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 May 18, 2007 |
| OUTER PLANETS + First Observation Of A Uranian Mutual Event  Armagh, UK (SPX) May 18, 2007 - An international team of astronomers led by Apostolos Christou at Armagh Observatory has made the first ever observation of one of the satellites of the planet Uranus passing in front of another. The observation was made on the night of 4th May by Marton Hidas and Tim Brown, of the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope, Santa Barbara, California, using the robotic Faulkes Telescope South at S ... moreOUTER PLANETS + A Goofball Called Pluto  Cameron Park (SPX) May 18, 2007 - One of the first pieces I wrote for SpaceDaily, over seven years ago, was on the already increasingly goofy debate over whether not to continue calling Pluto a "planet". Well, the debate has now proceeded to an official vote by the IAU that gained worldwide headlines by changing Pluto's title -- and it remains as goofy as ever. Indeed, the description of that fateful IAU meeting in the Se ... moreSOLAR SCIENCE + Helium May Set Minimum Speed Limit For Solar Wind  Cambridge MA (SPX) May 18, 2007 - Helium may act as a "throttle" for the solar wind, setting its minimum speed, according to new results with NASA's Wind spacecraft. The solar wind is a diffuse stream of electrically conducting gas (plasma) constantly blowing from the sun. "This result gives us another clue about how the solar wind is accelerated, which may help us better understand space weather," said Dr. Justin Kasper o ... moreTECH SPACE + Improving Security Through Satellite Telecommunications  Paris, France (SPX) May 18, 2007 - Two companies are implementing an ESA-supported project to introduce an innovative solution for alarm monitoring and video surveillance via satellite to meet the increasing demand for security systems from the government and corporate market. The two companies are UK based satellite operator Orbit Research Ltd. and the German company MediaMobil Communication GmbH. They announced their inte ... moreSPACE ART + Space Artist Draws From Experience  Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 18, 2007 - Ron Woods is one of the few people to effectively capture spacesuits in their native habitats. Designed to keep humans alive in the void of orbit and on the moon, the rugged garments nevertheless spend almost their entire lives in pristine rooms on Earth. It is there that Woods finds them and brings their stories to life. "To me, there's nothing more artistic than a spacesuit," Woods said. "They ... more | SPACE TRAVEL:  SPACE SCOPES:  STELLAR CHEMISTRY:  SPACE TRAVEL:  |
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| NUKEWARS + Train Crosses Korean DMZ As Disinformation Muddies Bank Transfer  Seoul (UPI) May 17, 2007 - A South Korean passenger train crossed the heavily fortified border to reach North Korea's western border city of Kaesong at noon Thursday for the first time in more than half a century. At the same time, a North Korean train arrived in South Korea's eastern border city of Jejin on another cross-border railway for a trial run of a newly restored track. It was the first time the two Koreas ... moreSUPERPOWERS + Tough Talks In Moscow  Moscow (UPI) May 16, 2007 - In testimony before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said of the U.S.-Russia relationship, "On many things we have done very well, but the fact is that on some others it's been a difficult period." Rice wanted her talks this week with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to "halt a dramatic slide in U.S.-Russian rela ... moreSUPERPOWERS + Boosting US-Russia Ties  Moscow (UPI) May 17, 2007 - Russia and the United States agreed Tuesday to "tone down rhetoric" in public debate and focus on real issues. This is the most anyone could expect from the Moscow talks between President Vladimir Putin and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Officially, Rice came to Russia to discuss the agenda for the forthcoming meeting of Putin and U.S. President George W. Bush at the G8 summit i ... moreMILPLEX + War Czar Compromise - Part 1  Washington (UPI) May 17, 2007 - Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute's appointment as the so-called war czar to oversee and coordinate the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan should be welcomed in that he has exactly the experience and talents needed for the job. "The positive side of this appointment is that Gen. Lute is highly qualified, knows the region, has proven operational capability, has worked well with those in Iraq and ... moreIRAQ WARS + Who Really Cares About Iraq  New York (UPI) May 16, 2007 - The recent conference on Iraq, held in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheik and attended by more than 50 countries representing half of the world's population, seems at first glance to underscore "the great interest so many countries have displayed" over the future of that torn country. But, perhaps we should lay it on the line and ask, Who really cares about Iraq itself? I submit that each nation repre ... more | THE STANS:  IRAQ WARS:  SINO DAILY:  NUKEWARS:  |
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| WATER WORLD + Japanese Waters Warming Faster Than World Average  Tokyo (AFP) May 16, 2007 - The temperature of waters around Japan has risen at a much faster rate than the rest of the world's oceans in the past century, partly because of global warming, according to an official report. Average sea temperatures in areas around Japan rose by 0.7-1.6 degress Celsius between 1900 and 2006, a higher rate than the world average of 0.5 degrees Celsius, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. ... moreTERRADAILY + NASA Takes Students Around The World In 8 Minutes  Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 18, 2007 - Students from all over the world will gather to participate in the Odyssey of the Mind's 28th World Finals, a creative problem-solving competition, at the Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich., May 23 through 26. These students have advanced from competitions held earlier in the year at the local, regional, state or country levels and will now compete for the Odyssey's top awards. ... moreCLIMATE SCIENCE + US Trying To Weaken G8 Climate Change Communique  London (AFP) May 17, 2007 - The United States is attempting to weaken parts of a proposed G8 communique on the threat posed by climate change, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. It said that the United States objected to all references to a scientific prediction that "beyond a temperature increase of 2 degrees Celsius, risks from climate change will be largely unmanageable." The United States was also opposed ... moreWOOD PILE + Indonesia's Crackdown On Illegal Logging Under Fire  Jakarta (AFP) May 17, 2007 - Environmentalists condemned Thursday Indonesia's crackdown on illegal logging in the wake of revelations many suspects in timber-rich Papua province were escaping punishment. Police complained this week that courts had thrown out almost half of the cases of illegal logging that they had investigated in Papua. "The problem not only lies with the justice system, but the whole chain of forest ... moreAFRICA NEWS + China As Asian Beacon For Africa  Tokyo (UPI) May 17, 2007 - Asia may be a role model for many African nations, but it is China that they most aspire to these days, more than any other country in the region. At its annual meeting being held this week in the bustling Chinese metropolis of Shanghai, the African Development Bank is more upbeat about the continent's growth prospects, perhaps more than ever before, thanks in large part to a surge in commodity ... more | FARM NEWS:  EARTH OBSERVATION:  FLORA AND FAUNA:  FLORA AND FAUNA:  |
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| ENERGY TECH + Wave Power Tipped As Holy Grail For Australia  Sydney (AFP) May 17, 2007 - New technology harnessing wave energy could be the "holy grail" for providing electricity and drinking water to Australia's major cities, Industry Minister Ian MacFarlane said Thursday. The technology, developed with the help of more than 770 million dollars (636 million US) in seed funding from the government, works through fields of submerged buoys tethered to seabed pumps. The buoys mov ... moreTECH SPACE + From Ink To Optics, Study Of Particle Mixtures Yields Fundamental Insights  Princeton NJ (SPX) May 18, 2007 - Since the invention of ink over 3,000 years ago, people have exploited the unique properties of colloids, in which particles of one substance are suspended in another. Now, Princeton University chemical engineers have answered a fundamental question about these mixtures in work that may have wide-ranging practical applications, including the manufacturing of medicines and optical fibers. R ... moreSOLAR DAILY + New Veeco Dektak 150 Surface Profiler Aids State-of-the-Art Solar Cell Manufacturer  Woodbury NY (SPX) May 18, 2007 - Veeco Instruments has announced the sale and shipment of its new Dektak 150 Surface Profiler to PrimeStar Solar, an emerging manufacturer of cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) modules for the solar energy market. The Dektak 150 delivers increased resolution for measuring thin films to 10 nanometers and below to meet the evolving requirements of today's photovoltaic cell applications. ... moreFROTH AND BUBBLE + New York Times To Defend Indonesian Mining Lawsuit  Jakarta (AFP) May 17, 2007 - The New York Times said Thursday it would "vigorously" defend legal action against the newspaper lodged this week in an Indonesian court by an executive of the US mining giant Newmont. The newspaper defended its reporting on Newmont's mining operations after running a series of stories claiming the company dumped tonnes of toxic waste into an Indonesian bay from its now defunct gold mine. ... moreENERGY TECH + Biorefineries To Transform Traditional Forestry Sector  Boston MA (SPX) May 18, 2007 - Biorefineries will change the face of traditional forestry industries, an Australian scientist will tell delegates to a major international biotechnology conference - Bio 2007. Dr Simon Potter, a researcher from Ensis - the forestry research joint venture between Australia's CSIRO and New Zealand's Crown Research Institute, Scion - says forestry industries will be transformed by utilising bioref ... more | ENERGY TECH:  SINO DAILY:  NANO TECH:  CAR TECH:  |
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