News articles tagged with 'module'
Component of the Japanese Kibo laboratory installed on the ISS
— 19 Jul 2009 11:08 | AstronomyThe Japanese Experiment Module Kibo on the International Space Station (ISS) is almost complete as the astronauts Tim Kopra and Dave Wolf prepared the installation of the so-called…
New ISS module name honours Apollo 11 anniversary
— 15 Apr 2009 17:00 | AstronomyThe International Space Station (ISS) module formerly known as Node 3 has a new name. After more than a million online responses, the node will be called 'Tranquility'…
Study of protein structures reveals key events in evolutionary history
— 11 Mar 2009 12:10 | BiologyA new study of proteins, the molecular machines that drive all life, also sheds light on the history of living organisms. The study, in the journal Structure, reveals that after eons…
Energy storage for hybrid vehicles
— 14 Aug 2008 18:46 | TechnologyThe vehicle is powered by petroleum on the freeway and by electricity in town, thus using considerably less energy. A hybrid propulsion system switches over to generator operation when…
A robot that climbs in a pipe
— 23 Jun 2008 14:44 | TechnologyIndustrial pipe systems are inaccessible and narrow. The pipes can be vertical and have junctions. Just as challenging, leakage points in the water system must be located, the condition…
LHCb installs its precision silicon detector
— 12 Nov 2007 17:35 | PhysicsOne of the most fragile detectors for the Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment has been successfully installed in its final position. LHCb is one of four large experiments…
Columbus hatch closed for last time
— 19 Oct 2007 17:58 | AstronomyPreparations of the European Columbus laboratory took an important step earlier this week with the final closure of the module's hatch ahead of the December launch to the International…
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