A wireless system capable of optimally irrigating golf courses promises not only better-cared for greens and fairways but substantial savings in water usage as well. In fact, the EU-funded WaterGolf project, which kicked ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 2, 2013
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Silicon Valley's high tech firms are fighting what they consider a deeply personal federal cut this summer that shelves a planned patent office in this innovation-fueled region.
Business
Sep 1, 2013
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(Phys.org) —NASA released Thursday new photos and video animations depicting the agency's planned mission to find, capture, redirect, and study a near-Earth asteroid. The images depict crew operations including the Orion ...
Space Exploration
Aug 23, 2013
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Tiny airborne particles of pollution—known as aerosols—vary significantly throughout the day, according to a new study by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientists. Researchers showed that a single measurement ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 16, 2013
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Pakistan's cash-strapped government has promised to sell 3G mobile telephone licences to raise revenue, match regional rivals and drive prosperity, but the process has been beset by delays.
Telecom
Aug 7, 2013
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A PROJECT that could enable manufacturers of rail vehicles to use virtual testing of trains in order to ensure safety standards throughout Europe while making huge savings on development costs has relied on a key contribution ...
Engineering
Aug 7, 2013
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NASA has completed the first step toward a mission to find and capture a near-Earth asteroid, redirect it to a stable lunar orbit and send humans to study it.
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2013
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From 1975 on, the global surface ocean has shown a pronounced-though wavering-warming trend. Starting in 2004, however, that warming seemed to stall. Researchers measuring the Earth's total energy budget-the balance of sunlight ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 2, 2013
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Two Washington State University researchers say environmental restrictions have become unnecessarily restrictive and expensive—on Mars.
Space Exploration
Jun 27, 2013
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Revenue growth at United Technologies Corp. this year will likely be crimped due partly to Europe's weak economy, the chief financial officer said Thursday.
Business
Jun 13, 2013
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