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Nanocardboard flyers could serve as martian atmospheric probes![]() Philadelphia PA (SPX) Apr 22, 2020 This summer, NASA plans to launch its next Mars rover, Perseverance, which will carry with it the first aircraft to ever fly on another planet, the Mars Helicopter. As the first of its kind, the Mars Helicopter will carry no instruments and collect no data - NASA describes merely flying it all as "high-risk, high-reward" research. With the risks of extraterrestrial flight in mind, Penn Engineers are suggesting a different approach to exploring the skies of other worlds: a fleet of tiny aircraft th ... read more |
NanoAvionics selected for Norwegian-Dutch research mission for radar signalsLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 21, 2020 A consortium of Norwegian and Dutch research centres selected satellite integrator NanoAvionics to build two nanosatellites, 'Birkeland' and 'Huygens'. The purchase order is part of a military use o ... more
NanoAvionics and Mexican Space Agency Introduce a Nanosatellite Pilot Project for Future Space MissionsColumbia 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 nanosa ... more
Cool down fast to advance quantum nanotechnologyVienna, Austria (SPX) Apr 22, 2020 The team, led by physicists at the Technische Universitat Kaiserslautern (TUK) in Germany and University of Vienna in Austria, generated the Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) through a sudden change in ... more Joensuu, Finland (SPX) Apr 22, 2020 Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have developed a new hybrid material of mesoporous silicon microparticles and carbon nanotubes that can improve the performance of silicon in Li-ion ... more |
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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
Magnetic nanoparticles help researchers remotely release adrenal hormonesWashington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2020 Scientists have developed a way to remotely control the release of adrenal hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. ... more
New "refrigerator" super-cools molecules to nanokelvin temperaturesBoston MA (SPX) Apr 09, 2020 For years, scientists have looked for ways to cool molecules down to ultracold temperatures, at which point the molecules should slow to a crawl, allowing scientists to precisely control their quant ... more
Electric jolt to carbon makes better water purifierNagoya, Japan (SPX) Apr 06, 2020 Nagoya University scientists have developed a one-step fabrication process that improves the ability of nanocarbons to remove toxic heavy metal ions from water. The findings, published in the journa ... more |
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New satellite mission contract and second US office for NanoAvionicsColumbia 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 |
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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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ESA helps analyse untouched Moon rocks 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 |
Parachutes guide China's rocket debris safely to earth 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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Key witness testifies in Moscow espionage trial of US ex-marine Moscow (AFP) April 20, 2020
The key witness for the prosecution appeared in a Russian court on Monday to testify in the high-profile trial of a former US marine charged with espionage, news agencies reported.
The trial of Paul Whelan, 50, is continuing behind closed doors in a Moscow court despite the coronavirus pandemic and diplomatic protests.
Whelan's lawyer Vladimir Zherebenkov told news agency Interfax that t ... more |
ESA helps analyse untouched Moon rocks 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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Magnetic nanoparticles help researchers remotely release adrenal hormones 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 |
SwRI awarded $12.8M to develop space weather instrument San Antonio TX (SPX) Apr 22, 2020
NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently awarded Southwest Research Institute a $12,862,664 contract to develop a magnetometer for a satellite mission dedicated to tracking space weather. The magnetometer is part of the satellite's solar wind instrument suite, which measures the characteristics of the solar wind plasma that interact with the Earth's geomagneti ... more |
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Magnetic nanoparticles help researchers remotely release adrenal hormones 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 |
Robots may become heroes in war on coronavirus 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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American Manufacturers Swift Tactical Systems and Silvus Technologies Announce Strategic Alliance 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 |
Pushing the limits of 2D supramolecules 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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Russian cosmonauts begin 3D bioprinting experiment on ISS Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 14, 2020
Russian cosmonauts at the International Space Station (ISS) have started printing inorganic components of rat bone tissue as part of an experiment devised by Russian company 3D-bioprinting Solutions, managing partner Yusef Khesuani said on Saturday.
"The experiment began in orbit as planned at 11:45 Moscow time on April 11," Khesuani said.
Prior to this, experiments on the printing o ... more |
China censorship fuels virus revival risk: rights watchdog 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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Rotating galaxies galore in the infant universe by Staff Writers
Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2020
New results from an ambitious sky survey program, called ALPINE, reveal that rotating disk-shaped galaxies may have existed in large numbers earlier in the universe than previously thought.
The ALPINE program, formally named "ALMA Large Program to Investigate C+ at Early Times," uses data obtained from 70 hours of sky observations with the ALMA observatory ( ... more |
A gravitational-wave signal like none before Hannover, Germany (SPX) Apr 21, 2020
The expectations of the gravitational-wave research community have been fulfilled: gravitational-wave discoveries are now part of their daily work as they have identified in the past observing run, O3, new gravitational-wave candidates about once a week. But now, the researchers have published a remarkable signal unlike any of those seen before: GW190412 is the first observation of a binary blac ... more |
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Solar-powered hand sanitiser wins ESA-backed hackathon 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 |
US wants to mine resources in space, but is it legal? Melbourne, Australia (The Conversation) Apr 21, 2020
As the world tries to cope with the challenges of 2020, discussions around the use of mined resources from outer space continue to ratchet up.
On April 6, the US White House released an executive order that Americans
should have the right to engage in commercial exploration, recovery, and use of resources in outer space, consistent with applicable law.
It also requires the US s ... more |
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