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August 13, 2020
TECH SPACE
PredaSAR chooses SpaceX to launch its first synthetic aperture radar satellite



Boca Raton FL (SPX) Aug 12, 2020
PredaSAR Corporation, has announced that its first of 48 advanced commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites will launch on SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. is the launch integration provider in addition to manufacturer of the spacecraft. As part of the agreement, PredaSAR, Tyvak, and SpaceX will be working together to optimize the deployment plan for the remainder of PredaSAR's groundbreaking constellation - the world's largest and most advanced comme ... read more

MICROSAT BLITZ
Momentus to Launch Dodona Nanosat for Lockheed USC La Jument Program
Santa Clara CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2020
Momentus and Lockheed Martin have announced a launch service agreement for a 3U satellite in Lockheed Martin and SERC (Space Engineering Research Center) University of Southern California's (USC) sm ... more
SOLAR DAILY
New fabrication method brings single-crystal perovskite devices closer to viability
San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 03, 2020
Nanoengineers at UC San Diego developed a new method to fabricate perovskites as single-crystal thin films, which are more efficient for use in solar cells and optical devices than the current state ... more
SPACEMART
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 ... more
TECH SPACE
Spaceflight Inc chooses Tethers Unlimited's Terminator Tape to deorbit of Orbit Transfer Vehicle
Bothell 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
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NANO TECH
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 t ... more
CHIP TECH
Magnetic memory states go exponential
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. Th ... more
WATER WORLD
New technology combines wood, bacteria, sunlight to purify water
Washington 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
MICROSAT BLITZ
In-Space sets sights on next phase of Faraday programme after devastating loss of Faraday-1 satellite
Los 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
TECH SPACE
Just add nano-materials for stronger, tougher diving fins
Paris (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
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MICROSAT BLITZ
Exolaunch and NanoAvionics sign two launch agreements for SpaceX's rideshare missions
Berlin, 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
INTERNET SPACE
Quantum entanglement demonstrated aboard orbiting CubeSat
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 26, 2020
In a critical step toward creating a global quantum communications network, researchers have generated and detected quantum entanglement onboard a CubeSat nanosatellite weighing less than 2.6 kilogr ... more
ENERGY TECH
New insights into the energy levels in quantum dots
Bochum, Germany (SPX) Jun 26, 2020
Researchers from Basel, Bochum and Copenhagen have gained new insights into the energy states of quantum dots. They are semiconductor nanostructures and promising building blocks for quantum communi ... more
TECH SPACE
ESA awards NanoAvionics contract to develop new satellite propulsion technologies
Vilnius, 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
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
FFI selects GomSpace to build military communication satellite
Aalborg, 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 Constellation

CARBON WORLDS
Two-dimensional carbon networks
Washington 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
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Superlens squeezes light into nanospace
Moscow, 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
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Simba CubeSat to swivel from Earth to Sun to help track climate change
Paris (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
NANO TECH
The smallest motor in the world
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," ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Arianespace Vega mission to perform Small Spacecraft Mission Service Proof of Concept flight
Kourou, 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
ENERGY TECH
Spontaneous formation of nanoscale hollow structures could boost battery storage
Atlanta 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
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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
+ Study reveals composition of gel-like lunar substance
+ Aerojet Rocketdyne completes its propulsion for NASA's Artemis II mission
+ Russia's Trailblazing Lunar Lander Mission to be Launch-Tested With US Equipment
+ Solar power investigation to launch on lunar lander
+ China's Chang'e 4 probe resumes work for 20th lunar day
+ Who's ready to serve the lunar missions
+ A slightly younger Moon
China seeks payload ideas for mission to moon, asteroid
Beijing (XNA) Aug 07, 2020
China is soliciting ideas for payloads aboard its proposed missions to the moon, an asteroid and a comet, according to the China National Space Administration. It is asking for primary, middle school and university students across the country to provide ideas for payloads that would fly aboard the Chang'e 7 probe to the moon, and on another spacecraft to the asteroid 2016HO3 and the comet ... more
+ China marching to Mars for humanity's better shared future
+ From the Moon to Mars: China's long march in space
+ Tianwen 1 probe to soon blast off for Mars
+ China's newest carrier rocket fails in debut mission
+ China's tracking ship wraps up satellite launch monitoring
+ Final Beidou launch marks major milestone in China's space effort
+ Satellite launch center Wenchang eyes boosting homestay, catering sectors


Defying China, Hong Kongers rush to buy pro-democracy newspaper
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 11, 2020
Hong Kongers rushed to buy pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily on Tuesday in a show of support for its owner, who was arrested a day earlier as police rounded up critics of China. A crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong has gathered pace since China imposed a sweeping security law in June, with opposition politicians disqualified and activists arrested for social media posts. The moves have ... more
+ Israel says foiled cyber attack on its defence firms
+ TikTok, WeChat bans not crucial to US security: experts
+ AFRL invites hackers to re-imagine how space systems are secured
+ Trump order targets Chinese internet giants TikTok, WeChat
+ Saudi Arabia seeks to tame powerful cyber armies
+ Facebook, Twitter take aim at Trump 'misinformation'
+ Australian PM: no evidence of TikTok misusing data
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
+ Study reveals composition of gel-like lunar substance
+ Aerojet Rocketdyne completes its propulsion for NASA's Artemis II mission
+ Russia's Trailblazing Lunar Lander Mission to be Launch-Tested With US Equipment
+ Solar power investigation to launch on lunar lander
+ China's Chang'e 4 probe resumes work for 20th lunar day
+ Who's ready to serve the lunar missions
+ A slightly younger Moon
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
+ The smallest motor in the world
+ Crystalline 'nanobrush' clears way to advanced energy and information tech
+ Transporting energy through a single molecular nanowire
+ To make an atom-sized machine, you need a quantum mechanic
+ Magnetic nanoparticles help researchers remotely release adrenal hormones
+ New DNA origami motor breaks speed record for nano machines
China launches new optical remote-sensing satellite
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Aug 07, 2020
China successfully launched a new optical remote-sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 12:01 p.m. Thursday (Beijing Time). The satellite, Gaofen-9 04, was sent into orbit by a Long March-2D carrier rocket. It has a resolution up to the sub-meter level. The satellite will be mainly used for land surveys, city planning, land right confirmation ... more
+ Researchers take the ultimate Earth selfie
+ Rocket sees curling waves above Alaskan sky
+ Cluster's 20 years of studying Earth's magnetosphere
+ Clemson doctoral candidate uses rockets to surf the Alaskan sky
+ Contract signed to build Europe's carbon dioxide monitoring mission
+ Satellite survey shows California's sinking coastal hotspots
+ New Space satellite pinpoints industrial methane emissions


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
+ The smallest motor in the world
+ Crystalline 'nanobrush' clears way to advanced energy and information tech
+ Transporting energy through a single molecular nanowire
+ To make an atom-sized machine, you need a quantum mechanic
+ Magnetic nanoparticles help researchers remotely release adrenal hormones
+ New DNA origami motor breaks speed record for nano machines
Human Rights Watch eyes treaty banning 'killer robots'
Geneva (AFP) Aug 10, 2020
Human Rights Watch said Monday it was seeking a new international treaty to halt the race towards fully autonomous weapons, claiming a growing number of countries wanted an outright ban. The non-governmental organisation (NGO) said 30 countries are now explicitly seeking a ban, after compiling an overview of 97 nations with a stated position on the use and development of what it termed "kill ... more
+ Subterranean Challenge pivots to all-virtual competition for cave circuit
+ Russia to create several space robots
+ NUS researchers gives robots intelligent sensing abilities to carry out complex tasks
+ Robot hotel gets its occupants
+ "Alexa, go to the kitchen and fetch me a snack"
+ AI robots for power network put into service in North China
+ Amid reckoning on police racism, algorithm bias in focus


Turkish drone kills 2 Iraqi officers in Kurdish region: army
Baghdad (AFP) Aug 11, 2020
Two high-ranking Iraqi officers were killed Tuesday in what the army said was a "blatant Turkish drone attack" in the autonomous Kurdish region, where Ankara has for weeks been raiding militant positions. The strike killed two border guard battalion commanders and the driver of their vehicle, the army said in a statement. It is the first time members of the regular Iraqi forces have been ... more
+ Air Force holds electronic warfare exercise with classified stealth drone
+ Swiss Army Chooses Lockheed Martin's Indago 3 UAS For Tactical Reconnaissance And Surveillance
+ Image processing algorithm allows indoor drones to fly autonomously
+ VTOL demonstration at JEB Little Creek showcases REALL Technology
+ VSR700 prototype performs first autonomous free flight
+ Israeli-built drone for German air force has first successful flight
+ AFLCMC Awards Skyborg Contract
'Drawn-on-skin' electronics offer breakthrough in wearable monitors
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 03, 2020
A team of researchers led by Cunjiang Yu, Bill D. Cook Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston, has developed a new form of electronics known as "drawn-on-skin electronics," allowing multifunctional sensors and circuits to be drawn on the skin with an ink pen. The advance, the researchers report in Nature Communications, allows for the collection of more ... more
+ US court overturns Qualcomm defeat in antitrust case
+ DARPA Selects Teams to Increase Security of Semiconductor Supply Chain
+ Spin, spin, spin: researchers enhance electron spin longevity
+ Scientists discover new class of semiconducting entropy-stabilized materials
+ "Giant atoms" enable quantum processing and communication in one
+ Share surge propels Taiwan chip giant TSMC into top ten
+ A new path for electron optics in solid-state systems


First laser detection of space debris in daylight
Paris (ESA) Aug 07, 2020
Lasers on Earth are used to measure the position of space debris high above, providing crucial information on how to avoid in-space collisions. Until now, this technique has suffered from a fatal flaw. For some time, lasers could only be used to measure the distance to space debris during the few twilight hours in which the 'laser ranging' station on Earth is in darkness, but debris object ... more
+ Laser beams reflected between Earth and Moon boost science
+ PredaSAR chooses SpaceX to launch its first synthetic aperture radar satellite
+ Return of the LIDAR
+ Digital content to total half Earth's mass by 2245
+ Scientists find way to track space junk in daylight
+ How to mix old tires and building rubble to make sustainable roads
+ Transforming e-waste into a strong, protective coating for metal
'Night fell': Hong Kong's first month under China security law
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 10, 2020
Teenager Tony Chung said he was walking outside a shopping mall when police officers from Hong Kong's new national security unit swooped, bundled him into a nearby stairwell and tried to scan his face to unlock his phone. Chung's alleged crime was to write comments on social media that endangered national security, one of four students - including a 16-year-old girl - detained for the same ... more
+ Agnes Chow: the former Hong Kong teen activist China wants to silence
+ Hong Kong media giant soars 344% as Lai arrest spurs activists
+ Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy newspaper, arrest owner
+ Jimmy Lai: the Hong Kong media tycoon that China loathes
+ Carrie Lam: Hong Kong's divisive leader now sanctioned by US
+ France halts ratification of extradition treaty with Hong Kong
+ Former Chinese top banker pleads guilty to massive graft


Physicists cast doubt on neutrino theory
Cincinnati OH (SPX) Aug 12, 2020
University of Cincinnati physicists, as part of an international research team, are raising doubts about the existence of an exotic subatomic particle that failed to show up in twin experiments. UC College of Arts and Sciences associate professor Alexandre Sousa and assistant professor Adam Aurisano took part in an experiment at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in search of steril ... more
+ Simulating quantum 'time travel' disproves butterfly effect in quantum realm
+ Universe Is More Homogeneous Than Expected
+ Cosmic tango between the very small and the very large
+ New approach refines the Hubble's constant and age of universe
+ Atomtronic device could probe boundary between quantum, everyday worlds
+ Filling in 11B years of the Universe's expansion history
+ In a first, astronomers watch a black hole's corona disappear, then reappear
'Quantum negativity' can power ultra-precise measurements
Cambridge UK (SPX) Aug 03, 2020
Scientists have found that a physical property called 'quantum negativity' can be used to take more precise measurements of everything from molecular distances to gravitational waves. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, Harvard and MIT, have shown that quantum particles can carry an unlimited amount of information about things they have interacted with. The results, reported ... more
+ QinetiQ wins contract with the European Space Agency
+ Tabletop quantum experiment could detect gravitational waves
+ Gravitational wave scientists grapple with the cosmic mystery of GW190814
+ LIGO-Virgo finds mystery object in 'mass gap'
+ Thailand team wins UN access to ESA's hypergravity centrifuge
+ New gravitational-wave model can bring neutron stars into even sharper focus
+ Seeing the universe through new lenses


Perovskite and organic solar cells rocketed into space
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 13, 2020
For the first time, researchers in Germany sent perovskite and organic solar cells on a rocket into space. The solar cells withstood the extreme conditions in space, producing power from direct sunlight and reflective light from the Earth's surface. The work, published August 12 in the journal Joule, sets the foundation for future near-Earth application as well as potential deep space missions. ... more
+ New fabrication method brings single-crystal perovskite devices closer to viability
+ ETRI develops eco-friendly color thin-film solar cells
+ AES and 5B Accelerating World's Transition to Solar Energy
+ Inkjet printing fabrication paves way for practical perovskite solar cell production
+ Crystal structure discovered almost 200 years ago could hold key to solar cell revolution
+ USTC makes breakthrough in solar cell efficiency
+ Highly efficient and stable double layer solar cell developed
SIA urges FCC to ensure spectrum continues to provide satellite broadband connectivity
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 12, 2020
On Aug 6th, SIA announced it had filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the matter of Modernizing and Expanding Access to the 70 GHz, 80 GHz and 90 GHz spectrum bands. The SIA filing addresses the potential impact of changes in the rules on future users of these bands and focuses on ensuring that a ... more
+ SES selects SpaceX for launch of new C-Band satellites
+ SES selects ULA to launch two C-Band satellites to accelerate C-Band clearing
+ Exolaunch awarded contracts to deliver Swarm Satellites into orbit on Falcon 9
+ Hisdesat And XTAR Complete Transaction For XTAR-EUR Satellite
+ Amazon to invest $10 bn in space-based internet system
+ Latvia becomes ESA Associate Member State
+ State of the Space Industrial Base 2020 Report
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