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  London, UK (SPX) Mar 06, 2020 Sen, a British space company establishing video streaming media to provide real-time and timely Ultra-High Definition (UHD) video of Earth, has contracted NanoAvionics to build the first five nano-satellites of its constellation. Sen has already demonstrated its technology of streaming ultra-high definition (UHD) video from space. It is now focused on developing its "EarthTV" constellation of nano-satellites to stream real-time and timely videos from space. The service, which will include a freely ... read more |
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Magnetic whirls in future data storage devicesHalle-Wittenberg, Germany (SPX) Mar 04, 2020 Magnetic (anti)skyrmions are microscopically small whirls that are found in special classes of magnetic materials. These nano-objects could be used to host digital data by their presence or absence ... more  
Bristol scientists demonstrate first non-volatile nano relay operation at 200CBristol UK (SPX) Mar 05, 2020 Researchers at the University of Bristol have come up with a new type of nanoelectromechanical relay to enable reliable high-temperature, non-volatile memory. The work, which is reported in Na ... more  
New DNA origami motor breaks speed record for nano machinesAtlanta GA (SPX) Mar 04, 2020 Through a technique known as DNA origami, scientists have created the fastest, most persistent DNA nano motor yet. Angewandte Chemie published the findings, which provide a blueprint for how to opti ... more  
Nanoracks Completes 17th Commercial Space Station CubeSat Deployment MissionWebster 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 |
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Nanoracks is offering unbeatable rideshare pricing and servicesWebster 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  
New research builds upon carbon nanotubes to create a novel functional structureTokyo, 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 
Bending diamond at the nanoscaleSydney, 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  
Iron nanorobots show their true mettleThuwal, 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 
Space Flight Laboratory and Kepler Communications team up for nanosatellite constellationToronto, 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 |
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 Nanoracks deploys 250th satellite, 8th Cygnus Mission  
Xplore and Nanoracks partner to commercialize deep spaceSeattle 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 |
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Deep-sea osmolyte makes biomolecular machines heat-tolerantSapporo, 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 
Crab-shell and seaweed compounds spin into yarns for sustainable and functional materialsEspoo, 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 newspaperMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Jan 27, 2020 Researchers have developed an ultra-thin and ultra-flexible electronic material that could be printed and rolled out like newspaper, for the touchscreens of the future. The touch-responsive te ... more 
Let the europium shine brighterSapporo, 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  
Physicists trap light in nanoresonators for record timeSt 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 |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 03, 2020 
We're celebrating our 20th year of continuous presence aboard the International Space Station in low-Earth orbit this year, and we're on the verge of sending the first women and next men to the Moon as part of our Artemis lunar exploration program so we can prepare for human missions to Mars.
It's an incredible time in human spaceflight! Often the dream to be an astronaut is the spark that ... more |
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 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 |
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 Washington (AFP) March 4, 2020 
US officials on Wednesday stepped up warnings about the potential security risks from the fast-growing, Chinese-owned TikTok as a lawmaker unveiled legislation to ban the social media app from government devices.
At a Senate hearing, officials from the FBI, the Justice Department and Homeland Security said the video-sharing app could become another tool exploited by Chinese intelligence serv ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Mar 03, 2020
We're celebrating our 20th year of continuous presence aboard the International Space Station in low-Earth orbit this year, and we're on the verge of sending the first women and next men to the Moon as part of our Artemis lunar exploration program so we can prepare for human missions to Mars.
It's an incredible time in human spaceflight! Often the dream to be an astronaut is the spark that ... more |
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Mar 04, 2020 
Through a technique known as DNA origami, scientists have created the fastest, most persistent DNA nano motor yet. Angewandte Chemie published the findings, which provide a blueprint for how to optimize the design of motors at the nanoscale - hundreds of times smaller than the typical human cell.
"Nanoscale motors have tremendous potential for applications in biosensing, in building synthe ... more |
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 Luxembourg (SPX) Mar 09, 2020 
Kleos Space told SpaceDaily.com that the Brazilian Government agency Agencia Nacional do Petroleo, Gas Natural e Biocombustiveis - ANP is to evaluate Kleos data at no cost for three months commencing at the time the relevant data set is made available, after which the cost for continuation is subject to final licence negotiation (Pre-Order).
Speaking about the Pre-Order by a Brazilian Gove ... more |
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Atlanta GA (SPX) Mar 04, 2020
Through a technique known as DNA origami, scientists have created the fastest, most persistent DNA nano motor yet. Angewandte Chemie published the findings, which provide a blueprint for how to optimize the design of motors at the nanoscale - hundreds of times smaller than the typical human cell.
"Nanoscale motors have tremendous potential for applications in biosensing, in building synthe ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2020 
DARPA has established a new partnership with U.S. industry to jointly develop and deploy advanced robotic capabilities in space. The agency has signed an Other Transactions for Prototypes agreement with Space Logistics, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation, as its commercial partner for the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program.
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 Ankara (AFP) March 1, 2020 
Turkish drone strikes in Syria's northwestern Idlib province killed 19 government soldiers on Sunday, a war monitor reported, as tensions soared between Damascus and Ankara.
The 19 died in strikes on a military convoy in the Jabal al-Zawiya area and a base near Maaret al-Numan city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
The report came hours after Turkey shot down two Syrian warp ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 3, 2020 
US manufacturing and technology group Honeywell said Tuesday it will bring to market "the world's most powerful quantum computer" aimed at tackling complex scientific and business challenges.
The company said it had achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing, which uses subatomic particles to speed up processing, and would launch the new computers within three months. It released a scienti ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) March 8, 2020 
For people hunkering down due to the coronavirus epidemic, the tech sector has become their new best friend with an array of lifestyle solutions making "social distancing" easier.
Those wanting to avoid crowds can have meals delivered from restaurants, stream blockbuster films, socialize online with friends, and work remotely.
The latest tech-inspired lifestyle solutions are gaining trac ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 8, 2020 
A "bomb-making factory" in Hong Kong with 2.6 tonnes of chemicals was raided by police on Sunday and 17 people arrested over a plot to force the city's government to close its border with mainland China.
Twenty-two properties across the Chinese territory were raided in an operation linked to the detonation of an explosive device in January.
Two Hong Kong groups claimed responsibility at ... more |
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 Villigen, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 04, 2020 
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have measured a property of the neutron more precisely than ever before. In the process they found out that the elementary particle has a significantly smaller electric dipole moment than was previously assumed. With that, it has also become less likely that this dipole moment can help to explain the origin of all matter in the universe. The researc ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Feb 28, 2020 
When it comes to grasping an object, our eyes, ears and hands are intimately connected. Our brain draws information from different senses, such as sight, sound and touch, to coordinate hand movements.
Researchers think that, on Earth, gravity is also part of the equation - it provides a set of anchoring cues for the central nervous system. Human evolution has balanced its way across millen ... more |
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 Rome, Italy (SPX) Mar 04, 2020 
Graphene Flagship researchers at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) and its spin-off, Graphene Flagship Associate Member BeDimensional, in cooperation with ENEA have successfully combined graphene with tandem perovskite-silicon solar cells to achieve efficiencies of up to 26.3%.
Moreover, they envisioned a new manufacturing method that, thanks to ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2020 
Astronomers have recently raised concerns about the impact of satellite mega-constellations on scientific research. To better understand the effect these constellations could have on astronomical observations, ESO commissioned a scientific study of their impact, focusing on observations with ESO telescopes in the visible and infrared but also considering other observatories. The study, which con ... more |
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