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October 31, 2019
MICROSAT BLITZ
D-Orbit and Astrocast sign new agreement for the launch of ten nanosats



Fino Mornasco Italy (SPX) Oct 31, 2019
Astrocast and D-Orbit have signed an agreement for the launch and deployment in LEO low inclination orbit of ten Astrocast nanosatellites through D-Orbit 's InOrbit NOW Launch Service. The agreement calls for the Astrocast nanosatellites to be launched onboard an Arianespace Vega or Vega C vehicle from Kourou, French Guyana, in the first quarter of 2022. This batch of nanosatellites will make up the Astrocast IoT Nanonsatellite Network's equatorial plane. The Astrocast constellation will consist o ... read more

SPACE TRAVEL
Nanoracks and Kayser to jointly open temperature controlled microgravity research on ISS
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 23, 2019
Nanoracks Space Outpost - Europe (Nanoracks IT) and Kayser Italia have announced that the organizations have sign an agreement to broaden research opportunities onboard the International Space Stati ... more
NANO TECH
Visible light and nanoparticle catalysts produce desirable bioactive molecules
Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 31, 2019
Northwestern University chemists have used visible light and extremely tiny nanoparticles to quickly and simply make molecules that are of the same class as many lead compounds for drug development. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Nanoracks signs with Maritime Launch on re-use of C4M stages for in-orbit outposts
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 24, 2019
Nanoracks, the world's leading provider of commercial access to space, is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Canada's Maritime Launch Services to work on re-purposing and re-us ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Why modified carbon nanotubes can help the reproducibility problem
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 19, 2019
Our search for sustainable energy generation technology has led researchers to investigate various materials and their combinations in many types of devices. One such synthetic material is called "p ... more


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NANO TECH
Flexible, wearable supercapacitors based on porous nanocarbon nanocomposites
London, UK (SPX) Oct 19, 2019
Evening gowns with interwoven LEDs may look extravagant, but the light sources need a constant power supply from devices that are as well wearable, durable, and lightweight. Chinese scientists have ... more
ENERGY TECH
Energy flow in the nano range
Wurzburg, Germany (SPX) Oct 19, 2019
Plants and bacteria lead the way: They can capture the energy of sunlight with light-harvesting antennas and transfer it to a reaction centre. Transporting energy efficiently and in a targeted fashi ... more
ENERGY TECH
Development of highly sensitive diode, converts microwaves to electricity
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 17, 2019
The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Fujitsu Limited, and the Tokyo Metropolitan University announced that they developed a highly sensitive rectifying element in the form of a nanowire ba ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Electrode-fitted microscope points to better designed devices that make fuel from sunlight
Eugene OR (SPX) Oct 08, 2019
Using an atomic-force microscope fitted with an electrode tip 1,000 times smaller than a human hair, University of Oregon researchers have identified in real time how nanoscale catalysts collect cha ... more
BIO FUEL
Converting CO2 to valuable resources with the help of nanoparticles
Bochum, Germany (SPX) Oct 14, 2019
An international research team has used nanoparticles to convert carbon dioxide into valuable raw materials. Scientists at Ruhr-Universitat Bochum in Germany and the University of New South Wales in ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Illinois researchers develop new framework for nanoantenna light absorption
Urbana IL (SPX) Sep 24, 2019
Harnessing light's energy into nanoscale volumes requires novel engineering approaches to overcome a fundamental barrier known as the "diffraction limit." However, University of Illinois researchers ... more
TECH SPACE
Gem-like nanoparticles of precious metals shine as catalysts
Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 24, 2019
A Northwestern University research team has developed a new method for making highly desirable catalysts from metal nanoparticles that could lead to better fuel cells, among other applications. The ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
NanoRacks to make space more accessible to the world from the United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi UAE (SPX) Sep 20, 2019
NanoRacks, the world's leading provider of commercial access to space, is pleased to announce that it's opening and staffing its first office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Abu Dhabi's Hub71, ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
GomSpace and Leaf Space sign MoU to strengthen ground segment collaboration
Aalborg, Danmark (SPX) Sep 20, 2019
Space, provider of ground station services, and GomSpace, manufacturer of nanosatellite solutions and operations services, will ensure that their respective solutions are fully integrated with each ... more
NANO TECH
Scientists create a nanomaterial that is both twisted and untwisted at the same time
Bath UK (SPX) Sep 23, 2019
A new nanomaterial developed by scientists at the University of Bath could solve a conundrum faced by scientists probing some of the most promising types of future pharmaceuticals. Scientists ... more


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SPACE MEDICINE
Nanoparticles could grant humans permanent night vision
Washington (UPI) Aug 27, 2019
Built-in night vision may not be far off. Scientists have developed nanoparticles that allow mice to see near-infrared light. ... more
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NANO TECH
Physicists create world's smallest engine
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Aug 23, 2019
Theoretical physicists at Trinity College Dublin are among an international collaboration that has built the world's smallest engine - which, as a single calcium ion, is approximately ten billion ti ... more
CARBON WORLDS
New study reveals carbon nanotubes measurement possible for the first time
Swansea UK (SPX) Aug 23, 2019
Swansea University scientists have reported a new approach to measuring the conductivity between identical carbon nanotubes which could be used to help improve the efficiency of electrical power cab ... more
CARBON WORLDS
How do atoms vibrate in graphene nanostructures?
Vienna, Austria (SPX) Aug 13, 2019
In order to understand advanced materials like graphene nanostructures and optimize them for devices in nano-, opto- and quantum-technology it is crucial to understand how phonons - the vibration of ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Momentus and NanoRacks announce working relationship
Santa Clara, CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2019
Momentus, a provider of in-space shuttle services that move satellites between orbits, has announced a working relationship with NanoRacks to utilize the Bishop Airlock Module for Vigoride services ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
NanoRacks flies science mission for first Emirati Astronaut
Webster TX (SPX) Jul 30, 2019
The 18th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station from SpaceX delivered a historic mission for NanoRacks. NanoRacks, the leading provider of commercial access to low-Earth orbit, tr ... more
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China to launch Chang'e-5 lunar probe in 2020
Xiamen, China (XNA) Oct 29, 2019
China plans to launch the Chang'e-5 probe in 2020 to bring moon samples back to Earth, according to Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's lunar exploration program. The Long March-5 carrier rocket, China's current largest launch vehicle, will be used to send the probe into space, Wu, also an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said at the first China Space Science Assembly, w ... more
+ Kennedy Space Center to award $7 billion contract for lunar missions
+ China drawing up plan for manned lunar exploration
+ Does crime increase when the moon is full?
+ Lunar surface trash or treasure
+ ISRO releases new images captured by Chandrayaan-2 orbiter
+ New VIPER lunar rover to map water ice on the Moon
+ ISRO captures specifics of secondary craters in Moon's south polar region
China plans more space science satellites
Xiamen (XNA) Oct 30, 2019
China plans to launch four new science satellite missions by 2023, and scientists have completed concept research on another five to be launched in the next 10 years. Successful Chinese science satellites launched since 2015 include the Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE), the Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS) and the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT). These were under a sp ... more
+ China's absence from global space conference due to "visa problem" causes concern
+ China prepares for space station construction
+ China's rocket-carrying ships depart for transportation mission
+ China's KZ-1A rocket launches two satellites
+ China's newly launched communication satellite suffers abnormality
+ China launches first private rocket capable of carrying satellites
+ Chinese scientists say goodbye to Tiangong-2


Evidence of humans, not 'bots,' key to uncovering disinformation campaigns
Champaign IL (SPX) Oct 29, 2019
Political disinformation campaigns on social media threaten to sway political outcomes, from U.S. elections to Hong Kong protests, yet are often hard to detect. A new study, however, has pulled back the curtain on one type of campaign called "astroturfing," which fakes the appearance of organic grassroots participation while being secretly orchestrated and funded. The study suggests ... more
+ China slams US for 'economic bullying' of Huawei, ZTE
+ Beijing eyes facial recognition tech for metro security
+ WhatsApp sues Israeli firm NSO over cyberespionage
+ New US rules would require carriers to remove Chinese equipment
+ Hackers target UN humanitarian organizations: Lookout
+ US senators call for security probe of TikTok
+ Tech-savvy activists debunk fake news engulfing Iraq protests
China to launch Chang'e-5 lunar probe in 2020
Xiamen, China (XNA) Oct 29, 2019
China plans to launch the Chang'e-5 probe in 2020 to bring moon samples back to Earth, according to Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's lunar exploration program. The Long March-5 carrier rocket, China's current largest launch vehicle, will be used to send the probe into space, Wu, also an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said at the first China Space Science Assembly, w ... more
+ Kennedy Space Center to award $7 billion contract for lunar missions
+ China drawing up plan for manned lunar exploration
+ Does crime increase when the moon is full?
+ Lunar surface trash or treasure
+ ISRO releases new images captured by Chandrayaan-2 orbiter
+ New VIPER lunar rover to map water ice on the Moon
+ ISRO captures specifics of secondary craters in Moon's south polar region
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Visible light and nanoparticle catalysts produce desirable bioactive molecules
Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 31, 2019
Northwestern University chemists have used visible light and extremely tiny nanoparticles to quickly and simply make molecules that are of the same class as many lead compounds for drug development. Driven by light, the nanoparticle catalysts perform chemical reactions with very specific chemical products - molecules that don't just have the right chemical formulas but also have specific a ... more
+ Flexible, wearable supercapacitors based on porous nanocarbon nanocomposites
+ Scientists create a nanomaterial that is both twisted and untwisted at the same time
+ Physicists create world's smallest engine
+ DNA origami joins forces with molecular motors to build nanoscale machines
+ DARPA Announces Microsystems Exploration Program
+ Monitoring the lifecycle of tiny catalyst nanoparticles
DLR DESIS spectrometer begins routine operations on the ISS
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 25, 2019
On 23 October 2019, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the U.S. company Teledyne Brown Engineering (TBE) will announce the start of routine operations for the 'DLR Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer' (DESIS). This instrument will be operated by DLR and TBE. It is the most powerful hyperspectral Earth observation instrument in orbit and addresse ... more
+ Ozone hole in 2019 is the smallest on record since its discovery
+ Tiny particles lead to brighter clouds in the tropics
+ Joint Polar Satellite System's Microwave Instrument Fully Assembled
+ How aerosols affect our climate
+ AI for understanding and modelling the Earth System
+ NASA spacecraft launches on mission to explore frontier of space
+ A new alliance begins between KSAT and Japanese SAR satellite startup Synspective


Visible light and nanoparticle catalysts produce desirable bioactive molecules
Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 31, 2019
Northwestern University chemists have used visible light and extremely tiny nanoparticles to quickly and simply make molecules that are of the same class as many lead compounds for drug development. Driven by light, the nanoparticle catalysts perform chemical reactions with very specific chemical products - molecules that don't just have the right chemical formulas but also have specific a ... more
+ Flexible, wearable supercapacitors based on porous nanocarbon nanocomposites
+ Scientists create a nanomaterial that is both twisted and untwisted at the same time
+ Physicists create world's smallest engine
+ DNA origami joins forces with molecular motors to build nanoscale machines
+ DARPA Announces Microsystems Exploration Program
+ Monitoring the lifecycle of tiny catalyst nanoparticles
Robot acquires new, essential spacewalking functions says cosmonaut
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 25, 2019
A Russian-developed anthropomorphic space-faring robot can now perform the important function of deploying fasteners to handrails during spacewalks, cosmonaut Sergei Kud-Sverchkov said Thursday. Speaking at a presentation as part of the annual International Astronautical Congress in Washington, Kud-Sverchkov said that ground experiments and simulations carried out with the robot included " ... more
+ Human reflexes keep two-legged robot upright
+ New lightweight, portable robotic suit to increase running and walking performance
+ Two-legged robot mimics human balance while running and jumping
+ Assembler robots make large structures from little pieces
+ Researchers build a soft robot with neurologic capabilities
+ Army bio-inspired theoretical research may make robots more effective on the future battlefield
+ Facebook researchers use maths for better translations
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Drones help map Iceland's disappearing glaciers
Dundee UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2019
A new 3D process which involves old aerial photos and modern-day drone photography has shed light on accelerated ice loss from some of Iceland's largest glaciers. Dr Kieran Baxter from the University of Dundee has created composite images that compare views from 1980s aerial surveys to modern day photos captured with the help of state-of-the-art technology. This revolutionary techniq ... more
+ Swarm of tiny drones explores unknown environments
+ RedTail LiDAR Systems unveils innovative 3D mapping solution at Commercial UAV EXPO
+ Most complete exploration of fly landing maneuvers to advance future robots
+ Elbit Systems sells $153M worth of mini-drones to unnamed country
+ ImSAR LLC wins $$7.2M contract for work on RQ-21A UAV
+ UPS wins first US approval for 'drone airline'
+ Turkey downs unidentified drone on Syria border: defence ministry
Blanket of light may give better quantum computers
Kongens Lyngby, Denmark (SPX) Oct 18, 2019
Quantum mechanics is one of the most successful theories of natural science, and although its predictions are often counterintuitive, not a single experiment has been conducted to date of which the theory has not been able to give an adequate description. Along with colleagues at bigQ (Center for Macroscopic Quantum States - a Danish National Research Foundation Center of Excellence), cent ... more
+ Radiation detector with the lowest noise in the world boosts quantum work
+ Study reveals how age affects perception of white LED light
+ Researchers develop tiny infrared spectrometer
+ The future of 'extremely' energy-efficient circuits
+ Spin devices get a paint job
+ Scientists seeking quantum breakthroughs subject crystalline materials to sound waves
+ Poor man's qubit can solve quantum problems without going quantum


Las Cumbres helping to develope a Cyberinfrastructure Institute for Astronomical Data
Goleta CA (SPX) Oct 28, 2019
Las Cumbres Observatory is one of nine organizations jointly awarded a $2.8 million grant by the National Science Foundation to further develop the concept for a Scalable Cyberinfrastructure Institute for Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (SCIMMA). Multi-messenger astrophysics combines observations of light, gravitational waves, and particles to understand some of the most extreme events in the ... more
+ What About Space Traffic Management?
+ New procedure for obtaining a cheap ultra-hard material that is resistant to radioactivity
+ OMG developing new standard for interface for Software Defined Radios
+ Drexel researchers develop coal ash aggregate that helps concrete cure
+ New material expands by a factor of 100 when electrocuted
+ Invention of shape-changing textiles powered only by body heat
+ Rethinking the science of plastic recycling
Belgium kicks out Chinese academic in 'spy' row
Brussels (AFP) Oct 30, 2019
Belgium has denied a Chinese academic a visa and banned him from the EU's passport-free travel area for eight years after identifying him as a potential threat to national security, sources close to the probe told AFP Wednesday. Song Xinning, the head of the Chinese government-backed Confucius Institute at the VUB university in Brussels, came to the attention of Belgium's VSSE intelligence a ... more
+ China pushes higher 'moral quality' for its citizens
+ Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong says barred from election
+ China's Communist Party elite open key conclave
+ 'White terror': Hong Kong's China critics beaten in targeted attacks
+ China detains journalist who covered Hong Kong protests: sources
+ China's leaders to hold key conclave next week
+ Chinese billionaire claims Australia 'deep state' plot
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eROSITA takes its first look at the hot Universe
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 23, 2019
Galaxy clusters, active galactic nuclei, supernova remnants and X-ray binaries have one thing in common - they are incredibly hot and therefore emit X-rays. This type of radiation can reveal a great deal about the Universe, and it is being observed by the German eROSITA (extended ROentgen Survey with an Imaging Telescope Array) instrument. Between 17 and 19 October 2019, all seven of eROSI ... more
+ How to spot a wormhole if they exist
+ NASA innovator experiments with force fields for moving matter
+ Putting the 'bang' in the Big Bang
+ JILA team demonstrates model system for distribution of more accurate time signals
+ New measurement of Hubble Constant adds to cosmic mystery
+ A crisis in cosmology
+ Quantum paradox experiment may lead to more accurate clocks and sensors
Astronomers use giant galaxy cluster as X-ray magnifying lens
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 16, 2019
Astronomers at MIT and elsewhere have used a massive cluster of galaxies as an X-ray magnifying glass to peer back in time, to nearly 9.4 billion years ago. In the process, they spotted a tiny dwarf galaxy in its very first, high-energy stages of star formation. While galaxy clusters have been used to magnify objects at optical wavelengths, this is the first time scientists have leveraged ... more
+ The violent history of the big galaxy next door
+ UN offers use of ESA's hypergravity centrifuge to researchers worldwide
+ A key piece to understanding how quantum gravity affects low-energy physics
+ Fastest eclipsing binary, a valuable target for gravitational wave studies
+ Chameleon Theory Could Change How We Think About Gravity
+ Artificial gravity breaks free from science fiction
+ Researchers find quantum gravity has no symmetry


US Air Force Research Laboratory developing space solar power beaming
Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Oct 28, 2019
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, is developing space-based solar power transmission capability using high-efficiency solar cells to collect the sun's energy, convert it to radio frequency, and beam it to earth. "Energy is a strategic enabler and potential vulnerability for our nation and our Department of Defense" said U.S. Air Force Col. Eric Felt, director of AFRL's Space Vehi ... more
+ SunPower building 35-Megawatt DC solar farm to supply Chevron's Lost Hills Oil Field
+ Where to install renewable energy in US to achieve greatest benefits
+ To rid electric grid of carbon, shore up green energy support
+ Can solar technology kill cancer cells?
+ Building solar panels in space might be as easy as clicking print
+ 247Solar and ROST to develop affordable solar power for the mining industry
+ Using renewable electricity for industrial hydrogenation reactions
European network of operations centres takes shape
Darmstadt, Germany (SPX) Oct 28, 2019
ESA and the French space agency CNES have signed an important agreement that will see the two agencies improve interoperability between their mission control facilities on ground, enhancing the abilities of each organisation in space. The European 'Network of Operations Centres' will enable opportunities for joint action, knowledge sharing and technical interchange, and allow engineers and ... more
+ SpaceX to launch 42,000 satellites
+ D-Orbit signs contract with OneWeb in the frame of ESA project Sunrise
+ Space: a major legal void
+ Launch of the European AGILE 4.0 research project
+ SpaceX seeking many more satellites for space-based internet grid
+ OmegA team values partnerships with customer, suppliers
+ Call for innovation to advance Europe's lab in space
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