Science & Technology – Week of 12.15.13

China Vows to Collect Lunar Samples in 2017 After Successful Mission
RT | 17 December 2013
With the Jade Rabbit rover currently reconning the lunar surface…

Wind Power Rivals Coal With $1 Billion Order From Buffett
Bloomberg | 17 December 2013
The decision by Warren Buffett’s utility company to order about $1 billion of wind turbines for projects in Iowa…

Cassini Spies Mysterious Object Named ‘Peggy’ at Edge of Saturn’s Rings
Wired | 10 December 2013
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has spotted an object located right at the edge of Saturn’s A ring that is confounding scientists. Its name? Peggy…

Factory-in-a-Day
Factory-in-a-Day
The project Factory-in-a-Day aims at improving the competitiveness of European manufacturing SMEs by removing the primary obstacle for robot automation: installation time and installation cost…