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February 20, 2020
MICROSAT BLITZ
Nanoracks Completes 17th Commercial Space Station CubeSat Deployment Mission



Webster TX (SPX) Feb 20, 2020
Nanoracks, the world's leading provider of commercial access to space, has completed the Company's 17th CubeSat deployment mission from the International Space Station using commercially developed and operated hardware. Nanoracks was the first company to offer commercial hardware and services for small satellite deployment in low-Earth orbit. Nanoracks' 17th CubeSat deployment mission included satellites launched to the International Space Station on both Northrop Grumman's NG-12 flight and the Sp ... read more

TECH SPACE
Exotrail Secures Contract with AAC Clyde Space to equip their customers' spacecrafts
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 20, 2020
Exotrail, a French company dedicated to providing innovative on-orbit transportation solutions for the small satellite market have signed a contract with AAC Clyde Space, Europe's leading nanosatell ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
DreamUp and Nanoracks announce HBCU collaboration with Langston University
Langston OK (SPX) Feb 14, 2020
DreamUp, the leading provider space-based educational opportunities, and sister-company Nanoracks, the leading provider of commercial access to space, have announced a joint effort with Oklahoma His ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Economical and environmentally friendly solutions on the commercial satellites market
Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Feb 12, 2020
We are observing a considerable increase in the demand for satellite systems around the world. Various independent sources forecast that the nano- and microsatellite market will grow from $1.5 billi ... more
TECH SPACE
New threads: Nanowires made of tellurium and nanotubes hold promise for wearable tech
Houghton MI (SPX) Feb 11, 2020
Wearable tech and electronic cloth may be the way of the future, but to get there the wiring needs to be strong, flexible and efficient. Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNT), studied by physicists a ... more


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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Silver sawtooth creates valley-coherent light for nanophotonics
Groningen, Netherlands (SPX) Feb 11, 2020
Scientists at the University of Groningen used a silver sawtooth nanoslit array to produce valley-coherent photoluminescence in two-dimensional tungsten disulfide flakes at room temperature. Until n ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Nanoracks is offering unbeatable rideshare pricing and services
Webster TX (SPX) Feb 10, 2020
Recently, we at Nanoracks announced that we are now offering small satellite deployment opportunities on SpaceX dedicated rideshare missions - and our first mission is targeted for Q4 2020. We've be ... more
CARBON WORLDS
New research builds upon carbon nanotubes to create a novel functional structure
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 07, 2020
For decades, carbon nanotubes held great promise of developments in the field of electronics and more. But one drawback to realizing these innovations has been the difficulty of incorporating additi ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Bending diamond at the nanoscale
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 07, 2020
Diamond is prized by scientists and jewellers alike, largely for a range of extraordinary properties including exceptional hardness. Now a team of Australian scientists has discovered diamond can be ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Iron nanorobots show their true mettle
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jan 29, 2020
Drug-coated iron nanowires that can be guided to the site of a tumor using an external magnetic field before activating a three-step cancer-killing mechanism could provide an effective option for ca ... more
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MICROSAT BLITZ
Space Flight Laboratory and Kepler Communications team up for nanosatellite constellation
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Feb 04, 2020
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL), a developer of microspace missions for over 21 years, is designing and building the first fully operational nanosatellite in Kepler Communications' next-generation con ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Nanoracks deploys 250th satellite, 8th Cygnus Mission
Dulles VA (SPX) Feb 04, 2020
Friday evening, Nanoracks successfully completed the Company's eighth CubeSat deployment mission from Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft. Cygnus (S.S. Alan Bean) departed the International Space S ... more
SPACEMART
Xplore and Nanoracks partner to commercialize deep space
Seattle WA (SPX) Jan 30, 2020
Xplore Inc., a commercial space company providing "Space As A Service" has announced a partnership in which Nanoracks will provide commercial deep space flight opportunities for its customers and se ... more
NANO TECH
Deep-sea osmolyte makes biomolecular machines heat-tolerant
Sapporo, Japan (SPX) Jan 24, 2020
Researchers have discovered a method to control biomolecular machines over a wide temperature range using deep-sea osmolyte trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO). This finding could open a new dimension in ... more
TECH SPACE
Crab-shell and seaweed compounds spin into yarns for sustainable and functional materials
Espoo, Finland (SPX) Jan 29, 2020
Researchers from Aalto University, the University of Sao Paulo and the University of British Columbia have found a way to make a new kind of fibre from a combination of chitin nanoparticles, extract ... more


Nano-thin flexible touchscreens could be printed like newspaper

CARBON WORLDS
Let the europium shine brighter
Sapporo, Japan (SPX) Jan 24, 2020
A stacked nanocarbon antenna makes a rare earth element shine 5 times more brightly than previous designs, with applications in molecular light-emitting devices. A unique molecular design deve ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Physicists trap light in nanoresonators for record time
St Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Jan 24, 2020
An international team of researchers from ITMO University, the Australian National University, and Korea University have experimentally trapped an electromagnetic wave in a gallium arsenide nanoreso ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Nanosatellites improve detection of early-season corn nitrogen stress
Urbana IL (SPX) Jan 14, 2020
For corn growers, the decision of when and how much nitrogen fertilizer to apply is a perennial challenge. Scientists at the University of Illinois have shown that nanosatellites known as CubeSats c ... more
CHIP TECH
Nano antennas for data transfer
Wurzburg, Germany (SPX) Jan 13, 2020
Directional antennas convert electrical signals to radio waves and emit them in a particular direction, allowing increased performance and reduced interference. This principle, which is useful in ra ... more
NANO TECH
Nanobubbles in nanodroplets
Freiburg, Germany (SPX) Jan 13, 2020
A team headed by Professor Frank Stienkemeier at Freiburg's Institute of Physics and Dr. Marcel Mudrich, professor at the University of Aarhus in Denmark, has observed the ultrafast reaction of nano ... more
BIO FUEL
Low-temp photocatalyst could slash the carbon footprint for syngas
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 13, 2020
Rice University engineers have created a light-powered nanoparticle that could shrink the carbon footprint of a major segment of the chemical industry. The particle, tiny spheres of copper dot ... more
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China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 15th lunar day
Beijing (XNA) Feb 19, 2020
The lander and rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have resumed work for the 15th lunar day on the far side of the moon after "sleeping" during the extremely cold night. The lander woke up at 6:57 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing time), and the rover awoke at 5:55 p.m. Monday. Both are in normal working order, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administra ... more
+ NASA awards contract to launch Lunar CubeSat
+ NASA selects university teams to build technologies for the Moon's darkest areas
+ NASA to hire more Artemis generation astronauts
+ NASA Administrator Statement on Moon to Mars Initiative, FY 2021 Budget
+ NASA commits to returning astronauts to the moon by 2024
+ One small grain of moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studies
+ NASA to Industry: Send Ideas for Lunar Rovers
China Prepares to Launch Unknown Satellite Aboard Long March 7A Rocket
Beijing (Sputnik) Feb 20, 2020
China's space program is expected to soon launch its Long March 7A rocket from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, located in Hainan Province. According to SpaceNews, China is preparing for the launch of a "technology verification satellite" from the southern island of Hainan. A report in Chinese published on a public WeChat platform confirms that the Long March 7A, a liquid-fuelle ... more
+ China's Long March-5B carrier rocket arrives at launch site
+ China to launch more space science satellites
+ China's space station core module, manned spacecraft arrive at launch site
+ China to launch Mars probe in July
+ China's space-tracking vessels back from missions
+ China may have over 40 space launches in 2020
+ China launches powerful rocket in boost for 2020 Mars mission


Trump threatens intelligence block over Huawei: US diplomat
Washington (AFP) Feb 17, 2020
The United States' ambassador to Germany said Sunday that President Donald Trump had threatened to cut off intelligence-sharing with countries that dealt with Chinese tech firm Huawei. Washington has been pressing allies to ban Huawei, one of the world's largest tech firms, from next-generation 5G mobile data networks, saying it is a security risk. Ambassador Richard Grenell said Trump " ... more
+ France won't bar but may restrict Huawei in 5G network
+ Huawei loses legal challenge against US federal purchase ban
+ US defence chief warns of Huawei 'threat' to NATO
+ Norway claims Chinese intelligence has repeatedly acquired its space technology
+ Huawei, Meng face new US charges of trade secrets theft
+ Swiss neutrality tarnished by spy scandal, critics warn
+ Facebook purges more accounts linked to Russia in new crackdown
China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 15th lunar day
Beijing (XNA) Feb 19, 2020
The lander and rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have resumed work for the 15th lunar day on the far side of the moon after "sleeping" during the extremely cold night. The lander woke up at 6:57 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing time), and the rover awoke at 5:55 p.m. Monday. Both are in normal working order, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administra ... more
+ NASA awards contract to launch Lunar CubeSat
+ NASA selects university teams to build technologies for the Moon's darkest areas
+ NASA to hire more Artemis generation astronauts
+ NASA Administrator Statement on Moon to Mars Initiative, FY 2021 Budget
+ NASA commits to returning astronauts to the moon by 2024
+ One small grain of moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studies
+ NASA to Industry: Send Ideas for Lunar Rovers
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Deep-sea osmolyte makes biomolecular machines heat-tolerant
Sapporo, Japan (SPX) Jan 24, 2020
Researchers have discovered a method to control biomolecular machines over a wide temperature range using deep-sea osmolyte trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO). This finding could open a new dimension in the application of artificial machines fabricated from biomolecular motors and other proteins. Biomolecular motors are the smallest natural machines that keep living organisms dynamic. They can ... more
+ Nanobubbles in nanodroplets
+ New production method for carbon nanotubes gets green light
+ A quantum breakthrough brings a technique from astronomy to the nano-scale
+ Creating a nanoscale on-off switch for heat
+ Nanoscience breakthrough: Probing particles smaller than a billionth of a meter
+ SMART discovers breakthrough way to look at the surface of nanoparticles
+ Visible light and nanoparticle catalysts produce desirable bioactive molecules
Ball Aerospace-built Geostationary Air Quality Instrument Launches Successfully
Boulder CO (SPX) Feb 19, 2020
The Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) instrument, jointly developed by Ball Aerospace and Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) under the leadership of Ball Aerospace, launched successfully on Feb. 18, 2020. GEMS was integrated onto KARI's GEO-KOMPSAT-2B satellite. Once operational in space, GEMS will be the first air quality sensor in geostationary orbit where i ... more
+ Verifying forecasts for major stratospheric sudden warmings
+ The atmosphere as global sensor
+ Saudi Arabia shivers in worst cold spell since 2016
+ Space key to wetland conservation
+ ECOSTRESS mission sees plants 'waking up' from space
+ Deep learning accurately forecasts heat waves, cold spells
+ Aerosols have an outsized impact on extreme weather


Deep-sea osmolyte makes biomolecular machines heat-tolerant
Sapporo, Japan (SPX) Jan 24, 2020
Researchers have discovered a method to control biomolecular machines over a wide temperature range using deep-sea osmolyte trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO). This finding could open a new dimension in the application of artificial machines fabricated from biomolecular motors and other proteins. Biomolecular motors are the smallest natural machines that keep living organisms dynamic. They can ... more
+ Nanobubbles in nanodroplets
+ New production method for carbon nanotubes gets green light
+ A quantum breakthrough brings a technique from astronomy to the nano-scale
+ Creating a nanoscale on-off switch for heat
+ Nanoscience breakthrough: Probing particles smaller than a billionth of a meter
+ SMART discovers breakthrough way to look at the surface of nanoparticles
+ Visible light and nanoparticle catalysts produce desirable bioactive molecules
EU seeks AI champions: Five things to know
Brussels (AFP) Feb 19, 2020
From translation apps to facial recognition, artificial intelligence is becoming a major part of everyday life and the European Union is eager to bring order to this digital "wild west" where the US and China dominate. On Wednesday, key Brussels officials will unveil ideas to regulate AI, hoping to stimulate EU champions in the highly strategic sector while also dispelling fears that a high ... more
+ EU seeks 'responsible' AI to dispel Big Brother fears
+ How a Canadian start-up used AI to track China virus
+ Autonomous vehicle technology may improve safety for US Army convoys, report says
+ Fear of Big Brother guides EU rules on AI
+ SubT Challenge Seeks Information to Enhance Virtual Competition
+ The industries of Artificial Intelligence and Space to meet for AIxSPACE
+ NASA contracts Maxar to supply robotic arm for lunar lander
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Ground-breaking solar powered unmanned aircraft makes first flight
Woomera Test Range, Australia (SPX) Feb 18, 2020
PHASA-35, a 35m wingspan solar-electric aircraft, has successfully completed its maiden flight. The landmark flight paves the way to this new aircraft becoming a game changer in the air and space market, plugging the gap between aircraft and satellite technology. PHASA-35 has been designed, built and now flown in less than two years as part of a collaboration between ourselves and Prismati ... more
+ UAV's Flight Control Solutions compatible with Trimble's UAS1
+ Phase One Industrial and AI-Survey GmbH Sign Partner Integrator Agreement
+ Extended range: VECTOR flies beyond 300 km using a UHF datalink
+ Northrop Grumman nabs $172.4M for two MQ-4C drones to Navy
+ Demand for drone delivery in e-retail is high, ability to meet that demand low
+ Researchers develop new bio-inspired wing design for small drones
+ AFRL XQ-58A Valkyrie expands flight envelope in fourth test
New material has highest electron mobility among known layered magnetic materials
Princeton NJ (SPX) Feb 17, 2020
All the elements are there to begin with, so to speak; it's just a matter of figuring out what they are capable of - alone or together. For Leslie Schoop's lab, one recent such investigation has uncovered a layered compound with a trio of properties not previously known to exist in one material. With an international interdisciplinary team, Schoop, assistant professor of chemistry, and Pos ... more
+ New Argonne etching technique could advance the way semiconductor devices are made
+ Artificial atoms create stable qubits for quantum computing
+ Rare-earth element material could produce world's smallest transistors
+ DNA-like material could bring even smaller transistors
+ Engineers mix and match materials to make new stretchy electronics
+ T-MUSIC selects performers to develop integrated mixed-mode RF electronics in onshore foundries
+ A quantum of solid


Orion "Passengers" on Artemis I to test radiation vest for deep space missions
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 14, 2020
As NASA leads the way for human exploration at the Moon and beyond, space radiation is one of the biggest hazards crews face. In 2018, NASA signed an agreement with the Israel Space Agency (ISA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for an experiment to test the AstroRad radiation protection vest on Artemis I, the first flight test of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft. Th ... more
+ Outer Space Chicken
+ NASA prepares for Moon and Mars with new addition to its deep space network
+ Exotrail Secures Contract with AAC Clyde Space to equip their customers' spacecrafts
+ Army researchers develop new method for analyzing metal
+ Researchers develop smaller, lighter radiation shielding
+ Astroscale teams with JAXA for Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration Project
+ Amazon wins suspension of $10 bn 'JEDI' contract to Microsoft
China demotes top official in charge of Hong Kong
Beijing (AFP) Feb 13, 2020
China has demoted the director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, the State Council said Thursday, following months of pro-democracy protests in the semi-autonomous city. The shuffling of officials at China's top policy body on the financial hub's affairs comes after months of political unrest - the starkest challenge to Beijing since the former British colony was returned to Chines ... more
+ China appoints hardliner to Hong Kong office
+ Armed gang steals toilet rolls in panic-buying Hong Kong
+ Virus-hit province rewards doctors' children with extra exam points
+ Macau casinos to reopen after virus ban lifted
+ Coronavirus casts shadow on China's big screen ambitions
+ Death of whistleblower ignites calls for political reform in China
+ Coronavirus puts Shanghai into a coma
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Producing single photons from a stream of single electrons
Cambridge UK (SPX) Feb 17, 2020
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a novel technique for generating single photons, by moving single electrons in a specially designed light-emitting diode (LED). This technique, reported in the journal Nature Communications, could help the development of the emerging fields of quantum communication and quantum computation. A single photon, the elementary particle of ... more
+ Studying electrons, bridging two realms of physics: connecting solids and soft matter
+ Pitt study uncovers new electronic state of matter
+ AI tool developed to predict the structure of the Universe
+ Artificial intelligence can spot when correlation does mean causation
+ New quasi-particle discovered: The Pi-ton
+ Artificial intelligence 'sees' quantum advantages
+ Showing how the tiniest particles in our universe saved us from complete annihilation
ASU and Virginia Tech researchers unlock mysteries of grasshopper response to gravity
Tempe AZ (SPX) Jan 14, 2020
If you jump out of bed too quickly, you might feel a bit light-headed. That's because when you're lying down, gravity causes your blood to pool in the lower parts of your body rather than in your brain. Fortunately, when you stand up, within a fraction of a second, your heart begins beating faster, moving the blood to your brain and allowing you to maintain your balance. The opposite ... more
+ Gravitational wave network catches another neutron star collision
+ China's Taiji-1 satellite passes in-orbit tests
+ Hebrew U researcher cracks Newton's elusive '3-body' problem
+ Scientists closer to solving Newton's 'three-body problem'
+ Quantum expander for gravitational-wave observatories
+ New instrument extends LIGO's reach
+ Astronomers use giant galaxy cluster as X-ray magnifying lens


BAE successfully tests solar-powered high-altitude plane
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 18, 2020
A solar-powered unmanned aircraft with a wingspan of 114 feet completed its maiden high-altitude flight in the stratosphere, maker BAE Systems said on Monday. The plane, called PHASA-35, which stands for Persistent High altitude Solar Aircraft and its wingspan measured in meters, is meant to fly about 32 miles above the earth in the space, in the upper atmosphere between conventional aircr ... more
+ Smartass Meters Make IOUs for California IOUs by Taking Solar Power But Not Metering It
+ Geronimo Energy and Basin Electric Power Cooperative Announce Power Purchase Agreement for 128 MW South Dakota Solar Project
+ Organic photovoltaic cell with 17 percent efficiency and superior processability for large-area coating
+ Gantner contracted for largest Solar Power Plant in the Netherlands
+ Prodiel to install 500 MW at two photovoltaic plants in Spain for Solarcentury
+ Hunt achieves key milestone in perovskite technology development
+ Cracks in perovskite films for solar cells easily healed, study finds
Airbus Defence and Space to cut over 2,300 jobs
Paris (AFP) Feb 19, 2020
European plane-maker Airbus said Wednesday it planned to cut 2,362 jobs in its Defence and Space division over the next two years. Airbus cited a "flat space market and postponed contracts on the defence side" for the decision to cut 829 jobs in Germany, 630 in Spain, 404 in France and 357 in Britain. A further 142 jobs will be cut in other countries, it said, adding that it was in talk ... more
+ Kleos Space secures 3M Euro loan agreement with Dubai family office
+ Understanding the impact of satellite constellations on astronomy
+ Arianespace and Starsem launch 34 OneWeb satellites to help bridge the digital divide
+ RUAG Space dispenses another batch of Airbus OneWeb satellites
+ Azercosmos and Infostellar to enter into Ground Station Partnership
+ Maxar Technologies will build Intelsat Epic geostationary communications satellite with NASA hosted payload
+ Australia's first space incubator seeks global applicants for 2020 program
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