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  Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 Polymer nanocomposites mix particles billionths of a meter (nanometers, nm) in diameter with polymers, which are long molecular chains. Often used to make injection-molded products, they are common in automobiles, fire retardants, packaging materials, drug-delivery systems, medical devices, coatings, adhesives, sensors, membranes and consumer goods. When a team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory tried to verify that shrinking the nanoparticle size would adversely affect the ... read more |
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Phonon nanoengineering: Vibrations of nanoislands dissipate heat more effectivelyWarsaw, Poland (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 Europium silicide has for some time attracted the attention of scientists. Recognized as being promising for electronics and spintronics, this material has recently been submitted by a team of physi ... more 
Most complex nanoparticle crystal ever made by designEvanston IL (SPX) Mar 03, 2017 The most complex crystal designed and built from nanoparticles has been reported by researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Michigan. The work demonstrates that some of nature's ... more 
Nano 'sandwich' offers unique propertiesHouston TX (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 Rice University researchers have modeled a nanoscale sandwich, the first in what they hope will become a molecular deli for materials scientists. Their recipe puts two slices of atom-thick graphene ... more 
Scientists create a nano-trampoline to probe quantum behaviorRamat Gan, Israel (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 A research group from Bar-Ilan University, in collaboration with French colleagues at CNRS Grenoble, has developed a unique experiment to detect quantum events in ultra-thin films. This novel resear ... more |
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Scientists decipher the nanoscale architecture of a beetle's shellLincoln NB (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 Beetles wear a body armor that should weigh them down - think medieval knights and turtles. In fact, those hard shells protecting delicate wings are surprisingly light, allowing even flight. B ... more 
Switched-on DNA spark nano-electronic applicationsTempe AZ (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 DNA, the stuff of life, may very well also pack quite the jolt for engineers trying to advance the development of tiny, low-cost electronic devices. Much like flipping your light switch at hom ... more 
Liquid metal nano printing set to revolutionize electronicsMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Feb 21, 2017 A new technique using liquid metals to create integrated circuits that are just atoms thick could lead to the next big advance for electronics. The process opens the way for the production of large ... more 
Nano-level lubricant tuning improves material for electronic devices and surface coatingsChicago IL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), which is ubiquitously used as a solid lubricant, has recently been shown to have a two-dimensional (2D) form that is similar to graphene. But, when thinned down to less ... more 
Turning up the heat for perfect nano diamondsWashington DC (SPX) Feb 15, 2017 Quantum mechanics, the physics that governs nature at the atomic and subatomic scale, contains a host of new physical phenomena to explore quantum states at the nanoscale. Though tricky, there are w ... more 
Learning how to fine-tune nanofabricationKyoto, Japan (SPX) Feb 15, 2017 Daniel Packwood, Junior Associate Professor at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), is improving methods for constructing tiny "nanomaterials" using a "bottom- ... more |
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 Supercomputing, experiment combine for first look at magnetism of real nanoparticle 
Scientists determine precise 3-D location 23,000 atoms in a nanoparticleBerkeley CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2017 Scientists used one of the world's most powerful electron microscopes to map the precise location and chemical type of 23,000 atoms in an extremely small particle made of iron and platinum. Th ... more 
Three magnetic states for each holeDresden, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2017 Nanometer-scale magnetic perforated grids could create new possibilities for Computing. Together with international colleagues, scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have s ... more 
1,000 times more efficient nano-LED opens door to faster microchipsEindhoven, Netherlands (SPX) Feb 03, 2017 The electronic data connections within and between microchips are increasingly becoming a bottleneck in the exponential growth of data traffic worldwide. Optical connections are the obvious successo ... more 
NIST updates 'sweet' 1950s separation method to clean nanoparticles from organismsWashington 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 Nationa ... more |
  Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 
NASA is set to begin a series of supersonic flights that will examine efforts to improve the efficiency of future supersonic aircraft. The flights, which are expected to begin in March, will take place at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, and will follow developments identified by high-speed wind tunnel testing conducted at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia ... more Amsterdam (UPI) Mar 07, 2017Fokker signs deal to supply, service Dutch air force  Moscow (UPI) Mar 9, 2017Russia to receive 10 new Su-35S fighters in 2017  Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2017U.S. Air Force places $1B order for KC-10 engine support |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2017 
China is expected to launch its first probe satellite to Mars in July or in August 2020, local media reported Tuesday.
The People's Daily newspaper reported citing Wan Weixing, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, responsible for Beijing's Mars exploration program would arrive to Mars after seven months of flight and would start sending information back in 2021.
The med ... more Wenchang, China (XNA) Mar 13, 2017Long March-7 Y2 ready for launch of China's first cargo spacecraft  Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2017China Seeks Space Rockets Launched from Airplanes  Beijing (XNA) Mar 09, 2017China to launch 6-8 latest navigation satellites in 2017 |
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 Moscow (AFP) March 12, 2017 
A Russian woman pardoned by President Vladimir Putin after she was sentenced to seven years in jail for treason over a text message about movements of military equipment was released Sunday, local media reported.
Shopkeeper Oxana Sevastidi, 46, was convicted in March 2016 over an SMS sent eight years earlier about a train carrying military hardware towards neighbouring Georgia, months before ... more Beijing (AFP) March 9, 2017Beijing demands US 'stop cyberattacks' after CIA hacking report  Washington (AFP) March 9, 2017CIA blasts WikiLeaks for publishing secret documents  London (AFP) March 9, 2017Assange says leaks show CIA's 'devastating incompetence' |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 10, 2017 
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said it has located its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft after disappearing for years.
JPL said scientists found the spacecrafts orbiting the moon by using a new technological application found on ground-based interplanetary radar.
"Finding LRO was relatively easy, as we were working with the mission's navigators a ... more Washington (AFP) March 12, 2017Under Trump, the Moon regains interest as possible destination  Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 03, 2017India's Moon Mission on 2018 Target, Says ISRO Chief  Houston TX (SPX) Feb 28, 2017An Epic Lunar Experience Lands at Space Center Houston |
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 Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 
Polymer nanocomposites mix particles billionths of a meter (nanometers, nm) in diameter with polymers, which are long molecular chains. Often used to make injection-molded products, they are common in automobiles, fire retardants, packaging materials, drug-delivery systems, medical devices, coatings, adhesives, sensors, membranes and consumer goods. When a team led by the Department of Energy's ... more Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Phonon nanoengineering: Vibrations of nanoislands dissipate heat more effectively  Evanston IL (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Most complex nanoparticle crystal ever made by design  Houston TX (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Nano 'sandwich' offers unique properties |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2017  The U.S. Army awarded Revision Military, a small business from Vermont, with a $98 million contract to produce Advanced Combat Helmet Generation II units.
The order includes the procurement of more than 293,000 units. Work locations and funding are to be determined with each order.
The U.S. Department of Defense expects Revision Military to deliver the units by March 2022. The pr ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 10, 2017Navistar supplying MRAP armored vehicles to Pakistan, UAE  Amsterdam (UPI) Mar 10, 2017Supacat teams in bid for Dutch Army contract  Washington (UPI) Mar 10, 2017Electro-magnetic energy module developed for Railgun |
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Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Mar 09, 2017
Polymer nanocomposites mix particles billionths of a meter (nanometers, nm) in diameter with polymers, which are long molecular chains. Often used to make injection-molded products, they are common in automobiles, fire retardants, packaging materials, drug-delivery systems, medical devices, coatings, adhesives, sensors, membranes and consumer goods. When a team led by the Department of Energy's ... moreWarsaw, Poland (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Phonon nanoengineering: Vibrations of nanoislands dissipate heat more effectively Evanston IL (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Most complex nanoparticle crystal ever made by design Houston TX (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Nano 'sandwich' offers unique properties |
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 Tel Aviv (UPI) Mar 8, 2017 
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems completed a test firing demonstration using its Protector unmanned surface vehicle, or USV.
During the demonstration, the vehicle conducted a series of launches with a variety of munitions, including the Spike missile. The event marked the first missile test firing with a fully operational, remotely-controlled Protector platform.
In a video release ... more Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2017DARPA robotic servicing program has become stalled  Providence RI (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Robot uses social feedback to fetch objects intelligently  Washington (UPI) Mar 2, 2017Switzerland taps Kongsberg for Protector weapon system |
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 London (UPI) Mar 8, 2017 
Leonardo is growing its presence in the United States through the acquisition of Daylight Solutions Inc., a quantum cascade laser company.
Leonardo DRS, the company's U.S. subsidiary, signed a definitive acquisition agreement under which it will pay $150 million for Daylight Solutions, a Virginia-based firm.
The purchase price includes an earn-out to be released to Daylight Solut ... more London (UPI) Mar 07, 2017Kelvin Hughes launching counter-drone system  London (UPI) Mar 06, 2017Hughes to provide satellite communications for SkyGuardian drones  Jacksonville FL (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Drone Aviation Delivers Enhanced WASP Tactical Aerostat to DoD |
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 Konstanz, Germany (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 
The theoretical physicists Junior Professor Fabian Pauly and his postdoc Dr. Safa G. Bahoosh now succeeded in a team of experimental physicists and chemists in demonstrating a reliable and reproducible single molecule switch.
The basis for this switch is a specifically synthesized molecule with special properties. This is an important step towards realising fundamental ideas of molecular e ... more Washington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Reducing conducting thin film surface roughness for electronics  Minneapolis MN (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Researchers flip a magnetic memory cell with a light pulse at record speed  Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Mar 13, 2017The prototype of a chemical computer detects a sphere |
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 Paris (ESA) Mar 13, 2017 
Following three days of intensive work, mission control has declared the newly launched Sentinel-2B satellite fit and ready for commissioning. The 1100 kg Sentinel was launched on Tuesday atop a Vega rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Joining its orbiting twin, the new satellite will double the high-resolution coverage from the Sentinel-2 mission for the EU's Copernicus env ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2017U.S. Naval Research Lab develops light, transparent armor  Washington (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017Cancer-Causing Radiation Biggest Threat to Humans on Deep Space Missions  Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2017Mikros contracted for U.S. Navy radar support systems |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 12, 2017 
China on Sunday boasted harsh punishments meted out to rights defenders was the legal system's top accomplishment last year, as the country reported a jump in the number of corruption cases tried in its courts.
Activists and lawyers are a constant thorn in the side of Beijing and are often accused of being in cahoots with foreign organisations trying to undermine national security and stir ... more Washington (AFP) March 13, 2017Tillerson to East Asia in shadow of North Korea threat  Sanya, China (AFP) March 13, 2017Sun-seeking retirees flock to 'China's Florida'  Shanghai (AFP) March 3, 2017Shared bikes grind Shanghai's gears |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 
For the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, it's been a long time between dinners. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has found that the black hole ate its last big meal about 6 million years ago, when it consumed a large clump of infalling gas. After the meal, the engorged black hole burped out a colossal bubble of gas weighing the equivalent of millions of suns, which now ... more Boston MA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017OLYMPUS experiment sheds light on structure of protons  Ames IA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Researchers propose technique for measuring weak or nonexistent magnetic fields  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Magnetic fields at the crossroads |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 
Mammalian cells are optimally adapted to gravity. But what happens in the microgravity environment of space if the earth's pull disappears? Previously, many experiments exhibited cell changes - after hours or even days in zero gravity. Astronauts, however, returned to Earth without any severe health problems after long missions in space, which begs the question as to how capable cells are of ada ... more Moscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 22, 2017'Gravitational noise' interferes with determining distant sources  Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017New method uses heat flow to levitate variety of objects  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Increasing the sensitivity of next-generation gravitational wave detectors |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2017 
The solar market in the United States had its best year on record in 2016, according to researchers with the Solar Energy Industries Association.
In a study published by the industry group, researchers note the solar market nearly doubled its previous record, and added more electric generating capacity than any other source for the first time in history.
The report, called the U. ... more Baton Rouge LA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017New study shines light on photosynthesis  Los Alamos NM (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Perovskite edges can be tuned for optoelectronic performance  Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Mar 09, 2017SolarReserve Helps Netcare Lower Their Energy Costs |
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 London, UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 
The UK Space Agency has awarded just under 150,000 pounds to three business incubation centres across the UK which will support entrepreneurs and small companies in the space industry.
The Agency is working with UK industry to deliver world-class science innovation support, in line with the Government's Industrial Strategy, which emphasises the importance of science, innovation and skills. ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Mar 07, 2017ISRO Makes More Space for Private Sector Participation in Satellite Making  Kuwait (KUNA) Mar 09, 2017Kuwait Space Agency - a pipedream or reality  Manchester, UK (SPX) Mar 07, 2017How low can you go? New project to bring satellites nearer to Earth |
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