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December 18, 2019
MICROSAT BLITZ
Sandbox satellite to test operations innovations in space



Paris (ESA) Dec 16, 2019
This coming Tuesday, ESA is launching the most powerful flight computer ever flown in space - inside a satellite smaller than a shoebox. The OPS-SAT nanosatellite will be the world's first orbiting software laboratory, available to test novel methods of operating missions in actual space conditions. OPS-SAT is ESA's latest technology CubeSat - a small satellite based on standardised 10 cm boxes, much cheaper and quicker to build than traditional missions. ... read more

CARBON WORLDS
Growing carbon nanotubes with the right twist
Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Dec 16, 2019
In a recently published paper in Science Advances, Feng Ding of the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, within the Institute of Basic Science (IBS, South Korea) and colleagues, have achiev ... more
NANO TECH
Nanoscience breakthrough: Probing particles smaller than a billionth of a meter
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2019
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) developed a new methodology that allows researchers to assess the chemical composition and structure of metallic particles with a diameter of ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Researchers perfect nanoscience tool for studies of nuclear waste storage
Guelph, Canada (SPX) Dec 13, 2019
Safe nuclear waste storage, new ways of generating and storing hydrogen, and technologies for capturing and reusing greenhouse gases are all potential spinoffs of a new study by University of Guelph ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Kepler Communications selects SpaceX to launch two batches of its nanosatellite constellation
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Dec 13, 2019
Kepler Communication has selected SpaceX as launch partner to deliver a portion of its first Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation into space onboard SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 launch vehicl ... more


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TIME AND SPACE
Weizmann physicists image electrons flowing like water
Rehovot, Israel (SPX) Dec 11, 2019
Physicists at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have imaged electrons flowing viscously through a nanodevice, just like water flowing through a pipe. Long predicted but only now visualized ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA awards UbiQD 2nd contract to "Tailor the Solar Spectrum for Enhanced Crop Yield for Space Missions"
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Dec 05, 2019
UbiQD, Inc., a New Mexico-based nanotechnology development company, has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administratio ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Solving the thermoelectric 'trade-off' conundrum with metallic carbon nanotubes
Tokyo, 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
INTERNET SPACE
Light-trapping nanocubes drive inexpensive multispectral camera
Durham 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
CHIP TECH
Armored with plastic 'hair' and silica, new perovskite nanocrystals show more durability
Atlanta 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
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SPACEMART
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 f ... more
ENERGY TECH
Big plans to save the planet depend on nanoscopic materials improving energy storage
Philadelphia 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
CARBON WORLDS
Research shows old newspapers can be used to grow carbon nanotubes
Swansea UK (SPX) Nov 25, 2019
A research collaboration between Rice University and the Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) at Swansea University has found that old newspapers can be used as a low cost, eco-friendly material ... more
TECH SPACE
Turning up the heat to create new nanostructured metals
Upton NY (SPX) Nov 21, 2019
Scientists have developed a new approach for making metal-metal composites and porous metals with a 3-D interconnected "bicontinuous" structure in thin films at size scales ranging from tens of nano ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Clean carbon nanotubes with superb properties
Espoo, Finland (SPX) Nov 20, 2019
Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) have found many uses in electronics and new touch screen devices. Carbon nanotubes are sheets of one atom-thick layer of graphene rolled up seamlessly into diffe ... more


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CARBON WORLDS
Rational transparent conductor design provides a boost to carbon nanotubes application
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 15, 2019
An international team of scientists led by researchers from the Laboratory of Nanomaterials at the Skoltech Center for Photonics and Quantum Materials (CPQM) have rationally designed a novel p-type ... more
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MICROSAT BLITZ
NanoAvionics to build 12U Nano-satellite for Singapore's CaLeMPSat research mission
Midland 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
ROBO SPACE
On the way to intelligent microrobots
Zurich, 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
NANO TECH
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 revoluti ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Light-based 'tractor beam' assembles materials at the nanoscale
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
SPACEWAR
India's Space Agency to launch three satellites to boost border security
New 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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Russian astronauts will face weight restrictions for Moon mission program
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 16, 2019
For the past decade, Russia has been working on its "Oryol" (Eagle) space ship intended for a lunar mission. The landing of Russian astronauts on the Moon is scheduled for 2030. Overweight Russian astronauts won't be able to take part in the country's lunar mission aboard the Oryol space ship due to restrictions on the total weight of cargo the spacecraft will deliver to our planet's natur ... more
+ China's lunar rover travels over 345 meters on moon's far side
+ India's Vikram lunar lander found in LRO images
+ NASA finds Indian Moon lander with help of amateur space enthusiast
+ NASA Shares Mid-Sized Robotic Lunar Lander Concept with Industry
+ China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 12th lunar day
+ Small satellites key to NASA's lunar search for water
+ Israel's next attempt at lunar lander within 3 years says SpaceIL founder
China sends six satellites into orbit with single rocket
Taiyuan, China (XNA) Dec 08, 2019
China sent six satellites into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province at 4:52 p.m. Saturday (Beijing Time). They were launched by a Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) rocket and have entered the planned orbit successfully. It was the second launch from the Taiyuan launch center in less than six hours after another KZ-1A rocket sent the Jilin-1 Gaofen 02B satellit ... more
+ China launches satellite service platform
+ China plans to complete space station construction around 2022: expert
+ China conducts hovering and obstacle avoidance test in public for first Mars lander mission
+ Beijing eyes creating first Earth-Moon economic zone
+ China conducts simulated weightlessness experiment for long-term stay in space
+ China plans more space science satellites
+ China's absence from global space conference due to "visa problem" causes concern


Latest ransomware victim, New Orleans crippled by attack
San Francisco (AFP) Dec 16, 2019
City services in New Orleans were hobbled Monday as the city operated under an emergency declaration following a cyber attack that locked down its main computer networks. In the attack detected Friday, New Orleans became the latest major city to be hit by ransomware in what has become an epidemic that has crippled networks in Baltimore and Atlanta in recent months as well as hundreds of othe ... more
+ Norway telecom operator snubs Huawei for 5G network
+ Austrian court strikes down 'Trojan horse' surveillance law
+ China pressing Faroe Islands to use Huawei 5G system: media
+ Huawei wins contract to develop German 5G network
+ UK's Johnson stresses US ties in Huawei decision
+ Expat Hong Kongers rally on 'keyboard frontline'
+ Chinese ambassador visits Huawei exec under house arrest in Canada
Russian astronauts will face weight restrictions for Moon mission program
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 16, 2019
For the past decade, Russia has been working on its "Oryol" (Eagle) space ship intended for a lunar mission. The landing of Russian astronauts on the Moon is scheduled for 2030. Overweight Russian astronauts won't be able to take part in the country's lunar mission aboard the Oryol space ship due to restrictions on the total weight of cargo the spacecraft will deliver to our planet's natur ... more
+ China's lunar rover travels over 345 meters on moon's far side
+ India's Vikram lunar lander found in LRO images
+ NASA finds Indian Moon lander with help of amateur space enthusiast
+ NASA Shares Mid-Sized Robotic Lunar Lander Concept with Industry
+ China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 12th lunar day
+ Small satellites key to NASA's lunar search for water
+ Israel's next attempt at lunar lander within 3 years says SpaceIL founder
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Nanoscience breakthrough: Probing particles smaller than a billionth of a meter
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2019
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) developed a new methodology that allows researchers to assess the chemical composition and structure of metallic particles with a diameter of only 0.5 to 2 nm. This breakthrough in analytical techniques will enable the development and application of minuscule materials in the fields of electronics, biomedicine, chemistry, and more. T ... more
+ SMART discovers breakthrough way to look at the surface of nanoparticles
+ Visible light and nanoparticle catalysts produce desirable bioactive molecules
+ 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
Capella awarded contract to integrate commercial SAR data for National Security
San Francisco CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2019
Capella Space, an information services company that provides on-demand Earth observation imagery, has signed a contract with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), to study the integration of its synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery into the NRO's national ground architecture. Capella is the first U.S. commercial SAR provider to work with the NRO to explore opportunities to integrate ... more
+ Scientists deploy ocean floats to peer into Earth's interior
+ NASA eBook reveals insights of Earth seen at night from space
+ Chinese satellites contribute to pollution control of plateau lakes
+ Geostationary satellite an alternative to monitor land surfaces
+ China releases first 3D images based on Earth observation satellite
+ Model offers clearer understanding of factors that influence monsoon behavior
+ China improves space-based observation of Earth


Nanoscience breakthrough: Probing particles smaller than a billionth of a meter
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2019
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) developed a new methodology that allows researchers to assess the chemical composition and structure of metallic particles with a diameter of only 0.5 to 2 nm. This breakthrough in analytical techniques will enable the development and application of minuscule materials in the fields of electronics, biomedicine, chemistry, and more. T ... more
+ SMART discovers breakthrough way to look at the surface of nanoparticles
+ Visible light and nanoparticle catalysts produce desirable bioactive molecules
+ 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
Insects' drag-based flight mechanism could improve tiny flying robots
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 11, 2019
Thrips are tiny insects 2 millimeters long, about as long as four human hairs are thick. Thrips are known for their unwelcome ability to devour garden plants and, lately, to inform the design of microrobotics. Unlike larger insects, birds, and airplanes, thrips don't rely on lift in order to fly. Instead, the tiny insects rely on a drag-based flight mechanism, keeping themselves afloat in ... more
+ Researchers call for harnessing, regulation of AI
+ Self-driving microrobots
+ CIMON-2 is on its way to the ISS
+ Helping machines perceive some laws of physics
+ UK online supermarket Ocado strikes AI deal in Japan
+ An astronaut controls a rover on Earth
+ Scientists help soldiers figure out what robots know
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Lockheed Martin and Canadian UAVs to improve unmanned beyond visual line of sight operations
Calgary, Canada (SPX) Dec 18, 2019
The ability to fly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) significantly improves their effectiveness and potential. The increased range of BVLOS operations requires real-time airspace situational awareness for the UAV pilot and support crew to ensure safe, repeatable operations. Canadian UAVs and Lockheed Martin Canada CDL Systems have signed a memorandum o ... more
+ Safer navigation through enhanced predictive paths powered by UAV Navigation
+ AFRL completes two and a half-day ultra leap
+ Citadel Defense collaborates with US Govt to deploy safe, trusted and reliable counter drone solutions
+ The UAS community created 'a new transport ecosystem' at Amsterdam Drone Week
+ Raytheon nabs $13.1M for third anti-drone laser system for testing
+ Developing a digital twin
+ UBC research highlights need to safeguard drones and robotic cars against cyber attacks
Scientists see defects in potential new semiconductor
Columbus OH (SPX) Dec 09, 2019
A research team has reported seeing, for the first time, atomic scale defects that dictate the properties of a new and powerful semiconductor. The study, published earlier this month in the journal Physical Review X, shows a fundamental aspect of how the semiconductor, beta gallium oxide, controls electricity. "Our job is to try to identify why this material, called beta gallium oxid ... more
+ Transistors can now both process and store information
+ A platform for stable quantum computing, a playground for exotic physics
+ Toward more efficient computing, with magnetic waves
+ A record-setting transistor
+ End of an era as Japan's Panasonic exits chip business
+ Armored with plastic 'hair' and silica, new perovskite nanocrystals show more durability
+ Powering future optical microsystems with chip-scale integrated photonics


Capricorn Space and Infostellar cooperate to enable On Demand ground segment services
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 18, 2019
Recently established Australian ground segment operator Capricorn Space and Japanese Ground Segment as a Service provider Infostellar have signed an agreement that will enable Infostellar customers access to their satellite constellations from the Australian Ground Network - West (AGN-W) site near Mingenew in Western Australia. Established by Capricorn Space to provide global satellite ope ... more
+ Shedding light in the dark: radar satellites lead the way
+ Liquid flow is influenced by a quantum effect in water
+ UV-Bodyguard by ajuma - sophisticated technology to prevent sunburn
+ Tiny quantum sensors watch materials transform under pressure
+ New laser technique images quantum world in a trillionth of a second
+ Finding a killer electron hot spot in Earth's Van Allen radiation belts
+ New aluminium hydroxide stable at extremely high pressure
Macau to celebrate Chinese rule as Hong Kong seethes
Macau (AFP) Dec 17, 2019
The former Portuguese colony of Macau will this week celebrate 20 years since its return to China, with Beijing's leaders praising a pliant city that has grown rich on gambling and deference to authoritarian rule. The jubilation will be in contrast to the mood in neighbouring Hong Kong, the only other region run under the "one country, two systems" model which has endured six months of often ... more
+ China's Xi gives Lam unwavering support; Confirms cross-border bridge arrests
+ Hong Konger 'missing' after crossing China bridge checkpoint
+ Calm broken as clashes break out in Hong Kong malls
+ US expelled two Chinese diplomats on spying claims: report
+ Five held over man's death in Hong Kong protests
+ China ramps up campaign to redefine 'human rights'
+ Thousands attend service for Hong Kong student who died during clashes
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Laser-based prototype probes cold atom dynamics
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 17, 2019
By tracking the motions of cold atom clouds, astronomers can learn much about the physical processes which play out in the depths of space. To make these measurements, researchers currently use instruments named 'cold atom inertial sensors' which, so far, have largely been operated inside the lab. In new work published in EPJ D, a team of physicists at Muquans and LNE-SYRTE (the French nat ... more
+ A warm Space Station welcome for cool new hardware
+ Daylight saving time does not misalign human cycles
+ Heat energy leaps through empty space, thanks to quantum weirdness
+ Weizmann physicists image electrons flowing like water
+ Simple experiment explains magnetic resonance
+ Astronomers discover the heaviest black hole in the nearby universe
+ Ultracold chemistry transforms observing chemical reactions
Quantum expander for gravitational-wave observatories
Changchun, China (SPX) Dec 12, 2019
Ultra-stable laser light that was stored in optical resonators of up to 4km length enabled the first observations of gravitational waves from inspirals of binary black holes and neutron stars. Due to the rather low bandwidth of the optical resonator system, however, the scientifically highly interesting post-merger signals at frequencies above a few hundred hertz could not be resolved. Such info ... more
+ New instrument extends LIGO's reach
+ Astronomers use giant galaxy cluster as X-ray magnifying lens
+ 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


Nivea parent Beiersdorf switches to green power
Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Dec 17, 2019
German skincare group Beiersdorf, behind household-name brands like Nivea and Elastoplast, said Tuesday that all its operations would be powered by renewable electricity by the end of 2019. "All Beiersdorf sites worldwide have switched to electricity from renewable sources as of 2019," the company said in a statement. The move is part of an effort to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emiss ... more
+ Freestanding microwire-array enables flexible solar window
+ Walton EMC and Silicon Ranch Commission 100MW solar farm for Facebook's Newton Data Center
+ Largest solar-covered parking garage in St Louse opens
+ Azure Power wins 2 GW ISTS solar project with SECI
+ Punching holes in opaque solar cells turns them transparent
+ Solar FlexRack selected to supply 105 MW solar project in North Carolina for Cypress Creek Renewables
+ Silver improves the efficiency of monograin layer solar cells
Kacific's first satellite in orbit
Singapore (SPX) Dec 18, 2019
Kacific1 was launched successfully into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 7.10pm eastern time (UTC-4) on 16 December 2019 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA. It was placed into its target geostationary transfer orbit 33 minutes following initial ignition. Owned by Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific), the Boeing-built communications satellite will stream ... more
+ Iridium Continues GMDSS Readiness with Announcement of Launch Partners
+ Nilesat-301 satellite to be built by Thales Alenia Space
+ SpaceChain sends blockchain tech to ISS
+ SpaceChain sends blockchain tech to ISS for Fintech market
+ First launch of UK's OneWeb satellites from Baikonur now set for 30 Jan
+ Russian Soyuz-ST to launch OneWeb communications satellites in 2020
+ European Space Agency agrees record budget to meet new challenges
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