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Nanoracks-Italy signs MOUs for partnerships with spin-offs from the University of Piemonte Orientale![]() Torino, Italy (SPX) Nov 28, 2019 Nanoracks, the commercial leader in low-Earth orbit utilization, has sparked accelerated growth for numerous startup companies since 2009, provided educational opportunities, and driven the market for commercial access to space. And this week Nanoracks-Italy is announcing their expansion of this leadership. Nanoracks-Italy's mission is to create a sustainable in-space ecosystem with a transdisciplinary global user base. To build on this mission, the Italian Company has signed a Memorandum of Under ... read more |
Light-trapping nanocubes drive inexpensive multispectral cameraDurham NC (SPX) Nov 26, 2019 Researchers at Duke University have demonstrated photodetectors that could span an unprecedented range of light frequencies by using on-chip spectral filters created by tailored electromagnetic mate ... more
Solving the thermoelectric 'trade-off' conundrum with metallic carbon nanotubesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used aligned "metallic" carbon nanotubes to create a device which converts heat to electrical energy (a thermoelectric device) with a higher power ... more
Armored with plastic 'hair' and silica, new perovskite nanocrystals show more durabilityAtlanta GA (SPX) Nov 30, 2019 Perovskite nanocrystals hold promise for improving a wide variety of optoelectronic devices - from lasers to light emitting diodes (LEDs) - but problems with their durability still limit the materia ... more
Big plans to save the planet depend on nanoscopic materials improving energy storagePhiladelphia PA (SPX) Nov 25, 2019 The challenge of building an energy future that preserves and improves the planet is a massive undertaking. But it all hinges on the charged particles moving through invisibly small materials. ... more |
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NanoAvionics to build 12U Nano-satellite for Singapore's CaLeMPSat research missionMidland TX (SPX) Nov 12, 2019 Nano-satellite mission integrator NanoAvionics received a contract to build a 12U nano-satellite bus for the Singaporean research mission "Cathode-Less Micro Propulsion Satellite" (CaLeMPSat). Devel ... more
On the way to intelligent microrobotsZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have developed a micromachine that can perform different actions. First nanomagnets in the components of the microrobots are magneticall ... more
SMART discovers breakthrough way to look at the surface of nanoparticlesSingapore (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 Researchers from SMART, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have made a groundbreaking discovery that allows scientists to 'look' at the surface density of dispersed nanoparticles. This revoluti ... more Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 05, 2019 Modern construction is a precision endeavor. Builders must use components manufactured to meet specific standards - such as beams of a desired composition or rivets of a specific size. The building ... more
India's Space Agency to launch three satellites to boost border securityNew Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 20, 2019 A third-generation Earth-imaging satellite Cartosat-3 and 13 commercial nanosatellites from the US will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Andhra Pradesh. The Indian Space Res ... more |
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Nanoracks and Kayser to jointly open temperature controlled microgravity research on ISSWashington 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 |
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D-Orbit and Astrocast sign new agreement for the launch of ten nanosatsFino 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 ... more
Nanoracks signs with Maritime Launch on re-use of C4M stages for in-orbit outpostsWashington 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
Why modified carbon nanotubes can help the reproducibility problemTokyo, 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
Flexible, wearable supercapacitors based on porous nanocarbon nanocompositesLondon, 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 flow in the nano rangeWurzburg, 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 |
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Small satellites key to NASA's lunar search for water Washington DC (UPI) Nov 26, 2019
Can shrinking satellites grow planetary science? NASA thinks so. With a handful of CubeSat and small satellite science and space exploration missions already under its belt - a couple even successfully having made the trip to Mars - NASA is enlisting several new small satellites to study the moon.
Often, rockets carrying larger payloads into space aren't at maximum capacity. Until fairly r ... more |
China launches satellite service platform Wuhan, China (XNA) Nov 22, 2019
A Chinese company on Wednesday launched a satellite service platform to make satellite resources more accessible for users.
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), the platform's designer, announced the news at the 5th China (International) Commercial Aerospace Forum in Wuhan.
A common satellite operating business focuses on satellites rather than services, which ma ... more |
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Chinese ambassador visits Huawei exec under house arrest in Canada Ottawa (AFP) Nov 29, 2019
China's ambassador to Canada on Friday called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government to "correct its mistake" of detaining Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou last year on a US extradition warrant.
Ambassador Cong Peiwu issued the statement after visiting Meng at her mansion in Vancouver, where she is under house arrest pending an extradition trial scheduled to start in January.
Cong sa ... more |
Small satellites key to NASA's lunar search for water Washington DC (UPI) Nov 26, 2019
Can shrinking satellites grow planetary science? NASA thinks so. With a handful of CubeSat and small satellite science and space exploration missions already under its belt - a couple even successfully having made the trip to Mars - NASA is enlisting several new small satellites to study the moon.
Often, rockets carrying larger payloads into space aren't at maximum capacity. Until fairly r ... more |
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SMART discovers breakthrough way to look at the surface of nanoparticles Singapore (SPX) Nov 06, 2019
Researchers from SMART, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have made a groundbreaking discovery that allows scientists to 'look' at the surface density of dispersed nanoparticles. This revolutionary technique enables researchers to 'characterise' or understand the properties of nanoparticles without disturbing the nanoparticle, and also at a far lower cost and far quicker too.
The new ... more |
NASA, French space laser measures massive migration of ocean animals Hampton VA (SPX) Nov 28, 2019
Every night, under the cover of darkness, countless small sea creatures - from squid to krill - swim from the ocean depths to near the surface to feed. This vast animal migration - the largest on the planet and a critical part of Earth's climate system - has been observed globally for the first time thanks to an unexpected use of a space-based laser.
Researchers observed this vertical migr ... more |
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SMART discovers breakthrough way to look at the surface of nanoparticles Singapore (SPX) Nov 06, 2019
Researchers from SMART, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have made a groundbreaking discovery that allows scientists to 'look' at the surface density of dispersed nanoparticles. This revolutionary technique enables researchers to 'characterise' or understand the properties of nanoparticles without disturbing the nanoparticle, and also at a far lower cost and far quicker too.
The new ... more |
Helping machines perceive some laws of physics Boston MA (SPX) Dec 03, 2019
Humans have an early understanding of the laws of physical reality. Infants, for instance, hold expectations for how objects should move and interact with each other, and will show surprise when they do something unexpected, such as disappearing in a sleight-of-hand magic trick.
Now MIT researchers have designed a model that demonstrates an understanding of some basic "intuitive physics" a ... more |
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Polish firm's drones, from lifesaver to invisible model, take to the skies Mikolow, Pologne (AFP) Nov 28, 2019
Silently the eight propellers of the Hermes V8MT drone begin to spin and the large yellow aircraft rises up, locates its direction and moments later disappears into the sky in southern Poland.
Today the drone is making a successful 8.5-kilometre (5.3-mile) test flight near the headquarters of the Polish firm Spartaqs in the town of Mikolow; soon it will be making journeys between a blood ba ... more |
A record-setting transistor Newark DE (SPX) Nov 27, 2019
Many of the technologies we rely on, from smartphones to wearable devices and more, utilize fast wireless communications. What might we accomplish if those devices transmitted information even faster?
That's what Yuping Zeng, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Delaware, aims to discover. She and a team of researchers recently created a high-elec ... more |
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Dutch antennas unfolded behind the moon Nijmegen, The Netherlands (SPX) Nov 30, 2019
The three antennas on the Dutch-Chinese radio telescope, which is currently located behind the moon, have been unfolded. This was officially announced by the Dutch team. The Netherlands-China Low Frequency Explorer (NCLE) hung in space waiting for over a year. This was longer than initially planned, as the accompanying communications satellite had to assist a Chinese lunar lander for a longer ti ... more |
China retaliates against US over Hong Kong unrest Beijing (AFP) Dec 2, 2019 China suspended US warship visits and imposed sanctions on American NGOs on Monday in retaliation for the passage of a bill backing pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
The financial hub has been rocked by nearly six months of increasingly violent unrest demanding greater autonomy, which Beijing has frequently blamed on foreign influence.
Last week US President Donald Trump signed the ... more |
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Ultracold chemistry transforms observing chemical reactions Boston MA (SPX) Nov 30, 2019
The coldest chemical reaction in the known universe took place in what appears to be a chaotic mess of lasers. The appearance deceives: Deep within that painstakingly organized chaos, in temperatures millions of times colder than interstellar space, Kang-Kuen Ni achieved a feat of precision. Forcing two ultracold molecules to meet and react, she broke and formed the coldest bonds in the history ... more |
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 |
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China to build space-based solar power station by 2035 Xiamen, China (XNA) Dec 03, 2019
China plans to accomplish a 200-tonne megawatt-level space-based solar power station by 2035, according to the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).
The space-based solar power station would capture the sun's energy that never makes it to the planet, said Wang Li, a CAST research fellow with the program, when attending the sixth China-Russia Engineering Forum held last week in Xiamen, ... more |
Europe faces up to new space challenges Paris (AFP) Nov 27, 2019
European ministers met Wednesday in Spain aiming to defend its top space ranking against challenges from the United States and China, and increasingly from industry disruptors such as Elon Musk's Space X.
Ministers of the 22 European Space Agency (ESA) member states gathered in Seville to discuss a request for 14.3 billion euros in funding, some four billion euros more than in the previous ... more |
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