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NASA’a Curiosity Rover Data Reveals Absence of Methane in Martian Environment

Data from NASA's Curiosity rover has revealed the Martian environment lacks methane. This is a surprise to researchers because previous data reported by U.S. and international scientists indicated positive detections.

21 Sep 2013

Northrop Grumman-Built Maritime Unmanned Aircraft to be Deployed for Increased Middle East Surveillance

The U.S. Navy will increase by 50 percent the monthly surveillance flights of a Northrop Grumman Corporation NOC -0.68% -built maritime unmanned demonstrator under a contract awarded Sept. 6. The contract will allow Navy commanders to keep closer tabs on activities in the ocean and coastal regions of the Middle East.

19 Sep 2013

Bluefin Robotics Adds L-3 Klein UUV-3500 Side Scan Sonar to its Vehicle Payload Offerings

Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), announced today that the company has added the L-3 Klein UUV-3500 Side Scan Sonar to its growing list of vehicle payload offerings.

18 Sep 2013

Orbital Sciences Postpones Launch of Antares Rocket and Cygnus Spacecraft

Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., will postpone by at least 24 hours the launch of its Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft on a demonstration mission to the International Space Station.

16 Sep 2013

Saturn’s Moon Provides Insights into the Evolution of Life

Glimpses of the events that nurtured life on Earth more than 3.5 billion years ago are coming from an unlikely venue almost 1 billion miles away, according to the leader of an effort to understand Titan, one of the most unusual moons in the solar system.

16 Sep 2013

Researchers Team up for Coordinated Launch of 14 Autonomous Ocean-Monitoring Gliders

Researchers from U.S. and Canadian institutions are teaming up for a coordinated launch of up to 14 autonomous ocean-monitoring gliders. The gliders will collect a unique and extensive set of oceanographic and animal-tracking data along the North American Eastern Seaboard. The mission represents the largest international use of coordinated autonomous sampling vehicles attempted to date.

13 Sep 2013

NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Reaches Panorama Point

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity now has a view of a patch of exposed bedrock scientists selected for a few days of close-up study, the first such study since the rover began its long trek to Mount Sharp two months ago.

11 Sep 2013

Seegrid’s Unmanned Robotic Pallet Trucks Help Increase Operational Efficiency at Cabela

Cabela’s Incorporated, the World's Foremost Outfitter® of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, has seen improvement in throughput and saved on operating costs since implementing the use of Seegrid’s unmanned robotic pallet trucks at its Wheeling, W.Va., distribution center in July 2010.

From Seegrid Corporation 11 Sep 2013

Seegrid Highlights Increasing Trend in Leasing Flexible AGVs

John Hayes, Seegrid’s Vice President of US Sales and Marketing highlighted the increasing trend in leasing flexible AGVs. The blog entitled, “Materials Handling Trend: Leasing Flexible Automated Guided Vehicles on the Rise,” was recently posted on Seegrid’s website. ”

From Seegrid Corporation 10 Sep 2013

Contributions to Remote Sensing, LiDAR, 3D City and Surface Modeling win Carl Pulfrich Award 2013

Hexagon, the parent company of Leica Geosystems and Z/I Imaging, is very pleased to announce that the Carl Pulfrich Award 2013 has been awarded to Prof. Dr. Nicholas C. Coops, Vancouver, and Prof. Dr. Norbert Haala, Stuttgart.

10 Sep 2013