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OIPT Received an Order From Nanoplus in Germany for an Ion Beam Deposition System
Sep 4, 2013UK-based etch, deposition and growth system maker Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT), part of Oxford Instruments plc, has received an order from Nanoplus in Germany for an ion beam deposition and a plasma etch system for use on ...
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NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Made Its Third Short Trip This Week as Part of a Long Trek
Jul 16, 2013NASA's Mars rover Curiosity made its third short trip this week as part of a long trek that could take as much as a year. Curiosity, an SUV-sized rover carrying 10 scientific instruments, drove 135 feet on Tuesday. The first two drives ...
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Rover Curiosity Wrapped up Its First Full Day and Is Functioning Perfectly
Dec 31, 2012The rover Curiosity wrapped up its first full day on the Martian surface and is functioning perfectly,NASA officials said Tuesday. "Curiosity is asleep right now getting ready for tomorrow,"said Michael Watkins,a mission systems manager ...
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NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover Is Set to Begin a Very Busy Weekend
Dec 28, 2012NASA's Mars Curiosity rover is set to begin a very busy weekend. The rover is slated to scoop up its first sample of Martian soil on Saturday, NASA reported. Curiosity on Wednesday came across a sandy area that NASA scientists decided ...
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Mars Curiosity Extends Its Robotic Arm
Dec 28, 2012NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Monday flexed its 7-foot-long robotic arm for the first time since it landed on Mars. Monday's robotics maneuver had the rover checking its motors and joints by unstowing the arm, extending it using all five ...
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IBM to Provide Free Programmes, Training Courses and Resources for IT Students
Dec 27, 2012IBM is set to provide free programmes, training courses and resources for IT professionals and educators in a bid to narrow the skills gap. With the mission of preparing students for real-world business challenges, IBM will be offering ...
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NASA Programmers and Engineers Will Begin Upgrading The Mars Curiosity Rover's Software
Dec 26, 2012Computerworld - NASA programmers and engineers will begin upgrading the Mars Curiosity rover's software Saturday, increasing its ability to move and use its robotic arm. The software upgrade, dubbed R10, was uploaded to the rover during ...
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The Mars Science Will Soon Finished All Being Well The Exploration Vehicle
Dec 24, 2012The Mars Science Laboratory space-probe successfully delivered the Curiosity rover onto the surface of Mars as scheduled on August 6th 2012, and all being well the exploration vehicle will soon be about its business. Curiosity's agenda ...
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The Mars Curiosity Rover Uses Many Technologies
Dec 24, 2012The Mars Curiosity Rover, a robot sent to Mars by Nasa principally to investigate the possibility of extra-terrestrial life on the planet, uses many technologies which will be familiar to those in the tech industry. It landed in a crater ...
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Picture Doing a Remote Software Upgrade
Dec 21, 2012Picture doing a remote software upgrade. Now picture doing it when the machine you're upgrading is a robotic rover sitting 350 million miles away, on the surface of Mars. That's what a team of programmers and engineers at NASA are dealing ...
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NASA Engineers Are Getting Ready for Two Big Tests of Their Robotic Rover
Dec 20, 2012With the Mars Curiosity rover's science instruments working well, NASA engineers are getting ready for two big tests of their robotic rover -- blasting a rock with a laser beam and getting the rover moving. Curiosity's first drive will be ...
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NASA's Mars Curiosity Is Ready to Make Its First Test Drive on Wednesday
Dec 19, 2012NASA's Mars Curiosity rover wiggled its wheels Tuesday and is ready to make its first -- if brief -- test drive on Wednesday. As part of a series of major tests that have been running over the past several days, the robotic rover on ...
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The Computer That Runs It Is No More Powerful Than The One in Your Smartphone
Dec 19, 2012While the Mars Curiosity rover is the most complex machine NASA has ever sent to another planet, the computer that runs it is no more powerful than the one in your smartphone. The robotic rover, which landed in the Gale Crater on Mars ...
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Curiosity Is a Big Step Closer to Begin Its Mission
Dec 18, 2012With the Mars rover's software successfully upgraded, Curiosity is a big step closer to beginning its mission of finding out whether life has ever existed on Mars. Curiosity, NASA's super robotic rover, has been on the surface of Mars for ...
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The High-Reliability Semiconductor Is Expanding in Asia
Dec 12, 201211 Oct 2012 The high-reliability semiconductor and imaging component manufacturer is expanding in Asia,but restructuring in the UK. e2v Technologies,the UK company that makes a range of semiconductor components including high-end ...