What algorithms should an air defense system work with? Particle swarm algorithms if there are ten targets to be hit. If there are more than ten targets, greedy algorithms work best. These findings are presented by researcher ...
Computer Sciences
Dec 9, 2010
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The European union has selected the Finnish Meteorological Institute to lead an international space effort whose goal is to build the largest and fastest man-made device.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 9, 2010
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Nearly half of all Americans between the ages of 60 and 90 will encounter at least one year of poverty or near poverty, says a recent study by Mark R. Rank, PhD, the Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Work at the Brown ...
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2010
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South Africa unveiled its national space agency on Thursday, aiming to become a leader in earth observation technology across the continent in 10 years, the minister of science and technology said.
Space Exploration
Dec 9, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists' murky understanding of dark energy may have just gotten a little clearer, thanks to recent work by a team of researchers that includes astrophysicist Neelima Sehgal of the Kavli Institute for ...
Astronomy
Dec 9, 2010
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Baby, it's cold outside -- but you can still enjoy the best meteor shower of the year. The 2010 Geminid meteor shower promises to be lively, with realistic viewing rates of 50-80 meteors per hour and potential peaks reaching ...
Space Exploration
Dec 9, 2010
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Fujitsu Laboratories today announced that it has developed a new hybrid energy harvesting device that generates electricity from either heat or light. With this single device, it is possible to derive energy from two separate ...
Engineering
Dec 9, 2010
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Great hands. Elite athletes have them, and they are a standout characteristic of Robonaut 2.
Engineering
Dec 9, 2010
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NASA's Terra satellite captures daily visible and infrared images around the Earth and took a daytime image of a blanket of snow in the Upper Midwest this week. Even though astronomical winter is less than two weeks away, ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 9, 2010
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(AP) -- Goodbye, "Guiding Light." Hello, YouTube.
Internet
Dec 9, 2010
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