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June 02, 2014

Rush a light wave and you'll break its data
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 02, 2014
Quantum information can't break the cosmic speed limit, according to researchers* from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland's Joint Quantum Institute. The scientists have shown how attempts to "push" part of a light beam past the speed of light results in the loss of the quantum data the light carries. The results could clarify how noise might limit the transfer of information in quantum computers. The speed of light in vacuum is often thou ... read more

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SpaceX founder unveils his 'future of space travel' capsule Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) presented its new space capsule, expected to carry up to seven astronauts into space and bring them back to Earth, with the capacity to land anywh ... more		Private Space Race Heats Up Privately-funded, manned space exploration and tourism received two boosts on Thursday. SpaceX unveiled its Dragon V2 spacecraft, which the company hopes will one day take astronauts to and from the ... more		Russia preparing to launch Okno space surveillance system at full capacity State tests of the Okno (Window) complex for tracking and monitoring man-made space objects in Tajikistan will take place during the summer months in the interests of the Russian aerospace defence t ... more
				German village takes digital fate into own hands Too isolated and with few inhabitants, the tiny village of Loewenstedt in northern Germany is simply too small to show up on the radars of national Internet operators. ... more		Smart lifestyle takes centre stage at Asia tech show Asia's largest tech trade show will be a battleground for smart innovations when it kicks off in Taiwan Tuesday - from car systems which warn when you are driving badly to a toothbrush-style camera that films the user's teeth. ... more

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NASA faces identity crisis, funding battle As NASA funding continue to dissipate, space agency officials are left trying - frustratingly - to figure out what's worth paying for. And the Spitzer Space Telescope is just the latest in a growing list of defunded and soon-to-be-extinct projects. ... more		SpaceX unveils capsule to ferry astronauts to space A sleek, white gumdrop-shaped space capsule that aims to carry up to seven astronauts to the International Space Station and return to land anywhere on Earth was unveiled Thursday by SpaceX. ... more		Trump to U.N.: 'Your countries are going to hell' Taiwan running out of time for satellite communications, space chief tells AFP US lawmaker warns of military 'misunderstanding' risk with China		Earth's gravitational pull stretches moon surface Anyone who's been to the beach - and seen the ocean's tides - knows the moon's gravitational effects on Earth are rather obvious. The effects of Earth's gravitational pull on the moon are less apparent. ... more
				Apollo 13 astronaut's toothbrush sells for $11,794 A toothbrush used by one of the American astronauts who flew to the Moon was sold at auction for nearly $12,000, or triple the starting bid, the auction house said Friday. ... more		Engineers reconnect with ISEE-3, retired NASA probe Engineers with Skycorp, Inc. - the Los Gatos, California-based group attempting to reconnect with a retired NASA probe first launched in the 1970s - announced Thursday they had successfully established contact with International Sun-Earth Explorer-3, or ISEE-3. ... more

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Sending entangled beams through fast-light materials Michael Lewis's bestselling book "Flash Boys" describes how some brokers, engaging in high frequency trading, exploit fast telecommunications to gain fraction-of-a-second advantage in the buying and ... more		Velociraptor robot almost as fast as robotic rival Cheetah Luckily for Usain Bolt, robots aren't allowed to compete for gold medals. If they were, the new Velociraptor robot designed by researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, might force Bolt to settle for silver - or bronze if Raptor's robotic rival Cheetah raced, too. ... more		Philippines 'ghost' flood projects leave residents stranded Toxic homes a lasting legacy of Los Angeles fires 'Greatest con job ever': Trump trashes climate science at UN		Virgin space flights cleared for US take-off Richard Branson's dream of commercial space flights took a step nearer reality after Virgin Galactic signed a deal with US aviation authorities to let it blast paying customers into space, the company said Thursday. ... more
Russian Soyuz with New Crew Docks at ISS in Automatic Mode A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a trio of crew members docked automatically with the International Space Station on Thursday, some six hours after the launch, a spokesman for the Russian space a ... more		Six-Person Station Crew Enjoys Day Off Following Docking Following a marathon day that saw the launch and docking of three new crewmates, the fully staffed Expedition 40 crew of the International Space Station enjoyed a day off Thursday to rest and rechar ... more		NASA Missions Let Scientists See Moon's Dancing Tide From Orbit Scientists combined observations from two NASA missions to check out the moon's lopsided shape and how it changes under Earth's sway - a response not seen from orbit before. The team drew on s ... more		ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst arrives at ISS A Soyuz spacecraft launched last night from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan docked with the International Space Station in the early hours of this morning. Onboard were ESA astronaut Alexander Ger ... more

	Why Does Earth Have No Super-Earth Cousins? New discoveries of many super-Earth planets orbiting very close to sun-like stars have started to make Earth's solar system look a little lonely. The mystery of why Earth ended up without any super- ... more		Million-dollar Kavli prizes split among nine scientists Nine scientists have been awarded Kavli prizes by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The winners were announced Thursday at the World Science Festival in New York. ... more

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