Dextrous robotic hand gets thumbs up

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Paris (AFP) Aug 2, 2012
European researchers said Thursday they had developed the world's first real-sized, five-fingered robotic hand able to grasp and manipulate objects with human-like dexterity. Getting robots to manoeuvre objects with precision has posed many problems for engineers in their quest to build humanoid machines to serve as domestic aides, emergency rescuers or factory workers. Industrial roboti

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Curiosity's Search for Organics

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Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 03, 2012
The last time an astrobiology mission landed on Mars, the nation was celebrating the Bicentennial and Gerald Ford was president. The two Viking landers went with the specific mission to search for signs or examples of Martian life - a task that produced generally negative results, but also decades of controversy and public confusion about the possibilities for life on the planet in our solar sys

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Curiosity's First Daredevil Stunt

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Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 03, 2012
When Curiosity enters the Martian atmosphere on August 6th, setting in motion "the seven minutes of terror" that people around the world have anticipated since launch a year ago, the intrepid rover will actually be performing the mission's second daredevil stunt. The first was completed in July. For the past nine months, Curiosity has been acting as a stunt double for astronauts, exposing itself

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Avanti announces successful launch of its HYLAS 2
Satellite

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Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 03, 2012
Avanti Communications Group plc, the satellite operator, announces the successful launch of HYLAS 2 from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on Ariane Flight VA208 at 5.54pm local time (9.54pm UK time). The Ariane 5 launch was perfect, injecting HYLAS 2 into the correct orbit precisely on schedule. HYLAS 2 separated from the Ariane 5 on time and telemetry was received at the control

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Australia is "all ears" for Mars landing

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Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 03, 2012
Dishes in Australia will be the ones following NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission when it lands on Monday (6 August) after a nail-biting series of manoeuvres. The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (CDSCC), which CSIRO manages on NASA's behalf, will be the main tracking station for landing activities. Its 70-m and two 34-m antennas will receive signals from the spacecraft both d

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Arianespace: 50 successful Ariane 5 launches in a
row!

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Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 03, 2012
With 50 successful launches in a row, Ariane 5 clearly sets the standard in space transportation for all customers, whether national or international agencies, governments or private industry. Above all, Ariane 5 guarantees independent access to space for Europe, and is in fact one of the most eloquent examples of the ongoing construction of Europe. Birth of a giant It was back in 1977, ev

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Ariane rocket with two telecom satellites lifts
off

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Paris (AFP) Aug 3, 2012
An Ariane 5 rocket carrying two telecommunication satellites launched from the Kourou space centre in French Guiana on Thursday, an Internet broadcast by European operator Arianespace showed. The fourth Ariane 5 launch this year, and the 208th overall, began at 5:54 pm (2054 GMT). It will eventually place into orbit two geostationary telecommunication satellites - Intelsat-20 for intern

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America's Oldest Sporting Venue

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Have you visited the oldest organized sporting venue in the U.S.? I'll give you a hint - it's not a baseball stadium! The facility I'm talking about has over 200 buildings on 350 acres. Have you guessed it yet? I'm talking about Saratoga Race Course, located in Saratoga Springs, New York. It'

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Fish-eye view offers insights for human vision

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A Purdue University student's research project related to zebrafish eye development could lead to a better understanding of vision problems that affect billions of people worldwide.

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Blood, sweat and tears: the menstrual cycle and
the Olympics

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For some female athletes, ?counting the days? to their Olympic event may have a double meaning. These Olympians may be worried about ?what time of the month? it is going to be when they are expected to deliver their best sporting performance ever.

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