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ESA funding a space penetrator, a science missile to bombard planets and moons
2013-07-15 20:15:31| Extremetech
We can land men on the Moon, land rovers on Mars, and send probes off to the farthest reaches of the Solar System. Unfortunately, everything is very expensive, and we generally can't land multiple robots on distant celestial bodies, much less a single one. However, with the UK's space penetrator, we could inexpensively bombard a planet with sensors and instruments.
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Space invasion: Solar storms pose critical threat to US infrastructure
2013-07-15 17:34:45| Extremetech
A new report on vulnerabilities in the US power grid sheds stark light on our ability to deal with certain kinds of threats. A coronal mass ejection of an equivalent magnitude to the one that hit the Earth in 1859 would cripple our infrastructure today, with some areas losing power for up to two years.
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ALM Survey: EOS Dominates Legal Library Automation Space
2013-07-15 15:03:21| Toys - Topix.net
July 15, 2013) EOS International, a leader in cloud computing library automation software, is proud to announce they dominate law library automation space according to the recent American Lawyer Media Librarian Survey.
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LeSaint Logistics Leases Space Near Airport
2013-07-12 02:43:42| Air Courier - Topix.net
LeSaint, an Illinois-based third-party logistics provider founded 30 years ago with 17 locations across the country, said Memphis' location and transportation infrastructure made the city a prime target for expansion.
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Canadian Space Agency testing satellite-saving robot arms
2013-07-11 21:39:21| Extremetech
Canada is looking to clean up space by keeping satellites in working order. The key to that may be a new generation of robotic arms, currently in testing.
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