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  New York NY (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 Using electronic devices for too long can cause them to overheat, which might slow them down, damage their components or even make them explode or catch fire. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Nano Letters have developed a hydrogel that can both cool down electronics, such as cell phone batteries, and convert their waste heat into electricity. Some components of electronic devices, including batteries, light-emitting diodes (known as LEDs) and computer microprocessors, generate heat during operat ... read more |
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Quantum research unifies two ideas offering an alternative route to topological superconductivityCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 A pencil shaped semiconductor, measuring only a few hundred nanometers in diameter, is what researches from the Center for Quantum Devices, Niels Bohr Institute, at University of Copenhagen, in coll ... more 
Diamonds shine in energy storage solutionBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 22, 2020 QUT researchers have proposed the design of a new carbon nanostructure made from diamond nanothreads that could one day be used for mechanical energy storage, wearable technologies, and biomedical a ... more  
Nanocardboard flyers could serve as martian atmospheric probesPhiladelphia 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 Mar ... more  
Scientists have devised method for gentle laser processing of perovskites at nanoscaleSt Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Apr 23, 2020 Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) in partnership with colleagues from ITMO University, and universities in Germany, Japan, and Australia, have developed a method for precise, fast ... more |
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New eletronics mimic brain's low-power computing abilitiesWashington DC (UPI) Apr 20, 2020 Engineers have developed a new electronic device that mimics the brain's synapses. The miniature technological tools, called memristors, send electric signals across protein nanowires with unprecedented efficiency. ... more 
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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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  |
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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 
'Spillway' for electrons could keep lithium metal batteries from catching fireSan 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 circui ... more  
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 
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 |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 28, 2020 
As astronauts explore the Moon during the Artemis program, they may need to make use of the resources that already exist on the lunar surface. Take water, for instance: Because it's a heavy and therefore expensive resource to launch from Earth, our future explorers might have to seek out ice to mine. Once excavated, it can be melted and purified for drinking and used for rocket fuel. But how muc ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2020 
China is constructing the largest steerable radio telescope in Asia with a 70-meter-diameter antenna to receive data from its first Mars exploration mission which is expected to be launched this year.
China aims to complete orbiting, landing and roving on the red planet in one mission, which has been named Tianwen-1.
The telescope, with an antenna the size of nine basketball courts, ... more |
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 23, 2020 
CYSEC SA, a cybersecurity company from Switzerland has been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a solution mitigating the cyber risks related to ship tracking using satellite communications.
The digital revolution also impacts the shipping industry by integrating automated navigation, cargo-tracking systems and digital platforms which facilitate operations, tra ... more |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 28, 2020
As astronauts explore the Moon during the Artemis program, they may need to make use of the resources that already exist on the lunar surface. Take water, for instance: Because it's a heavy and therefore expensive resource to launch from Earth, our future explorers might have to seek out ice to mine. Once excavated, it can be melted and purified for drinking and used for rocket fuel. But how muc ... 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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 Paris (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 
The French Space Agency (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, CNES) has recently signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for the development and manufacture of the thermal infrared instrument for the TRISHNA satellite.
TRISHNA (Thermal infraRed Imaging Satellite for High resolution Natural resource Assessment) will be the latest satellite in the joint Franco-Indian satellite fleet d ... 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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 Singapore (AFP) April 17, 2020 
Singapore researchers have invented a disinfecting robot with an arm that mimics human movement, to help take the load off overworked cleaners during the coronavirus pandemic.
The "XDBOT" is a box-shaped creation on wheels mounted with a dexterous robotic limb, which can reach awkward locations such as under tables and beds.
The robot, built by researchers at the city-state's Nanyang Te ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 23, 2020 
What if you could generate wind power without needing to build wind turbine towers? Dutch company Ampyx Power is developing flying kite-like tethered drones to harness energy directly from high-altitude wind. ESA's NAVISP programme is supporting the company in developing a precision takeoff and landing system, allowing the drones to land automatically as needed.
Flying at high-wind altitud ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
Artificial intelligence has become a focus of certain ethical concerns, but it also has some major sustainability issues. Last June, researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst released a startling report estimating that the amount of power required for training and searching a certain neural network architecture involves the emissions of roughly 626,000 pounds of carbon dioxide. T ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
MIT researchers have developed a way to incorporate electronic sensors into stretchy fabrics, allowing them to create shirts or other garments that could be used to monitor vital signs such as temperature, respiration, and heart rate.
The sensor-embedded garments, which are machine washable, can be customized to fit close to the body of the person wearing them. The researchers envision tha ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 24, 2020 
Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang says he is drained after years in jail but ready to fight to reunite with his family in Beijing as authorities keep him confined in a distant province.
Detained in 2015 as part of a sweeping crackdown on hundreds of lawyers and rights activists, Wang was freed earlier this month after four-and-a-half years behind bars in a case that drew internation ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 
Those looking forward to a day when science's Grand Unifying Theory of Everything could be worn on a t-shirt may have to wait a little longer as astrophysicists continue to find hints that one of the cosmological constants is not so constant after all.
In a paper published in prestigious journal Science Advances, scientists from UNSW Sydney reported that four new measurements of light emit ... more |
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 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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 London, UK (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 
The movie Avatar evoked an imaginary world of lush bioluminescent jungles. Now the popular fascination for sustainably glowing foliage is being realized through advances in designer genetics. This week in Nature Biotechnology, scientists have announced the feasibility of creating plants that produce their own visible luminescence.
The scientists revealed that bioluminescence found in some ... more |
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 Santa Clara CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2020 
Momentus has entered a launch service agreement with Swarm Technologies, making this the first constellation customer for Momentus.
The agreement includes a first launch onboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission in December 2020, with additional launches to be scheduled over the 2021-2022 time frame. Swarm's constellation of uniquely small satellites enables it to offer worldwide conne ... more |
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