Device to control 'color' of electrons in graphene provides path to future electronics
University Park PA (SPX) Sep 01, 2016 -
A device made of bilayer graphene, an atomically thin hexagonal arrangement of carbon atoms, provides experimental proof of the ability to control the momentum of electrons and offers a path to electronics that could require less energy and give off less heat than standard silicon-based transistors. It is one step forward in a new field of physics called valleytronics.
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Australia to widen scope of targets in IS air war
Sydney (AFP) Sept 1, 2016 -
Australia is to start targeting jihadist support and logistics resources in Iraq and Syria, as it broadens the scope of its air war on the Islamic State group, officials said Thursday.
The staunch US ally has some 780 defence personnel in the Middle East supporting its operation against IS and has been active in Iraq for months.
Many are based in Iraq with 400 attached to the Air Task Gr ...
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Philippines' Duterte to meet fugitive Muslim rebel
Manila (AFP) Aug 31, 2016 -
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he planned to meet a fugitive Muslim rebel wanted over a deadly siege, promising to ignore an arrest order in an effort to forge peace.
The announcement was the latest dramatic attempt by the firebrand leader to end decades-long insurgencies with Muslim and communist rebels that have claimed more than 150,000 lives.
Duterte said he spok ...
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Arab coalition raids kill 16 Yemenis: rebels
Sanaa (AFP) Aug 31, 2016 -
Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck a home in Yemen's rebel-held Saada province, killing 16 people, including women and children, the Iran-backed insurgents said on Wednesday.
Residents said the air raids hit the house overnight, while the Huthi rebels' sabanews.net website reported that the victims were "mostly children and women from three families".
There was no immediate reaction fr ...
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Navantia in design study for Australian future frigate program
Adelaide, Australia (UPI) Aug 30, 2016 -
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia and the Australian government are to conduct a risk reduction and design study on the company's offering of a future frigate.
Work on the initial phase of Australia's SEA5000 Future Frigate Program will be conducted over a one-year period under a Future Frigate Participant Services contract from the Australian Department of Defense.
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Javelin Joint Venture team inks deal with India's Tata Power Company
Tucson (UPI) Aug 31, 2016 -
Raytheon and Lockheed Martin's Javelin Joint Venture team has signed a letter of intent with India's Tata Power Company to explore development of the Javelin missile, Raytheon announced Wednesday.
The signing will lead to an exploration of co-development and production of the Javelin anti-armor missile system with Tata's Strategic Engineering Division, Raytheon said in a statement.
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U.S. lawmakers call for freeze on Saudi arms sale
Washington (UPI) Aug 31, 2016 -
Citing humanitarian concerns regarding Saudi Arabia's ongoing war against Houthi rebels in Yemen, U.S. lawmakers on Monday asked the White House to delay a proposed $1.15 billion weapons sale to the kingdom.
The letter, signed by 64 members of Congress, asks the Obama administration to walk back the Aug. 8 approval of the sale, which would include replacing tanks destroyed in the Yemen ...
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