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March 21, 2020
ENERGY TECH
'Spillway' for electrons could keep lithium metal batteries from catching fire



San Diego CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2020
Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego developed a safety feature that prevents lithium metal batteries from rapidly heating up and catching fire in case of an internal short circuit. The team made a clever tweak to the part of the battery called the separator, which serves as a barrier between the anode and cathode, so that it slows down the flow of energy (and thus heat) that builds up inside the battery when it short circuits. The researchers, led by UC San Diego nanoengi ... read more

MICROSAT BLITZ
New satellite mission contract and second US office for NanoAvionics
Columbia IL (SPX) Mar 12, 2020
NanoAvionics announced the reception of a full mission contract for two 6U nanosatellites and the opening of a new sales and engineering support office in Columbia (IL), USA. The mission contract in ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Space video company Sen awards multimillion-euro contract to NanoAvionics
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-s ... more
CHIP TECH
Bristol scientists demonstrate first non-volatile nano relay operation at 200C
Bristol 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
TECH SPACE
Magnetic whirls in future data storage devices
Halle-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


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NANO TECH
New DNA origami motor breaks speed record for nano machines
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 opti ... 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
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
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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
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


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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
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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
INTERNET SPACE
Nano-thin flexible touchscreens could be printed like newspaper
Melbourne, 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
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Russia eyes Oct 2021 launch for first lunar mission in 45 years
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 17, 2020
The launch of the first Russian spacecraft to the Moon after a 45-year hiatus is planned for 1 October 2021, a Russian space scientist announced at a meeting of the Space Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The last Soviet interplanetary automatic station was Luna-24, launched in 1976. Russia in its history has not yet sent a spacecraft to the moon. "Therefore, the name of ou ... more
+ NASA selects first science instruments to send to Lunar Gateway
+ UNM scientists find Earth and moon not identical oxygen twins
+ Join the Artemis Generation
+ China's lunar rover travels nearly 400 meters on moon's far side
+ Gemini Telescope Images "Minimoon" Orbiting Earth
+ 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
China's Long March-7A carrier rocket fails in maiden flight
Beijing (XNA) Mar 18, 2020
The first of China's new medium-sized carrier rocket Long March-7A suffered a failure Monday. The rocket blasted off at 9:34 p.m. Beijing Time from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on the coast of south China's Hainan Province, but a malfunction occurred later. Chinese space engineers will investigate the cause of the failure. span class="BDL">Source: Xinhua News Agency /span> ... more
+ China's Yuanwang-5 sails to Pacific Ocean for space monitoring mission
+ 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


Russia puts surveillance, AI on guard against virus threats
Moscow (AFP) March 17, 2020
Russia has launched hi-tech systems that monitor social media for "fake news" on the coronavirus and spot empty supermarket shelves, while an app will provide free telemedicine consultations, officials said Tuesday. President Vladimir Putin toured a new coronavirus information centre in Moscow that is pulling together IT resources including surveillance cameras and artificial intelligence. ... more
+ US man gets 4-year prison sentence for spying for China
+ Asia deploys innovative, if invasive, tech to curb virus
+ The other virus threat: Surge in COVID-themed cyberattacks
+ Watchdog sues for data on airport facial recognition
+ Canada intelligence committee warns of 'brazen' interference by China, Russia
+ Online Chinese users get creative skirting censors over virus whistleblower
+ US needs top cyber coordinator, better hacker 'deterrence': panel
Russia eyes Oct 2021 launch for first lunar mission in 45 years
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 17, 2020
The launch of the first Russian spacecraft to the Moon after a 45-year hiatus is planned for 1 October 2021, a Russian space scientist announced at a meeting of the Space Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The last Soviet interplanetary automatic station was Luna-24, launched in 1976. Russia in its history has not yet sent a spacecraft to the moon. "Therefore, the name of ou ... more
+ NASA selects first science instruments to send to Lunar Gateway
+ UNM scientists find Earth and moon not identical oxygen twins
+ Join the Artemis Generation
+ China's lunar rover travels nearly 400 meters on moon's far side
+ Gemini Telescope Images "Minimoon" Orbiting Earth
+ 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
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New DNA origami motor breaks speed record for nano machines
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
+ Deep-sea osmolyte makes biomolecular machines heat-tolerant
+ 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
Emissions of several ozone-depleting chemicals are larger than expected
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 18, 2020
In 2016, scientists at MIT and elsewhere observed the first signs of healing in the Antarctic ozone layer. This environmental milestone was the result of decades of concerted effort by nearly every country in the world, which collectively signed on to the Montreal Protocol. These countries pledged to protect the ozone layer by phasing out production of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons, which ... more
+ New satellite-based algorithm pinpoints crop water use
+ Global warming influence on extreme weather events has been frequently underestimated
+ Observing phytoplankton via satellite
+ Study: Seeding atmosphere with sulfur dioxide may reduce global warming
+ India Planning Launch of 10 Earth Observation Satellites by March 2021
+ COVID-19: nitrogen dioxide over China
+ More reliable rainfall forecasts for South Asian summer monsoons in coming decades


New DNA origami motor breaks speed record for nano machines
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
+ Deep-sea osmolyte makes biomolecular machines heat-tolerant
+ 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
Help NASA design a robot to dig on the Moon
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 17, 2020
Digging on the Moon is a hard job for a robot. It has to be able to collect and move lunar soil, or regolith, but anything launching to the Moon needs to be lightweight. The problem is excavators rely on their weight and traction to dig on Earth. NASA has a solution, but is looking for ideas to make it better. Once matured, robotic excavators could help NASA establish a sustainable presence on t ... more
+ Thai hospitals deploy 'ninja robots' to aid virus battle
+ Soft robot, unplugged
+ Stanford engineers create shape-changing, free-roaming soft robot
+ Small robots practice scouting skills for future Moon missions
+ High School students vie for a win in robotics competition
+ A flexible brain for AI
+ Robots that admit mistakes foster better conversation in humans
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New research improves drone detection
Espoo, Finland (SPX) Mar 19, 2020
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), commonly known as drones, are widely used in mapping, aerial photography, rescue operations, shipping, law enforcement, agriculture, among other things. Despite great potential for improving public safety, use of drones can also lead to very undesirable situations, such as privacy and safety violations, or property damage. There is also the highly concerning matte ... more
+ Skyryse introduces automation flight operating system FlightOS
+ Hughes awarded contract by GA-ASI to connect US Army's Gray Eagle UAV with future SatComs
+ Turkish drones kill 19 Syrian government soldiers as tensions soar
+ Navy installs ODIN laser weapon system to counter aerial drones
+ 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
Semiconductors can behave like metals and even like superconductors
Swansea UK (SPX) Mar 18, 2020
The crystal structure at the surface of semiconductor materials can make them behave like metals and even like superconductors, a joint Swansea/Rostock research team has shown. The discovery potentially opens the door to advances like more energy-efficient electronic devices. Semiconductors are the active parts of transistors, integrated circuits, sensors, and LEDs. These materials, mostly ... more
+ New error correction method provides key step toward quantum computing
+ The ink of the future in printed electronics
+ A small step for atoms, a giant leap for microelectronics
+ Bristol scientists demonstrate first non-volatile nano relay operation at 200C
+ A talented 2D material gets a new gig
+ Integrating electronics onto physical prototypes
+ How a new quantum approach can develop faster algorithms to deduce complex networks


Europlanet launches 10 million euro research infrastructure supporting planetary science
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 19, 2020
Solar System exploration benefits primarily from the ability of robotic spacecraft to visit planetary bodies, carrying cameras and experiments. In addition, much research is carried out in laboratories on Earth, and during field studies on volcanoes or in arid and cold polar regions. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Institute of Planetary Researc ... more
+ Raytheon completes first tests of radar for anti-hypersonic sensor
+ L3Harris Technologies introduces new reflector antenna tailored for smallsat missions
+ Brussels calling: Can the EU be run by videolink
+ Polymer films pass electron gun test
+ World Centric announces new World Centric leaf fiber lids
+ Creating custom light using 2D materials
+ Raytheon awarded $17 million for dual band radar spares for USS Ford
China sentences Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai to 10 years' jail
Beijing (AFP) Feb 25, 2020
China has sentenced Swedish book publisher Gui Minhai to 10 years in prison on charges of illegally providing intelligence abroad, and claimed him as a citizen, prompting Stockholm to call for his release in a case that has rattled diplomatic relations. Gui, one of five Hong Kong-based booksellers known for publishing salacious titles about China's political leaders, was snatched by authorit ... more
+ Anxious Chinese urge kin to leave virus-hit Europe
+ Mask diplomacy: China tries to rewrite virus narrative
+ US, China accuse each other of coronavirus fear-mongering
+ Shanghai skyscrapers' viewing platforms re-open as virus eases
+ China turns to therapy amid virus lockdown
+ Bomb-making materials seized by Hong Kong police
+ China charges Xi critic with 'subversion', say activists
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Chandra Data Tests "Theory of Everything"
Cambridge MA (SPX) Mar 20, 2020
One of the biggest ideas in physics is the possibility that all known forces, particles, and interactions can be connected in one framework. String theory is arguably the best-known proposal for a "theory of everything" that would tie together our understanding of the physical universe. Despite having many different versions of string theory circulating throughout the physics community for ... more
+ Black hole team discovers path to razor-sharp black hole images
+ Long-distance fiber link poised to create powerful networks of optical clocks
+ Frozen-planet states in exotic helium atoms
+ Dancing electrons solve a longstanding puzzle in the oldest magnetic material
+ Discovery of zero-energy bound states at both ends of a one-dimensional atomic line defect
+ Breakthrough made towards building the world's most powerful particle accelerator
+ Paper sheds light on infant Universe and origin of matter
Precision mirrors poised to improve sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2020
Researchers have developed a new type of deformable mirror that could increase the sensitivity of ground-based gravitational wave detectors such as the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). Advanced LIGO measures faint ripples in space time called gravitational waves, which are caused by distant events such as collisions between black holes or neutron stars. ... more
+ Using a spiral graph to understand how galaxies evolve
+ Continued Gravitational-Wave Discoveries from Public Data
+ Suited up for gravity
+ The link between gravity and soliton
+ 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


Canadian Solar secures project financing and continues to invest into solar energy development in Italy
Guelph, Canada (SPX) Mar 18, 2020
Canadian Solar has secured a EUR55 million bilateral Revolving Credit Facility with Intesa Sanpaolo to fund the construction of a 151 MWp portfolio of solar PV projects in Italy, located across different municipalities in Sicily, Apulia and Lazio. The first projects of the portfolio are expected to break ground in Q3 this year. "Canadian Solar has always been standing in solidarity with ou ... more
+ Perovskite solution aging: Scientists find solution
+ Shedding light on optimal materials for harvesting sunlight underwater
+ Researchers improve safety of lead-based perovskite solar cells
+ Perovskite solar cells made of peppermint oil and walnut aroma food additives, preventing lead leakage
+ Solar technology breakthrough at the University of Queensland
+ Bendy, ultra-thin solar cell
+ NIST study uncovers a potential driver of premature solar panel failures
Soyuz to launch another batch of OneWeb constellation satellites
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Mar 18, 2020
For its fourth mission of the year - and the second flight in 2020 with the Soyuz medium-lift launcher - Arianespace will perform the third launch for the OneWeb constellation, orbiting 34 satellites. This 51st Soyuz mission conducted by Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate will be operated from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It will pave the way for the constellation's deployment phase - for w ... more
+ SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Florida
+ OneWeb launches 34 communications satellites from Kazakhstan
+ NewSpace Book on 10 Years of Commercial Space and Children's Book on Space Released
+ GMV's space business grows by 30 percent
+ Coronavirus and ESA's duty of care
+ Hughes and OneWeb form Global Distribution Partnership for LEO satellite service
+ Making aerospace workforce training a national mandate for the future
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