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Spirit rover meets primary mission goalsPasadena, California - NASA scientists said Tuesday the Spirit rover has met its expected mission length on Mars, yet continues to operate. |
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Sanyo has the recipe for biodegradable corn CDSJapan - Sanyo has developed a biodegradable CD made from corn, in an attempt to reduce the number of undigestible polycarbonate discs currently being buried in landfill sites. |
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First ever ‘wind scrubbers’ to be builtTucson, Arizona - The first phase of a working unit that can remove greenhouse gases from ordinary air is to be completed by the end of this year, according to a report in Chemistry & Industry magazine. Marina Murphy describes the groundbreaking work being done by brothers Allen and Burton Wright (and Burton's engineering firm, Kelly Wright & Assoc, Tucson, AZ) to create a wind scrubber – a 10 square metre structure that will capture excess carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere around it. |
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Seeing-Eye Computer Guides BlindDayton, Ohio - Helen Keller once said that what a blind person needs is not a teacher but another self. Researchers are developing a system that aims to provide something close -- a computerized "seeing" assistant that will help blind people read books, access Web pages, recognize faces and navigate unfamiliar rooms. |
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Satellite to test Einstein theoryPalo Alto, CA - A satellite that will put Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity to the test is ready to be launched. Nasa hopes Gravity Probe B will lift off from California on 17 April. Since it was first proposed in 1959, the project has been aborted and delayed because of technical hiccups many times. |
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US Department of Energy To Revisit Cold FusionNew York City - The U.S. Department of Energy is planning to give cold fusion a warmer reception after many years of skepticism and even ridicule as the agency pursues an official review of the controversial technology. James Decker, deputy director of DOE's Office of Science, said the review actually began last fall when he met with scientists to discuss the state of cold fusion research. |
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Saturn looms large in new imageLondon, England - Saturn looms large in the sharpest colour image yet taken of the planet by the approaching Cassini-Huygens spacecraft, due to arrive at the Ringed Planet on 1 July. |
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Genetic map turns scourge into potential lifesaverHouston, Texas - For its contributions to medical science and to the health and well-being of humankind, the lowly rat deserves to be elevated to the status of man's best friend. Rats will never catch a Frisbee or let the grown-ups know that little Billy's fallen down the abandoned mine shaft, but they've certainly given their lives millions of times over in helping scientists find treatments for the innumerable diseases that plague the world's population. |
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Gas find is further sign of Martian lifeESA - ANOTHER indication of past life on Mars has been found with the detection of methane. The gas was discovered by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) orbiting spacecraft, but its source has yet to be traced. |
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Scramjet smashes world speed recordLos Angeles, California - A revolutionary jet engine flew faster than seven times the speed of sound in a high altitude test over the Pacific at the weekend, breaking the world speed record for an atmospheric engine. |
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