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New US Asteroid Mining Law Could Violate International Space Treaty
2015-12-01 00:59:10| TechNewsWorld
President Obama last week signed the U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act, which governs ownership of asteroid resources, possibly triggering a new battle in the commercial space race. Section 5103 of the Act gives U.S. companies the right to resources mined from asteroids, although it does not give them rights to the asteroids themselves.
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China and the US have a hotline to avoid military conflicts in space
2015-11-30 16:25:30| Extremetech
The US and China can now call each other directly to avoid emergencies in space -- and that's a very good thing for the world.
Graphene Foam flexes with product and fits into any space.
2015-11-30 14:31:03| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Available in virtually any shape or size, Graphene Flex Foam combines highly conductive 3D Chemical Vapor Disposition ultra-light graphene foam and conductive elastomer composite. Multilayer, freestanding product is suited for electrodes of lithium-ion batteries used in wearable electronics that require flexibility. Foam also offers energy storage as well as catalyst support in numerous organic synthesis reactions, gas sensors, flexible and ultrasonic acoustic device fabrication.
India Modi says developing nations need space to grow
2015-11-30 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Developing countries need room to develop while fighting climate change, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi told delegates at the start of two weeks of U.N. talks in Paris on Monday. "The prosperous still have a strong carbon footprint and the world's billions at the bottom of the development ladder are seeking space to grow. So the choices are not easy," Modi said. Earlier, he held talks with U.S. President Barack Obama during which Modi pledged to ensure India's development would go "hand in...
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Costly 'cleaner' coal fights for space in emissions debate
2015-11-30 11:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The global coal industry is trumpeting "cleaner coal" technology to fight bubbling competition from renewable energy, but the high costs of greener plants are proving a major obstacle in selling them to power-hungry countries such as India. The challenges are highlighted by the experience of Japan - despite a concerted push by Tokyo to take a lead in exporting the technology, only 7 percent of the power stations built or planned since 2010 with funds from Tokyo's export credit agency were of the...
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