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Turkey 'freezes arms deals with Israel'Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jun 18, 2010 Turkey is reported to have frozen at least 16 arms deals with Israel worth an estimated $56 billion, including missile projects and upgrading combat aircraft and tanks, in a major escalation of its confrontation with the Jewish state. The Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman reported Friday that the contracts were suspended after the Israeli government refused to apologize for the May 31 killing of nine Turks when Israeli naval commandos stormed the Mavi Marmara, a Turkish-flagged vessel carrying hu ... read more |
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Radar system tested for Mars rover landing
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Jun 11, 2010 The U.S. space agency says it is testing a version of the radar system that will be used to land a new rover on Mars in August 2012. Engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory conducted one test last month at the Dryden Flight Research Center near Edwards, Calif., using a helicopter to simulate specific descent paths that might used at various martian landing sites. The new ... more Putin visits France amid warship row
Paris (AFP) June 10, 2010Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in Paris Thursday for a series of talks with French leaders and to open a big exhibition, but a row over a warship sale could put a damper on the fete. Putin told AFP in an interview on the eve of his visit that a deal on the Mistral-class assault ship, now under negotiation for more than five months, is possible only if the vessel comes equipped ... more Nanotech Yields Major Advance In Heat Transfer And Cooling Technologies
Corvallis, OR (SPX) Jun 11, 2010Researchers at Oregon State University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered a new way to apply nanostructure coatings to make heat transfer far more efficient, with important potential applications to high tech devices as well as the conventional heating and cooling industry. These coatings can remove heat four times faster than the same materials before they are c ... more |
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Amount Of Dust And Pollen Matters For Precipitation In CloudsFort Collins CO (SPX) Jun 10, 2010 A lot of large particles of dust and pollen in the atmosphere may make your nose twitch, but they can lead directly to greater precipitation in clouds, Colorado State University atmospheric scientists have discovered for the first time. The amount of ice crystals necessary to form precipitation in clouds is linked to the abundance of larger aerosol particles in the atmosphere, according to a study by Paul DeMott and Anthony Prenni, research scientists in the Atmospheric Science department at Color ... read more |
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