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  Houghton MI (SPX) Mar 28, 2019 Electrospinning uses electric fields to manipulate nanoscale and microscale fibers. The technique is well-developed but time-intensive and costly. A team from Michigan Technological University came up with a new way to create customizable nanofibers for growing cell cultures that cuts out time spent removing toxic solvents and chemicals. Their work is published in Elsevier's Materialia. Smitha Rao, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Michigan Tech, led the research. She said the appro ... read more |
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Researchers report new light-activated micro pumpHouston TX (SPX) Mar 15, 2019 Even the smallest mechanical pumps have limitations, from the complex microfabrication techniques required to make them to the fact that there are limits on how small they can be. Researchers have a ... more 
Defects help nanomaterial soak up more pollutant in less timeHouston TX (SPX) Mar 14, 2019 Cleaning pollutants from water with a defective filter sounds like a non-starter, but a recent study by chemical engineers at Rice University found that the right-sized defects helped a molecular si ... more 
The holy grail of nanowire productionLausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 25, 2019 Nanowires have the potential to revolutionize the technology around us. Measuring just 5-100 nanometers in diameter (a nanometer is a millionth of a millimeter), these tiny, needle-shaped crystallin ... more 
A new spin in nano-electronicsDresden, Germany (SPX) Feb 26, 2019 In recent years, electronic data processing has been evolving in one direction only: The industry has downsized its components to the nanometer range. But this process is now reaching its physical l ... more |
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Research details sticky situations at the nanoscaleProvidence RI (SPX) Feb 08, 2019 Brown University researchers have made a discovery about the way things stick together at tiny scales that could be helpful in engineering micro- and nanoscale devices. In a series of papers, ... more 
Nano-infused ceramic could report on its own healthHouston TX (SPX) Feb 06, 2019 A ceramic that becomes more electrically conductive under elastic strain and less conductive under plastic strain could lead to a new generation of sensors embedded into structures like buildings, b ... more 
Aerosol-assisted biosynthesis strategy enables functional bulk nanocompositesBeijing, China (SPX) Jan 29, 2019 In the movie Avengers: Infinity War, one of the coolest scenes occurs when Iron Man activates his nanotech armor and controls nanoparticles to form the armor upon his skin. Actually, developing such ... more 
Platinum forms nano-bubblesHamburg, Germany (SPX) Jan 28, 2019 Platinum, a noble metal, is oxidised more quickly than expected under conditions that are technologically relevant. This has emerged from a study jointly conducted by the DESY NanoLab and the Univer ... more 
New applications for encapsulated nanoparticles with promising propertiesBasque Country, Spain (SPX) Jan 23, 2019 Nanotechnology and nanoscience are disciplines in which minute molecular structures with special physical and chemical properties are designed, manufactured and studied. One of the types of particle ... more |
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Carrying and releasing nanoscale cargo with 'nanowrappers'Upton NY (SPX) Jan 04, 2019 This holiday season, scientists at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) - a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory - have wrapped a box ... more  |
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Illuminating nanoparticle growth with X-raysUpton NY (SPX) Jan 02, 2019 Hydrogen fuel cells are a promising technology for producing clean and renewable energy, but the cost and activity of their cathode materials is a major challenge for commercialization. Many fuel ce ... more 
Pitt chemical engineers develop new theory to build improved nanomaterialsPittsburgh PA (SPX) Dec 17, 2018 Thanks in part to their distinct electronic, optical and chemical properties, nanomaterials are utilized in an array of diverse applications from chemical production to medicine and light-emitting d ... more 
MIT team invents method to shrink objects to the nanoscaleBoston MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2018 MIT researchers have invented a way to fabricate nanoscale 3-D objects of nearly any shape. They can also pattern the objects with a variety of useful materials, including metals, quantum dots, and ... more 
Artificial synapses made from nanowiresJuelich, 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 compo ... more 
How microscopic machines can fail in the blink of an eyeWashington 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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 Washington (AFP) March 30, 2019 
For the past 15 years, America has sought to put its astronauts back on the Moon, but NASA did not think it could be done before 2028.
On Tuesday, the government of President Donald Trump set a new deadline: 2024.
But that timeframe is anything but ironclad, and would force the US space agency to upend its usual work practices and take serious risks.
Just a few weeks ago, NASA chief ... more |
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 Xichang (XNA) Mar 12, 2019 
Chinese scientists are designing what is expected to be the world's most powerful rocket, according to a senior researcher.
Li Hong, deputy general manager at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, said the Long March 9 super heavy-lift carrier rocket will be capable of lifting 140 metric tons of payload into a low-Earth orbit, or a 50-ton spacecraft to a lunar transfer orbit. The gi ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 27, 2019 
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Google CEO Sundar Pichai, whom he'd previously accused of indirectly boosting China's military, has reassured him that he is "totally committed" to US security.
"Just met with @sundarpichai, President of @Google, who is obviously doing quite well," Trump tweeted after a White House meeting. "He stated strongly that he is totally committed to the U.S ... more |
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Washington (AFP) March 30, 2019
For the past 15 years, America has sought to put its astronauts back on the Moon, but NASA did not think it could be done before 2028.
On Tuesday, the government of President Donald Trump set a new deadline: 2024.
But that timeframe is anything but ironclad, and would force the US space agency to upend its usual work practices and take serious risks.
Just a few weeks ago, NASA chief ... more |
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 Houghton MI (SPX) Mar 28, 2019 
Electrospinning uses electric fields to manipulate nanoscale and microscale fibers. The technique is well-developed but time-intensive and costly. A team from Michigan Technological University came up with a new way to create customizable nanofibers for growing cell cultures that cuts out time spent removing toxic solvents and chemicals. Their work is published in Elsevier's Materialia.
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 Swansea UK (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 
A new study has revealed how clouds are modifying the warming created by human-caused climate change in some parts of the world. Led by Swansea University's Tree Ring Research Group, researchers from Sweden, Finland and Norway analysed information contained in the rings of ancient pine trees from northern Scandinavia to reveal how clouds have reduced the impact of natural phases of warmth in the ... more |
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Houghton MI (SPX) Mar 28, 2019
Electrospinning uses electric fields to manipulate nanoscale and microscale fibers. The technique is well-developed but time-intensive and costly. A team from Michigan Technological University came up with a new way to create customizable nanofibers for growing cell cultures that cuts out time spent removing toxic solvents and chemicals. Their work is published in Elsevier's Materialia.
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Mar 21, 2019 
An interface system that uses augmented reality technology could help individuals with profound motor impairments operate a humanoid robot to feed themselves and perform routine personal care tasks such as scratching an itch and applying skin lotion. The web-based interface displays a "robot's eye view" of surroundings to help users interact with the world through the machine.
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 27, 2019 
Russian cosmonauts will carry out an experiment on controlling a drone driven by a propeller on board the International Space Station, Alexander Bloshenko, a science advisor to the Roscosmos's chief, told Sputnik on Wednesday.
"The experiment has been introduced into the program", Bloshenko said. During experiments with the propeller-driven drone, it is first planned to work out the design ... more |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Mar 21, 2019 
Crystals possessing "handedness" exhibit unusual properties. New evidence suggests that they can host electrons moving like slowed down light and their collective behavior mimics magnetic monopoles.
An international team of researchers has discovered that certain classes of crystals with an asymmetry like biological "handedness," known as chiral crystals, may harbor electrons that behave i ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 28, 2019 
What do televisions and space exploration have in common? No, we're not talking about a cheesy physics joke; rather, this is the story of an often-overlooked piece of equipment that deserves a place in the annals of telecommunication history.
Some would argue that the traveling-wave tube (TWT) has not received the recognition it deserves when it comes to the history of space travel and com ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) March 29, 2019 
Australia announced a diplomatic boost to "turbo-charge" its China relations on Friday as it seeks to mend ties damaged by foreign interference concerns and a 5G bar on Huawei.
Canberra unveiled plans for a new foundation to supercede the Australia-China Council, its long-time primary platform for relations with its largest trading partner.
The government also announced that career diplo ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 
A team of scientists has proposed a powerful new test for inflation, the theory that the universe dramatically expanded in size in a fleeting fraction of a second right after the Big Bang. Their goal is to give insight into a long-standing question: what was the universe like before the Big Bang?
Although cosmic inflation is well known for resolving some important mysteries about the struc ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 
UK astrophysicists are gearing up to resume the search for gravitational waves, the ripples in spacetime caused by some of the universe's most spectacular events, after substantial upgrades to the three global detectors mean that they will be able to survey an even larger volume of space than ever before for powerful, wave-making events, such as the collisions of black holes.
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 Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 22, 2019 
There is only one country that is close to achieving 100% renewable energy production (for production of electricity). Costa Rica operated 311 consecutive days in 2018 on renewables driven primarily by hydroelectric power production (75%), followed by geothermal power production (15%), then wind power production (5%), solar power production (4%), and a very small sector of biomass power producti ... more |
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 London (AFP) March 25, 2019 
British satellite operator Inmarsat on Monday agreed to a $3.4 billion cash takeover from a consortium of investment funds.
The bid for the London-listed telecommunications group was pitched at $7.21 per share, consortium bid-vehicle Triton Bidco said in a statement.
"Triton Bidco believes that the satellite sector is attractive," said a statement from the consortium, which comprises pri ... more |
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