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Sateliot and Danish Gatehouse to offer global 5G via its LEO Nano-satellites![]() Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 28, 2020 Sateliot, the first satellite telecommunications operator to provide continuous global connectivity to the Internet of Things (IoT) universe under a 5G architecture, has sealed an agreement with the Danish Gatehouse Group to develop the world's first NB-IoT network, which will enable it to offer global 5G connectivity once its LEO nanosatellite constellation is deployed. This agreement with Gatehouse, one of the most experienced companies in the development of satellite communication systems, is p ... read more |
Spaceflight Inc chooses Tethers Unlimited's Terminator Tape to deorbit of Orbit Transfer VehicleBothell WA (SPX) Jul 27, 2020 Tethers Unlimited, Inc. (TUI) is pleased to announce that Spaceflight Inc. has selected TUI's NanoSat Terminator Tape Deorbit System for end-of life disposal of its new Sherpa-FX orbit transfer vehi ... more
Scientists open new window into the nanoworldBoulder CO (SPX) Jul 20, 2020 University of Colorado Boulder researchers have used ultra-fast extreme ultraviolet lasers to measure the properties of materials more than 100 times thinner than a human red blood cell. The t ... more
Magnetic memory states go exponentialRamat 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. Th ... more
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 |
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ESA awards NanoAvionics contract to develop new satellite propulsion technologiesVilnius, Lithuania (SPX) Jun 24, 2020 The European Space Agency (ESA) has granted 1 million euros to nanosatellite mission integrator NanoAvionics to develop key components for small satellite propulsion systems. The new propulsion tech ... more
FFI selects GomSpace to build military communication satelliteAalborg, Danmark (SPX) Jun 24, 2020 GomSpace has signed a contract to develop and deliver a nanosatellite to the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI). The satellite will demonstrate military tactical communications on ... more
NanoAvionics to build first 2 satellite buses for Omnispace ConstellationMidland TX (SPX) Jun 22, 2020 Mission integrator NanoAvionics was contracted by Thales Alenia Space to build the initial two satellite buses for Omnispace's satellite-based Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure. NanoAvionics' ... more
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 change
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 |
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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
Spontaneous formation of nanoscale hollow structures could boost battery storageAtlanta GA (SPX) Jun 10, 2020 An unexpected property of nanometer-scale antimony crystals - the spontaneous formation of hollow structures - could help give the next generation of lithium ion batteries higher energy density with ... more
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
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 |
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Russian Cosmonauts Could Be Going to the Moon Without a Super-Heavy Launch Vehicle Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 27, 2020
Russian space industry giant Energia is involved in the production of everything from rockets and satellites to space stations and ballistic missiles, and is the prime mover behind the current Russian manned spaceflight programs.
Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia has created and patented a means to fly cosmonauts to the Moon and back without an expensive new heavy-launch rocket. ... more |
China marching to Mars for humanity's better shared future Beijing (XNA) Jul 24, 2020
With the carrier rocket Long March-5 lifting off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on Thursday, China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 has embarked on its maiden voyage to brave the challenge of orbiting, landing and deploying a rover on the red planet in one single mission.
"Tianwen," the name of China's Martian exploration project, comes from the long poem "Tianwen," meaning Heavenly Questi ... more |
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Lawyers for Huawei's Meng demand release of Canadian spy docs Ottawa (AFP) July 27, 2020
Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on Monday demanded the release of unredacted Canadian spy service documents they say would reveal a plot between the FBI and Canada to "trick" their client.
Meng, the Chinese telecom giant's chief financial officer, was arrested on a US warrant in December 2018 during a stopover in Vancouver. She is charged with violating US sanctions against Iran, ... more |
Russian Cosmonauts Could Be Going to the Moon Without a Super-Heavy Launch Vehicle Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 27, 2020
Russian space industry giant Energia is involved in the production of everything from rockets and satellites to space stations and ballistic missiles, and is the prime mover behind the current Russian manned spaceflight programs.
Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia has created and patented a means to fly cosmonauts to the Moon and back without an expensive new heavy-launch rocket. ... more |
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Scientists open new window into the nanoworld Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 20, 2020
University of Colorado Boulder researchers have used ultra-fast extreme ultraviolet lasers to measure the properties of materials more than 100 times thinner than a human red blood cell.
The team, led by scientists at JILA, reported its new feat of wafer-thinness this week in the journal Physical Review Materials. The group's target, a film just 5 nanometers thick, is the thinnest material ... more |
China's newly-launched satellite to boost surveying, mapping capabilities Beijing (XNA) Jul 28, 2020
China's surveying and mapping capabilities will be further boosted with one more high-resolution mapping satellite launched on Saturday.
The Ziyuan III 03 satellite was sent into orbit by a Long March-4B rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province. It will provide data for the country's land resources investigation, natural disaster prevention, agricult ... more |
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Scientists open new window into the nanoworld Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 20, 2020
University of Colorado Boulder researchers have used ultra-fast extreme ultraviolet lasers to measure the properties of materials more than 100 times thinner than a human red blood cell.
The team, led by scientists at JILA, reported its new feat of wafer-thinness this week in the journal Physical Review Materials. The group's target, a film just 5 nanometers thick, is the thinnest material ... more |
Russia to create several space robots Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 28, 2020
Russia will manufacture several space robots designed for operating on the surface of the International Space Station, but only one will be sent to space, Evgeny Dudorov, the CEO of Moscow-based Android Technics Scientific Production Association, said.
"We will be producing two or three copies of Teledroid: the final one, which will go to space, its exact copy, which will stay on Earth, an ... more |
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Israeli-built drone for German air force has first successful flight Washington DC (UPI) Jul 27, 2020
An unmanned aerial vehicle made in Israel for Germany's Defense Ministry completed its first successful flight, builder Israel Aerospace Industries announced.
The Heron TP, modified to the specifications of the German Defense Ministry, completed its first flight on Sunday in Israel, the company said.
The medium altitude, long endurance Heron TP, regarded as the company's most adv ... more |
A new path for electron optics in solid-state systems Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 20, 2020
Electrons can interfere in the same manner as water, acoustical or light waves do. When exploited in solid-state materials, such effects promise novel functionality for electronic devices, in which elements such as interferometers, lenses or collimators could be integrated for controlling electrons at the scale of mirco- and nanometres.
However, so far such effects have been demonstrated m ... more |
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Texas firm develops adaptable satellites with fast software upgrades Washington DC (UPI) Jul 27, 2020 The U.S. Air Force and a private technology company in Texas started to develop new satellites this summer that are capable of quick software changes in orbit to respond to threats and to carry out new tasks.
Austin-based Hypergiant, which works on several kinds of artificial intelligence, has a formal but classified agreement to develop technology for the Air Force, with a potential $1 ... more |
New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong Wellington (AFP) July 28, 2020
New Zealand suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong on Tuesday in protest at a "deeply concerning" new security law China has imposed on the territory, joining its allies in sanctioning Beijing over the move.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters said the suspension, which risks the ire of Wellington's largest trading partner, was because "New Zealand can no longer trust that Hong Kong's c ... more |
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New approach refines the Hubble's constant and age of universe Eugene OR (SPX) Jul 28, 2020
Using known distances of 50 galaxies from Earth to refine calculations in Hubble's constant, a research team led by a University of Oregon astronomer estimates the age of the universe at 12.6 billion years.
Approaches to date the Big Bang, which gave birth to the universe, rely on mathematics and computational modeling, using distance estimates of the oldest stars, the behavior of galaxies ... more |
QinetiQ wins contract with the European Space Agency 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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Covid-19 shutdown led to increased solar power output Boston MA (SPX) Jul 27, 2020
As the Covid-19 shutdowns and stay-at-home orders brought much of the world's travel and commerce to a standstill, people around the world started noticing clearer skies as a result of lower levels of air pollution. Now, researchers have been able to demonstrate that those clearer skies had a measurable impact on the output from solar photovoltaic panels, leading to a more than 8 percent increas ... more |
Sateliot and Danish Gatehouse to offer global 5G via its LEO Nano-satellites Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 28, 2020
Sateliot, the first satellite telecommunications operator to provide continuous global connectivity to the Internet of Things (IoT) universe under a 5G architecture, has sealed an agreement with the Danish Gatehouse Group to develop the world's first NB-IoT network, which will enable it to offer global 5G connectivity once its LEO nanosatellite constellation is deployed.
This agreement wit ... more |
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