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April 01, 2013

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Paris (ESA) Apr 01, 2013
Like astronauts, heavy-equipment operators in remote mines can benefit from long-distance monitoring using space technology. An ESA spin-off company has raised safety for dozens of drivers at the El Brocal mine in Peru by predicting their fatigue. In far-flung mining operations around the world, drivers typically work 12-hour shifts, driving trucks and loaders of 160-180 tonnes - the size of a small apartment block. Combine the gruelling schedule with even a small mistake, and you have a rec ... read more

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First Light for ISERV Pathfinder, Space Station's Newest 'Eye' on Earth From the Earth-facing window of the International Space Station's (ISS) Destiny module, nearly 95 percent of the planet's populated area is visible during the station's orbit. This unique vantage po ... more		GPS device could stem bike thefts A Chicago startup says it's seeking crowdsource funding for its GPS-based theft tracker for bicycles that can alert friends if a cyclist gets in crash. ... more		How hard is it to 'de-anonymize' cellphone data? The proliferation of sensor-studded cellphones could lead to a wealth of data with socially useful applications - in urban planning, epidemiology, operations research and emergency preparedness, amo ... more
				EAPS Completes Miniature Hit-To-Kill Interceptor Flight Test Lockheed Martin's Extended Area Protection and Survivability (EAPS) program successfully conducted the first Guided Test Flight to characterize the seeker, guidance, navigation and control systems o ... more		China to launch high-res Earth-observation satellite China will launch the first satellite for its high-resolution system for Earth observation in April, a government agency revealed Thursday. Examinations of the satellite and its carrier rocket ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Wearable system can map difficult areas U.S. engineers say their wearable mapping system can create physical maps of locations where GPS is not available, such as in underground areas and on ships. ... more		Pesticides short-circuit bee brains: study Pesticides used by farmers to protect crops or bee hives can scramble the brain circuits of honeybees, affecting memory and navigation skills needed to find food, scientists said Wednesday. ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		Apple patent shows pen with GPS, phone The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has reissued a patent to Apple for a mobile computer encased in a pen, adding cellular and GPS capabilities. ... more
				Ground system improves satellite navigation precision A ground system aimed at enhancing the navigation precision of China's homegrown BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) was approved in central China's Hubei Province on Friday. The BeiDou G ... more		VectorNav Technologies Announces Partnership With NavtechGPS to Market the VN-200 GPS/INS VectorNav Technologies has announced a new strategic partnership with NavtechGPS to market and include the VN-200 GPS/INS and the VN-100 IMU/AHRS into their extensive catalogue of GNSS-related produ ... more

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A Closer Look at LDCM's First Scene Turning on new satellite instruments is like opening new eyes. This week, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) released its first images of Earth, collected at 1:40 p.m. EDT on March 18. The f ... more		Smartphone app turns home drone into spacecraft A free ESA app turns a popular iPhone-controlled 'home drone' into a spacecraft. The augmented reality game lets owners of Parrot AR.Drone quadcopters attempt dockings with a simulated International ... more		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		ESA seeks innovators for orbiting laboratory ESA is offering software developers the opportunity to use its new testbed in space. The robust nanosat will allow individuals, companies and institutions to try out pioneering software without the ... more
				CSTARS Awarded Funding Over Three Years By Office of Naval Research The University of Miami's (UM) Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing (CSTARS) has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Office of Naval Research to continue collect ... more		Discards ban could impact seabirds population The European Parliament recently voted to scrap the controversial discards policy, which has seen fishermen throwing thousands of edible fish and fish waste back into the sea because they have excee ... more

Pig wasting syndrome costing farmers millions

US regulators under fire over bee-toxic pesticides

Pesticides short-circuit bee brains: study

Ultra-precision positioning

Technique for cooling molecules may be a stepping stone to quantum computing

Penn engineers enable 'bulk' silicon to emit visible light for the first time

Peru mulls replacing aged air force jets

Two Chinese airlines record falls in 2012 profits

France says Malaysia can build jets if it buys Rafale

US announces stricter gasoline standards

Japan venture to bring electric tuk-tuks to Asia

China car maker BYD reports profit plunge

	Google Maps adds view from Mt. Everest Google on Monday added views from some of the world's tallest mountains to scenes woven into its popular online map service. ... more		N. Korea says South, US behind major cyber attack North Korea on Friday accused the United States and South Korea of carrying out a "persistent and intensive" cyber attack against its official websites in recent days. ... more		Galileo fixes Europe's position in history Europe's new age of satellite navigation has passed a historic milestone - the very first determination of a ground location using the four Galileo satellites currently in orbit together with their ... more		Combat Ops Space Cell: Defending critical satellite links More than 22,000 miles away, spinning silently through the vacuum of space, is one of the most critical components to air, space and cyberspace superiority today; a satellite. The mission to d ... more

AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners

Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power

UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department

China city searching for 'modern Marco Polo'		GOCE: the first seismometer in orbit		Significant reduction in temperature and vegetation seasonality over northern latitudes		Milestone for European navigation system		Coca-Cola accused of illegal mapping in China
Neptec wins contract to develop cameras for European Space Agency's ExoMars Programme		Japan, US hold space cooperation talks		Japan's huge quake heard from space: study		SciTechTalk: Double your phone pleasure?		Space station to watch for Earth disasters

Germany eyes new Internet industrial revolution

China targeting navigation system's global coverage by 2020

Russian GLONASS space satellite group again at full strength

Mysterious electron stash found hidden among Van Allen belts

Twin CU-Boulder instruments reveal a third radiation belt can wrap around Earth

UK's TechDemoSat-1 to launch Q3 2013

Satellite SAR capabilities being enhanced

Third radiation belt discovered with UNH-led instrument suite

Shipwreck find could be legendary 'sunstone'

Pixels guide the way for the visually impaired

Mission to save jaguar exposes big cats' plight in Brazil

Robot can help in polar expeditions

Tracking trains with satellite precision

Global tipping point not backed by science

NASA's Van Allen Probes Discover a Surprise Circling Earth

Indian women use smartphones to 'pin the creeps'

NASA Deciphering the Mysterious Math of the Solar Wind

NASA's Aquarius Sees Salty Shifts

Northrop Grumman Delivers First Communications Payload for USAF's Enhanced Polar System

Promising New Technique for Probing Earth's Deep Interior

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