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  Ramat Gan, Israel (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 Spintronics is a thriving branch of nano-electronics which utilizes the spin of the electron and its associated magnetic moment in addition to the electron charge used in traditional electronics. The main current practical contributions of spintronics are in magnetic sensing and non-volatile magnetic data storage, and additional breakthroughs in developing magnetic based processing and novel types of magnetic memory are expected. Spintronics devices commonly consist of magnetic elements manipulate ... read more |
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New technology combines wood, bacteria, sunlight to purify waterWashington DC (UPI) Jul 08, 2020 Engineers have developed a new wood-based steam generator that can purify water using bacteria-produced nanomaterials and the sun's energy. ... more  
In-Space sets sights on next phase of Faraday programme after devastating loss of Faraday-1 satelliteLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2020 In-Space Missions has vowed to continue its Faraday satellite programme after the extreme disappointment of losing their maiden satellite Faraday-1. The nanosat was launched on a Rocket Lab Electron ... more  
Just add nano-materials for stronger, tougher diving finsParis (ESA) Jul 03, 2020 Adding microscopic nano-materials to carbon fibre composites has resulted in stronger, tougher fins for divers. A space material company teamed up with a market leader in the design and production o ... more 
Exolaunch and NanoAvionics sign two launch agreements for SpaceX's rideshare missionsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 01, 2020 Exolaunch, a rideshare launch and deployment solutions provider, signed launch agreements with NanoAvionics, a nano-satellite bus manufacturer and mission integrator, to launch two 6U nano-satellite ... more |
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Two-dimensional carbon networksWashington DC (SPX) Jun 19, 2020 Lithium-ion batteries usually contain graphitic carbons as anode materials. Scientists have investigated the carbonic nanoweb graphdiyne as a novel two-dimensional carbon network for its suitability ... more  
Superlens squeezes light into nanospaceMoscow, Russia (SPX) Jun 17, 2020 Russian and Danish researchers have made a first-ever experimental observation of a plasmon nanojet. This physical phenomenon enables nanoscale focusing of light and, theoretically, allows engineers ... more  
Simba CubeSat to swivel from Earth to Sun to help track climate changeParis (ESA) Jun 16, 2020 Due to launch aboard Friday's Vega rocket, ESA's Simba CubeSat is a tiny mission with a big ambition: to measure one of the fundamental drivers of climate change in a new way. The 30-cm long nanosat ... more  
The smallest motor in the worldDubendorf, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 17, 2020 The smallest motor in the world - consisting of just 16 atoms: this was developed by a team of researchers from Empa and EPFL. "This brings us close to the ultimate size limit for molecular motors," ... more  
Arianespace Vega mission to perform Small Spacecraft Mission Service Proof of Concept flightKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jun 12, 2020 With this mission, designated Flight VV16, Arianespace underscores its comprehensive range of innovative and competitive services to address the nano- and micro-satellite market sub-segment, serving ... more |
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 Spontaneous formation of nanoscale hollow structures could boost battery storage 
Crystalline 'nanobrush' clears way to advanced energy and information techOak Ridge TN (SPX) Jun 10, 2020 A team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory synthesized a tiny structure with high surface area and discovered how its unique architecture drives ions across interfaces to ... more |
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Integrating nanomaterial with light-absorbing molecule powers hydrogen production from water and sunTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 10, 2020 In line with the depletion of fossil fuels and the environmental problems our planet faces due to their combustion, developing technology for clean energy generation is a topic of global interest. A ... more  
Showtime for photosynthesisBerkeley CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2020 Using a unique combination of nanoscale imaging and chemical analysis, an international team of researchers has revealed a key step in the molecular mechanism behind the water splitting reaction of ... more 
New nanodevice could use solar energy to produce hydrogenAmsterdam. The Netherlands (SPX) Jun 10, 2020 Solar energy is considered by some to be the ultimate solution to address the current energy crisis and global warming and the environmental crises brought about by excessive consumption of fossil f ... more 
Solar cells, phone displays and lighting could be transformed by nanocrystal assembly methodMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Jun 04, 2020 Smart phones, tablets and laptop displays, camera lenses, biosensing devices, integrated chips and solar photovoltaic cells are among the applications that could stand to benefit from an innovative ... more 
Carbon nanotube transistors make the leap from lab to factory floorBoston MA (SPX) Jun 02, 2020 Carbon nanotube transistors are a step closer to commercial reality, now that MIT researchers have demonstrated that the devices can be made swiftly in commercial facilities, with the same equipment ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 20, 2020 
The involvement of foreign countries in the ambitious Russian lunar mission is not limited to testing equipment. A lunar mass spectrometer manufactured jointly with Switzerland will be installed on board the Luna-25 to study probes of lunar soil.
The launch readiness of equipment installed on Luna-25, the first lunar lander mission from the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) in the c ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 16, 2020 
Tianwen 1, a Chinese Mars probe, has been transported to Hainan province, where it is set to be launched atop a Long March 5 carrier rocket in the coming days, according to the China Academy of Space Technology.
The academy said in a statement on Tuesday that the spacecraft is now undergoing prelaunch preparations at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Wenchang before setting out on China' ... more |
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 London (AFP) July 14, 2020  Britain on Tuesday bowed to growing US pressure and ordered the phased removal of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei from its 5G network despite warnings of retaliation from Beijing.
The policy reversal hands a long-sought victory to US President Donald Trump's administration in its geopolitical tug-of-war with China.
The White House said the decision "reflects a growing international consens ... more |
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Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 20, 2020
The involvement of foreign countries in the ambitious Russian lunar mission is not limited to testing equipment. A lunar mass spectrometer manufactured jointly with Switzerland will be installed on board the Luna-25 to study probes of lunar soil.
The launch readiness of equipment installed on Luna-25, the first lunar lander mission from the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) in the c ... more |
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 Dubendorf, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 17, 2020 
The smallest motor in the world - consisting of just 16 atoms: this was developed by a team of researchers from Empa and EPFL. "This brings us close to the ultimate size limit for molecular motors," explains Oliver Groning, head of the Functional Surfaces Research Group at Empa. The motor measures less than one nanometer - in other words it is around 100,000 times smaller than the diameter of a ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 16, 2020 
China's domestically-developed marine observation satellites will be used to study the distribution of coral reefs in the South China Sea, and facilitate protection and restoration of coral reefs.
State broadcaster CCTV reported that the National Satellite Ocean Application Service will cooperate with a coral reef research center in Guangxi University to monitor coral reefs in the South Ch ... more |
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Dubendorf, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 17, 2020
The smallest motor in the world - consisting of just 16 atoms: this was developed by a team of researchers from Empa and EPFL. "This brings us close to the ultimate size limit for molecular motors," explains Oliver Groning, head of the Functional Surfaces Research Group at Empa. The motor measures less than one nanometer - in other words it is around 100,000 times smaller than the diameter of a ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jul 16, 2020 
Wouldn't we all appreciate a little help around the house, especially if that help came in the form of a smart, adaptable, uncomplaining robot? Sure, there are the one-trick Roombas of the appliance world. But MIT engineers are envisioning robots more like home helpers, able to follow high-level, Alexa-type commands, such as "Go to the kitchen and fetch me a coffee cup."
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jul 17, 2020 
An oversight failure left the Pentagon unable to judge if a $174 million Afghan surveillance drone project is effective, an inspector general's report says.
Released on Friday by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan, the report notes that at least $174 million was spent between 2015 and 2019 to supply Afghanistan's security forces with ScanEagle remotely piloted aircraft.
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 
MIT researchers have developed a process to manufacture and integrate "artificial atoms," created by atomic-scale defects in microscopically thin slices of diamond, with photonic circuitry, producing the largest quantum chip of its type.
The accomplishment "marks a turning point" in the field of scalable quantum processors, says Dirk Englund, an associate professor in MIT's Department of E ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 21, 2020 
Eyeing a launch in 2023, DARPA's Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program will focus the remainder of this year on completing the elements of the robotic payload. The objective of RSGS is to create an operational dexterous robotic capability to repair satellites in geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO), extending satellite life spans, enhancing resilience, and improving reliabili ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) July 12, 2020 
A French court has sentenced to jail two former agents from the foreign intelligence service after convicting them of sharing secrets with China.
Following a trial in Paris conducted in the utmost secrecy, the former officers with France's Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE) were convicted Friday of "sharing intelligence" with a foreign power.
Pierre-Marie H., 69, was handed ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 21, 2020 
Filling in the most-significant gaps in our understanding of the universe's history, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) released Sunday a comprehensive analysis of the largest three-dimensional map of the cosmos ever created.
The survey, of which Carnegie is an integral member, has been one of the most successful and influential in the history of astronomy. It operates out of both Apache ... more |
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 Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 
QinetiQ's space business has secured a new contract worth 8.5m euro with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development and production of microgravity-based heat transfer experiments, expected to be installed on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2026.
Called the Heat Transfer Host 1, or simply HOST1, the contract includes the development of the experimentation platform and four ... more |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 
Researchers in the Cava Group at the Princeton University Department of Chemistry have demystified the reasons for instability in an inorganic perovskite that has attracted wide attention for its potential in creating highly efficient solar cells.
Using single crystal X-ray diffraction performed at Princeton University and X-ray pair distribution function measurements performed at the Broo ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jul 20, 2020 
Britain's Ministry of Defense finalized a contract for a new Skynet military satellite in a $628.5 million deal with Airbus Defense and Space.
The contract, signed on Sunday, calls for launch and ground support of the latest Skynet 6A telecommunications satellite, which is regarded as an improvement of military communications capability - and is an update to the current Skynet 5 system ... more |
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