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  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 26, 2018 Gyroscopes are devices that help vehicles, drones, and wearable and handheld electronic devices know their orientation in three-dimensional space. They are commonplace in just about every bit of technology we rely on every day. Originally, gyroscopes were sets of nested wheels, each spinning on a different axis. But open up a cell phone today, and you will find a microelectromechanical sensor (MEMS), the modern-day equivalent, which measures changes in the forces acting on two identical masses tha ... read more |
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Researchers discover directional and long-lived nanolight in a 2D materialWashington DC (SPX) Oct 25, 2018 An international team led by researchers from Monash University (Melbourne, Australia), University of Oviedo (Asturias, Spain), CIC nanoGUNE (San Sebastian, Spain), and Soochow University (Suzhou, C ... more 
Big discoveries about tiny particlesNewark DE (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 From photonics to pharmaceuticals, materials made with polymer nanoparticles hold promise for products of the future. However, there are still gaps in understanding the properties of these tiny plas ... more 
Precise control of multimetallic one-nanometer cluster formation achievedTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 01, 2018 Researchers in Japan have found a way to create innovative materials by blending metals with precision control. Their approach, based on a concept called atom hybridization[1], opens up an unexplore ... more 
Nucleation a boon to sustainable nanomanufacturingSaint Louis MO (SPX) Sep 27, 2018 Calcium carbonate is found nearly everywhere, in sidewalk cement, wall paint, antacid tablets and deep underground. Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have used a unique set of state-of ... more |
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Fast visible-UV light nanobelt photodetectorBejing, China (SPX) Aug 27, 2018 Compared with traditional thin-film photodetectors, one-dimensional nanostructures have larger surface-to-volume ratio, smaller size and higher carrier mobility, and thus tend to exhibit higher sens ... more
Big-picture thinking can advance nanoparticle manufacturingWashington DC (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 Nanoparticle manufacturing, the production of material units less than 100 nanometers in size (100,000 times smaller than a marble), is proving the adage that "good things come in small packages." ... more 
Hybrid nanomaterials bristle with potentialThuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Aug 14, 2018 By combining multiple nanomaterials into a single structure, scientists can create hybrid materials that incorporate the best properties of each component and outperform any single substance. A cont ... more 
Nanotube 'rebar' makes graphene twice as toughHouston TX (SPX) Aug 06, 2018 Rice University researchers have found that fracture-resistant "rebar graphene" is more than twice as tough as pristine graphene. Graphene is a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon. On the two-dimen ... more 
Individual silver nanoparticles observed in real timeBochum, Germany (SPX) Aug 03, 2018 Chemists at Ruhr-Universitat Bochum have developed a new method of observing the chemical reactions of individual silver nanoparticles, which only measure a thousandth of the thickness of a human ha ... more |
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 Researchers use nanotechnology to improve the accuracy of measuring devices 
A new 'periodic table' for nanomaterialsKyoto, Japan (SPX) Jul 24, 2018 The approach was developed by Daniel Packwood of Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) and Taro Hitosugi of the Tokyo Institute of Technology. It involves connec ... more  |
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Physicists uncover why nanomaterial loses superconductivitySalt Lake City UT (SPX) Jul 17, 2018 The struggle to keep drinks cold during the summer is a lesson in classical phase transitions. To study phase transitions, apply heat to a substance and watch how its properties change. Add heat to ... more 
Squeezing light at the nanoscaleBoston MA (SPX) Jun 18, 2018 Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new technique to squeeze infrared light into ultra-confined spaces, generating an intens ... more 
A new way to measure energy in microscopic machinesWashington DC (SPX) Jun 11, 2018 What drives cells to live and engines to move? It all comes down to a quantity that scientists call "free energy," essentially the energy that can be extracted from any system to perform useful work ... more 
AI-based method could speed development of specialized nanoparticlesBoston MA (SPX) Jun 04, 2018 A new technique developed by MIT physicists could someday provide a way to custom-design multilayered nanoparticles with desired properties, potentially for use in displays, cloaking systems, or bio ... more 
Atomically thin nanowires convert heat to electricity more efficientlyWarwick UK (SPX) Jun 04, 2018 Waste heat can be converted to electricity more efficiently using one-dimensional nanoscale materials as thin as an atom - ushering a new way of generating sustainable energy - thanks to new researc ... more |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Oct 29, 2018 
The test demonstrated the capability of the navigation, guidance and control system of the lander to meet the mission requirement of a safe, soft and precise landing on the lunar surface by steering the module horizontally, as well as vertically down to a pre-defined target.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the crucial Lander Actuator Performance Tes ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 24, 2018 
When German scientists were conducting micro-gravity experiments on China's recoverable satellite in the 1980s, Chinese space engineer Tang Bochang was busy solving technical problems, while carefully keeping Chinese secrets.
Tang joined the China Academy of Space Technology in 1970, the same year China launched its first satellite. He has participated in the development of returnable sate ... more |
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 Abidjan (AFP) Oct 26, 2018 
Africa is being increasingly targeted by hackers and must invest in cyber security, industry leaders said at the third Africa Cyber Security Conference closing Friday in Ivory Coast.
Although Africa is not a prime target, "cyber threats have no more borders" and data pirates "attack anything that moves", said Michel Bobillier, a leader of IBM's elite security unit, the Tiger Team.
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New Delhi (Sputnik) Oct 29, 2018
The test demonstrated the capability of the navigation, guidance and control system of the lander to meet the mission requirement of a safe, soft and precise landing on the lunar surface by steering the module horizontally, as well as vertically down to a pre-defined target.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the crucial Lander Actuator Performance Tes ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 26, 2018 
Gyroscopes are devices that help vehicles, drones, and wearable and handheld electronic devices know their orientation in three-dimensional space. They are commonplace in just about every bit of technology we rely on every day. Originally, gyroscopes were sets of nested wheels, each spinning on a different axis.
But open up a cell phone today, and you will find a microelectromechanical sen ... more |
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 Bristol UK (SPX) Oct 29, 2018 
The compound, carbon tetrachloride, contributes to the destruction of the Earth's ozone layer, which protects us from harmful ultraviolet radiation.
As a result, the production of carbon tetrachloride has been banned throughout the world since 2010 for uses that will result in its release to the atmosphere. However, recent studies have shown that global emissions have not declined as expec ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Oct 26, 2018
Gyroscopes are devices that help vehicles, drones, and wearable and handheld electronic devices know their orientation in three-dimensional space. They are commonplace in just about every bit of technology we rely on every day. Originally, gyroscopes were sets of nested wheels, each spinning on a different axis.
But open up a cell phone today, and you will find a microelectromechanical sen ... more |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2018 
In the basement of the Gates Computer Science Building at Stanford University, a screen attached to a red robotic arm lights up. A pair of cartoon eyes blinks. "Meet Bender," says Ajay Mandlekar, PhD student in electrical engineering.
Bender is one of the robot arms that a team of Stanford researchers is using to test two frameworks that, together, could make it faster and easier to teach ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 26, 2018 
From virtual reality police training programmes to gun-toting drones and iris scanners, a public security expo in China showed the range of increasingly high-tech tools available to the country's police.
The exhibition, which ran Tuesday to Friday in Beijing, emphasised surveillance and monitoring technology just as the Communist government's domestic security spending has skyrocketed.
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Oct 26, 2018 
Quantum computers could solve complex tasks that are beyond the capabilities of conventional computers. However, the quantum states are extremely sensitive to constant interference from their environment.
The plan is to combat this using active protection based on quantum error correction. Florian Marquardt, Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, and his team have n ... more |
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 Nottingham UK (SPX) Oct 29, 2018 
A cutting-edge material, inspired by nature, that can regulate its own temperature and could equally be used to treat burns and help space capsules withstand atmospheric forces is under development at the University of Nottingham.
The research paper, Temperature - dependent polymer absorber as a switchable state NIR reactor, is published in the journal Scientific Reports Friday 26 October. ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 26, 2018 
Chinese executive Miao Qing spits into a specially designed container, destined for a lab where her saliva will be analysed and sequenced, offering an insight into her genetic make-up and - more importantly - her ancestry.
A combination of factors - a lack of formal records or destruction during China's wars and the Cultural Revolution - have meant there are few ways for Chinese to trace ... more |
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 Hertfordshire UK (SPX) Oct 25, 2018 
New research, published Wednesday, 24 October, in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, has found evidence for a large number of double supermassive black holes, likely precursors of gigantic black hole merging events. This confirms the current understanding of cosmological evolution - that galaxies and their associated black holes merge over time, forming bigger and big ... more |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 24, 2018 
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will enable astrophysicists to observe gravitational waves emitted by black holes as they collide with or capture other black holes. LISA will consist of three spacecraft orbiting the sun in a constant triangle formation.
Gravitational waves passing through will distort the sides of the triangle slightly, and these minimal distortions can be de ... more |
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 Kanazawa, Japan (SPX) Oct 29, 2018 
Solar cells are a cost-effective, alternate source of energy. A subtype of these, organic solar cells make use of organic polymers inside the cell. Using these polymers makes the cells light-weight and increases their flexibility.
Organic solar cells are produced by two different chemical methods: dry processing and wet processing, with the latter being a faster method. There are several p ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Oct 29, 2018 
European ministers in charge of space activities met this week at ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre near Madrid, Spain, to preview ESA's vision for the future of Europe in space.
Called the Intermediate Ministerial Meeting, this was a milestone on the road to ESA's next Ministerial Council, called 'Space19+', which will be held in November 2019. This week, the ministers from ESA Member ... more |
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