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Physics - getting a raw deal in schools?: A British study, as reported by the BBC has found that physics is not only being taught less and less by those who specialize in the subject, but also not emphasized outside of a general science curriculum. While the research is focused on the UK, it brings up some...; Tags: Physics, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-06-30
Robofish teams of underwater robots: Many of today's underwater robots need to periodically come up to the surface to communicate with their human supervisors. But researchers at the University of Washington UW have developed a new kind of underwater vehicle. The Robofish can work cooperatively with each other. 'The Robofish, which are roughly the size...; Tags: Team, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-06-07
Simulating planes flying at Mach 6: Scramjets, or supersonic combustion ramjets, such as the X-51A aircraft being built by Pratt & Whitney and Boeing, should start to fly in 2009. And if everything goes according to plan, missiles flying at Mach 6 could be deployed by 2015. But designing such planes is not so easy. This...; Tags: Purdue University, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-01-04
F-22 Raptor Screensaver (exe): The F-22 Raptor is a fifth generation stealth fighter aircraft. It was originally envisioned as an air superiority fighter for use against the Soviet Air Force, but is equipped for ground attack, electronic warfare and signals intelligence roles as well. Faced with a protracted development period, the prototype aircraft was...; Tags: Screensaver, Aircraft, Training, F-22 Raptor, F-22 Raptor Screensaver, Aerospace & Defense, Workforce Management, Manufacturing, Human Resources; Software downloads 2007-12-05
Photos: Commuter challenge in the skies: This weekend, NASA held its first Personal Aircraft Vehicle PAV Challenge, a test of experimental small-seat airplanes with a prize purse of $250,000.This weekend, NASA held its first Personal Aircraft Vehicle PAV Challenge, a test of experimental small-seat airplanes with a prize purse of $250,000. The contestants were all flying...; Tags: Monitors & displays, photograph, Cafe Foundation, Personal Aircraft Vehicle, Personal Aircraft Vehicle Challenge, flight simulation, purse, daylight, terrain, assortment, lamp, biodiesel, cabin, pass, aircraft, team, touch screen, USB, banking, Amazon.com Inc., mo; Image galleries 2007-08-14

Using NASA's World Wind Component in Your Java Technology Applications: World Wind is open-source software, developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA that allows the user to zoom from satellite altitude into any place on earth. Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission SRTM data, World Wind lets the user experience any part of earth's terrain...; Tags: Imagery, Earth, NASA, Java, Java Technology, Satellite, World Wind, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2007-07-01
Pelican3d Models (zip): Free 3d models in many formats (RWX, 3ds MAX and OBJ). A collection of 3d models from medieval, fantasy, architecture, military, vehicles, space, aeronautics, and humans and animals in colorful 3d. From acrylics to pixels, Pelican3d.; Tags: Pelican3D; Software downloads 2007-02-12
Terminal Server, Networked Apps Help NASA Cut TCO: NASA's Ames Research Center (Moffett Field, Calif.) holds the agency's Center of Excellence for Information Technology CEIT. With some 4,000 civil servants and contractors working in a mixed PC/Mac/UNIX computing environment, deploying basic productivity applications such as Microsoft Office requires some users to keep multiple desktop machines. As a result,...; Tags: NASA, Microsoft Windows Terminal Server, Server, TCO, Microsoft Corp., Roi/Tco, Desktops, Microsoft Office, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware, Office Suites, Software; Case studies 2007-01-01
NASA to reveal major Google announcement Monday: NASA to reveal major Google announcement MondayTax evasionThere has been talk for quite a while about Google moving a large portion of its operations onto Moffett Field, where Ames is located. They are doing this under the guise of working with NASA, but it seems that the major motivation is...; Tags: NASA, Space Act agreement, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-12-16
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics - Global F-35 Aircraft Coalition Builds Unique Collaboration Network: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics wanted three primary industrial partners, plus up to 1,000 suppliers in 30 countries. As many as 5,000 aircraft with at least three design variants with goals include unprecedented design/build cycle reductions, lowest cost of sustainment for 30-year life of fleet. The Lockheed Martin-led F-35 team turned to...; Tags: Collaboration, Network, Lockheed Martin Corp., Product Lifecycle Management, Product Marketing, Aerospace & Defense, Marketing, Manufacturing; Case studies 2006-10-01
NASA pulls rug out from student researchers: Students who are studying astrophysics shouldn't count on getting any research grants from National Aeronautics and Space Administration as the Bush administration has gutted the program, reports Inside Higher Ed “NASA’s Aeronautics Program has been restructured ... any funds provided on your grant/agreement for performance beyond September 30, 2006...; Tags: NASA; Blog posts 2006-08-29
Teachers leave NASA program with new skills: This year's crop of K-12 students have 22 new reasons to get excited about space exploration. Twenty-two award-winning teachers have attended NASA's newly created Airspace Systems Education Cohort ASEC and will impart their newly gained scientific knowledge scientific on fields from electrical engineering to complex aeronautics, reports eSchool News. ...; Tags: teacher, NASA; Blog posts 2006-08-01
Competitiveness Initiative moves forward: The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice and Commerce accepted President Bush’s budget requests for basic research programs at the National Science Foundation and the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology, reports Inside Higher Ed. The move gives a green light to fully fund the the...; Tags: House, National Science Foundation, Bush&rsquo, s; Blog posts 2006-06-15
Kids help design satellite: Students and professors from several Kentucky colleges and universities are teaming up with NASA scientists to build a satellite, reports the Courier-Journal. The education and research program will design, build and operate a satellite that will weigh less than a kilogram and provide free access to students studying communications,...; Tags: NASA, satellite; Blog posts 2006-05-25
The graying of NASA: How will NASA put a man on the moon? Not with its current group of aging engineers. And not, apparently, with a new crop of engineers ready to spend their careers with the space agency. According to AP, a National Research Council reports finds NASA without a plan on...; Tags: agency, NASA; Blog posts 2006-05-09
Space and Its Practical Applications at the Service of Society: In the early 21st century, the Earth's inhabitants have at their disposal a multitude of ground and space technologies enabling them to communicate, identify their position, and observe the Earth and its natural phenomena. Digital and miniaturization technologies are making these facilities more widely available. Europe is very active in...; Tags: Earth, Satellite, Alcatel, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2006-05-01
A roundtrip to Mars in one day?: According to ideas developed in the 1950s, it should be possible to build an 'hyperspace' engine allowing a spacecraft to reach Mars in 3 hours. It would also allow us to travel to stars more that 10 light years away in 80 days by slipping into a different dimension. But...; Tags: theory, magnetic field; Blog posts 2006-01-09
Ten examples of SOA at work, right now: 1 To manage a world of data: An SOA-focused deployment is helping the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to streamline access to its mounds of data, as well as link users of the data to the services they need to process the data.2 To manage workflows: A BPEL-based workflow system...; Tags: SOA; Blog posts 2006-01-03
Managing all the data in the world: If you think you have a lot of data flooding into your organization, imagine how much you would have to deal with if you were tracking every weather pattern and climatological event happening on the planet. Would an SOA approach be of help here? But of course it would. eWeek's...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, ESDIS, SOA; Blog posts 2005-12-15
Broadband's power-line push: Broadband's power-line pushBroadband over Power linesGoogle has not done it's home work! What a waste of money. IF they are able to get it going many services that use the air ways will suffer and it will damage the Amateur radio disaster support services and more. Al N6MBDBPL Interference not...; Tags: FCC, Motorola Inc., powerline, broadband, broadband over power line; Discussion threads 2005-07-11