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February 28, 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
+ Gemini Telescope Images "Minimoon" Orbiting Earth
+ Mission Control to Develop Lunar Surface Autonomous Science Payload for CSA
+ Earth has new, but temporary, natural moon
+ Digging into the far side of the moon: Chang'E-4 probes 40 meters into lunar surface
+ Vice President, Administrator visit NASA Langley for Artemis Update
+ China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 15th lunar day
China's Yuanwang-5 sails to Pacific Ocean for space monitoring mission
Nanjing (XNA) Feb 21, 2020
China's spacecraft tracking ship Yuanwang-5 is sailing to the Pacific Ocean from a port in east China's Jiangsu Province Thursday for a maritime space monitoring mission. It is the first voyage of the ship this year. Before the end of the Spring Festival, the mission members were gathered and quarantined on the ship to prevent the novel coronavirus infection. They completed the prepa ... more
+ Construction of China's space station begins with start of LM-5B launch campaign
+ 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


Chinese scientist sentenced to prison in US for technology theft
Washington (AFP) Feb 27, 2020
A Chinese scientist was sentenced to two years in prison on Thursday for stealing next-generation battery technology from the American petroleum company where he worked. Hongjin Tan, 36, a Chinese national and permanent legal resident of the United States, was arrested in December 2018 and pleaded guilty in November of last year to stealing trade secrets. US District Court Judge Gregory ... more
+ US counter-terror analyst pleads guilty leaking secret info
+ 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
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
+ Gemini Telescope Images "Minimoon" Orbiting Earth
+ Mission Control to Develop Lunar Surface Autonomous Science Payload for CSA
+ Earth has new, but temporary, natural moon
+ Digging into the far side of the moon: Chang'E-4 probes 40 meters into lunar surface
+ Vice President, Administrator visit NASA Langley for Artemis Update
+ China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 15th lunar day
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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
+ The unexpected link between the ozone hole and Arctic warming
+ Utilis partners with SITE Technologies to provide next-generation total property assessment
+ NASA, New Zealand Partner to Collect Climate Data from Commercial Aircraft
+ Jet stream not getting 'wavier' despite Arctic warming
+ Pleiades Neo well on track for launch mid-2020
+ 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


OceanGate working with NASA to develop new carbon fiber pressure vessels
Everett WA (SPX) Feb 28, 2020
NASA and OceanGate have entered into an agreement to collaborate in the development, manufacturing and testing of new carbon fiber pressure vessels. The resulting pressure vessel will be used for the deep-sea submersibles. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, will serve as the facility where the development and manufacturing of a new aerospace-grade hull is completed ... more
+ Exotrail Secures Contract with AAC Clyde Space to equip their customers' spacecrafts
+ Raytheon awarded $17 million for dual band radar spares for USS Ford
+ SpaceLogistics completes first docking of Mission Extension Vehicle-1 to the Intelsat 901 satellite
+ Polish engineers develop flight software for OPS-SAT mission
+ New patented invention stabilizes, rotates satellites
+ Virus game 'Plague' app pulled in China: developer
+ 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
+ Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested over pro-democracy rally
+ 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
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Astronomers detect biggest explosion in the history of the Universe
Perth, Australia (SPX) Feb 28, 2020
Scientists studying a distant galaxy cluster have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the Universe since the Big Bang. The blast came from a supermassive black hole at the centre of a galaxy hundreds of millions of light-years away. It released five times more energy than the previous record holder. Professor Melanie Johnston-Hollitt, from the Curtin University node of the ... more
+ Scientists 'film' a quantum measurement
+ Using light to put a twist on electrons
+ 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
The link between gravity and soliton
Matsumoto, Japan (SPX) Feb 28, 2020
How did the universe begin? How does quantum mechanics, the study of the smallest things relate to gravity and the study of big things? These are some of the questions physicists have been working to solve ever since Einstein released his theory of relativity. Formulas show that baby universes pops in and out of the main universe. However, we don't realize or experience this as humans. To ... more
+ Suited up for gravity
+ ASU and Virginia Tech researchers unlock mysteries of grasshopper response to gravity
+ 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


Trina Solar launches 500W ultra-high-power modules
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 28, 2020
Trina Solar has formally unveiled its latest Duomax V bifacial double-glass modules and Tallmax V back sheet modules. Based on the 210mm large-size silicon wafer and monocrystalline PERC cell, the new modules come replete with several innovative design features allowing high power output of more than 500Wp and module efficiency up to 21%, consolidating the Company's leadership and embracing a ne ... more
+ Researchers improve safety of lead-based perovskite solar cells
+ SCE goes back to manual paper billing after smart meter fiasco
+ Perovskite solar cells made of peppermint oil and walnut aroma food additives, preventing lead leakage
+ Urban use of ultralight flexible CIGS thin film solar cells
+ Record energy efficiency with thin-film solar cells achieved
+ Kimberly-Clark backs local 3MW solar farm in LaGrange, Georgia
+ Solar technology breakthrough at the University of Queensland
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
+ NSW Government establishes a home for space industry initiatives
+ Boeing buying Russian components for Starliner
+ Kleos Space secures 3M Euro loan agreement with Dubai family office
+ 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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