News tagged with international

Angry Birds catapult into space with NASA boost

Rovio's Angry Birds are taking their battle against the egg-stealing pigs into space and NASA is giving them a boost.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Robotic refueling mission begins with space station robotics

NASA's highly anticipated Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) began operations on the International Space Station with the Canadian Dextre robot and RRM tools March 7-9, 2012, marking important milestones in satellite-servicing ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Garafolo tests spacecraft seal to verify computer models

An Akron researcher is designing computer prediction models to test potential new docking seals that will better preserve breathable cabin air for astronauts living aboard the International Space Station and ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Anti-atomic fingerprint': Physicists manipulate anti-hydrogen atoms for the first time (Update)

The ALPHA collaboration at CERN in Geneva has scored another coup on the antimatter front by performing the first-ever spectroscopic measurements of the internal state of the antihydrogen atom. Their results ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (30) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Aviation agency asks EU to delay airline carbon tax

The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday urged the European Union to delay rolling out a carbon tax on air travel next year, warning it could provoke trade wars.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New date set for Europe's resupply mission to ISS

Flight controllers have set March 23 for the launch of a European supply ship to the International Space Station (ISS), the European Space Agency told AFP on Monday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

SpaceX completes important 'wet dress' rehearsal test for upcoming flight to space station

SpaceX successfully completed a key test of the Falcon 9 rocket that will fly the first commercial flight to the International Space Station. Called a ‘wet dress rehearsal,’ SpaceX brought the Falcon ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Pseudosciences are destroying the reputation of Australia's universities

The international credibility of Australia’s universities is being undermined by the increase in the “pseudoscientific” health courses they offer, two academics have written in today’s ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Marketing strategy as a game

Researchers at Carlos III University of Madrid have developed an international marketing simulation game called QUANTUM, in which the students compete as marketing directors for a large company.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Head for the clouds, feet firmly on the ground

Computer engineers in the US writing in the International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems have reviewed the research literature to get a clear picture of cloud computing, its adoption, use and th ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EU 'open' to talks on airlines tax, but won't change law

EU officials said Sunday they will negotiate with international partners angry at what they see as a climate tax on airlines, but refused to change hotly disputed legislation despite fears in Germany.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Laptop theft did not put space station in peril: NASA

A stolen US space agency laptop containing codes that control the International Space Station did not put the orbiting lab in peril, a NASA spokesman said on Friday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Hot-spring fossils preserve complete Jurassic ecosystem

Scientists are uncovering a beautifully-preserved ecosystem from around a Jurassic hot spring, helping fill a gap in the fossil record of more than 300 million years.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast