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March 30, 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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Astronaut urine to build moon bases
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 30, 2020
The modules that the major space agencies plan to erect on the Moon could incorporate an element contributed by the human colonizers themselves: the urea in their pee. European researchers have found that it could be used as a plasticizer in the concrete of the structures. NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and its Chinese counterpart plan to build moon bases in the coming decades, as p ... more
+ NASA awards Artemis contract for Gateway Logistics Services
+ Last stop before launch: Orion passes tests and returns to Kennedy Space Center
+ Welcome Home, Orion: spacecraft ready for final Artemis I launch preparations
+ Hunting out water on the Moon
+ Moon thrusters withstand over 60 hot-fire tests
+ Artemis I Spacecraft Environmental Testing Complete
+ Russia to create first 3D Map of the Moon
China's experimental manned spaceship undergoes tests
Beijing (XNA) Mar 25, 2020
A trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship is being tested at the Wenchang Space Launch Center on the coast of south China's island province of Hainan, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The experimental spacecraft is scheduled to launch with no crew in mid to late April on the maiden flight of the Long March-5B carrier rocket, a variant of the Long March-5, ... more
+ China's Long March-7A carrier rocket fails in maiden flight
+ 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


Coronavirus: Huge surge of hate speech toward Chinese on Twitter
Los Angeles (AFP) March 27, 2020
The coronavirus outbreak has led to a 900 percent uptick in hate speech toward China and Chinese people on Twitter, according to a report by a tech startup. "People are spending more and more time on social networks, communication apps, chat rooms and gaming services, and the problems endemic to these platforms - hate, abuse, toxicity and bullying - have become accentuated," the Israel-bas ... more
+ Fake cures, risky rumours: virus misinformation hits home
+ Privacy rights may become next victim of killer pandemic
+ Asia deploys innovative, if invasive, tech to curb virus
+ The other virus threat: Surge in COVID-themed cyberattacks
+ Russia puts surveillance, AI on guard against virus threats
+ US man gets 4-year prison sentence for spying for China
+ Watchdog sues for data on airport facial recognition
Astronaut urine to build moon bases
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 30, 2020
The modules that the major space agencies plan to erect on the Moon could incorporate an element contributed by the human colonizers themselves: the urea in their pee. European researchers have found that it could be used as a plasticizer in the concrete of the structures. NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and its Chinese counterpart plan to build moon bases in the coming decades, as p ... more
+ NASA awards Artemis contract for Gateway Logistics Services
+ Last stop before launch: Orion passes tests and returns to Kennedy Space Center
+ Welcome Home, Orion: spacecraft ready for final Artemis I launch preparations
+ Hunting out water on the Moon
+ Moon thrusters withstand over 60 hot-fire tests
+ Artemis I Spacecraft Environmental Testing Complete
+ Russia to create first 3D Map of the Moon
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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
Air quality picking up in quarantined countries
Paris (AFP) March 22, 2020
Air quality is improving in countries under coronavirus quarantines, experts say, but it is far too early to speak of long-term change. Images by the US space agency NASA are clear, in February the concentration of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) fell dramatically in Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, passing from an indicator that was red/orange to blue. NO2 is mainly produced ... more
+ Air pollution in Italy falls since start of lockdown
+ Copernicus Sentinel-1 studies rice fields across Vietnam
+ Emissions of several ozone-depleting chemicals are larger than expected
+ Very high resolution satellite imagery from CloudFerro
+ New satellite-based algorithm pinpoints crop water use
+ Global warming influence on extreme weather events has been frequently underestimated
+ Observing phytoplankton via satellite


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
Crisis brings robots to medical frontline: researchers
Washington (AFP) March 25, 2020
Robots are expected to demonstrate their value for "dirty and dangerous" medical tasks in the fight to quell the coronavirus pandemic, researchers said Wednesday. An editorial in Science Robotics noted that robots can help with telemedicine, decontamination, handling of hazardous waste and monitoring compliance with voluntary quarantines. "Historically, robots have been developed to take ... more
+ Stanford engineers create shape-changing, free-roaming soft robot
+ Thai hospitals deploy 'ninja robots' to aid virus battle
+ Soft robot, unplugged
+ Help NASA design a robot to dig on the Moon
+ Small robots practice scouting skills for future Moon missions
+ High School students vie for a win in robotics competition
+ A flexible brain for AI
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SUGUS kicks off, a European project for integrating drones into the airspace
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 26, 2020
GMV has been awarded the SUGUS project (Solution for E-GNSS USpace Service), which aims to speed up the takeup of GNSS and Galileo in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) segment. SUGUS, an 18-month, 485,000-euro, European Union R and D project, is to be carried out by a GMV-led consortium involving also Everis Aerospace, Defense and Security, VVA Brussels, ESSP, FADA-CATEC and Unifly. SUGUS ... more
+ New research improves drone detection
+ 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
PIPES researchers demonstrate optical interconnects to improve performance of digital microelectronics
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 26, 2020
Under DARPA's Photonics in the Package for Extreme Scalability (PIPES) program, researchers from Intel and Ayar Labs have demonstrated early progress towards improving chip connectivity with photons - or light. Signaling over optical fibers enables the internet today and optical transceivers are ubiquitous in data centers, yet digital systems still rely upon the movement of electrons over metal ... more
+ Semiconductors can behave like metals and even like superconductors
+ 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


Airbus completes In Orbit Commissioning of CHEOPS
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 26, 2020
Airbus has received confirmation from ESA of a successful end to the In Orbit Commissioning (IOC) of CHEOPS after the IOC review yesterday. This critical phase was performed by Airbus in Spain with the support of the Instrument Team (University of Bern), Mission Operation Centre (INTA), Science Operation Centre (University of Geneva) and ESA. The IOC phase started on 7th January and over t ... more
+ USSF announces initial operational capability and operational acceptance of Space Fence
+ Flat-panel technology could transform antennas, wireless and cell phone communications
+ Print sprint: Bosnians 3D print face-shields to combat coroanvirus
+ Creating custom light using 2D materials
+ Raytheon awarded $17 million for dual band radar spares for USS Ford
+ Time-resolved measurement in a memory device
+ Neural networks facilitate optimization in the search for new materials
Beijing says Chinese professor confessed to spying
Beijing (AFP) March 26, 2020
A Chinese man reportedly working as a university professor in Japan has confessed to spying and was in custody in his home country, China's foreign ministry said Thursday. Yuan Keqin was investigated on suspicion of espionage and had "confessed to the facts of the crime", ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a regular press briefing. He was responding to a question from Japanese media ... more
+ Hong Kong politican arrested for 'sedition' over Facebook post
+ Virus puts Hong Kong's 'McRefugees' back on streets
+ Chinese city eases virus lockdown but life is far from normal
+ China sentences Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai to 10 years' jail
+ Australia condemns China's 'indictment' of academic; China urged to reverse US media explusion
+ Hubei residents rush to leave China virus epicentre as lockdown lifts
+ China virus epicentre to open up as world locks down
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How to seed supermassive black holes shortly after the big bang
Trieste, Italy (SPX) Mar 24, 2020
They are billions of times larger than our Sun: how is it possible that, as recently observed, supermassive black holes were already present when the Universe, now 14 billion years old, was "just" 800 million years old? For astrophysicists, the formation of these cosmic monsters in such a short time is a real scientific headache, which raises important questions on the current knowledge of the d ... more
+ Holographic cosmological model and thermodynamics on the horizon of the universe
+ ALMA resolves gas impacted by young jets from supermassive black hole
+ Physics laws cannot always turn back time
+ Chandra Data Tests "Theory of Everything"
+ Frozen-planet states in exotic helium atoms
+ Black hole team discovers path to razor-sharp black hole images
+ Dancing electrons solve a longstanding puzzle in the oldest magnetic material
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


Trina Solar announces mass production of 500W+ Duomax V and Tallmax V modules
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 30, 2020
Trina Solar told Solar Daily that it has commissioned a pilot line for the mass production of the 500W+ Duomax V and Tallmax V ("V series") modules. The event marks another milestone achieved by the company this year after the global launch of the V series on February 27. The 500W+ V series modules, with a module conversion efficiency reaching 21%, boast a power output over 500W. Incorpora ... more
+ Bristol team develops photosynthetic proteins for expanded solar energy conversion
+ GAF Energy introduces new super high-efficiency panel for their roof-integrated solar system
+ Nature-inspired green energy technology clears important development hurdle
+ Ultrafast and broadband perovskite photodetectors for large-dynamic-range imaging
+ A new low-cost solar technology for environmental cooling
+ On the trail of organic solar cells' efficiency
+ Solis Powers 4MWs of Solar for Walmart in Mexico
OneWeb launches 34 communications satellites from Kazakhstan
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 21, 2020
A Soyuz rocket carried 34 satellites toward orbit from Kazakhstan on time at 1:06 p.m. EDT Saturday in the third such launch for OneWeb spacecraft made in Florida. The launch will boost OneWeb's global network of satellites to 74 as it strives to provide high-speed Internet access to remote areas. OneWeb previously launched 40 satellites from space centers in Kazakhstan and South ... more
+ ESA scales down science mission operations amid pandemic
+ RUAG Space delivered key products for Airbus OneWeb satellite launch
+ OneWeb files for bankruptcy over financial squeeze
+ Venezuelan communications satellite out of service
+ GMV's space business grows by 30 percent
+ SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Florida
+ NewSpace Book on 10 Years of Commercial Space and Children's Book on Space Released
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