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  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018 As medicine and pharmacology investigate nanoscale processes, it has become increasingly important to identify and characterize different molecules. Raman spectroscopy, a technique that leverages the scattering of laser light to identify molecules, has a limited capacity to detect molecules in diluted samples because of low signal yield. A team of researchers from the University of Hyderabad in India has improved molecular detection at low concentration levels by arranging nanoparticles on nanowir ... read more |
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Researchers find simpler way to deposit magnetic iron oxide onto gold nanorodsRaleigh NC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017 Researchers from North Carolina State University and MIT have found a simpler way to deposit magnetic iron oxide (magnetite) nanoparticles onto silica-coated gold nanorods, creating multifunctional ... more 
A 100-fold leap to GigaDalton DNA nanotechBoston MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 DNA, present in almost every cell, is increasingly being used as a building material to construct tiny, but sophisticated structures such as autonomous 'DNA walkers' that can move along a microparti ... more 
Discovery sets new world standard in nano generatorsEdmonton, Canada (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 A team of University of Alberta engineers developed a new way to produce electrical power that can charge handheld devices or sensors that monitor anything from pipelines to medical implants. ... more 
New nanowires are just a few atoms thickBoston MA (SPX) Dec 07, 2017 "Two-dimensional materials" - materials deposited in layers that are only a few atoms thick - are promising for both high-performance electronics and flexible, transparent electronics that could be ... more |
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Physicists explain metallic conductivity of thin carbon nanotube filmsMoscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 An international team of researchers from MIPT; Lebedev Physical Institute, RAS; Prokhorov General Physics Institute, RAS; Skoltech; and Aalto University (Finland) has examined the optical and diele ... more 
Semiconducting carbon nanotubes can reduce noise in interconnectsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2017 Crosstalk and noise can become a major source of reliability problems of CNT based VLSI interconnects in the near future. Downscaling of component size in integrated circuits (ICs) to nanometer scal ... more 
Ceria nanoparticles: It is the surface that mattersKarlsruher, Germany (SPX) ov 27, 2017 Exhaust gas cleaning of passenger cars, power generation from sunlight, or water splitting: In the future, these and other applications may profit from new findings relating to ceria. At Karlsruhe I ... more 
Manganese dioxide shows potential in micromotorsJoensuu, Finland (SPX) Nov 17, 2017 Manganese dioxide could make the preparation of micromotors increasingly cost-effective, opening up new avenues for their use, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. ... more 
Promising sensors for submarines, mines and spacecraftMoscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 15, 2017 Researchers from the Physics Department of Moscow State University and their colleagues have discovered a mechanism that allows gas sensors, based on nanocrystalline metal oxides, to work at room te ... more 
Practical superconducting nanowire single photon detector highly efficientBeijing, China (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) offer significant improvement on detection efficiency (DE) compared to their semiconducting counterparts, having enabled many breakthrough a ... more |
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 Better, bolder printing with silicon nanostructures 
Subset of carbon nanotubes poses cancer risk similar to asbestos in miceWashington DC (SPX) Nov 09, 2017 Nanotechnology, the science of developing materials containing very small fibers, is having a growing influence on daily life. Now researchers have shown for the first time in mice that long and thi ... more 
Simple green synthesis is a breath of fresh airThuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 Nanoparticles of controllable composition and size have great potential in electrical, optical and chemical devices, but they must be created in a safe and cost-effective way. Kazuhiro Takanabe and ... more 
New, simplified technique makes light metallic nanofoamDavis CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 A simple method for manufacturing extremely low-density palladium nanofoams could help advance hydrogen storage technologies, reports a new study from the University of California, Davis. A na ... more 
Metal-silicone microstructures could enable new flexible optical and electrical devicesWashington DC (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 For the first time, researchers have used a single-step, laser-based method to produce small, precise hybrid microstructures of silver and flexible silicone. This innovative laser processing technol ... more |
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  Beijing (XNA) Jan 02, 2018 
2018 could see a breakthrough in lunar exploration: China is planning a mission that, if successful, will see a space landing on the far side of the moon for the first time.
The first part of China's Chang'e 4 space mission will launch in June. A Long March 4C rocket will carry a 425kg relay satellite and station it some 60,000km behind the moon. A second launch later in the year will send ... more Beijing (XNA) Dec 26, 2017China solicits messages to be sent to moon  Rome (SPX) Dec 17, 2017Thales Alenia Space signs 3 contracts for NASA's deep space exploration  Miami (AFP) Dec 14, 2017Will Trump send Americans to the Moon? Money talks: experts |
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 Wuhan, China (XNA) Jan 02, 2018 
China's Kuaizhou-11 solid-fuelled carrier rocket is scheduled to launch for the first time, in the first half of 2018, according to the rocket's developer and producer China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC).
The preparation work for the launch has been completed, and the rocket will send six satellites into space in its first mission, said Zhang Di, an official with CASIC.
... more Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017Nation 'leads world' in remote sensing technology  Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040  Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 16, 2017China plans first sea based launch by 2018 |
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 28, 2017 
Two Romanian nationals have been arrested and charged with hacking into computer systems which controlled surveillance cameras for the Metropolitan Police Department in the US capital earlier this year, officials said Thursday.
A criminal complaint unsealed in Washington said the two - Mihai Alexandru Isvanca, 25, and Eveline Cismaru, 28 - were arrested in Bucharest on December 15 and char ... more Beijing (AFP) Dec 22, 2017China jails VPN owner for over 5 years; Lithuania bans Kaspersky  Moffett Field, CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2017DARPA's Software Defined Radio Hackfest Creates Solutions for Spectrum Challenges Helsinki (AFP) Dec 18, 2017Finnish news report revealing state secrets sparks concern |
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Beijing (XNA) Jan 02, 2018
2018 could see a breakthrough in lunar exploration: China is planning a mission that, if successful, will see a space landing on the far side of the moon for the first time.
The first part of China's Chang'e 4 space mission will launch in June. A Long March 4C rocket will carry a 425kg relay satellite and station it some 60,000km behind the moon. A second launch later in the year will send ... moreBeijing (XNA) Dec 26, 2017China solicits messages to be sent to moon Rome (SPX) Dec 17, 2017Thales Alenia Space signs 3 contracts for NASA's deep space exploration Miami (AFP) Dec 14, 2017Will Trump send Americans to the Moon? Money talks: experts |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018 
As medicine and pharmacology investigate nanoscale processes, it has become increasingly important to identify and characterize different molecules. Raman spectroscopy, a technique that leverages the scattering of laser light to identify molecules, has a limited capacity to detect molecules in diluted samples because of low signal yield.
A team of researchers from the University of Hyderab ... moreRaleigh NC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Researchers find simpler way to deposit magnetic iron oxide onto gold nanorods Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Discovery sets new world standard in nano generators Boston MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017A 100-fold leap to GigaDalton DNA nanotech |
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 New Delhi, India (SPX) Jan 02, 2018  India, with nearly 3.3 million sq.km. geographical area, is endowed with natural resources such as forests, crop lands, water resources, minerals, wetlands, snow and glaciers etc. The accurate information on the availability of natural resources and their optimal management is vital for sustainable development and overall socio-economic growth of the country.
Resourcesat series of satellit ... more Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Scientists discover unexpected side effect to cleaning up urban air  Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 28, 2017DLR and Japan sign collaboration agreement on climate research  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 26, 2017Prototype space sensors take test ride on NASA ER-2 |
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Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018
As medicine and pharmacology investigate nanoscale processes, it has become increasingly important to identify and characterize different molecules. Raman spectroscopy, a technique that leverages the scattering of laser light to identify molecules, has a limited capacity to detect molecules in diluted samples because of low signal yield.
A team of researchers from the University of Hyderab ... moreRaleigh NC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Researchers find simpler way to deposit magnetic iron oxide onto gold nanorods Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Discovery sets new world standard in nano generators Boston MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017A 100-fold leap to GigaDalton DNA nanotech |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 
Robots have a lot to learn about humans, including how to respect their personal space. Scientists at the Institute of Automatics of the National University of San Juan in Argentina are giving mobile robots a crash course in avoiding collisions with humans.
The researchers published their methods in IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica (JAS), a joint publication of the IEEE and Chinese As ... more Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Machine learning will change jobs  Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Robots and humans: How to improve physical interaction  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 15, 2017Lockheed Martin and NEC to Enhance Satellites, Space Travel with Artificial Intelligence |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 26, 2017 
General Atomics has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for support and services of the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial systems.
The contract, announced on Dec. 22 by the Pentagon, is worth more than $328.8 million under a cost-plus-fixed-fee agreement, which is a cost-reimbursement contract that would provide payment to General Atomics of a negotiated fee that i ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017Northrop Grumman tapped to deliver three Triton UAVs  Washington (UPI) Dec 20, 2017Boeing unveils entry in unmanned aerial tanker competition for the Navy  Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2017Insitu to support Navy's ScanEagle UAV system |
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 Raleigh NC (SPX) Jan 02, 2018  Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for directly printing metal circuits, creating flexible, stretchable electronics. The technique can use multiple metals and substrates and is compatible with existing manufacturing systems that employ direct printing technologies.
"Flexible electronics hold promise for use in many fields, but there are signific ... more Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Quantum memory with record-breaking capacity based on laser-cooled atoms  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Viewing atomic structures of dopant atoms in 3-D relating to electrical activity in a semiconductor  Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Tiny structures help prevent short circuits in plasma devices |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018  Metalenses - flat surfaces that use nanostructures to focus light - promise to revolutionize optics by replacing the bulky, curved lenses currently used in optical devices with a simple, flat surface. But, these metalenses have remained limited in the spectrum of light they can focus well.
Now a team of researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences ( ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017Data scientists mine government data for evidence of historical events  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 26, 2017Two holograms in one surface  Akron OH (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Nature's smallest rainbows, created by peacock spiders, may inspire new optical technology |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 29, 2017 
While their country's leader has encouraged citizens to work harder and dream big, some Chinese millennials are declaring their allegiance to the art of being average.
Nicknamed "Buddhist Youth", these young people have embraced a laissez-faire approach to life which has more to do with being chilled out than reading sutras.
"Life is quite tiring," said 23-year-old Guo Jia, who believes ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 1, 2018Anti-Beijing protesters march in Hong Kong  Phnom Penh (AFP) Dec 27, 2017Cambodia sends maids to HK to plug gap after abuse scandals  Beijing (AFP) Jan 2, 2018French President Macron to visit China next week |
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 Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 
Young galaxies blaze with bright new stars forming at a rapid rate, but star formation eventually shuts down as a galaxy evolves. A new study, published January 1, 2018, in Nature, shows that the mass of the black hole in the center of the galaxy determines how soon this "quenching" of star formation occurs.
Every massive galaxy has a central supermassive black hole, more than a million ti ... more Portsmouth UK (SPX) Dec 26, 2017Cosmic lantern could help us further understand the fate of the Universe  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Quantum noise reduction method for enhanced precision in atomic clocks  Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Dec 27, 2017GAMBIT narrows the hiding places for 'new physics' |
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 Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 
A pair of advanced U.S./German Earth research satellites with some very big shoes to fill is now at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base to begin final preparations for launch next spring.
Following a year-long test campaign by satellite manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space at IABG in Ottobrunn, near Munich, Germany, the twin Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) ... more Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017A New Window on the Universe  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 18, 2017Sierras lost water weight, grew taller during drought  Mainz, Germany (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Researchers measure magnetic moment with greatest possible precision |
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 Davis CA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 
Unconventional spaces could be put to use generating renewable energy while sparing lands that could be better used to grow food, sequester carbon and protect wildlife and watersheds, says a study led by the University of California, Davis.
These land-sparing spaces include: 1) built environments, such as rooftops 2) salt-affected land 3) contaminated land, and 4) water reservoirs with flo ... more Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Standardizing perovskite aging measurements  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Climate conditions affect solar cell performance more than expected  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Researcher pioneers solar sintering for crucial steel component |
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 Moscow (AFP) Dec 29, 2017 
Russian specialists on Friday said they have restored communication with Angosat-1, the first national satellite it launched for Angola, days after they lost contact with it.
"Specialists of Energia rocket and space corporation have received telemetry information from Angosat," Energia said in a statement. "All parameters of the spacecraft systems are normal."
Energia is the maker of the ... more London, UK (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Nationwide search begins for young space entrepreneurs  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 29, 2017Fourth set of Iridium NEXT satellites arrive in orbit and provide telemetry Los Angeles (AFP) Dec 23, 2017SpaceX launches 10 more satellites for Iridium |
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