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Platelets instead of quantum dots![]() Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 Scientists have been researching luminous coloured quantum dots (QDs) since the 1980s. These nanocrystals are now part of our everyday lives: the electronics industry uses them in LCD televisions to enhance colour reproduction and image quality. Quantum dots are spherical nanocrystals made of a semiconductor material. When these crystals are excited by light, they glow green or red - depending on their size, which is typically between 2 and 10 nanometres. The spherical forms can be produced in a h ... read more |
Scientists identify unusual force acting on nanoparticlesWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 Different sets of rules govern matter at different scales. As nanotechnologies becomes smaller, scientists are paying closer attention to the physical laws of infinitesimal scales. ... more
UNM physicist discovers strange forces acting on nanoparticlesAlbuquerque NM (SPX) Apr 12, 2017 A new scientific paper published, in part, by a University of New Mexico physicist is shedding light on a strange force impacting particles at the smallest level of the material world. The dis ... more
How nanoparticles affect flow through porous stuff in surprising waysWashington DC (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 Those who have mixed oil and vinegar may have unknowingly observed a strange fluid phenomenon called fingering instability. A type of this phenomenon, called viscous fingering (VF), occurs in porous ... more
Carbon nanotubes self-assemble into tiny transistorsGroningen, Netherlands (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 Carbon nanotubes can be used to make very small electronic devices, but they are difficult to handle. University of Groningen scientists, together with colleagues from the University of Wuppertal an ... more |
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Nanoscopic golden springs change color of twisted lightBath, UK (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 University of Bath scientists have used gold spring-shaped coils 5,000 times thinner than human hairs with powerful lasers to enable the detection of twisted molecules, and the applications could im ... more
Photonic crystal and nanowire combo advances 'photonic integration'Washington DC (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 Contrary to the tremendous success story of electronic integration, photonic integration is still in its infancy. One the most serious obstacles it faces is the need to use a variety of materials to ... more
New Nano Devices Could Withstand Extreme Environments in SpaceStanford 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 scientis ... 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 |
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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 |

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Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017
The U.S. Navy has temporarily grounded its T-45C trainer aircraft fleet amid oxygen supply problems that could incapacitate its crew.
The three-day pause in flight operations took effect Wednesday on orders from Naval Air Forces Commander Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker.
"The pause is in response to concerns raised by T-45C pilots over the potential for physiological episodes," U.S. Nav ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017Saab developing Gripen fighter for Brazil Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017CH-53K helicopters approved for low-rate production Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017Lockheed Martin gets $372 million contract mod for F-35 work |
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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London (AFP) April 4, 2017
British web pioneer Tim Berners-Lee on Tuesday slammed as a "bad idea" recent calls in Britain and the United States to weaken cyber encryption.
"I know that if you're trying to catch terrorists it's really tempting to demand to be able to break all that encryption," Berners-Lee told the BBC.
"But if you break that encryption then guess what - so could other people, and guess what - th ... more Berlin (AFP) March 31, 2017German military to launch cyber command 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 |
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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Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 06, 2017
Scientists have been researching luminous coloured quantum dots (QDs) since the 1980s. These nanocrystals are now part of our everyday lives: the electronics industry uses them in LCD televisions to enhance colour reproduction and image quality.
Quantum dots are spherical nanocrystals made of a semiconductor material. When these crystals are excited by light, they glow green or red - depen ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 06, 2017How nanoparticles affect flow through porous stuff in surprising ways Albuquerque NM (SPX) Apr 12, 2017UNM physicist discovers strange forces acting on nanoparticles Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017Scientists identify unusual force acting on nanoparticles |
Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017 Gun bodies for BAE Systems' M777 Howitzer are to be manufactured by Pennsylvania-based Triumph Precision Components under a $15 million contract.
BAE Systems issued the award to Triumph after receiving a U.S. Foreign Military Sale contract to make the M777 for India.
"We are pleased to continue our staunch relationship with BAE in support of the M777 Howitzer," Rick Rosenjack, ex ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017Estonia taps BAE Systems Hagglunds for vehicle support Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017Northrop Grumman to support IBCS development for U.S. Army Washington (UPI) Mar 31, 2017General Dynamics, US Ordnance share contract for M2 machineguns |
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Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 06, 2017
Scientists have been researching luminous coloured quantum dots (QDs) since the 1980s. These nanocrystals are now part of our everyday lives: the electronics industry uses them in LCD televisions to enhance colour reproduction and image quality.
Quantum dots are spherical nanocrystals made of a semiconductor material. When these crystals are excited by light, they glow green or red - depen ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 06, 2017How nanoparticles affect flow through porous stuff in surprising ways Albuquerque NM (SPX) Apr 12, 2017UNM physicist discovers strange forces acting on nanoparticles Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017Scientists identify unusual force acting on nanoparticles |
El Segundo CA (SPX) Apr 12, 2017
NASA has awarded Dr. Siegfried Janson of The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) with the 2017 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase II grant award, worth approximately $500,000, for further development of his Brane Craft flat spacecraft proposal.
This award is one of 22 early-stage technical proposals that will transform the future of human and robotic exploration missions, introdu ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017Lockheed Martin gets license for military exoskeleton tech Washington (AFP) April 6, 2017Facebook launches digital assistant 'M' in US Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 31, 2017NASA Tests Robotic Ice Tools for Use on Ocean Worlds |
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Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Apr 06, 2017
When whiteflies take off, they don't just spread their wings and fly. Just .03 of an inch long, these tiny insects possess a variety of sophisticated techniques that provide them with exceptional stability in the air. Tel Aviv University researchers now say that they may hold the secret to stabilizing the take-off of small robotic manmade flyers such as miniaturized drones.
TAU research pr ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017USS America tests Rolling Airframe Missile on drone Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin demo unmanned F-16 Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017Radar warning receiver flies for first time in Predator drone |
Raleigh NC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017
Researchers from North Carolina State University have created elastic, touch-sensitive fibers that can interface with electronic devices.
"Touch is a common way to interact with electronics using keyboards and touch screens," says Michael Dickey, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at NC State and corresponding author of a paper describing the work. "We have created soft a ... more Vienna, Austria (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Microprocessors based on a layer of just 3 atoms Washington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Streamlining mass production of printable electronics Vienna, Austria (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Flexible processors with atomically thin materials |
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Washington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 The U.S. government has always had an interest in developing and maintaining a strategic understanding of events, situations, and trends around the world. In recent years, however, information complexity has exceeded the capacity of analysts to glean meaningful or actionable insights as data pours in from disparate sources, across a variety of genres, and a mixture of structured and unstructured ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Humans to Mars Official NASA Goal, But What About Radiation San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Seaweed: From superfood to superconductor Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 12, 2017NASA Fellow studies new heatshield-making technique |
Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2017
China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as death penalties in the world decreased overall.
The human rights organisation estimates the Asian giant alone killed "thousands" of people, a figure based on examinations of court records and news reports.
All other countries together executed at least 1,032 people last year - a ... more Hong Kong (AFP) April 10, 2017Hong Kong protester jailed over anti-China clashes Los Angeles (AFP) April 5, 2017US authorities bust visa fraud scheme for wealthy Chinese Beijing (AFP) April 5, 2017Billionaire Warren Buffet becomes face of Coke in China |
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Rochester NY (SPX) Apr 12, 2017
Images taken by NASA's New Horizons mission on its way to Pluto, and now the Kuiper Belt, have given scientists an unexpected tool for measuring the brightness of all the galaxies in the universe, said a Rochester Institute of Technology researcher in a paper published this week in Nature Communications.
In the study, "Measurement of the Cosmic Optical Background using the Long Range Recon ... more Birmingham, UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Scientists make progress on unravelling the puzzle of merging black holes Amherst MA (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Peering into Black Holes Using an Earth-sized Telescope Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Lego figures don't stand a chance against time reversal |
Orlando FL (SPX) Apr 07, 2017
As part of NASA's Flight Opportunities Program, Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G) recently worked with research groups from University of Florida, Carthage College and University of Maryland to validate technology designed to further humanity's reach into space.
A collection of flights on G-FORCE ONE, ZERO-G's specially modified Boeing 727, gave researchers the chance to run experiments an ... more Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 01, 2017Cells adapt ultra-rapidly to zero gravity 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 |
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Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017
India, which accounts for about 6 percent of total world energy demand, is making strides with renewables, but needs more investments, the IEA said.
India aims to triple its renewable power capacity by 2022 to 175 gigawatts by drawing on new solar and wind energy sources.
"India's power system is already adapting to the flexibility challenge," Michael Waldron, an energy investmen ... more Paris (AFP) April 6, 2017Record amount of renewables capacity added in 2016: UN Treviso, Italy (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Upsolar Introduces its Floating Solar Technology to Europe Nairobi, Kenya (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Record new renewable power capacity added worldwide at lower cost |
Colorado Springs CO (Sputnik) Apr 10, 2017
Ukraine's State Space Agency is currently in accession discussions with the European Space Agency (ESA) to become its member, Chairman Yuriy Radchenko told Sputnik on the margins of the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.
Last Tuesday, Radchenko said during the symposium that Ukraine was actively cooperating with the ESA with a goal to become a member of the agency.
When asked wheth ... more Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Horizon 2020 European funded DEMOCRITOS project concludes work with some key outcomes Colorado Springs CO (Sputnik) Apr 10, 2017BRICS States Want to Expand Cooperation to Space Science Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Mitsubishi Electric to Build New Satellite Production Facility |
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