington (AFP) May 18, 2009US President Barack Obama will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for their first meeting on Monday as discord over Mideast peace and Iran's nuclear bid clouds ties between the close allies. The meeting marks Obama's most testing diplomatic challenge yet after he vowed to vigorously engage in attaining an elusive regional peace as part of a comprehensive strategy to peacefully re ... more |
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Space Force accelerates Missile Warning capabilitiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025 The U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) is advancing its missile warning and tracking capabilities through the continued development of the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution ... more 
Maxar Space Systems Ships First Tranche 1 Tracking Layer Spacecraft to L3HarrisLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2025 Maxar Space Systems, a leader in satellite manufacturing and space technology solutions, has delivered the first of 16 spacecraft buses to L3Harris Technologies [NYSE: LHX] in support of the Space D ... more 
Proliferating Space-Based Missile Tracking to Counter Emerging ThreatsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 Lockheed Martin is advancing its efforts in missile tracking technology by developing 18 Tranche 2 (T2) Tracking Layer space vehicles for the Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space ... more
  
Scientists craft breakthrough fuel for next-generation nuclear reactorLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 After years of dedicated research, scientists at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have perfected a method to create the specialized fuel necessary for the world's first critical fast-spectrum molten ... more 
Highly radioactive nuclear waste - preserving awareness for future generationsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 Sweden has committed to storing its high-level radioactive nuclear waste within a sealed bedrock repository for the next 100,000 years. Given its prolonged hazardous nature, a crucial challenge rema ... more 
Framatome advances nuclear fuel innovation as U.S. NRC reviews high burnup fuel reportParis, France (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 Framatome has reached a key milestone in nuclear fuel advancement with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) accepting its topical report on "High Burnup for Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs) ... more
  
ESA Red Cross alliance advances crisis responseParis, France (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has signed a Memorandum of Intent to leverage space technology for global humanitarian aid. ... more 
Aid group says 4,000 displaced by battle for key Myanmar port siteYangon (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 Fierce fighting between Myanmar's military junta and ethnic minority rebels closing in on the planned site of a strategic China-backed port has displaced 4,000 people, a local aid worker said on Wednesday. ... more 
Israel halts humanitarian aid; 116 killed in Gaza since ceasefireWashington DC (UPI) Mar 2, 2025 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel would not allow any further humanitarian aid into Gaza. Palestinian officials said Israeli fighters had killed some 116 people since the tenuous first phase of a ceasefire took effect in January. ... more |
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