TECH SPACE - NANO DAILY

Lunar telescope will search for ancient radio waves

Mar 09, 2023 (SPX)

The Dark Ages are an early era of cosmological history starting about 380,000 years after the Big Bang. There were no stars or planets in the Dark Ages. It's a ...

Rise in ocean plastic pollution 'unprecedented' since 2005

Mar 09, 2023 (AFP)

Ocean plastic pollution is a persistent problem around the globe -- animals may become entangled in larger pieces of plastic like fishing nets, or ingest microp...

NASA gathering tools to assess damage, verify parts made in space

Mar 08, 2023 (SPX)

Earth's atmosphere protects us from the threat of tiny meteors - micro-meteorites no bigger around than the thickness of a fingernail and traveling faster than ...

Lockheed Martin teams with Korea Aerospace and Red 6 for Emerging Technology Partnership

Mar 08, 2023 (SPX)

The partnership will initially bring Red 6's revolutionary augmented reality platform, the Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS), into the TF-50 an...

Take the Next Giant Leap With NASA and Minecraft

Mar 08, 2023 (SPX)

Just like the real NASA Artemis team working to return humans to the Moon, gamers in these new Minecraft worlds can build and launch a rocket, guide their Orion...

Oil, chemical companies sue to overturn Canada plastics ban

Mar 07, 2023 (AFP)

The companies bringing the case -- Dow Chemical Canada, Imperial Oil and Nova Chemicals, backed by Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces -- were expected to argue ...

Machine magic or art menace? Japan's first AI manga

Mar 06, 2023 (AFP)

All the futuristic contraptions and creatures in "Cyberpunk: Peach John" were intricately rendered by Midjourney, a viral AI tool that has sent the art world in...

NASA seeks commercial near space network services

Mar 05, 2023 (SPX)

In February 2023, NASA issued the Near Space Network Services request for proposal (RFP) seeking relay and direct-to-Earth service providers for integration int...

Meta slashes prices for Quest headsets to boost VR use

Mar 03, 2023 (AFP)

The tech giant cut the price of recently launched Quest Pro virtual reality (VR) headsets by a third to $1,000, and the price of its most expensive consumer-mar...

Is biodegradable better? Making sense of 'compostable' plastics

Mar 02, 2023 (AFP)

While experts agree we should use less plastic in any form, some say as long as plastics are here to stay, we should be using degradable materials -- and also p...

Arralis Technologies acquired by ReliaSat

Mar 01, 2023 (SPX)

ReliaSat was founded by former Arralis Technologies CEO Mike Gleaves, who will continue to lead the company. The acquisition is part of ReliaSat's strategy to s...

Augmented reality headset enables users to see hidden objects

Feb 28, 2023 (SPX)

The system utilizes radio frequency (RF) signals, which can pass through common materials like cardboard boxes, plastic containers, or wooden dividers, to find ...

North American Helium brings newest helium facilities into production

Feb 28, 2023 (SPX)

Commenting on this operational achievement, Mr. Marlon McDougall, President and COO stated, "In early 2022 we indicated that we planned to double helium product...

Revolutionary Space Debris Removal Mission Advances to Next Phase

Feb 27, 2023 (SPX)

In addition, ESA and the participating States have reconfirmed their support for active debris removal by fully funding the next phase of the ClearSpace-1 progr...

BeetleSat deploys satellite expandable antenna in LEO orbit

Feb 27, 2023 (SPX)

BeetleSat's large Ka-band parabolic high-performance antenna, made of proprietary shape memory material, was folded at launch, allowing for low volume and mass....

A more sustainable way to generate phosphorus

Feb 27, 2023 (SPX)

In an effort to reduce that carbon footprint, MIT chemists have devised an alternative way to generate white phosphorus, a critical intermediate in the manufact...

Kayhan Space amps up executive team ahead of Advanced Collision Avoidance Suite rollout

Feb 27, 2023 (SPX)

Shouppe brings more than 13 years of industry experience in the highly specialized area of sales and product development for astrodynamics-based software and so...

JEMCA, a new electron microscope center to advance in research into structural biology and new materials

Feb 27, 2023 (SPX)

The JEMCA currently houses two microscopes: the Cryo-TEM and the METCAM. The Cryo-TEM microscope is coordinated by the Institute for Molecular Biology of Barcel...

Mitsubishi Electric and Astroscale to Develop and Produce Satellite Buses

Feb 27, 2023 (SPX)

Separate from the investment, the companies have agreed to collaborate in the joint development and manufacturing of sustainably designed satellite buses for Ja...

Astroscale Raises U.S. $76 Million, Continuing to Lead the Growing On-Orbit Servicing Sector

Feb 27, 2023 (SPX)

With the closing of this round, Astroscale has raised a total of approximately U.S. $376 million since establishment, demonstrating strong investor confidence i...