A contingent of 200 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel has been deployed at the nuclear fuel complex in Rawatbhata, Rajasthan for counter-terrorist protection. This is the 18th facility under the CISF's security umbrella. The facility, NFC-Kota, is being set up to meet the fuel requirement of upcoming nuclear reactors. The CISF deployment is part of the government's commitment to safeguard critical infrastructure and ensure uninterrupted availability of essential fuels.
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Oct 04, 2023
by David D. Nolte | Professor - Physics and Astronomy, Purdue
On April 8, 1911, Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes scribbled in pencil an almost unintelligible note into a kitchen notebook: "near enough null."
The note referred to the electrical resistance he'd measured during a landmark experiment that would later be credited as the discovery of superconductivity. But first, he
Evanston IL (SPX) Oct 04, 2023
A team led by Northwestern University researchers has developed the first artificial intelligence (AI) to date that can intelligently design robots from scratch.
To test the new AI, the researchers gave the system a simple prompt: Design a robot that can walk across a flat surface. While it took nature billions of years to evolve the first walking species, the new algorithm compressed evol
Paris (AFP) Oct 5, 2023
Last month was the hottest September on record by an "extraordinary" margin as the world flirts dangerously with breaching a key warming limit, the EU climate monitor said on Thursday.
Much of the world sweltered through unseasonably warm weather in September, in a year expected to be the hottest in human history and after the warmest-ever global temperatures during the Northern Hemisphere s
Paris (ESA) Oct 05, 2023
Measurements from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite show that this year's ozone hole over Antarctica is one of the biggest on record. The hole, which is what scientists call an 'ozone depleting area,' reached a size of 26 million sq km on 16 September 2023. This is roughly three times the size of Brazil.
The size of the ozone hole fluctuates on a regular basis. From August to October, t
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2023
Umbra, a leader in advanced space radar technology, announced it has been selected by The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a commercial provider for its Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program. The CSDA Program will acquire Umbra Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data under a five-year, multiple-award, Indefinite delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract in su
Manoa HI (SPX) Oct 05, 2023
Due to its launch expertise, University of Hawaii at Manoa's Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory (HSFL) secured an $8 million technology demonstration mission funded by the NASA Earth Science Technology Office's competitive In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies program, one of only 15 awarded since 2012.
The flagship HSFL project led by Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology
Rockford IL (SPX) Oct 05, 2023
RTX (NYSE: RTX) has successfully demonstrated the operation of a solid-state circuit breaker to support hybrid-electric propulsion systems in future aircraft, a key part of the aviation industry's efforts to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Much like a circuit breaker in a residential home, a circuit breaker on an aircraft helps protect the plane by removing power from the system
Morgantown WV (SPX) Oct 05, 2023
If West Virginia University research pays off, debris that litters the planet's orbit and poses a threat to spacecraft and satellites could get nudged off potential collision courses by a coordinated network of space lasers.
Hang Woon Lee, director of the Space Systems Operations Research Laboratory at WVU, said a junkyard of human-made debris, including defunct satellites, is accumulating
Long Beach CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has officially opened the Company's new Engine Development Center in Long Beach, California. The 144,000+ square foot advanced manufacturing complex will support the high-rate production of Rocket Lab's 3D printed Rutherford engine, as well development and production for the new Archimedes engine that will power the Company's new medium-lift rocket, Neutron.
Tehran (AFP) Oct 4, 2023
Iran on Wednesday condemned Britain for criticising the Islamic republic over the launch of its latest military satellite into orbit.
The Islamic republic announced last week the "successful" launch of the Noor-3 imaging satellite by its three-stage Qassed rocket, in the latest display of its aerospace technology.
Western nations have repeatedly warned against such activity, saying the
Saratoga CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2023
E-Space, the company bridging Earth and space to enable hyper-scaled deployments of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services, has completed its U.S. Department of Defense contract with its successful demonstration of innovative space system capabilities to members of the Space Development Agency, a division of the United States Space Force.
The demonstration, which occurred at the N
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 04, 2023
For reasons of food security and economic incentive, farmers continuously seek to maximize their marketable crop yields. As plants grow inconsistently, at the time of harvesting, there will inevitably be variations in quality and size of individual crops. Finding the optimal time to harvest is therefore a priority for farmers.
A new approach making heavy use of drones and artificial intell
Paris (AFP) Oct 5, 2023
The world's largest multilateral climate fund will aim to boost cash flow in a donor conference on Thursday, with all eyes on what the United States will provide for vulnerable nations.
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) was set up as part of the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement to funnel grants and loans to developing countries for adaptation and mitigation projects in a warming world.
The fund
Brussels (AFP) Oct 6, 2023
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will head to China next week after his visit had been postponed twice this year, an EU official said Friday.
Borrell first pushed back the trip in April after testing positive for coronavirus and was then expected to go in July before China abruptly called off the visit.
The European Union's top diplomat will be in China from October 12 to 14, the of
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 5, 2023
Chinese property giant Sunac became on Thursday one of the rare firms to obtain approval for a debt restructuring plan at a time when many of its competitors are fighting for survival.
The developer said in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange that its proposal to restructure $9 billion of offshore debt had been sanctioned by Judge Jonathan Harris at the city's High Court.
The ruling
Krsko, Slovenia (AFP) Oct 5, 2023
Slovenia's only nuclear power plant began a preventive shutdown on Thursday because of a leak in the site's containment building, the operator said in a statement.
"An increased leak in the primary system within the containment building was detected," officials at the Krsko plant, around 100 kilometres (60 miles) east of the capital Ljubljana, said in a statement sent to AFP.
It said the
Paris (AFP) Oct 5, 2023
The United States offered no additional funds to the world's largest climate fund on Thursday, overshadowing fresh support for nations most vulnerable to global warming and infuriating campaigners.
The Green Climate Fund (GCF), seen as a key element of the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, funnels grants and loans for adaptation and mitigation projects, mostly in Africa, the Asia-Pacific region
Dubai (AFP) Oct 5, 2023
Emirati energy giant ADNOC said Thursday it had awarded contracts to build a major gas project, just weeks before the Gulf state hosts the COP28 climate conference.
The company said it would invest in the Hail and Ghasha offshore fields, pledging that it would be the "world's first project that aims to operate with net zero emissions".
But its "net zero" promise was met with derision fro
Taipei (AFP) Oct 5, 2023
Taipei has said it will investigate if Taiwanese firms that helped Huawei build semiconductor factories violated US sanctions against the Chinese tech giant.
Huawei, a leader in 5G telecom equipment, has been at the centre of the intensifying US-China rivalry over advanced tech in recent years.
The United States and its allies have curtailed its access to major markets and advanced tech
Brussels (AFP) Oct 5, 2023
EU members states and lawmakers struck a deal Thursday to eliminate by 2050 the use of powerful greenhouse gases commonly used in appliances such as fridges, air conditioners and heat pumps.
Fluorinated gases - described as the "worst greenhouse gases you've never heard of" by Greenpeace - have a global warming effect up to 25,000 times greater than carbon dioxide.
The most common va
Rooppur, Bangladesh (AFP) Oct 5, 2023
Bangladesh received the first uranium delivery on Thursday for its Russia-backed nuclear plant, a project aimed at bolstering its overstretched energy grid but complicated by sanctions on Moscow.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has courted Russian ties with renewed vigour after Western criticism over her government's rights record.
Moscow is bankrolling the $12.65-billion plant with a loan
Hanoi (AFP) Oct 5, 2023
Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast on Thursday reported a 159 percent jump in third-quarter revenue, mainly thanks to a huge rise in vehicle sales.
Despite posting a loss of $2 billion in 2022 and over $1 billion in the first half of 2023, VinFast has embarked on a major push to become a global player in the crowded EV market.
In a filing submitted to the US Securities and Exchang
Pep Guardiola fired a stern warning at Erling Haaland before the forward even arrived at Manchester City as he made the big-money move from Borussia Dortmund in 2022
(Telecompaper) MTS Belarus has introduced a new subscription, MTS Premium+. The offering, with several media services and more data traffic, will be free for the first three months of the contract...
