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  Beijing (AFP) Dec 21, 2016 China said Wednesday it hoped Mongolia could "draw lessons" from the fallout over hosting the Dalai Lama after the Mongolian foreign minister announced that the Tibetan spiritual leader would no longer be allowed to visit the country. Mongolian Foreign Minister Tsend Munkh-Orgil said Tuesday that the Dalai Lama would not be allowed to visit in the future, even for religious reasons, the official Xinhua news agency cited the Mongolian newspaper Today as saying. The Nobel laureate had met with Bud ... read more |
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Exciting new creatures discovered on ocean floorScientists at the University of Southampton have discovered six new animal species in undersea hot springs 2.8 kilometres deep in the southwest Indian Ocean. The unique marine life was discovered ar ... more  
Experts 'highly confident' MH370 not in search zoneMissing flight MH370 is almost certainly not in the current search zone in the remote Indian Ocean and may be further north, new analysis showed Tuesday, but authorities indicated the hunt may not be expanded. ... more  
India accuses Pakistani Islamist over airbase attackIndia on Monday accused Pakistani militant leader Maulana Masood Azhar of masterminding an audacious attack on an air force base in January that led to a breakdown in relations between the two nuclear-armed nations. ... more 
New species found near ocean floor hot springsResearchers have discovered six new species living near hydrothermal vents on the sea floor. ... more |
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Rainbow snake, tiny frog among new Mekong speciesA rainbow-headed snake, a tiny frog and a lizard with dragon-like horns are among more than 150 new species confirmed by scientists last year in the ecologically diverse but threatened Mekong region, researchers said on Monday. ... more  
A population of neutron stars can generate gravitational waves continuouslyProfessor Sudip Bhattacharyya of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India, and Professor Deepto Chakrabarty (MIT, USA), an adjunct visiting professor at the same institute, h ... more  
Missing Chinese activist 'handed over state secrets': A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer who had been missing for almost a month was held in police custody and "confessed" to handing over state secrets, official media said. ... more 
India names new military, spy chiefs; China protests Dalai Lama meetingIndia Saturday announced the names of the new army and airforce chief along with the heads of the country's spy agencies. ... more
Final sweep for MH370 sea searchThe last vessel searching for missing MH370 has left on its final sweep across the southern Indian Ocean, Australia said Wednesday, as the transport minister cautioned the airliner might not be found in coming weeks. ... more |
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84,000 people displaced by Indonesia earthquake: officialThe number of people left homeless after an earthquake struck western Indonesia has soared to nearly 84,000, leaving authorities struggling to care for the victims, an official said Tuesday. ... more 
Cyclone kills 10 in south India's tech hubAt least 10 people were killed when Cyclone Vardah slammed into the southern Indian tech hub of Chennai, bringing down houses and cutting off the electricity supply, authorities said Tuesday. ... more |
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Electric vehicles. The topic is trending, and with more than 13 million results in a single internet search, it seems to be what everyone is talking about... including NASA.
But NASA researchers aren't just talking about the topic - they're diligently working to improve and advance the technology electric aircraft use in order to make them energy efficient and worthwhile.
"As the cou ... more Ukraine's Antonov rolls out first AN-132D aircraft Northrop Grumman completes E-2D Advanced Hawkeye flight test US military resumes Osprey flights in Japan after crash |
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Conservation scientists have used layers of data on biodiversity, climate, transport and crop yields to construct a colour-coded mapping system that shows where new road-building projects should go to be most beneficial for food production at the same time as being least destructive to the environment.
The hope is that this "trade-off" strategy might guide governments, investors and develo ... more VW reaches $1 bn compensation deal in 3.0-liter diesel case VW settles Canada drivers' class action over emissions Uber puts brakes on self-driving cars in California |
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Distributed energy resources - relatively small-scale power technologies such as solar, wind, energy storage, and power electronics and control devices - are being deployed rapidly in the global shift toward a low-carbon energy future.
To ensure that both distributed and centralized energy resources are integrated efficiently, however, electric power systems in the U.S., Europe, and other ... more Toward energy solutions for northern regions Energy-hungry Asia slowing down, lender saysUS push to low-carbon future 'unstoppable': Biden |
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Hydrogen gas is a promising alternative energy source to overcome our reliance on carbon-based fuels, and has the benefit of producing only water when it is reacted with oxygen. However, hydrogen is highly reactive and flammable, so it requires careful handling and storage. Typical hydrogen storage materials are limited by factors like water sensitivity, risk of explosion, difficulty of control ... more Ultra-thin solution to primary obstacle in solid-state battery development Scientists boost catalytic activity for key chemical reaction in fuel cells Lower cost of LEDs reduce profitability for manufacturing landscape |
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Physicists from MIPT and the Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences described the mobility of line defects, or dislocations, in uranium dioxide. This will enable future predictions of nuclear fuel behavior under operating conditions. The research findings were published in the International Journal of Plasticity.
Nuclear fuel has an immense potential, as i ... more Japan pulls plug on troubled fast breeder reactor Bulgaria seeks investor to revive nuclear project Japan switches on nuclear reactor after safety shutdown |
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In a paper published in the journal Nature, the ALPHA collaboration reports the first ever measurement on the optical spectrum of an antimatter atom. This achievement features technological developments that open up a completely new era in high-precision antimatter research. It is the result of over 20 years of work by the CERN antimatter community.
"Using a laser to observe a transition i ... more Number of known black holes expected to double in two years with new detection method New antimatter breakthrough to help illuminate mysteries of the Big Bang New theoretical framework for improved particle accelerators |
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A Chinese auto glass tycoon has caused a stir by shifting part of his empire to the United States and setting up a factory in Ohio, citing high taxes and soaring labour costs at home.
Cao Dewang's $600-million investment comes after Donald Trump threatened to declare Beijing a currency manipulator and slap 45 percent punitive tariffs on Chinese imports to protect American jobs.
The 70-ye ... more Trump names critics of China, regulation for economic posts US antitrust regulators clear China-owned AMC to buy Carmike China's 2017 economic growth to slow to 6.5 pct: study |
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  India on Monday accused Pakistani militant leader Maulana Masood Azhar of masterminding an audacious attack on an air force base in January that led to a breakdown in relations between the two nuclear-armed nations.
Seven soldiers were killed in the attack on the Indian air force base in Pathankot, which New Delhi has said could not have been carried out without the help of the Islamabad gov ... more Pentagon confirms death of two Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan Kurdish-Shiite row erupts at Iraqi football match Pentagon works to ease Kurdish-Turkish tensions in Syria |
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This week, astronauts are unloading more than 5,000 pounds of cargo and crew supplies from the Cygnus spacecraft to support dozens of science and research investigations. However, this shipment has special significance. This shipment arrived via an Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's pad 0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.
Rocket launches to the International Space ... moreOrbital cargo ship arrives at space station New Instrument on ISS to Study Ultra-Cold Quantum Gases Two Russians, one American blast off to ISS |
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Australian, South African and US researchers say that although the environmental movement is in shock at US President-elect Donald Trump's election victory and its implications, it is not all doom and gloom.
"The environmental movement should proactively seize opportunities over the next four years," said lead author Dr Duan Biggs of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions ... more Climate report says 2016 on pace to be hottest year yet Glee to gloom: Climate and the 'Trump effect' 'Fear is palpable' among US climate scientists over Trump moves |
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  President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that America must massively boost its nuclear capability until the "world comes to its senses."
"The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes," Trump wrote on Twitter, without explaining what he meant.
His comment marks a jarring departure from Presid ... more Putin urges Russian nuclear weapons boost IAEA content with oil-rich Iran, Iran seeks sanction reviewIran discusses nuclear ships plan with IAEA chief |
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China said Wednesday it hoped Mongolia could "draw lessons" from the fallout over hosting the Dalai Lama after the Mongolian foreign minister announced that the Tibetan spiritual leader would no longer be allowed to visit the country.
Mongolian Foreign Minister Tsend Munkh-Orgil said Tuesday that the Dalai Lama would not be allowed to visit in the future, even for religious reasons, the offi ... more Woman sues China public security bureau over propaganda video 'Iron lady' Ip runs for Hong Kong leader Chinese official's wife jailed in new vaccine scandal |
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  The UN has stopped The Gambia's controversial army chief from visiting troops serving as peacekeepers in Darfur, as international pressure grows on the country's top brass to accept incoming president-elect Adama Barrow.
Gambian security forces seized the country's Independent Electoral Commission on Tuesday, drawing international condemnation follosing a contested presidential election held ... more Influx of Chinese investors angers Madagascans Mobile money lifts Kenyan households out of poverty Mali rivals must stick to peace deal: French minister |
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Orbital ATK completed its first demonstration for its next-generation Zombie Pathfinder short-range ballistic missile target for the U.S. Army.
Zombie Pathfinder targets are designed to represent a different class of threats, allowing the U.S. Army and other partners to test a variety of weapons. The first demonstration took place at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
The p ... more U.K. MOD awards competitive Challenger 2 life extension contracts General Atomics contracted to support U.S. Army's Gray Eagle MBDA completes Enforcer tests |
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  Raytheon has received a $64.6 million contract to perform technical support services for several naval anti-ship weapon systems operated by the U.S. Navy.
The contract covers services for the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System, the SeaRAM, and the Land-based Phalanx Weapon System. Foreign military sales for Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Canada, Britain, South Korea, Portugal, and Greece are also in ... more Australia inks mega deal to buy French subs Fincantieri starting Australian subsidiary Move to scrap beloved US Navy titles tossed overboard |
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The year 2016 was a bag of mixed fortunes for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with successes on the technological front and setbacks on the legal front.
On the technological side, apart from simultaneously launching 20 satellites, the year also saw ISRO activating its own NavIC satellite navigation system, and testing a reusable launch vehicle (RLV) and a scramjet engine.
... more 'Passengers' and the real-life science of deep space travel NASA Readies for Major Orion Milestones in 2017 Spacewalk for Thomas Pesquet at ISS |
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