Science and Technology

Aug 15, 2010

by 1st Lt. Karl Wiest 45th Space Wing Public Affairs CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. (AFNS) -- A team from the 45th Space Wing successfully launched the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite onboard an Atlas V launch vehicle…

Jun 20, 2010

It turns out the old saying is right the nose really does know. And when it comes to sharks, the nostrils are particularly discriminating. Combined with the ability to detect underwater vibrations, sharks are able to zero in on the…

May 20, 2010

by Staff Sgt. Julius V. Delos Reyes 31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (AFNS) -- Construction has begun to build a $680,000 geothermal plant here, the first of its kind in U.S. Air Forces in Europe. "Aviano…

May 13, 2010

Photograph of Mount St. Helens as it was erupting with a giant ash cloud rising up. Vancouver, Wash. On Sunday, May 18, 1980 at 8:32 a.m., the bulging north flank of Mount St. Helens slid away in a massive landslide…

May 11, 2010

Researchers from Columbia University, Arizona State University, the University of Michigan and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have created and programmed robots the size of single molecule that can move independently across a nano-scale track. This development, outlined in…

May 3, 2010

Solid-state Motorola M3 Media Server provides efficient delivery of on-demand media to any device, enables creation of scalable content delivery network HORSHAM, Pa. The Mobile Devices and Home business of Mototrola, Inc (NYSE: MOT) introduced a new family of on-demand…