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  Columbia IL (SPX) May 08, 2020 NanoAvionics has received a contract to build two nanosatellites for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) AERO-VISTA mission team at NanoAvionics' recently opened manufacturing facility in Columbia, Illinois, USA. Funded by NASA's H-TIDeS (Heliophysics Technology and Instrument Development for Science program), the mission is led by MIT and includes several partners: MIT Haystack Observatory, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Merrimack College, Dartmouth College, and Morehead State University. Morehead ... read more |
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Transporting energy through a single molecular nanowireGroningen, Netherlands (SPX) May 11, 2020 Photosynthetic systems in nature transport energy very efficiently towards a reaction centre, where it is converted into a useful form for the organism. Scientists have been using this as inspiratio ... more  
How to manipulate light on the nanoscale over wide frequency rangesWashington DC (SPX) May 11, 2020 An international team led by researchers from the University of Oviedo and the Centre for Research in Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (CINN-CSIC), together with scientist from the Basque research c ... more  
FLIR to supply Black Hornet Nano-UAV Systems for US Army's Soldier Borne Sensor ProgramArlington VA (SPX) May 08, 2020 FLIR Systems has won an additional $20.6 million contract from the U.S. Army to deliver its FLIR Black Hornet 3 Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS). The advanced nano-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV ... more 
To make an atom-sized machine, you need a quantum mechanicSingapore (SPX) May 05, 2020 Here's a new chapter in the story of the miniaturisation of machines: researchers in a laboratory in Singapore have shown that a single atom can function as either an engine or a fridge. Such a devi ... more |
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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  
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  
New hybrid material improves the performance of silicon in Li-ion batteriesJoensuu, 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  
Supercomputers and Archimedes' law enable calculating nanobubble diffusion in nuclear fuelMoscow, Russia (SPX) Apr 22, 2020 Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have proposed a method that speeds up the calculation of nanobubble diffusion in solid materials. This method makes it possible to cre ... 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 |
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 NanoAvionics and Mexican Space Agency Introduce a Nanosatellite Pilot Project for Future Space Missions 
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 |
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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 
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 |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2020 
The designers say that the aim of their project is to withstand the toughest weather conditions, something that might help NASA's scheduled 2024 mission to the moon, dubbed "Artemis".
Two Danish designers have developed an origami-inspired foldable house that could be useful for offworld explorers from NASA's Artemis mission to the moon.
The project, called 'Lunark Habitat', is a com ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 8, 2020  China's new prototype spacecraft "successfully landed" on Friday, marking an important step in its ambitions to run a permanent space station and send astronauts to the moon.
The spacecraft - which was launched Tuesday - arrived safely at a predetermined site, the China Manned Space Agency said, after a hitch in an earlier part of the key test.
It said the cabin structure of the spacec ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) May 8, 2020 
A host of state intelligence services warned early of a new coronavirus with the potential to wreak havoc worldwide, yet many governments failed to heed the warnings - a mistake that experts say they are unlikely to make again.
The scramble to contain the outbreak has underscored for many officials the need to adapt spycraft to the 21st-century threat of deadly germs that can spread like wi ... more |
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Moscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2020
The designers say that the aim of their project is to withstand the toughest weather conditions, something that might help NASA's scheduled 2024 mission to the moon, dubbed "Artemis".
Two Danish designers have developed an origami-inspired foldable house that could be useful for offworld explorers from NASA's Artemis mission to the moon.
The project, called 'Lunark Habitat', is a com ... more |
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 Groningen, Netherlands (SPX) May 11, 2020 
Photosynthetic systems in nature transport energy very efficiently towards a reaction centre, where it is converted into a useful form for the organism. Scientists have been using this as inspiration to learn how to transport energy efficiently in, for example, molecular electronics. Physicist Richard Hildner from the University of Groningen and his colleagues have investigated energy transport ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 08, 2020 
NASA has selected a new pathfinding CubeSat mission to gather data not collected since the agency flew the Dynamics Explorer in the early 1980s.
The new mission, called Dione after the ancient Greek goddess of the oracles, will carry four miniaturized instruments to study how Earth's upper atmospheric layers react to the ever-changing flow of solar energy into the magnetosphere - the envel ... more |
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Groningen, Netherlands (SPX) May 11, 2020
Photosynthetic systems in nature transport energy very efficiently towards a reaction centre, where it is converted into a useful form for the organism. Scientists have been using this as inspiration to learn how to transport energy efficiently in, for example, molecular electronics. Physicist Richard Hildner from the University of Groningen and his colleagues have investigated energy transport ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) May 05, 2020 
In many parts of the U.S., robots have been replacing workers over the last few decades. But to what extent, really? Some technologists have forecast that automation will lead to a future without work, while other observers have been more skeptical about such scenarios.
Now a study co-authored by an MIT professor puts firm numbers on the trend, finding a very real impact - although one tha ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 06, 2020  Boeing announced Tuesday it has presented its first unmanned aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force.
The Loyal Wingman is the first aircraft to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years, and is the company's largest investment in a drone outside of the United States, according to the company.
"This is a truly historic moment for our country a ... more |
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 Dresden, Germany (SPX) May 11, 2020 
From sustainable energy to quantum computers: high-temperature superconductors have the potential to revolutionize today's technologies. Despite intensive research, however, we still lack the necessary basic understanding to develop these complex materials for widespread application.
"Higgs spectroscopy" could bring about a watershed as it reveals the dynamics of paired electrons in superc ... more |
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 Raleigh NC (SPX) May 12, 2020 
A new study from researchers at North Carolina State University suggests that a material consisting of a polymer compound embedded with bismuth trioxide particles holds tremendous potential for replacing conventional radiation shielding materials, such as lead.
The bismuth trioxide compound is lightweight, effective at shielding against ionizing radiation such as gamma rays, and can be man ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) May 12, 2020 
Hong Kong's government risks reigniting last year's political unrest by pushing ahead with a controversial bill outlawing insults to China's national anthem, opposition lawmakers said Tuesday.
Pro-democracy lawmakers warned history was repeating itself, noting that the fast-tracking of a bill last year to allow extraditions to the authoritarian mainland was the spark that lit seven straight ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 13, 2020 
NASA's Cold Atom Laboratory, a facility for fundamental physics experiments on the International Space Station, recently underwent a major hardware upgrade with the help of astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir. By chilling atom clouds to just above absolute zero - the lowest temperature matter can reach - Cold Atom Lab enables scientists to directly observe unique atomic behaviors, helping ... more |
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 Melbourne, FL (SPX) May 13, 2020 
Albert Einstein first predicted the existence of gravitational waves in his 1916 general theory of relativity. By detecting gravitational waves, scientists can identify "ripples" in spacetime created by major astrological events.
From an observatory in orbit around the Sun, far away from the noise of Earth's environment on the ground, scientists can observe the birth of galaxies, supermass ... more |
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 Melbourne, Australia (SPX) May 06, 2020 
A must-have in green building design, solar chimneys can slash energy costs up to 50%. Now research reveals they could also help save lives in a building fire.
In a world-first, researchers designed a solar chimney optimised for both energy saving and fire safety, as part of the sustainable features of a new building in Melbourne, Australia.
Modelling shows the specially-designed sol ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) May 13, 2020 
In spite of the COVID-19 crisis, ESA's Startup competition is under way. By the closing date for submissions, 101 valid proposals had been submitted to ESA and the evaluations have now begun.
ESA is looking for ways to provide support to startups in their valuable role in the space industrial ecosystem. ESA's Startup competition offers the winning entrepreneurs a mentoring prize and an inv ... more |
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