A reactor at a nuclear power station in Ukraine has been disconnected from the grid following an electrical failure but radiation levels were not elevated, authorities said on Tuesday.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 17, 2012
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For the first time, a superconducting current limiter based on YBCO strip conductors has now been installed at a power plant. At the Boxberg power plant of Vattenfall, the current limiter protects the grid for own consumption ...
Superconductivity
Jan 13, 2012
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The failed launch of the unmanned Progress cargo space craft which crashed into Earth instead of delivering supplies to the ISS was the latest in a spate of mishaps in the Russian space programme.
Space Exploration
Aug 25, 2011
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NASA Sunday readied the space shuttle Endeavour for its final mission with liftoff set for 8:56 am (1256 GMT) Monday on the next-to-last flight for the American shuttle program.
Space Exploration
May 15, 2011
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Countdown has begun for the final flight of the Endeavour, scheduled to lift off Monday on the American space program's second to last mission to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
May 14, 2011
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A Purdue University researcher is proposing development of a new cross-disciplinary approach for analyzing and preventing systemic failures in complex systems that play a role in calamities ranging from huge power blackouts ...
Engineering
Jan 31, 2011
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According to a new study, dominant CEOS, who are powerful figures in the organization as compared to other members of the top management team, drive companies to extremes of performance. Unfortunately for shareholders, the ...
Economics & Business
Jan 26, 2011
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Testing got underway Wednesday for London 2012 information technology in a bid to iron out any flaws before the Games begin.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 19, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Iowa State University engineers are developing new and improved poles to carry electricity across the countryside. They say the new structures -- which can bend and deflect an extreme load -- would be cheaper, ...
Engineering
May 11, 2010
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