Science
Planet under pressure: taking stock of scientific data
The “Planet under Pressure Conference” is considered a key event in the lead up to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro (Rio+20, Brazil, 20-22 June, 2012), with participants identifying concrete ways for society to tackle planetary challenges and provide a scientific contribution to the UN Conference.
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NASA GRAIL Returns First Student-Selected Moon Images
This image of the far side of the lunar surface, with Earth in the background, was taken by the MoonKAM system board the Ebb spacecraft as part of the first image set taken from lunar orbit from March 15 - 18, 2012.
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NASA's 'Eyes on the Earth' Gets Sharper Vision
An improved version of NASA's popular "Eyes on the Earth" interactive virtual reality visualization with a host of new features is now available.
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Dawn Sees New Surface Features on Giant Asteroid
Bright Rays from Canuleia Crater
In this image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, bright material extends out from the crater Canuleia on Vesta.
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New Wireless Technology Transforms the Remote
Remote control devices using RF4CE technology could be used as a dashboard that monitors all types of systems in the home.
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Motion Control Vaults Augmented Reality
Novel AR demo developed with Qualcomm's Augmented Reality SDK by independent gaming developer Sahar Fikouhi reveals 3D objects hovering above an iPad's screen when scanning it with an iPhone's camera
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At 10, GRACE Continues Defying, and Defining, Gravity
On March 17, 2002, NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) launched the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), a novel space mission that has given scientists a new understanding of changes in Earth's natural systems.
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Astronomers Find Cosmic Lenses with Feeding Black Holes
The Hubble Space Telescope's sharp view was used to look for gravitational arcs and rings (indicated by arrows), which are produced when one galaxy acts as a lens to magnify and distort the appearance of another galaxy behind it. In this case, the foreground galaxies contain actively accreting black holes called quasars.
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Intel Courts Green Datacenters
Intel's newest Xeon E5-2680 processor offers a 70 percent improvement in performance for the same power consumption.
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NASA Releases New WISE Mission Catalog of Entire Infrared Sky
This is a mosaic of the images covering the entire sky as observed by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), part of its All-Sky Data Release.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi

Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability

Human Rights Event: Discussing the Future of Governance Experts from 56 Countries Participated in the ICCJW

Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions

Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future

Global Celebration of International Day of Conscience: Dr. Hong, Tao-Tze Unites Participants from 63 Nations

Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020