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November 03, 2015

Excitement Grows as NASA Carbon Sleuth Begins Year Two
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 03, 2015
Scientists busy poring over more than a year of data from NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) mission are seeing patterns emerge as they seek answers to the science questions that drive the mission. Launched in July 2014, OCO-2, an experimental carbon-dioxide measurement mission, is designed to give the international science community a new view of the global carbon cycle in unprecedented detail. During its two-year primary mission, the satellite observatory is tracking the large-scale mo ... read more

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Nuclear Operations and Maintenance Efficiency Summit USA 2015

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U.S. and Saudis conduct Middle East's largest counter-drone exercise

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact

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Oil prices subdued in Asia on weak China manufacturing		Environmental cost of tapping alternate sources for water, oil		Mother-of-pearl's genesis identified in mineral's transformation		Researchers take cue from spider glue in efforts to create new materials		Coating cancels acoustic scattering from odd-shaped objects

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Nokia signs deals worth 910-mln euros with China Mobile

Silicon Valley granddaddy HP readies breakup

China's richest man says firm had ties to Xi's family

Oldest Romanian mine closes after 156 years

Climate pledges keep 'door open' to warming under 2C

Trade trumps hostility for S. Korea-China-Japan summit

Smart Home Revenues to Reach $100 Billion by 2020

Canadian researchers find geothermal heat pumps most feasible in Halifax

National contributions provide entry point for the low-carbon transformation

China Sunergy Opens Solar Cell Factory in Korea

New European gas line inching forward

Toyota view on Volkswagen scandal: don't obsess over No. 1

China signs deal for 100 Airbus A320s: manufacturer

Bolivia announces plans for nuclear research complex

US smartphone use surges, at expense of other gadgets

Google 'Loon' Internet balloons to take flight over Indonesia

Chinese investors held after metals exchange protest plans

End of China's one-child policy unlikely to boost economy: analysts

China to start work on turbo-charged super-collider by 2020: report

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