The Atlantic Ocean dances with the Sun and volcanoes
Aarhus, Sweden (SPX) Apr 04, 2014 -
Natural fluctuations in the ocean temperature in the North Atlantic have a significant impact on the climate in the northern hemisphere. These fluctuations are the result of a complex dance between the forces of nature, but researchers at Aarhus University can now show that solar activity and the impact of volcanic eruptions have led this dance during the last two centuries.
Imagine a ball ...
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Sensors and satellites deployed to save Pompeii
Rome (AFP) April 03, 2014 -
Ground sensors and satellites will be deployed in a new bid to keep the ancient Roman city of Pompeii from crumbling following a series of recent collapses at the sprawling and long-neglected site near Naples.
Italian aerospace and defence giant Finmeccanica on Thursday said it was donating the technology to the culture ministry in a 1.7 million euro ($2.3 million) project entitled "Pompeii: ...
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New Zealand physicists split and collide ultracold atom clouds
Dunedin, New Zealand (SPX) Apr 03, 2014 -
Physicists at New Zealand's University of Otago have pushed the frontiers of quantum technology by developing a steerable 'optical tweezers' unit that uses intense laser beams to precisely split minute clouds of ultracold atoms and to smash them together.
The Otago researchers' feat is set to enhance efforts to understand the mysterious ways that atoms interact at temperatures of less than ...
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China eyes 'global monitoring network' of surveillance satellites
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Apr 03, 2014 -
To compensate the frustration over the endless search for missing the Malaysian airliner, Chinese scientists have doubled efforts to promote their project of a huge satellites network, which will enable Beijing to monitor the whole world.
As the mission to find the passenger jet MH370 which disappeared off the radars on March 8 with 239 people on board, 153 of them Chinese, is yet to yield ...
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PSLV-C24 Launches India's Second Dedicated Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1B
Sriharikota, India (SPX) Apr 06, 2014 -
ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C24 has successfully launched IRNSS-1B, the second satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). The launch took place on April 04, 201 at 1714 hours IST from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. This is the twenty fifth consecutively successful mission of PSLV. The 'XL' configuration of PSLV was used for this mission. ...
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Indian navigation satellite soars into orbit, step closer to own GPS-like system
New Delhi (Voice of Russia) Apr 06, 2014 -
The Indian Space Research Organization successfully launched its IRNSS-1B navigation satellite into space - the second of seven satellites which are bringing India steps closer to providing an alternative to US-owned global positioning systems.
The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System-1B was launched with the country's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) as it set off from the Sat ...
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ISRO examining business model for industries in satellite, rocket production
Sriharikota, India (SPX) Apr 06, 2014 -
The Indian space agency is working at preparing a business model to partner with industries - public and private - so that they have a higher level of participation in the space sector, said its chief.
"We are working at a possible model for investment, sharing of technology and responsibility with the industries. The response from the industries - public and private - is positive. It will ...
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