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  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 27, 2017 Sometimes old-school methods provide the best ways of studying cutting-edge tech and its effects on the modern world. Giving a 65-year-old laboratory technique a new role, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have performed the cleanest separation to date of synthetic nanoparticles from a living organism. The new NIST method is expected to significantly improve experiments looking at the potential environmental and health impacts of these manufactured entities. ... read more |
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Nanocavity and atomically thin materials advance tech for chip-scale light sourcesWhen an individual uses Facebook or searches Google, the information processing happens in a large data center. Short distance optical interconnects can improve the performance of these data centers ... more 
Ultra-precise chip-scale sensor detects unprecedentedly small changes at the nanoscaleChip scale high precision measurements of physical quantities such as temperature, pressure and refractive index have become common with nanophotonics and nanoplasmonics resonance cavities. As ... more 
New research helps to meet the challenges of nanotechnologyResearch by scientists at Swansea University is helping to meet the challenge of incorporating nanoscale structures into future semiconductor devices that will create new technologies and impact on ... more 
Creating atomic scale nanoribbonsSilicon crystals are the semiconductors most commonly used to make transistors, which are critical electronic components used to carry out logic operations in computing. However, as faster and more ... more |
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New low-cost technique converts bulk alloys to oxide nanowiresA simple technique for producing oxide nanowires directly from bulk materials could dramatically lower the cost of producing the one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures. That could open the door for a b ... more 
Lighting up ultrathin filmsBased on a study of the optical properties of novel ultrathin semiconductors, researchers of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have developed a method for rapid and efficient character ... more 
Zeroing in on the true nature of fluids within nanocapillariesShrinking the investigation of objects down to the nanometer scale often reveals new properties of matter that have no equivalent for their bulk analysis. This phenomenon is motivating many current ... more 
Nano-chimneys can cool circuitsA few nanoscale adjustments may be all that is required to make graphene-nanotube junctions excel at transferring heat, according to Rice University scientists. The Rice lab of theoretical physicist ... more 
The researchers created a tiny laser using nanoparticlesResearchers at Aalto University, Finland are the first to develop a plasmonic nanolaser that operates at visible light frequencies and uses so-called dark lattice modes. The laser works at len ... more |
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Going green with nanotechnologyNanotechnology offers many chances to benefit the environment and health. It can be applied to save raw materials and energy, develop enhanced solar cells and more efficient rechargeable batteries a ... more 
Nanocubes simplify printing and imaging in color and infraredDuke University researchers believe they have overcome a longstanding hurdle to producing cheaper, more robust ways to print and image across a range of colors extending into the infrared. As any ma ... more |
   The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Persistent Threat Detection System Aerostats to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The proposed sale under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program carries an estimated value of $525 million.
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which manages the FMS program, said in its notification to Congress that Saudi Arabia's pro ... more U.S. AETC fires first live bombs from an F-35A Shortage of Air Force fighter pilots grows Britain seeks continued U.S. logistics support for C-17s |
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China's first cargo spacecraft will leave the factory, according to the website of China's manned space mission.
A review meeting was convened last Thursday, during which officials and experts unanimously concluded that the Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft had met all the requirements to leave the factory.
The take-off weight of Tianzhou-1 is 13 tonnes and it can ship material of up to si ... more China launches commercial rocket mission Kuaizhou-1A China Space Plan to Develop "Strength and Size" Beijing's space program soars in 2016 |
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  The US Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an investigation into whether Yahoo should have informed investors sooner about two major data breaches, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The SEC in December requested documents from the tech company concerning the cyberattacks, the paper reported.
US law requires companies that fall vict ... more Big Brother will have some difficulty 'watching you' in future China cracks down on bids to bypass online censorship India turns to AI as cyber warfare threats grow |
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China plans to launch the Chang'e-5 lunar probe at the end of November this year, from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China's Hainan Province, aboard the heavy-lift carrier rocket Long March-5.
The mission will be China's first automated moon surface sampling, first moon take-off, first unmanned docking in a lunar orbit about 380,000 km from earth, and first return flight in ... more India, Israel among five teams fighting for first private Moon landing The science behind the Lunar Hydrogen Polar Mapper mission Eugene Cernan, last man to walk on moon, dead at 82 |
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Sometimes old-school methods provide the best ways of studying cutting-edge tech and its effects on the modern world. Giving a 65-year-old laboratory technique a new role, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have performed the cleanest separation to date of synthetic nanoparticles from a living organism.
The new NIST method is expected to significantly ... more Nanocavity and atomically thin materials advance tech for chip-scale light sources Ultra-precise chip-scale sensor detects unprecedentedly small changes at the nanoscale New low-cost technique converts bulk alloys to oxide nanowires |
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Germany's Rheinmetall and Austria's Steyr Mannlicher have partnered to manufacture and market a new and modular military assault rifle.
The RS556 - 5.56x45 mm - is based on Steyr Mannlicher's STM556, which Steyr Mannlicher first unveiled in 2012. It fires NATO's standard 5.56 mm rounds.
It has a standard 16-inch barrel and features a 30-round magazine. It weighs just over nine ... more BAE Systems producing howitzers for India Pentagon chief holds fast against torture U.S. Army contracts Sig Sauer for M9 handgun replacement |
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Sometimes old-school methods provide the best ways of studying cutting-edge tech and its effects on the modern world. Giving a 65-year-old laboratory technique a new role, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have performed the cleanest separation to date of synthetic nanoparticles from a living organism.
The new NIST method is expected to significantly ... moreNanocavity and atomically thin materials advance tech for chip-scale light sourcesUltra-precise chip-scale sensor detects unprecedentedly small changes at the nanoscaleNew low-cost technique converts bulk alloys to oxide nanowires |
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NASA is developing technology which could enable autonomous navigation of future underwater drones studying subsurface oceans on icy moons like Jupiter's Europa. The agency is working on artificial intelligence (AI) that would allow submersibles to make their own decisions during exploration of extraterrestrial water worlds.
Space exploration missions and astronomical observations in recen ... more Swarm of underwater robots mimics ocean life Making AI systems that see the world as humans do Researches replicate ocean life with swarm of underwater robots |
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  The German military has signed a one-year lease extension with Airbus DS Airborne Solutions for the Heron 1 reconnaissance drone system used in Afghanistan.
The lease extension contract is worth about $37.5 million, the Bundeswehr said.
German troops are part of an international military effort to help Afghanistan in its battle against Islamist Taliban insurgents. The Heron unman ... more AUDS counter-UAV system achieves TRL-9 status GenDyn offers Bluefin SandShark mini-drone for sale online UAV performs first ever perched landing using machine learning algorithms |
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Researchers at Princeton, Yale, and the University of Zurich have proposed a theory-based approach to characterize a class of metals that possess exotic electronic properties that could help scientists find other, similarly-endowed materials.
Published in the journal Physical Review X, the study described a new class of metals based on their symmetry and a mathematical classification known ... more Chip-sized, high-speed terahertz modulator raises possibility of faster data transmission The speed limit for intra-chip communications in microprocessors of the future China's largest chip company to build $30 billion semiconductor factory |
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NanoSpace AB - a subsidiary of GS Sweden AB - has received an order of Xenon flow control components from The Scientific and Technological Research Counsil of Turkey - Space Technologies Research Institute ("TUBITAK UZAY") in Ankara.
The ordered Xenon flow control components will be used onboard the geosynchronous telecommunication satellite TURKSAT 6A that is scheduled for launch in 2020. ... more First European-built all-electric satellite EUTELSAT 172B getting ready to fly NSC to deliver virtual training gear to British army Metallic hydrogen, once theory, becomes reality |
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  US president Donald Trump will strut through the Year of the Rooster, thriving as Hong Kong geomancers predict 2017 will be marked by the arguments and aggression that are characteristic of the animal.
With Trump at the top of the pecking order, the volatile traits of the rooster - combined with the year's signature element of fire - mean rocky times ahead, particularly in the western wor ... more Hong Kong leadership favourite testifies in corruption trial 2016 baby bump after China relaxes one-child ruleHong Kong's 'Mr Pringles' announces leadership bid |
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By using galaxies as giant gravitational lenses, an international group of astronomers including researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics have made an independent measurement of how fast the universe is expanding. The newly measured expansion rate for the local universe is consistent with earlier findings. These are, however, in intriguing disagreement with measurements of the ea ... more Astronomers measure universe expansion, get hints of 'new physics'How fast is the universe expanding? Quasars provide an answer Scientists unveil new form of matter: Time crystals |
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Cosmologists trying to understand how to unite the two pillars of modern science - quantum physics and gravity - have found a new way to make robust predictions about the effect of quantum fluctuations on primordial density waves, ripples in the fabric of space and time.
Researchers from the University of Portsmouth have revealed quantum imprints left on cosmological structures in the very ... more China to set up gravitational wave telescopes in Tibet MIT researchers reveal new technique for measuring gravity A population of neutron stars can generate gravitational waves continuously |
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers has laid the foundations for an entirely new type of photovoltaic cell. In this new method, infrared radiation is converted into electrical energy using a different mechanism from that found in conventional solar cells. The mechanism behind the new solid-state solar cell made of the mineral perovskite relies on so-called polaron excitations, which combine ... more France issues first 'green bonds' with record 7 bln euro sale A big nano boost for solar cells Xinhua: U.S. wasting opportunity in clean energy |
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ESA launches a new version of its Planetary Science Archive (PSA) website, the online interface to data from the agency's space science missions that have been exploring planets, moons and other small bodies in the Solar System. With a new design and enhanced search functionalities, the platform now provides a direct and simple access to the scientific data, helping scientists to discover and ex ... more Iridium-1 NEXT Launched on a Falcon 9 Shaping the Future: Aerospace Works to Ensure an Informed Space Policy Russia-China Joint Space Studies Center May Be Created in Southeastern Russia |
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