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Most accurate robotic legs mimic human walking gaitWashington DC (SPX) Jul 06, 2012 A group of US researchers has produced a robotic set of legs which they believe is the first to fully model walking in a biologically accurate manner. The biological accuracy of this robot, which has been presented in IOP Publishing's Journal of Neural Engineering, has allowed the researchers to investigate the processes underlying walking in humans and may bolster theories of how babies learn to walk, as well as helping to understand how spinal-cord-injury patients can recover the ability to walk. ... read more |
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  Clean cookstoves unaffordable to Bangladeshi women Women in rural Bangladesh prefer inexpensive, traditional stoves for cooking over modern ones despite significant health risks, according to a Yale study in the Proceedings of the National Academy o ... more | .. |
  How do you turn 10 minutes of power into 200? Efficiency, efficiency, efficiency A robot that drives into an industrial disaster area and shuts off a valve leaking toxic steam might save lives. A robot that applies supervised autonomy to dexterously disarm a roadside bomb would ... more | .. |
 Muscle-like action allows camera to mimic human eye movement Using piezoelectric materials, researchers have replicated the muscle motion of the human eye to control camera systems in a way designed to improve the operation of robots. This new muscle-like act ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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  Sharing data links in networks of cars Wi-Fi is coming to our cars. Ford Motor Co. has been equipping cars with Wi-Fi transmitters since 2010; according to an Agence France-Presse story last year, the company expects that by 2015, 80 per ... more | .. |
  Feel-good glass for windows Daylight acts on our body clock and stimulates the brain. Fraunhofer researchers have made use of this knowledge and worked with industry partners to develop a coating for panes of glass that lets t ... more | .. |
  AREVA submits its offer for construction of two EPR reactors for Temelin 3 and 4 project AREVA is pleased to announce that it has submitted its official bid to the Czech utility CEZ for the construction of two EPR reactors, units 3 and 4, on the Temelin nuclear power plant site. The sco ... more | .. |
 Habia Cable secures new nuclear contract in Korea Habia Cable is maintaining its leading position in the Korean nuclear market with another new contract. The company recently signed a contract with Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) to supply nuc ... more |
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Ancient zircon data reveals tectonic origin of Earth's first continental crust
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  Boeing predicts $4.5 trillion market for 34,000 new airplanes Boeing projects a $4.5 trillion market for 34,000 new airplanes over the next 20 years as the current world fleet doubles in size, according to the Boeing 2012 Current Market Outlook (CMO). The comp ... more | .. |
  Japanese Energy Supply Gets FiT With Solar Bonds ABC Solar Japan has plans to sell the long-term revenue from Japanese solar installations as Asset Backed Securities to institutional and individual investors. "Today is a great day for the pe ... more | .. |
 Taiwan, Japan coastguards collide near islands Coastguard vessels from Taiwan and Japan "bumped into" each other in waters near a disputed island chain Wednesday, as the Taiwanese vessel was escorting activists to the area, Japan's coastguard said. ... more | .. |
 Greenpeace slams 'illegal' Indonesia coal plant Greenpeace activists Wednesday protested plans by Indonesia to build Southeast Asia's biggest coal power plant, saying it would sully coastal waters and strip the livelihoods of fishermen and farmers. ... more |
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 Bangkok oil refinery blast triggers closure calls An explosion at an oil refinery in the heart of Bangkok which sparked a massive fire early Wednesday has triggered calls for the relocation of the 120,000 barrels-a-day facility. ... more | .. |
 SACLA draws acclaim for unique XFEL design A detailed technical introduction to the SPring-8 Angstrom Compact free-electron Laser (SACLA) appeared online Sunday in Nature Photonics. The attention on the world's second XFEL facility com ... more | .. |
 BGI demonstrated genomic data transfer at nearly 10GB per second between US and China BGI has announced that a group of scientists and researchers successfully demonstrated genomic data transfer at a sustained rate of almost 10 Gigabits per second (Gbps) over a new link connecting US ... more | .. |
 Falling lizards use tail for mid-air twist, inspiring lizard-like 'RightingBot' Lizards, just like cats, have a knack for turning right side up and landing on their feet when they fall. But how do they do it? Unlike cats, which twist and bend their torsos to turn upright, lizar ... more |
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UK opens competitive bid for GBP 75 million orbital cleanup mission
UK invests $191 mn in European satellite firm Eutelsat
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 New England Clean Energy Wins Two Solarize Projects The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) is pleased to announce the selection of New England Clean Energy as the Solarize Mass installer for the towns of Acton and Shirley. New England Clean ... more | .. |
 TUV Rheinland PTL's New Services Support Large-Scale Solar Power Plants At Intersolar North America TUV Rheinland PTL will present new, diverse testing and certification services to support investors and project management organizations at all stages of planning and ope ... more | .. |
 Europe Unlikely to Follow US Lead in Imposing Duties on China PV Imports Following similar action from the U.S. government, the European Union may undertake an antidumping investigation of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells imported from China. However, compared to the United ... more | .. |
 SPI Solar Acquires Italian EPC Contractor SPI Solar has announced that it has acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Italy-based Solar Green Technologies from LDK Solar Europe Holdings and the two founders of SGT for approximately euro ... more |
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 Solarcentury teams up with 'smart grid expert' ProxEnergy Solarcentury is expanding in Benelux after teaming up with Dutch solar and smart grid development company 'ProxEnergy'. The launch of Solarcentury Netherlands comes a month after Solarcentury appoin ... more | .. |
  Geographer charts the 'next-generation digital Earth' The world has gotten smaller and more accessible since applications like Google Earth became mainstream, says UC Santa Barbara Professor of Geography Michael Goodchild. However, there is still a lon ... more | .. |
 Deep-sea rare earths found in Japan Japanese researchers have discovered significant amounts of rare earth deposits on the bottom of the ocean about 1,243 miles southeast of Tokyo. ... more | .. |
 Tablet PCs poised to take over PC market Tablet PCs will overtake PC notebook computers by 2016, U.S. market research firm NPD DisplaySearch predicted Tuesday. ... more |
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London, Paris tighten nuclear bond over US, Russia concerns
Iran says cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog will take 'new form'
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 Iran to use mines, missiles to shut Hormuz Iranian lawmakers call for closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid a sharpening confrontation in the Persian Gulf while Revolutionary Guards display their missile might against a mock U.S. base during desert exercises. ... more | .. |
Iran: EU oil embargo easily manageable Iran said over the weekend it can easily replace the European Union as a customer for its oil as EU sanctions over its nuclear program took effect. ... more | .. |
 US arrests head of online poker site US authorities have arrested the head of online betting website Full Tilt Poker and charged him with a scheme to defraud banks and misleading customers about the security of their funds. ... more | .. |
Google in crosshairs over gun ban Google has banned gun sales from its new shopping platform, a move drawing fire from hunters and weapons enthusiasts but praised by gun control activists. ... more |
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 Japan eyes clean energy revolution after Fukushima Even as Japan begins cranking up its nuclear reactors again, Tokyo has launched a scheme it hopes will spark a green-energy revolution and put the country at the leading edge of renewables. ... more | .. |
 US Big Three automakers score solid sales in June The Big Three US automakers reported strong domestic sales for June Tuesday, capping a solid first half of the year even as US economic growth overall remained weak. ... more | .. |
Toshiba fined in US antitrust case Japanese electronics giant Toshiba said Tuesday a jury has ordered it to pay $87 million in a price-fixing case on LCD displays, but that it ultimately may not end up paying damages. ... more | .. |
Philippines downplays US spy plane request The Philippines on Tuesday said the deployment of US spy planes, suggested by President Benigno Aquino, was just one option to monitor the country's territory, as China appealed for stability in the region. ... more |
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