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February 27, 2020
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 nanosatellite solutions specialist. Exotrail will equip them with cutting-edge propulsion solutions for their customers, including global satellite telecommunications leader Eutelsat for its ELO 3 and ELO 4 spacecraft. The French company will provide propulsion systems for the two 6U CubeSats which will be manufa ... read more

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 a ... 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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NASA asks Commercial Moon Delivery Partners to fly rover to search for water ice
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2020
NASA is asking its 14 Commercial Lunar Payload Services companies to bid on flying VIPER to the Moon by 2023. VIPER, or Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, is a golf-cart sized mobile robot that will look for water ice at one of the Moon's poles. During its mission, VIPER will roam several miles and use its four science instruments - including a 1-meter drill - to sample vario ... more
+ NASA CubeSats play big role in lunar exploration
+ Mission Control to Develop Lunar Surface Autonomous Science Payload for CSA
+ Digging into the far side of the moon: Chang'E-4 probes 40 meters into lunar surface
+ Earth has new, but temporary, natural moon
+ Vice President, Administrator visit NASA Langley for Artemis Update
+ China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 15th lunar day
+ NASA selects university teams to build technologies for the Moon's darkest areas
Construction of China's space station begins with start of LM-5B launch campaign
Beijing (XNA) Feb 21, 2020
The maiden flight of the Long March-5B rocket carrying a trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship is expected to take place in April, indicating the imminent start of construction of China's space station. The rocket, the prototype core capsule of the space station and the experimental manned spaceship are undergoing tests at the Wenchang Space Launch Center on the coast of ... more
+ China's Yuanwang-5 sails to Pacific Ocean for space monitoring mission
+ China Prepares to Launch Unknown Satellite Aboard Long March 7A Rocket
+ 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


US counter-terror analyst pleads guilty leaking secret info
Washington (AFP) Feb 21, 2020
A counter-terrorism analyst at the US Defense Intelligence Agency pleaded guilty on Thursday to leaking secret information to journalists, including details about foreign countries' weapons systems. Henry Kyle Frese, 31, who was arrested in October, faces a maximum of 10 years in prison when he is sentenced in June, the Department of Justice said in a statement. It detailed how Frese had ... more
+ Huawei loses legal challenge against US federal purchase ban
+ Trump threatens intelligence block over Huawei: US diplomat
+ US defence chief warns of Huawei 'threat' to NATO
+ Norway claims Chinese intelligence has repeatedly acquired its space technology
+ France won't bar but may restrict Huawei in 5G network
+ Huawei, Meng face new US charges of trade secrets theft
+ Swiss neutrality tarnished by spy scandal, critics warn
NASA asks Commercial Moon Delivery Partners to fly rover to search for water ice
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2020
NASA is asking its 14 Commercial Lunar Payload Services companies to bid on flying VIPER to the Moon by 2023. VIPER, or Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, is a golf-cart sized mobile robot that will look for water ice at one of the Moon's poles. During its mission, VIPER will roam several miles and use its four science instruments - including a 1-meter drill - to sample vario ... more
+ NASA CubeSats play big role in lunar exploration
+ Mission Control to Develop Lunar Surface Autonomous Science Payload for CSA
+ Digging into the far side of the moon: Chang'E-4 probes 40 meters into lunar surface
+ Earth has new, but temporary, natural moon
+ Vice President, Administrator visit NASA Langley for Artemis Update
+ China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 15th lunar day
+ NASA selects university teams to build technologies for the Moon's darkest areas
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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
NASA Selects New Instrument to Continue Key Climate Record
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 27, 2020
NASA has selected a new space-based instrument as an innovative and cost-effective approach to maintaining the 40-year data record of the balance between the solar radiation entering Earth's atmosphere and the amount absorbed, reflected, and emitted. This radiation balance is a key factor in determining our climate: if Earth absorbs more heat than it emits, it warms up; if it emits more than it ... more
+ Utilis partners with SITE Technologies to provide next-generation total property assessment
+ Pleiades Neo well on track for launch mid-2020
+ The unexpected link between the ozone hole and Arctic warming
+ NASA, New Zealand Partner to Collect Climate Data from Commercial Aircraft
+ Jet stream not getting 'wavier' despite Arctic warming
+ China-France oceanography satellite put into service
+ NASA prepares for new science flights above coastal Louisiana


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
Pentagon adopts 'ethical principles' for artificial intelligence use
Washington (AFP) Feb 24, 2020
The Pentagon announced Monday it has adopted "ethical principles" for the use of artificial intelligence by the armed forces, a measure aimed at convincing US tech giants to collaborate with the military. "AI technology will change much about the battlefield of the future, but nothing will change America's steadfast commitment to responsible and lawful behavior," Secretary of Defense Mark Es ... more
+ Pentagon adopts ethics for artificial intelligence use
+ EU seeks 'responsible' AI to dispel Big Brother fears
+ Autonomous vehicle technology may improve safety for US Army convoys, report says
+ How a Canadian start-up used AI to track China virus
+ EU seeks AI champions: Five things to know
+ Fear of Big Brother guides EU rules on AI
+ SubT Challenge Seeks Information to Enhance Virtual Competition
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Navy installs ODIN laser weapon system to counter aerial drones
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 20, 2020
The U.S. Navy announced Thursday that it has installed a laser weapon system that allows ships to counter aerial drones. According to the Navy, the first Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN) was installed on the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Dewey during the vessel's recently completed dry-docking restricted availbility. The system's development, testing a ... more
+ Ground-breaking solar powered unmanned aircraft makes first flight
+ 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
Study puts spin into quantum technologies
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 27, 2020
A team of international scientists investigating how to control the spin of atom-like impurities in 2D materials have observed the dependence of the atom's energy on an external magnetic field for the first time. The results of the study, published in Nature Materials, will be of interest to both academic and industry research groups working on the development of future quantum application ... more
+ Black phosphorous tunnel field-effect transistor as an alternative ultra-low power switch
+ New material has highest electron mobility among known layered magnetic materials
+ 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


SpaceLogistics completes first docking of Mission Extension Vehicle-1 to the Intelsat 901 satellite
Dulles VA (SPX) Feb 27, 2020
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, SpaceLogistics LLC, have successfully completed the first docking of the Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1) to the Intelsat 901 (IS-901) spacecraft in order to provide life-extension services. This historic accomplishment marks the first time two commercial satellites have docked in orbit and the first time that mission ext ... more
+ Exotrail Secures Contract with AAC Clyde Space to equip their customers' spacecrafts
+ Polish engineers develop flight software for OPS-SAT mission
+ New patented invention stabilizes, rotates satellites
+ Raytheon awarded $17 million for dual band radar spares for USS Ford
+ Where is the greatest risk to US mineral resource supplies
+ 'Wood' you like to recycle concrete?
+ Creating custom light using 2D materials
Xi says China facing 'big test' with virus, global impact spreads
Beijing (AFP) Feb 23, 2020
China's leader said Sunday the new coronavirus epidemic is the communist country's largest-ever public health emergency, but other nations were also increasingly under pressure from the deadly outbreak's relentless global march. Italy and Iran began introducing the sort of containment measures previously seen only in China, which has put tens of millions of people under lockdown in Hubei pr ... more
+ China sentences Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai to 10 years' jail
+ Virus delivers blow to Hong Kong protests but rage remains
+ Virus-hit province rewards doctors' children with extra exam points
+ China appoints hardliner to Hong Kong office
+ Armed gang steals toilet rolls in panic-buying Hong Kong
+ Coronavirus casts shadow on China's big screen ambitions
+ China demotes top official in charge of Hong Kong
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Scientists 'film' a quantum measurement
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Feb 27, 2020
Quantum physics describes the inner world of individual atoms, a world very different from our everyday experience. One of the many strange yet fundamental aspects of quantum mechanics is the role of the observer - measuring the state of a quantum system causes it to change. Despite the importance of the measurement process within the theory, it still holds unanswered questions: Does a quantum s ... more
+ Otago physicists grab individual atoms in ground-breaking experiment
+ Producing single photons from a stream of single electrons
+ 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
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


'Flapping wings' powered by the sun
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 24, 2020
In ancient Greek mythology, Icarus' wax wings melted when he dared to fly too close to the sun. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces have made artificial wings that are actually powered by the sun. The tiny wings, which can flap even faster than those of butterflies, could someday be used in robots or devices for solar energy harvesting, the researchers say. Watch a ... more
+ Researchers improve safety of lead-based perovskite solar cells
+ Perovskite solar cells made of peppermint oil and walnut aroma food additives, preventing lead leakage
+ Scientists develop safer lead-based perovskite solar cell
+ Record energy efficiency with thin-film solar cells achieved
+ Solar technology breakthrough at the University of Queensland
+ Comcast completes solar system installation for Washington DC facility
+ Corning and Energy Materials Corporation Sign Joint Development Agreement
Europlanet launches 10M euro Research Infrastructure to support planetary science
London, UK (SPX) Feb 26, 2020
Europlanet has launched a 10 million Euro project, the Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure (RI), to provide open access to the world's largest collection of planetary simulation and analysis facilities, as well as a global network of small telescopes, data services, and community support activities. Europlanet 2024 RI aims to widen participation in planetary science and provides the infrastr ... more
+ Kleos Space secures 3M Euro loan agreement with Dubai family office
+ NSW Government establishes a home for space industry initiatives
+ Boeing buying Russian components for Starliner
+ NASA introduces mission support updates at Marshall Small Business Meeting
+ Airbus Defence and Space to cut over 2,300 jobs
+ Understanding the impact of satellite constellations on astronomy
+ Arianespace and Starsem launch 34 OneWeb satellites to help bridge the digital divide
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