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December 11, 2018
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Artificial synapses made from nanowires



Juelich, Germany (SPX) Dec 06, 2018
Scientists from Julich together with colleagues from Aachen and Turin have produced a memristive element made from nanowires that functions in much the same way as a biological nerve cell. The component is able to both save and process information, as well as receive numerous signals in parallel. The resistive switching cell made from oxide crystal nanowires is thus proving to be the ideal candidate for use in building bioinspired "neuromorphic" processors, able to take over the diverse functions ... read more

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How microscopic machines can fail in the blink of an eye
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 04, 2018
How long can tiny gears and other microscopic moving parts last before they wear out? What are the warning signs that these components are about to fail, which can happen in just a few tenths of a s ... more
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Nano-scale process may speed arrival of cheaper hi-tech products
Edinburgh UK (SPX) Nov 12, 2018
An inexpensive way to make products incorporating nanoparticles - such as high-performance energy devices or sophisticated diagnostic tests - has been developed by researchers. The process cou ... more
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Stealth-cap technology for light-emitting nanoparticles
Dresden, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2018
A team of scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), in collaboration with researchers from Monash University Australia, has succeeded in significantly increasing the stability ... more
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Watching nanoparticles
Stanford CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2018
When Michal Vadai's experiment worked for the first time, she jumped out of her seat. Vadai, a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, had spent months designing and troubleshooting a new tool t ... more


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Penn engineers develop ultrathin, ultralight nanocardboard
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Nov 07, 2018
When choosing materials to make something, trade-offs need to be made between a host of properties, such as thickness, stiffness and weight. Depending on the application in question, finding just th ... more
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Physicists designed new antenna for supersensitive magnetometers of a new generation
Saint Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Nov 06, 2018
Scientists from ITMO University and Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences proposed a new microwave antenna that creates a uniform magnetic field in large volume. It is ... more
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Next generation of watch springs
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 31, 2018
Applied research is not always initiated by industry - but oftentimes it yields results that can swiftly be implemented by companies. A prime example can be seen on the Empa campus in Thun: Tiny wat ... more
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Caltech engineers create an optical gyroscope smaller than a grain of rice
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 tec ... more
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Researchers discover directional and long-lived nanolight in a 2D material
Washington 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
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Big discoveries about tiny particles
Newark 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
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Precise control of multimetallic one-nanometer cluster formation achieved
Tokyo, 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
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Nucleation a boon to sustainable nanomanufacturing
Saint 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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Two quantum dots are better than one: Using one dot to sense changes in another
Osaka, Japan (SPX) Sep 27, 2018
Quantum dots are nanometer-sized boxes that have attracted huge scientific interest for use in nanotechnology because their properties obey quantum mechanics and are requisites to develop advanced e ... more
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New nanoparticle superstructures made from pyramid-shaped building blocks
Providence RI (SPX) Sep 25, 2018
Researchers from Brown University have assembled complex macroscale superstructures from pyramid-shaped nanoparticle building blocks. The research, described in the journal Nature, demonstrates a pr ... more


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First-ever colored thin films of nanotubes created
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Aug 31, 2018
Single-walled carbon nanotubes, or sheets of one atom-thick layers of graphene rolled up into different sizes and shapes, have found many uses in electronics and new touch screen devices. By nature, ... more
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Nanotubes change the shape of water
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 27, 2018
First, according to Rice University engineers, get a nanotube hole. Then insert water. If the nanotube is just the right width, the water molecules will align into a square rod. Rice materials ... more
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Fast visible-UV light nanobelt photodetector
Bejing, 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
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Big-picture thinking can advance nanoparticle manufacturing
Washington 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
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Hybrid nanomaterials bristle with potential
Thuwal, 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
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Nanotube 'rebar' makes graphene twice as tough
Houston 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
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Learning from lunar lights
Paris (ESA) Dec 10, 2018
Every few hours observing the Moon, ESA's 'NELIOTA' project discovers a brilliant flash of light across its surface - the result of an object hurtling through space and striking our unprotected rocky neighbour at vast speed. Based at the Kryoneri telescope of the National Observatory of Athens, this important project is now being extended to January 2021. Impact flashes are referred to as ... more
+ China launches rover for first far side of the moon landing
+ China Will Launch First Probe to Moon's Far Side Later This Week
+ NASA Announces New Partnerships for Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery Services
+ Lockheed Martin Selected for NASA's Commercial Lunar Lander Payload Services Contract
+ NASA chooses nine companies to bid on flying to Moon
+ Construction of Russian Lunar Orbital Station May Be Launched in 2025
+ Roscosmos, NASA to work together on concept of Lunar orbital station
China launches rover for first far side of the moon landing
Beijing (AFP) Dec 7, 2018
China launched a rover early Saturday destined to land on the far side of the moon, a global first that would boost Beijing's ambitions to become a space superpower, state media said. The Chang'e-4 lunar probe mission - named after the moon goddess in Chinese mythology - launched on a Long March 3B rocket from the southwestern Xichang launch centre at 2:23 am (1823 GMT), according to the o ... more
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Under fire Huawei agrees to UK security demands
London (AFP) Dec 7, 2018
Embattled Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has agreed to British intelligence demands over its equipment and software as it seeks to be part of the country's 5G network plans, the FT reported Friday. Huawei executives met senior officials from Britain's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), where they accepted a range of technical requirements to ease security fears, according to the FT's sou ... more
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+ Japan to ban government use of Huawei, ZTE products: reports
+ Canada defends Huawei arrest after markets wobble
Learning from lunar lights
Paris (ESA) Dec 10, 2018
Every few hours observing the Moon, ESA's 'NELIOTA' project discovers a brilliant flash of light across its surface - the result of an object hurtling through space and striking our unprotected rocky neighbour at vast speed. Based at the Kryoneri telescope of the National Observatory of Athens, this important project is now being extended to January 2021. Impact flashes are referred to as ... more
+ China launches rover for first far side of the moon landing
+ China Will Launch First Probe to Moon's Far Side Later This Week
+ NASA Announces New Partnerships for Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery Services
+ Lockheed Martin Selected for NASA's Commercial Lunar Lander Payload Services Contract
+ NASA chooses nine companies to bid on flying to Moon
+ Construction of Russian Lunar Orbital Station May Be Launched in 2025
+ Roscosmos, NASA to work together on concept of Lunar orbital station
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Artificial synapses made from nanowires
Juelich, Germany (SPX) Dec 06, 2018
Scientists from Julich together with colleagues from Aachen and Turin have produced a memristive element made from nanowires that functions in much the same way as a biological nerve cell. The component is able to both save and process information, as well as receive numerous signals in parallel. The resistive switching cell made from oxide crystal nanowires is thus proving to be the ideal ... more
+ How microscopic machines can fail in the blink of an eye
+ Stealth-cap technology for light-emitting nanoparticles
+ Nano-scale process may speed arrival of cheaper hi-tech products
+ Watching nanoparticles
+ Penn engineers develop ultrathin, ultralight nanocardboard
+ Physicists designed new antenna for supersensitive magnetometers of a new generation
+ Next generation of watch springs
Copernicus Sentinel-5P ozone boosts daily forecasts
Paris (ESA) Dec 06, 2018
Measurements of atmospheric ozone from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite are now being used in daily forecasts of air quality. Launched in October 2017, Copernicus Sentinel-5P - short for Sentinel-5 Precursor - is the first Copernicus satellite dedicated to monitoring our atmosphere. It is part of the fleet of Copernicus Sentinel missions that ESA develops for the European Union's envir ... more
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Artificial synapses made from nanowires
Juelich, Germany (SPX) Dec 06, 2018
Scientists from Julich together with colleagues from Aachen and Turin have produced a memristive element made from nanowires that functions in much the same way as a biological nerve cell. The component is able to both save and process information, as well as receive numerous signals in parallel. The resistive switching cell made from oxide crystal nanowires is thus proving to be the ideal ... more
+ How microscopic machines can fail in the blink of an eye
+ Stealth-cap technology for light-emitting nanoparticles
+ Nano-scale process may speed arrival of cheaper hi-tech products
+ Watching nanoparticles
+ Penn engineers develop ultrathin, ultralight nanocardboard
+ Physicists designed new antenna for supersensitive magnetometers of a new generation
+ Next generation of watch springs
Artificial joint restores wrist-like movements to forearm amputees
Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Dec 04, 2018
A new artificial joint restores important wrist-like movements to forearm amputees, something which could dramatically improve their quality of life. A group of researchers led by Max Ortiz Catalan, Associate Professor at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have published their research in the journal IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. For patients m ... more
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General Atomics tapped for French MQ-9 drone support
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 05, 2018
The Air Force has awarded General Atomics $26.7 million for French air force MQ-9 logistics services. The work comes after an option on a previously awarded contract was exercised, and announced on Tuesday by the Department of Defense. The contract falls under Foreign Military Sales and is expected to run through December 2019. The sale involved is exclusively for France. The MQ- ... more
+ Using drones to simplify film animation
+ Logos demonstrates Redkite advanced surveillance pod
+ Drones offer ability to find, ID and count marine megafauna
+ From parcel delivery to security, Singapore bets big on drones
+ DARPA tests autonomous drone swarms against communications and GPS jamming
+ Special Operations Command awards Insitu $18M for continued drone operations
+ Japan issues contract to purchaser RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drones
ETRI exchanged quantum information on daylight in a free-space quantum key distribution
Seoiul, South Korea (SPX) Dec 11, 2018
The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has reported a successful free-space quantum key distribution (QKD) in daylight with the self-developed polarization encoding chip for the first time. QKD is one of the most promising secure communication technologies, which encodes information into a single-photon, the smallest measurable unit of light. By using the quantum ... more
+ Harnessing the power of 'spin orbit' coupling in silicon: Scaling up quantum computation
+ Researchers develop method to transfer entire 2D circuits to any smooth surface
+ Two-dimensional materials skip the energy barrier by growing one row at a time
+ Researchers demonstrate new building block in quantum computing
+ Reflecting antiferromagnetic arrangements
+ New quantum materials could take computing devices beyond the semiconductor era
+ A new light on significantly faster computer memory devices


DRS to provide power modules for the Air and Missile Defense Radar
Washington (UPI) Dec 10, 2018
The Navy has awarded DRS Power & Control Technologies $13.3 million for Arleigh Burke-class power conversion modules for Air and Missile Defense Radar production and support. The contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, provides for up to 12 ship sets for the Arleigh Burke-class under the Flight III destroyer construction program for modernized versions of the vessels. T ... more
+ Compelling evidence for small drops of perfect fluid
+ Supercomputers without waste heat
+ Multifunctional dream ceramic matrix composites are born
+ Are amorphous solids elastic or plastic?
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+ New model for assessing the effect of ionizing radiation on microelectronic devices
+ SUTD researchers discover new black silver nanomaterial
EU should worry about Huawei, other Chinese firms: official
Brussels (AFP) Dec 7, 2018
The European Union and its citizens should be "worried" about telecoms giant Huawei and other Chinese firms that cooperate with Beijing's intelligence services, a senior EU official warned Friday. Huawei quickly hit back at European Commission Vice President Andrus Ansip's warning, saying it was "surprised and disappointed" while rejecting any charges it posed a security threat. The Chin ... more
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+ Thousands of Myanmar women forced into marriage in China: study
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+ Jack Ma, China's richest man, is a Communist Party member
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Bizarre 'dark fluid' with negative mass could dominate the universe
Oxford UK (SPX) Dec 06, 2018
It's embarrassing, but astrophysicists are the first to admit it. Our best theoretical model can only explain 5% of the universe. The remaining 95% is famously made up almost entirely of invisible, unknown material dubbed dark energy and dark matter. So even though there are a billion trillion stars in the observable universe, they are actually extremely rare. The two mysterious dark subst ... more
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Portsmouth researchers make vital contribution to new gravitational wave discoveries
Portsmouth UK (SPX) Dec 04, 2018
Researchers from the University of Portsmouth have made vital contributions to the observations of four new gravitational waves, which were announced this weekend (1 December). The new results are from the National Science Foundation's LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) and the European-based VIRGO gravitational-wave detector. The results were announced at the Gravi ... more
+ Four New Gravitational Wave Detections Announced
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+ Griffith precision measurement takes it to the limit
+ Gravitational waves could shed light on dark matter
+ In five -10 years, gravitational waves could accurately measure universe's expansion
+ RUDN physicist described the shape of a wormhole
+ Kin of gravitational wave source discovered


Fighting smog supports solar power
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 07, 2018
The air in Beijing is often very bad. The city sinks under a brown cover made of exhaust gases from industry, cars and coal fires, which blow a lot of harmful particulate matter, soot, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides into the air. The dirty air causes massive damage to human health. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), air pollution contributes to around 1.6 million prematu ... more
+ A 3D imaging technique unlocks properties of perovskite crystals
+ Efficient ternary all-polymer solar cells with PCE up to 9.03 percent
+ Seeing the light: Researchers offer solution for efficiency problem of artificial photosynthesis
+ Microscopic 'sunflowers' for better solar panels
+ 'Sun in a box' would store renewable energy for the grid
+ Fine-tuning renewables could help Texas balance energy resources
+ Aluminum nitride to extend life of solar power plants
CAT rules in favour of Ofcom's EAN authorisation decision
London, UK (SPX) Dec 10, 2018
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in London has handed down its judgment dealing with ViaSat's challenge to Ofcom's January 2018 authorisation of Inmarsat's UK complementary ground component (CGC) forming part of Inmarsat's European Aviation Network (EAN). The Tribunal comprehensively found in favour of Ofcom and Inmarsat and determined that all of ViaSat's arguments failed. On that ba ... more
+ Roscosmos Targeted by Info Attack to Hamper Revival of Space Industry in Russia
+ Fleet Space Technologies' Centauri launched aboard SpaceX Falcon 9
+ SAS Signs Distribution Agreement with GlobalSat Group
+ SpaceX launches pioneering UK maritime communications satellite
+ ESA's 25 years of telecom: today's challenges and opportunities
+ Amazon Web Services and Lockheed Martin Team to Make Downlinking Satellite Data Easier and Less Expensive
+ Kleos Space signs channel partner agreement with IMSL
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