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  Columbia IL (SPX) Apr 20, 2020 Nanosatellite manufacturer and mission integrator NanoAvionics, together with the Mexican Space Agency (AEM) and students from the Polytechnic University of Atlacomulco will develop the first nanosatellite for the State of Mexico, (one of most important states of the country), the AtlaCom-1. Building the nanosatellite is part of a pilot project to establish a nanosatellite infrastructure for future space missions designed and built by Mexico's youth. The project, starting in September 2020, is a t ... read more |
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Pushing the limits of 2D supramoleculesTampa FL (SPX) Apr 17, 2020 Scientists at the University of South Florida have reached a new milestone in the development of two-dimensional supramolecules - the building blocks that make areas of nanotechnology and nanomateri ... more  
UCI-led team designs carbon nanostructure stronger than diamondsIrvine CA (SPX) Apr 16, 2020 Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions have architecturally designed plate-nanolattices - nanometer-sized carbon structures - that are stronger than diamonds as a ... more  
Tight spaces tip presence of petrochemicalsHouston TX (SPX) Apr 16, 2020 Rice University engineers have put to rest a long-held theory about the detection of oil and gas that hides inside the nanoscale pores of shale formations. The Rice researchers determined that ... more  
Russian scientists propose new approach to measuring atomsSaint Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Apr 06, 2020 Today, when new drugs are designed with the help of supercomputers, and electronic devices operate on a nanoscale, it is very important for scientists to understand how neighboring molecules behave ... more |
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Space video company Sen awards multimillion-euro contract to NanoAvionicsLondon, 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 
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  
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  
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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 Exotrail Secures Contract with AAC Clyde Space to equip their customers' spacecrafts 
DreamUp and Nanoracks announce HBCU collaboration with Langston UniversityLangston 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 |
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Economical and environmentally friendly solutions on the commercial satellites marketWarsaw, 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 
New threads: Nanowires made of tellurium and nanotubes hold promise for wearable techHoughton 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  
Silver sawtooth creates valley-coherent light for nanophotonicsGroningen, 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 
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 |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 17, 2020 
Almost 50 years after the Apollo missions returned lunar material to Earth, ESA experts are helping to uncover the secrets of two previously unopened samples to learn more about ancient processes on the Moon - and to refine and practice techniques for future sample return missions.
With one sample already being analysed, preparations are now being made to open the second later this year. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 07, 2020 
China has been testing high-tech parachutes to control rocket debris and make space launches safer, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).
During the March 9 launch of a Long March-3B rocket carrying a satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, a booster was equipped with parachutes and control devices.
After the booster separated from the rocke ... more |
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 London (AFP) April 16, 2020  Facebook said Thursday it would start sending tailor-made warnings to users highlighting facts about the coronavirus pandemic, after the world's leading social media platform was accused of tolerating the spread of outlandish conspiracy theories.
The US giant has already been publishing fact-checking articles about the global outbreak through its partnerships with media organisations, includ ... more |
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Paris (ESA) Apr 17, 2020
Almost 50 years after the Apollo missions returned lunar material to Earth, ESA experts are helping to uncover the secrets of two previously unopened samples to learn more about ancient processes on the Moon - and to refine and practice techniques for future sample return missions.
With one sample already being analysed, preparations are now being made to open the second later this year. ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2020 
Scientists have developed a way to remotely control the release of adrenal hormones like adrenaline and cortisol.
Previous studies have linked problems with the regulation of hormones from the adrenal gland with mental health disorders, such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The new research, detailed in the journal Science Advances, could help scientists investig ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 15, 2020 
Look around. Can you see the air? No? Luckily, many of NASA's Earth-observing satellites can see what the human eye can't - including potentially harmful pollutants lingering in the air we breathe. From the vantage point of space, these satellites help us measure and track air pollution as it moves around the globe and have contributed significantly to our decades-long quest for cleaner air.
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Washington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2020
Scientists have developed a way to remotely control the release of adrenal hormones like adrenaline and cortisol.
Previous studies have linked problems with the regulation of hormones from the adrenal gland with mental health disorders, such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The new research, detailed in the journal Science Advances, could help scientists investig ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) April 9, 2020 
Long maligned as job-stealers and aspiring overlords, robots are being increasingly relied on as fast, efficient, contagion-proof champions in the war against the deadly coronavirus.
One team of robots temporarily cared for patients in a makeshift hospital in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the COVID-19 outbreak began.
Meals were served, temperatures taken and communications handled by mac ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 17, 2020 
Swift Tactical Systems, a subsidiary of Swift Engineering, and Silvus Technologies have entered into a strategic alliance. This collaboration combines Swift's world-class unmanned aircraft systems with Silvus' advanced MIMO communication systems for tactical applications.
The commercial agreement will enable Swift to integrate the locally manufactured radios into its family of American mad ... more |
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 Tampa FL (SPX) Apr 17, 2020 
Scientists at the University of South Florida have reached a new milestone in the development of two-dimensional supramolecules - the building blocks that make areas of nanotechnology and nanomaterial advancement possible.
Since the 2004 discovery of graphene, the world's thinnest (one-atom-thick) and strongest (200 times stronger than steel) material, researchers have been working to furt ... more |
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 Cologne, Germany (SPX) Apr 15, 2020 
Camera systems that monitor airports remotely offer many new possibilities for air traffic control and airport operators. However, the costs of purchasing, installing and maintaining the latest remote monitoring technology make it impracticable for airfields with a low volume of traffic and revenue.
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has teamed up ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) April 16, 2020 
There is a "tremendous danger" of a COVID-19 resurgence in China due to Beijing's censorship and suppression during the coronavirus outbreak, Human Rights Watch warned on Thursday.
Meanwhile the "culture of denialism" among the leaders of the United States, Mexico and Brazil was costing lives, HRW executive director Kenneth Roth told reporters in Geneva via a virtual press conference.
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Apr 17, 2020 
Observations made with ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed for the first time that a star orbiting the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way moves just as predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity. Its orbit is shaped like a rosette and not like an ellipse as predicted by Newton's theory of gravity. This long-sought-after result was made possible by increas ... more |
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 Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Apr 09, 2020 
A team from the University of Adelaide in South Australia are behind a new type of deformable mirror that could increase the sensitivity of ground-based gravitational wave detectors reaching into space.
Gravitational waves are faint ripples in space time caused by distant events like collisions between black holes or neutron stars.
These cosmic waves are detected at places like the A ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 17, 2020 
A start-up company that has repurposed upcycled solar cells to generate ultraviolet light to disinfect people's hands has won euro 20 000 in a hackathon designed to share and rapidly develop ideas to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 12 000 people from over 100 countries took part in the Global Hack, organised by Estonian-based Garage48 and sponsored by ESA's business incubation ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 06, 2020  The world is enthusiastically watching the development of the space industry. Alpha launches from Firefly Aerospace and Orion are in the works, as well as Crew Dragon lift-offs with space tourists.
Max Polyakov, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk are constantly investing money and resources into space exploration. They each espouse a different ideology and purpose - from the colonization of the Moon an ... more |
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