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New Nano Devices Could Withstand Extreme Environments in Space![]() Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2017 Behind its thick swirling clouds, Venus is hiding a hot surface pelted with sulfuric acid rains. At 480C, the planet's atmosphere would fry any of today's electronics, posing a challenge to scientists hoping to study this extreme environment. Researchers at the Stanford Extreme Environment Microsystems Laboratory, or the XLab, are on a mission to conquer these conditions. By developing heat-, corrosion- and radiation-resistant electronics, they hope to move research into extreme places in the univ ... read more |
3-D printing turns nanomachines into life-size workersHanover NH (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 Using advanced 3-D printing, Dartmouth College researchers have unlocked the key to transforming microscopic nanorings into smart materials that perform work at human-scale. Nanomachines can a ... more
Light-controlled gearbox for nanomachinesParis, France (SPX) Mar 21, 2017 Rewarded with a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2016, nanomachines provide mechanical work on the smallest of scales. Yet at such small dimensions, molecular motors can complete this work in only one di ... more
Scientists created nanopowders for the synthesis of new aluminum alloysKrasnoyarsk, Russia (SPX) Mar 21, 2017 The project received support from the Regional Science Foundation and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research in the competition for oriented interdisciplinary research in 2016. The results of the ... more
Researchers develop new method to program nanoparticle organization in polymer thin filmsAkron OH (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 Controlling the organization of nanoparticles into patterns in ultrathin polymer films can be accomplished with entropy instead of chemistry, according to a discovery by Dr. Alamgir Karim, UA's Good ... more |
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New nano-implant could one day help restore sightSan Diego CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego and La Jolla-based startup Nanovision Biosciences Inc. have developed the nanotechnology and wireless electronics for a new type of reti ... more
Shaping the futureOnna, Japan (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 While nanoparticles sound like a recent discovery, these tiny structures have been used for centuries. The famous Lycurgus cup, made by 4th century Roman artisans, features dichroic glass, with gold ... more
The world's first international race for molecule-cars, the Nanocar Race is onParis, France (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 Nanocars will compete for the first time ever during an international molecule-car race on April 28-29, 2017 in Toulouse (south-western France). The vehicles, which consist of a few hundred atoms, w ... more Warsaw, 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
Small nanoparticles have surprisingly big effects on polymer nanocompositesOak 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 ... 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 |
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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
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 |

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Washington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2017
It's all about that bass and lots of it. Deep, deep base-sound at frequencies too low for the human ear to pick-up. It's called infrasound, low-frequency soundwaves formed by events as diverse as ocean waves crashing together, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes to rocket launches. These soundwaves, capable of traveling around the world multiple times, have never been recorded from the stratosphe ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017General Electric to install Hornet engines for U.S. Navy Washington (UPI) Mar 31, 2017Boeing awarded contract to build 17 Poseidon aircraft Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017Northrop Grumman to upgrade French Hawkeye aircraft |
Nanjing (XNA) Mar 31, 2017 Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017China Develops Spaceship Capable of Moon Landing 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 |
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Berlin (AFP) March 31, 2017
Germany's armed forces Saturday launch a cyber command, with a status equal to that of the army, navy and air force, meant to shield its IT and weapons systems from attack.
Military planners fear that wars of the future will start with cyber attacks against critical infrastructure and networks, extensive online espionage and sabotage.
The Bundeswehr's new Cyber and Information Space (CIR ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017Esri contracted for embedded training of intelligence agency personnel Washington (AFP) March 30, 2017With new iPhone, Trump still a target for hackers Beijing (AFP) March 28, 2017VPN users in China megacity Chongqing face fines |
Providence RI (SPX) Mar 30, 2017
While orbiting the Moon in 1971, the crew of Apollo 15 photographed a strange geological feature - a bumpy, D-shaped depression about two miles long and a mile wide - that has fascinated planetary scientists ever since. Some have suggested that the feature, known as Ina, is evidence of a volcanic eruption Moon within the past 100 million years - a billion years or so after most volcanic activity ... more Paris (ESA) Mar 27, 2017Surviving the long dark night of the Moon Bengaluru, India (IANS) Mar 17, 2017Team Indus To Send Seven Experiments To The Moon Including Three From India Tempe AZ (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Sun Devils working for a chance to induce photosynthesis on our lunar neighbor |
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Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2017
Behind its thick swirling clouds, Venus is hiding a hot surface pelted with sulfuric acid rains. At 480C, the planet's atmosphere would fry any of today's electronics, posing a challenge to scientists hoping to study this extreme environment.
Researchers at the Stanford Extreme Environment Microsystems Laboratory, or the XLab, are on a mission to conquer these conditions. By developing hea ... more Hanover NH (SPX) Mar 23, 20173-D printing turns nanomachines into life-size workers Krasnoyarsk, Russia (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Scientists created nanopowders for the synthesis of new aluminum alloys Paris, France (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Light-controlled gearbox for nanomachines |
Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017
Peru, Colombia and Brazil may soon look to the United States to modernize their armored vehicle fleets, the U.S. Army announced on Thursday.
The modernization push comes as each aforementioned country grapples with threats from "illicit networks" within their borders, and the U.S. Army's Stryker combat vehicle may become an attractive investment.
According to U.S. Southern Comman ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017Asian nation orders targeting and surveillance pods from IAI Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017General Dynamics contracted for tank ammo cartridges Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017Rheinmetall subsidiary receives orders for mine-clearance systems |
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Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2017
Behind its thick swirling clouds, Venus is hiding a hot surface pelted with sulfuric acid rains. At 480C, the planet's atmosphere would fry any of today's electronics, posing a challenge to scientists hoping to study this extreme environment.
Researchers at the Stanford Extreme Environment Microsystems Laboratory, or the XLab, are on a mission to conquer these conditions. By developing hea ... more Hanover NH (SPX) Mar 23, 20173-D printing turns nanomachines into life-size workers Krasnoyarsk, Russia (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Scientists created nanopowders for the synthesis of new aluminum alloys Paris, France (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Light-controlled gearbox for nanomachines |
Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017
An autonomous vehicle for transporting personnel and equipment within U.S. military facilities is being developed by AM General and the Army.
AM General said its partnership with the U.S. Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center, or TARDEC, comes under the Applied Robotics for Installations and Base Operations initiative.
The initiative aims is to advance the s ... more Boston MA (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Printable device points toward sensor-laden robot skin Washington (AFP) March 26, 2017Tech world debate on robots and jobs heats up Sendai, Japan (SPX) Mar 23, 2017Quadruped robot exhibits spontaneous changes in step with speed |
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Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 29, 2017
Two PhD students in National University of Singapore, Unmanned System Research Group spent four years in developing the novel hybrid unmanned aerial vehicles(UAV), U-Lion as shown in Figure 1. U-Lion is a hybrid UAV which can take-off and land vertically like helicopter UAVs, and transit to cruise flight like normal airplanes.
The wings can be fully retracted or expended, to favor the stab ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017General Atomics building ground control station for drones Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017China to open first drone factory in Saudi Arabia Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 27, 2017Happy Wanderer? Mysterious X-37B Space Plane Breaks Its Own Orbital Record |
Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 31, 2017
Nowadays we communicate via radio signals and send electrical pulses through long cables. This could change soon, however: Scientists have been working intensely on developing methods for quantum information transfer. This would enable tap-proof data transfer or, one day, even the linking of quantum computers.
Quantum information transfer requires reliable information transfer from one qua ... more Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Mar 30, 2017Information storage with a nanoscale twist Boston MA (SPX) Mar 30, 2017A big leap toward tinier lines Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Mar 23, 2017Organic electronics can use power from socket |
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Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 31, 2017
The idea is intriguing: if only a single atom or small molecule was needed for a single unit of data (a zero or a one in the case of binary digital technology), massive volumes of data could be stored in the tiniest amount of space. This is theoretically possible, because certain atoms can be magnetised in only one of two possible directions: "spin up" or "spin down". Information could then be s ... more Sapporo, Japan (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Atomic 're-packing' behind metallic glass mystery Lund, Sweden (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Modern alchemy creates luminescent iron molecules Konstanz, Germany (SPX) Mar 31, 2017The beginning of the end of order |
Sydney (AFP) April 2, 2017
An Australian-based Chinese professor who has been critical of Beijing flew back to Sydney Sunday, a week after he was blocked from leaving China at the end of a visit.
Feng Chongyi, a permanent resident of Australia who has a Chinese passport, had been barred from flying out of the southern city of Guangzhou and was questioned by authorities.
His lawyer said at the time he was "suspec ... more Hong Kong (AFP) April 2, 2017Warhol Mao portrait fetches $12.7m in Hong Kong auction Beijing (AFP) April 2, 2017What's in a Chinese name? Ancient rites and growing business Hong Kong (AFP) March 30, 2017Hong Kong activist jailed over Umbrella Movement protest |
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Norwich, UK (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 29, 2017NIST physicists show ion pairs perform enhanced 'spooky action' Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Scientists recreate space particle collisions inside Large Hadron Collider Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 30, 2017In a quantum race everyone is both a winner and a loser |
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 30, 2017
As European and Asian leaders take up the low-carbon mantel from the United States, a global report found 2016 was a record-setter for renewable energy.
The International Renewable Energy Agency reported total global renewable energy capacity increased last year by 161 gigawatts, reaching 2,000 GW by the end of the year. According to estimates from the U.S. Energy Department, 1 gigawatt ... more Washington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Financialization's negative effect on the American solar industry Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 30, 2017First Solar to deliver 48Mw Manildra solar farm London, UK (SPX) Mar 30, 2017Lightsource turns on Northern Ireland's largest solar project |
Hanoi (XNA) Mar 27, 2017
Vietnam targets to self-develop Lotusat-2 by 2022 when its technical facilities for satellite research, assembly, integration and testing are ready to operate, according to the Vietnam National Satellite Center (VNSC).
Pham Anh Tuan, director of VNSC, was quoted by local Nhan Dan (People) newspaper as saying on Friday that after developing one-kilogram PicoDragon, the first Vietnamese self ... more Davie FL (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Globalsat Sky and Space Global sign MoU for testing and offering satellite service in Latin America Exploration Park FL (SPX) Mar 21, 2017OneWeb Satellites breaks ground on high-volume satellite manufacturing facility Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Start-Ups at the Final Frontier |
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