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The image, taken by the German radar satellite TerraSAR-X, shows the volcano 'Piton de la Fournaise' (Furnace Peak) in the south of the island of La Reunion (Indian Ocean). This is the last active volcano on the island and is 2631 metres high. By means of very precise repeat-pass interferometric measurements, TerraSAR-X is able to detect even small movements of the Earth's surface, thus ... read more 
Athens GA (SPX) Jun 29, 2009Global warming will likely mean more unpredictable weather, scientists say, and a new study by researchers at the University of Georgia pins down, possibly for the first time, how drought conditions in an area's fall and winter may effect tornado activity the following spring. The study, published today in the journal Environmental Research Letters, is specific to Georgia and the Southeast ... more
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Apple blocking Dalai Lama, Kadeer, iPhone apps: report
US telecom company fined for bribing Chinese officials Apple blocking Dalai Lama iPhone applications: report Detroit flight plot may prove boon for security firms AT&T wants out of landline business Apple wins iPod hearing loss lawsuit Nuance buys British voice-to-text company SpinVox Facebook, Twitter to face more sophisticated attacks: McAfee Google plans Android event in January Hacker pleads guilty in huge credit card theft case 
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Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2009If life exists on Titan, it's anyone's guess what that life looks like. Saturn's largest moon is not a good candidate for Earth-like life because it usually lacks liquid water on the surface. But one of Titan's most promising features is the presence of lakes filled with liquid hydrocarbons, or molecules made of hydrogen and carbon, such as methane and ethane. These lakes were recently ... more  
San Antonio TX (SPX) Jun 25, 2009With the whoosh of compressed gas and the whir of unspooling wire, a team of Boulder scientists and engineers tested a new instrument prototype that might be used to detect groundwater deep inside Mars. The Mars Time Domain Electromagnetic Sounder (MTDEM) uses induction to generate electrical currents in the ground, whose secondary magnetic fields are in turn detected at the planetary ... more 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2009"June is busting out all over," as the song says, and with it, U.S. residents along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts begin to gaze warily toward the ocean, aware that the hurricane season is revving up. In the decade since NASA's QuikScat satellite and its SeaWinds scatterometer launched in June 1999, the satellite has measured the wind speed and wind direction of these powerful storms ... more 
Toulouse, France (SPX) Jun 25, 2009Infoterra has completed an oil slick mapping and interpretation project of offshore Seychelles in collaboration with Seychelles Petroleum Company (Seypec). This is the largest slick mapping project ever undertaken of offshore Seychelles - with the acquisition of over 150 radar satellite scenes across the 500,000 km2 area - the project was undertaken during April and May to take advantage ... more |
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Microsoft says will foot AI's massive power bill as emissions soar in 2025San Francisco, United States (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 Microsoft said Tuesday it will shoulder the full electricity costs of its US data centers to prevent American households from facing higher power bills driven by surging AI energy demand. ... more  
France climate goals off track as emissions cuts slow againParis, France Jan 13, 2026 France's cuts to greenhouse gas emissions slowed for a second straight year in 2025 and remain well off track to meeting its climate goals, according to provisional government-commissioned estimates published on Tuesday. ... more 
Understanding ammonia energy's tradeoffs around the worldBoston MA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Many people are optimistic about ammonia's potential as an energy source and carrier of hydrogen, and though large-scale adoption would require major changes to the way it is currently manufactured, ... more 
  
Nullspace speeds antenna and radar simulations with new EM software toolsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Nullspace Inc. has released a new version of its electromagnetic simulation suite that targets large-scale antenna and radar applications with faster frequency analysis and streamlined CAD preparati ... more 
Quantum camera startup plans satellite and telescope constellationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Diffraqtion, a space startup spun out of MIT and the University of Maryland, has closed a pre-seed funding round to advance satellite constellations and telescope systems powered by a novel quantum ... more 
How IVRT Testing Ensures Consistent Product QualityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 Stringent quality control is essential in the pharmaceutical industry, as both cosmetics and pharmaceutical products must maintain a high standard of quality. Any deviation from these standards poses a significant threat to their market survival. ... more
  
Musk vs OpenAI trial set for April 27San Francisco, United States (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 A trial in the lawsuit brought by Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Samuel Altman and other defendants - including tech giant Microsoft - is scheduled to begin April 27, according to a federal court order issued Tuesday. ... more 
From sci-fi to sidewalk: exoskeletons go mainstreamLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 Exoskeletons are shedding their bulky, sci-fi image to become lightweight, AI-powered consumer devices that manufacturers hope will become as commonplace as smartwatches, targeting everyone from hikers to seniors seeking to stay active. ... more 
Brew, smell, and serve: AI steals the show at CES 2026Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 AI took over CES 2026, powering coffee machines to brew the perfect espresso, a device to create your perfect scent, and ball-hitting tennis robots that make you forget it's human against machine. ... more
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Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 23, 2009NASA's Quick Scatterometer, or QuikScat, mission was conceived, developed and launched less than two years after the unexpected loss of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-1 spacecraft, which carried the NASA Scatterometer in June 1997. Just two years later, on June 19, 1999, the QuikScat spacecraft carrying JPL's SeaWinds instrument was launched ... more 
Pyongyang, North Korea (UPI) Jun 22, 2009 The threat from North Korea's aggressive posture went up another notch as the United States prepared to counter any missile attack from the isolated communist country led by the unpredictable Kim Jong Il. In Hawaii, which a North Korean long-range missile could target, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates last week ordered a substantial increase of missile and other defense systems. ... more  
Washington (AFP) June 19, 2009The US military beefed up its Hawaii defenses Friday over fears Pyongyang may launch a missile at the Pacific island chain, as it tracked a North Korean ship possibly carrying banned cargo. The vessel, which has been monitored for days, is the first to be tracked under UN sanctions imposed last week after North Korea's underground nuclear test on May 25. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates ... more 
Washington (AFP) June 18, 2009The United States has concerns about a possible North Korean missile launch towards Hawaii and has taken steps to ensure the protection of US territory, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday. "We do have some concerns if they were to launch a missile ... in the direction of Hawaii," Gates told a news conference. The defense secretary said he had approved the deployment of THAAD ... more |
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