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 May 17, 2007 |
| SPACEMART + A Giant Leap For Space Activities In Europe  Paris, France (SPX) May 17, 2007 - Ministers in charge of space activities in ESA's Member States and those responsible for the internal market, industry and research in the European Union's Competitiveness Council, are meeting in Brussels on Tuesday 22 May to adopt the European Space Policy. The meeting will be chaired jointly by Parliamentary State Secretary and Federal Government Coordinator of Aerospace Policy, Peter Hi ... moreSATURN DAILY + Frictional Heating Explains Plumes On Enceladus  Pasadena CA (SPX) May 17, 2007 - Rubbing your hands together on a cold day generates a bit of heat, and the same process of frictional heating may be what powers the geysers jetting out from the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Tidal forces acting on fault lines in the moon's icy shell cause the sides of the faults to rub back and forth against each other, producing enough heat to transform some of the ice into plumes of wat ... moreCONSTELLATIONS + Galileo At The Crossroads  Brussels, Belgium (SPX) May 17, 2007 - The European Commission today adopted a communication on the state of play of the Galileo programme in response to a request from the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament. The Commission notes that the Galileo roadmap needs adapting to meet the deadline of 2012 by when Galileo should be fully operable. The public-private partnership set up to implement Galileo needs to be reprofiled ... moreAPPOINTMENTS + Hall Appoints Feeney To Top GOP Position On Space And Aeronautics Subcommittee  Washington DC (SPX) May 17, 2007 - Ranking Member Ralph Hall (R-TX) has announced the appointment of Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL) to Ranking Member of the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee. Feeney replaces Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA), who recently accepted a position on the House Appropriations Committee. "I am very pleased to appoint Congressman Feeney to be the new Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics," Hal ... moreEXO WORLDS + Mapping An Alien World  Cambridge MA (SPX) May 17, 2007 - For the first time, astronomers have created a rough map of a planet orbiting a distant sun-like star, employing a technique that may one day enable mapping of Earth-like worlds. Since the planet just charted is a gas giant and lacks a solid surface, the map shows cloud-top features. Using the Spitzer infrared space telescope, astronomers detected a bright hot spot that is offset from "high noon ... more | CONSTELLATIONS:  TIME AND SPACE:  SPACEWAR:  MARSDAILY:  |
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| MISSILE DEFENSE + Czech Battle To Convince Hostile Public Over US Missile Shield  Rokycany, Czech Republic (AFP) May 16, 2007 - Facing fierce grassroots opposition and fear over US plans to extend its anti-missile shield to central Europe, the Czech government has a daunting task on its hands. Officials have set out to win over public opinion by embarking on an information campaign, meeting ardent protesters face-to-face at local meetings in areas near the site earmarked for an American tracking radar. "I understan ... moreNUKEWARS + Hopes Rise For North Korea Nuclear Deal  Seoul (AFP) May 16, 2007 - Hopes rose Wednesday that North Korea will finally start shutting down its nuclear programme after Pyongyang said that a long-running financial dispute blocking progress was close to settlement. The statement by the reclusive regime that it had started transferring 25 million dollars from a frozen account in Macau to another elsewhere was the clearest sign yet of movement to implement a February ... moreMISSILE DEFENSE + Japan Wants Higher-Altitude BMD Research With US  Washington (UPI) May 16, 2007 - Japan's defense minister called this week for a further extension and intensification of the already far-reaching ballistic missile defense cooperation between the two nations. The United States and Japan need to start cooperative work on developing new technologies to intercept and destroy high-altitude ballistic missiles, Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma said Tuesday, according to a Kyodo news age ... moreMISSILE NEWS + Latest Chinese Missile To Target US Carriers  Tokyo (AFP) May 16, 2007 - China plans to equip its upcoming missiles with infrared technology to give them the ability to hit US warships in Asia, a Japanese newspaper said Wednesday. The upgrade is part of preparations for a potential conflict over Taiwan, which China considers part of its territory and which has a security pact with the United States, the Sankei Shimbun said. Citing unnamed military sources in Ja ... moreMISSILE NEWS + Lockheed Martin-Built Trident II D5 Successfully Launched In Atlantic Two-Missile US Navy Test  Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 17, 2007 - The U.S. Navy conducted a successful test launch yesterday, May 15, of two Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBMs) built by Lockheed Martin. The Navy launched the unarmed missiles from USS Tennessee (SSBN 734) in the Eastern Range in the Atlantic Ocean. With this two-missile Follow-on Commander Evaluation Test, the Trident II D5 missile has achieved 119 consecutive successful test launche ... more | MILTECH:  IRAQ WARS:  FLOATING STEEL:  SINO DAILY:  |
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| FLORA AND FAUNA + Female-Led Infanticide In Wild Chimpanzees  St Andrews, Scotland (SPX) May 17, 2007 - Researchers observing wild chimpanzees in Uganda have discovered repeated instances of a mysterious and poorly understood behavior: female-led infanticide. The findings, reported by Simon Townsend, Katie Slocombe and colleagues of the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, and the Budongo Forest Project, Uganda, appear in the May 15th issue of the journal Current Biology, published by Cell Press.< ... moreEARTH OBSERVATION + General Dynamics Awarded Contract For NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission Study  Fairfax VA (SPX) May 17, 2007 - Fairfax VA (SPX) May 17, 2007 General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Spacecraft Accommodation study contract by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The contract, awarded through the Rapid Spacecraft Development Office (RSDO), is valued at $600,000 with a four-month period of performance. Fo ... moreNANO TECH + Iowa State Scientists Demonstrate First Use Of Nanotechnology To Enter Plant Cells  Ames IO (SPX) May 17, 2007 - A team of Iowa State University plant scientists and materials chemists have successfully used nanotechnology to penetrate plant cell walls and simultaneously deliver a gene and a chemical that triggers its expression with controlled precision. Their breakthrough brings nanotechnology to plant biology and agricultural biotechnology, creating a powerful new tool for targeted delivery into plant c ... moreCLIMATE SCIENCE + PM Urges Australia To Pray For Rain  Sydney (AFP) May 16, 2007 - Prime Minister John Howard called Wednesday on Australians to pray for drought-breaking rain as the government dismissed reports it underestimated water shortages in the country's main farming zone. Howard had last month warned that without a significant downpour by June, irrigation to farmers along southeastern Australia's Murray-Darling river system would be cut. Although the area has ha ... moreICE WORLD + Permanent Ice Fields Are Resisting Global Warming  Paris, France (SPX) May 17, 2007 - The small ice caps of Mont Blanc and the Dome du Gouter are not melting, or at least, not yet. This is what CNRS researchers have announced in the Journal of Geophysical Research. At very high altitudes (above 4200 meters), the accumulation of snow and ice has varied very little since the beginning of the 20th century. But if summer temperatures increase by a few degrees during the 21st century, ... more | DEMOCRACY:  ABOUT US:  FLORA AND FAUNA:  EPIDEMICS:  |
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| ENERGY TECH + Bill Clinton Unveils Energy-Saving Plan For 15 Cities  New York (AFP) May 16, 2007 - Former US president Bill Clinton on Wednesday announced a five-billion-dollar program to make buildings in 15 of the world's largest cities more energy efficient and help combat global warming. The so-called energy efficiency building retrofit program involves Clinton's private foundation, four of the world's largest energy service companies and five of the biggest banks. "Climate change i ... moreCIVIL NUCLEAR + GE, Hitachi Sign Formation Agreement For Global Nuclear Energy Business Alliance  Wilmington NC (SPX) May 17, 2007 - GE and Hitachi have signed a formation agreement to proceed with previously announced plans to create a global alliance of their nuclear businesses. Based on this agreement, GE and Hitachi will form cross-shareholding companies in U.S., Canada and Japan, subject to government approvals. The alliance, when formally completed, will combine GE and Hitachi's nuclear businesses to create one of ... moreENERGY TECH + Gas Union Of Three  Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) May 17, 2007 - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan for two reasons. First, he wanted to set up a partnership of the three countries to build a gas pipeline north of the Caspian Sea. And second, he needed to prevent an anti-Russian alliance of European countries in the energy sector. In my opinion, he achieved both these goals. Kazakhstan, a major player and a major influe ... moreSOLAR DAILY + Hi-Tech Wealth Launches Solar-Powered Mobile Phone  Hong Kong, China (SPX) May 17, 2007 - Hi-Tech Wealth announces the launch of the world's first commercialized solar-powered mobile phone, the "S116." When exposed to direct sunlight for 60 minutes, the S116 battery allows for 40 minutes of talk time. Even when exposed to "weak light" such as sunlight on an overcast day, indoor lighting or candle light, the S116 generates enough electricity to charge the battery. Additionally, ... moreSOLAR DAILY + Motorola And GSM Association Deploy Wind And Solar Powered Cell Site With MTC Namibia  Windhoek, Namibia (SPX) May 17, 2007 - Motorola announced that it has deployed a wind and solar power system to operate MTC Namibia's GSM cell site at Dordabis village in the Khomas region of Namibia. The trial with MTC Namibia supports the African operator's strategy for increased voice and data service coverage in rural areas of Namibia and is the first of its kind globally. "With the implementation of cell sites into more re ... more | CLIMATE SCIENCE:  ENERGY TECH:  ENERGY TECH:  ENERGY TECH:  |
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