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July 17, 2019
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DARPA Announces Microsystems Exploration Program



Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2019
Over the past few decades, DARPA's Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) has enabled revolutionary advances in electronics materials, devices, and systems, which have provided the United States with unique defense and economic advantages. To continue its path of successful electronics innovation, DARPA has announced a new MTO effort called the Microsystems Exploration program. The Microsystems Exploration program will constitute a series of short-term investments into high-risk, high-reward researc ... read more

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Monitoring the lifecycle of tiny catalyst nanoparticles
Bochum, Germany (SPX) May 07, 2019
Nanoparticles can be used in many ways as catalysts. To be able to tailor them in such a way that they can catalyse certain reactions selectively and efficiently, researchers need to determine the p ... more
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Fast and selective optical heating for functional nanomagnetic metamaterials
Usurbil, Spain (SPX) Apr 23, 2019
Compared to so-far used global heating schemes, which are slow and energy-costly, light-controlled heating, using optical degrees of freedom such as light wavelength, polarisation, and power, allows ... more
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2D gold quantum dots are atomically tunable with nanotubes
Houghton, MI (SPX) Apr 17, 2019
Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors are promising for quantum computing and future electronics. Now, researchers can convert metallic gold into semiconductor and customize the material atom-by-atom ... more
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Harnessing microorganisms for smart microsystems
Toyohashi, Japan (SPX) Apr 16, 2019
A research team at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology has developed a method to construct a biohybrid system that incorporates Vorticella microorganisms. ... more


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AD alloyed nanoantennas for temperature-feedback identification of viruses and explosives
Vladivostok, Russia (SPX) Apr 03, 2019
Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) in collaboration with colleagues from Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (FEB RAS), ITMO University and Swinburne University of Tec ... more
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Quantum optical cooling of nanoparticles
Vienna, Austria (SPX) Apr 03, 2019
Tightly focused laser beams can act as optical "tweezers" to trap and manipulate tiny objects, from glass particles to living cells. The development of this method has earned Arthur Ashkin the last ... more
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Researchers report new light-activated micro pump
Houston 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
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Defects help nanomaterial soak up more pollutant in less time
Houston 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
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The holy grail of nanowire production
Lausanne, 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
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A new spin in nano-electronics
Dresden, 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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Nanoparticle computing takes a giant step forward
Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Feb 26, 2019
Computation is a ubiquitous concept in physical sciences, biology, and engineering, where it provides many critical capabilities. Historically, there have been ongoing efforts to merge computation w ... more
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Breakthrough nanoscience discovery made on flight from New York to Jerusalem
Jerusalem (SPX) Feb 20, 2019
Professor Uri Banin, founder of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and his colleagues Professor Richard Robinson and Professor Tobias Hanrath at Cornell ... more
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Customized mix of materials for three-dimensional micro- and nanostructures
Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) Feb 14, 2019
Three-dimensional structures on the micrometer and nanometer scales have a great potential for many applications. An efficient and precise process to print such structures from different materials i ... more
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Nano drops a million times smaller than a teardrop explodes 19th century theory
Warwick UK (SPX) Feb 13, 2019
Droplets emanating from a molecular "nano-tap" would behave very differently from those from a household tap 1 million times larger - researchers at the University of Warwick have found. This is pot ... more


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Research details sticky situations at the nanoscale
Providence 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
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Nano-infused ceramic could report on its own health
Houston 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
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Aerosol-assisted biosynthesis strategy enables functional bulk nanocomposites
Beijing, 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
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Platinum forms nano-bubbles
Hamburg, 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
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New applications for encapsulated nanoparticles with promising properties
Basque 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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NASA Chief Explains Why America Hasn't Been Back to the Moon Since the 70s
Washington DC (Sputnik) Jul 17, 2019
Late last week, NASA announced that senior officials in charge of the manned space mission portfolio had been reshuffled amid growing impatience from President Donald Trump to hasten the return human beings to the lunar surface. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has explained why the US suspended its manned lunar program over 40 years ago and what it will take for the US manned space prog ... more
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+ Who owns the moon? A space lawyer answers
+ Humanity needs bold new space mission, Apollo legends agree
+ At 82, NASA pioneer Sue Finley still reaching for the stars
+ ESA identifies demand for satellites around the Moon
+ 'One giant leap': US marks Apollo mission 50 years on
+ NASA chief: 'Moon is the proving ground, Mars is the destination'
From Moon to Mars, Chinese space engineers rise to new challenges
Beijing (XNA) Jul 08, 2019
With eyes bright, Sun Zezhou, chief designer of China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe, speaks fast but clearly. "Every time I see the moon, I think how Chinese probes have left permanent footprints on it, especially Chang'e-4, the first spacecraft to soft-land on the far side. As a member of the mission, I'm very proud," said Sun. Chinese engineers began plans for the Chang'e-1 lunar probe i ... more
+ China plans to deploy almost 200 AU-controlled satellites into orbit
+ Luokung and Land Space to develop control system for space and ground assets
+ Yaogan-33 launch fails in north China, Possible debris recovered in Laos
+ China develops new-generation rockets for upcoming missions
+ China's satellite navigation industry sees rapid development
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+ China's tracking ship Yuanwang-2 starts new mission after retirement


AFRL and IBM to pioneer quantum information technology for DoD
Rome NY (SPX) Jul 13, 2019
The Air Force Research Laboratory is breaking new ground in their efforts to partner with industry, academia, and the Department of Defense to apply quantum information science to Air Force concerns and ensure they remain the most advanced and capable force in the World. AFRL has formally joined the IBM Q Network, the first ever partnership of its kind in the Department of Defense. This al ... more
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NASA Chief Explains Why America Hasn't Been Back to the Moon Since the 70s
Washington DC (Sputnik) Jul 17, 2019
Late last week, NASA announced that senior officials in charge of the manned space mission portfolio had been reshuffled amid growing impatience from President Donald Trump to hasten the return human beings to the lunar surface. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has explained why the US suspended its manned lunar program over 40 years ago and what it will take for the US manned space prog ... more
+ Five ethical questions for how we choose to use the Moon
+ Who owns the moon? A space lawyer answers
+ Humanity needs bold new space mission, Apollo legends agree
+ At 82, NASA pioneer Sue Finley still reaching for the stars
+ ESA identifies demand for satellites around the Moon
+ 'One giant leap': US marks Apollo mission 50 years on
+ NASA chief: 'Moon is the proving ground, Mars is the destination'
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DARPA Announces Microsystems Exploration Program
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2019
Over the past few decades, DARPA's Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) has enabled revolutionary advances in electronics materials, devices, and systems, which have provided the United States with unique defense and economic advantages. To continue its path of successful electronics innovation, DARPA has announced a new MTO effort called the Microsystems Exploration program. The Microsyst ... more
+ Monitoring the lifecycle of tiny catalyst nanoparticles
+ Fast and selective optical heating for functional nanomagnetic metamaterials
+ 2D gold quantum dots are atomically tunable with nanotubes
+ Harnessing microorganisms for smart microsystems
+ AD alloyed nanoantennas for temperature-feedback identification of viruses and explosives
+ Quantum optical cooling of nanoparticles
+ Researchers report new light-activated micro pump
Animal observation system ICARUS is switched on
Konstanz, Germany (SPX) Jul 16, 2019
The International Cooperation for Animal Research Using Space (ICARUS) is a cooperative project between the Russian space agency Roscosmos and the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) under the leadership of Martin Wikelski from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Konstanz. With the space-based observation system, scientists want to find out m ... more
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+ Satellite image shows temperatures soaring across Europe


DARPA Announces Microsystems Exploration Program
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2019
Over the past few decades, DARPA's Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) has enabled revolutionary advances in electronics materials, devices, and systems, which have provided the United States with unique defense and economic advantages. To continue its path of successful electronics innovation, DARPA has announced a new MTO effort called the Microsystems Exploration program. The Microsyst ... more
+ Monitoring the lifecycle of tiny catalyst nanoparticles
+ Fast and selective optical heating for functional nanomagnetic metamaterials
+ 2D gold quantum dots are atomically tunable with nanotubes
+ Harnessing microorganisms for smart microsystems
+ AD alloyed nanoantennas for temperature-feedback identification of viruses and explosives
+ Quantum optical cooling of nanoparticles
+ Researchers report new light-activated micro pump
Robot-ants that can jump, communicate with each other and work together
Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 11, 2019
Individually, ants have only so much strength and intelligence. However, as a colony, they can use complex strategies to complete sophisticated tasks and evade larger predators. At EPFL, robotics researchers in Professor Jamie Paik's Laboratory have reproduced this phenomenon, developing tiny robots that display minimal physical intelligence on an individual level but that are able to comm ... more
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+ Engineers design robot to pick iceberg lettuce
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+ Safe, low-cost, modular, self-programming robots
+ Artificial intelligence controls robotic arm to pack boxes and cut costs
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C-Astral participates in demonstrations to help Europe set rules for drone deliveries
Sint-Truiden, Belgium (SPX) Jul 17, 2019
C-Astral, a SESAR Joint Undertaking demonstrator project lead by Terra Drone-affiliated Unifly, is announcing its successful participation in the first practical SAFIR flight and integration tests at DronePort, Sint-Truiden, Belgium. SAFIR is a large-scale demonstration project aiming to showcase the economic viability of drone use in industrial environments. As a member of SAFIR, C-Astral ... more
+ Navy's Fire Scout unmanned helicopter achieves initial operational capability
+ General Atomics gets $21.9M Army contract for work on Gray Eagle drone
+ Frequentis Defense gets $8.4M contract for work on MQ-25 Stingray
+ Saudi cities face growing threat of Yemen rebel drones
+ Metropolitan area of Amsterdam starts exploring use of drone technology
+ Insitu nets $390.4M for Blackjack, ScanEagle drones for U.S. military, allies
+ AFRL XQ-58A UAV completes second successful flight
Will your future computer be made using bacteria
Rochester NY (SPX) Jul 13, 2019
In order to create new and more efficient computers, medical devices, and other advanced technologies, researchers are turning to nanomaterials: materials manipulated on the scale of atoms or molecules that exhibit unique properties. Graphene - a flake of carbon as thin as a single later of atoms - is a revolutionary nanomaterial due to its ability to easily conduct electricity, as well as ... more
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+ 'Tsunami' on a silicon chip: a world first for light waves
+ Atomic 'patchwork' using heteroepitaxy for next generation semiconductor devices
+ Mysterious Majorana quasiparticle is now closer to being controlled for quantum computing
+ Hong Kong's extradition law jolts business community
+ Laser technique could unlock use of tough material for next-generation electronics
+ NIST physicists 'teleport' logic operation between separated ions


NASA funds demo of 3D-Printed spacecraft parts made, assembled in orbit
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 13, 2019
NASA has awarded a $73.7 million contract to Made In Space, Inc. of Mountain View, California, to demonstrate the ability of a small spacecraft, called Archinaut One, to manufacture and assemble spacecraft components in low-Earth orbit. The in-space robotic manufacturing and assembly technologies could be important for America's Moon to Mars exploration approach. The contract is the start ... more
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+ Stonehenge construction may have been aided by lots of pig fat
+ Radiation levels at Marshall Islands test sites 10 times greater than Chernobyl
+ Perseverance is key to NASA's advancement of alloys for bearings and gears
+ New high-definition satellite radar can detect bridges at risk of collapse from space
+ Boeing selects Raytheon for B-52 radar replacement
+ Tungsten as interstellar radiation shielding?
Mall clashes at latest Hong Kong anti-extradition march
Hong Kong (AFP) July 14, 2019
Riot police and protesters fought running battles in a Hong Kong shopping mall Sunday night as unrest caused by a widely loathed plan to allow extraditions to mainland China showed no sign of abating. Police used pepper spray and batons against small groups of protesters, who responded by hurling bottles and other projectiles, in a night of fresh violence in the international hub. Sunday ... more
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+ Put off by US, Chinese students eye other universities
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Could vacuum physics be revealed by laser-driven microbubble?
Osaka, Japan (SPX) Jul 11, 2019
A "vacuum" is generally thought to be nothing but empty space. But in fact, a vacuum is filled with "virtual particle-antiparticle pairs" of electrons and positrons that are continuously created and annihilated in unimaginably short time-scales. The quest for a better understanding of vacuum physics will lead to the elucidation of fundamental questions in modern physics, which is integral ... more
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+ Theoretical physicists unveil one of the most ubiquitous and elusive concepts in chemistry
+ Building a bridge to the quantum world
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Chameleon Theory Could Change How We Think About Gravity
Durham UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2019
Supercomputer simulations of galaxies have shown that Einstein's general theory of relativity might not be the only way to explain how gravity works or how galaxies form. Physicists at Durham University, UK, simulated the cosmos using an alternative model for gravity - f(R)-gravity, a so called Chameleon Theory. The resulting images produced by the simulation show that galaxies like our Mi ... more
+ Artificial gravity breaks free from science fiction
+ Researchers find quantum gravity has no symmetry
+ Development of a displacement sensor to measure gravity of smallest source mass ever
+ Gravitational waves leave a detectable mark, physicists say
+ UCLA students touch space with a microgravity experiment
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Organic solar cells will last 10 years in space
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jul 11, 2019
Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, the Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics of RAS, and the Department of Chemistry of MSU presented solar cells based on conjugated polymers and fullerene derivatives, that demonstrated record-high radiation stability and withstand gamma radiation of >6,000 Gy raising hopes for their stable operation on the near-earth orb ... more
+ Danish researchers create worldwide solar energy model
+ Solar power with a free side of drinking water
+ Twenty overlooked benefits of distributed solar energy
+ Nanobowl arrays endow perovskite solar cells with iridescent colors
+ Window film could even out the indoor temperature using solar energy
+ Experiments show dramatic increase in solar cell output
+ Photon Energy connects three pv power plants to grid in Hungary
Maxar begins production on Legion-class satellite for Ovzon
Westminster CO (SPX) Jul 13, 2019
Maxar Technologies has begun production on a Legion-class geostationary satellite for Ovzon, a company located in the United States and Sweden dedicated to meeting the demand for increased mobile broadband connectivity in underserved regions. Ovzon selected Maxar in December 2018 to build its first satellite, Ovzon 3, which will provide extremely versatile mobile broadband communications f ... more
+ Maintaining large-scale satellite constellations using logistics approach
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+ To be a rising star in the space economy, Australia should also look to the East
+ Israeli space tech firm hiSky expands to the UK
+ All-alectric Maxar 1300-Class comsat delivers broadcast services for Eutelsat customers
+ Newtec collaborates with QinetiQ, marking move into space sector
+ RBC Signals awarded SBIR Phase I contract by US Air Force
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