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September 18, 2020
MICROSAT BLITZ
Exolaunch to Deliver the NetSat constellation into Orbit for Wurzburg Center for Telematics



Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 18, 2020
The Wurzburg Center for Telematics, an independent research center in Germany, and Exolaunch, a rideshare launch and deployment solutions provider, announce a launch agreement for a NetSat nanosatellite formation. Under the launch agreement, Exolaunch will coordinate all launcher related activities, including satellite shipment to launch site, integration, and deployment services to the Wurzburg Center for Telematics' satellites on a Soyuz-2 rideshare mission scheduled for launch on September 28th ... read more

MICROSAT BLITZ
NanoAvionics enters India's space market through partnership with Ananth Technologies
Vilnius, Lithuania (SPX) Sep 18, 2020
NanoAvionics, a multinational nanosatellite mission integrator, has signed a partnership agreement with Ananth Technologies Ltd (ATL) which marks NanoAvionics' entry into India's growing NewSpace in ... more
TECH SPACE
Physicists make electrical nanolasers even smaller
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Sep 17, 2020
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and King's College London cleared the obstacle that had prevented the creation of electrically driven nanolasers for integrated circui ... more
ENERGY TECH
Energy harvesting goes organic, gets more flexible
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 16, 2020
Nanogenerators capable of converting mechanical energy into electricity are typically made from metal oxides and lead-based perovskites. But these inorganic materials aren't biocompatible, so the ra ... more
TECH SPACE
GITAI and Nanoracks demonstrate GITAI robot inside the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 10, 2020
In 2021, space robotics start-up GITAI, in collaboration with Nanoracks, will conduct a technical demonstration of a GITAI robot executing versatile tasks inside the Nanoracks' Bishop Airlock Module ... more
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MICROSAT BLITZ
HyperScout 2 is in space
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Sep 04, 2020
On 3 September 2020 at 03:51 CEST, a Vega launch vehicle carried two FSSCat nanosatellites into orbit, one of which houses the brand new HyperScout 2 instrument. This advanced remote sensing system ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Machine-learning nanosatellites to monitor global trade
Glasgow UK (SPX) Sep 08, 2020
Nanosatellites, built in Glasgow, will join a fleet of more than 100 objects in low Earth orbit that help to predict the movement of the world's resources, so that businesses and governments can mak ... more
NANO TECH
Nano particles for healthy tissue
Paris (ESA) Sep 07, 2020
"Eat your vitamins" might be replaced with "ingest your ceramic nano-particles" in the future as space research is giving more weight to the idea that nanoscopic particles could help protect cells f ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
ESA launches small Belgian satellite carrying VTT's remote sensing technology into space
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Sep 07, 2020
The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched 42 tiny satellites aboard a Vega rocket. It took off from ESA's launch site in French Guiana on 2 September local time. One of the launched nanosatellite ... more
NANO TECH
Hybrid nanomaterials hold promise for improved ceramic composites
Wright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) Sep 04, 2020
Researchers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are seeking to patent a novel process for manufacturing a type of material called preceramic polymer-grafted nanoparticles, or "hairy nanoparticles" (H ... more
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CARBON WORLDS
No limit yet for carbon nanotube fibers
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 18, 2020
Carbon nanotube fibers made at Rice University are now stronger than Kevlar and are inching up on the conductivity of copper. The Rice lab of chemical and biomolecular engineer Matteo Pasquali ... more
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, ... 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


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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
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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
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
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Payloads on China's retired lunar probe still operating
Beijing (XNA) Sep 14, 2020
After more than 2,400 days on the near side of the moon, China's Chang'e-3 lunar mission continues to help scientists unravel the unknown about the Earth's companion in space. As of Sept. 1, the Chang'e-3 lunar mission has been on the moon for 2,453 Earth days, and some of the scientific payloads carried by the lander are still operating, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Progra ... more
+ China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 22nd lunar day
+ Space resources are the key to safe and sustainable Lunar exploration
+ Gather Moon rocks for us, NASA urges private companies
+ China's Chang'e-4 probe reveals landing site impact history on moon's far side
+ NASA enlists commercial partners to fly payloads to Moon
+ New gears can withstand impact, temps during lunar missions
+ Has Earth's oxygen rusted the Moon for billions of years
China's new carrier rocket available for public view
Shanghai (XNA) Sep 18, 2020
Spacecraft enthusiasts can catch a glimpse of a newly developed commercial Chinese rocket at the ongoing China International Industry Fair in Shanghai. The medium-sized carrier rocket was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology affiliated to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It is 59 meters long, with a take-off thrust of about 500 tonnes and a tak ... more
+ China sends nine satellites into orbit by sea launch
+ Chinese spacecraft launched mystery object into space before returning to Earth
+ China's reusable spacecraft returns to Earth after 2 days
+ Mars-bound Tianwen 1 hits milestone
+ China's Mars probe over 8m km away from Earth
+ China seeks payload ideas for mission to moon, asteroid
+ China marching to Mars for humanity's better shared future


UK welcomes prospect of Japan joining 'Five Eyes' intel nations
London (AFP) Sept 16, 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday, fresh from sealing a trade pact with Japan, welcomed the possibility of Asia's second-biggest economy joining the US-led "Five Eyes" intelligence alliance. "It's an idea we are thinking about but we have a fantastic relationship with Japan, a very close defence and security partnership," he told MPs at a parliamentary hearing where he also ... more
+ US announces charges against Chinese, Malaysian hackers
+ Australian journalists flee China fearing arrest
+ Facebook removes accounts of far-right group Patriot Prayer
+ Australian writer detained in China denies spying: lawyer
+ China rails against 'discriminatory' India app ban
+ Marine Corps stands up Network Activity to prevent cyberattacks
+ Credit Suisse faces proceedings over spying scandal
Payloads on China's retired lunar probe still operating
Beijing (XNA) Sep 14, 2020
After more than 2,400 days on the near side of the moon, China's Chang'e-3 lunar mission continues to help scientists unravel the unknown about the Earth's companion in space. As of Sept. 1, the Chang'e-3 lunar mission has been on the moon for 2,453 Earth days, and some of the scientific payloads carried by the lander are still operating, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Progra ... more
+ China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 22nd lunar day
+ Space resources are the key to safe and sustainable Lunar exploration
+ Gather Moon rocks for us, NASA urges private companies
+ China's Chang'e-4 probe reveals landing site impact history on moon's far side
+ NASA enlists commercial partners to fly payloads to Moon
+ New gears can withstand impact, temps during lunar missions
+ Has Earth's oxygen rusted the Moon for billions of years
Nano particles for healthy tissue
Paris (ESA) Sep 07, 2020
"Eat your vitamins" might be replaced with "ingest your ceramic nano-particles" in the future as space research is giving more weight to the idea that nanoscopic particles could help protect cells from common causes of damage. Oxidative stress occurs in our bodies when cells lose the natural balance of electrons in the molecules that we are made of. This is a common and constant occurrence ... more
+ Hybrid nanomaterials hold promise for improved ceramic composites
+ Scientists open new window into the nanoworld
+ 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
Kleos Scouting Mission launch update
Luxembourg (SPX) Sep 18, 2020
Kleos Space, a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data-as-a-service (DaaS) company is pleased to provide an update on the Kleos Scouting Mission launching on the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) PSLV-C49 Mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota Range in India (SHAR). The Company has been informed (by NSIL via Spaceflight Inc.) that the launch of the ... more
+ Ball Aerospace selected by NASA to study sustainable land imaging technologies
+ NASA monitors carbon monoxide from California wildfires
+ Emissions pioneer GHGSat secures US$30m in Series B funding
+ China launches new optical remote-sensing satellite
+ Machine-learning nanosatellites to monitor global trade
+ Momentus awarded NASA TROPICS Pathfinder mission
+ ESA launches small Belgian satellite carrying VTT's remote sensing technology into space


Nano particles for healthy tissue
Paris (ESA) Sep 07, 2020
"Eat your vitamins" might be replaced with "ingest your ceramic nano-particles" in the future as space research is giving more weight to the idea that nanoscopic particles could help protect cells from common causes of damage. Oxidative stress occurs in our bodies when cells lose the natural balance of electrons in the molecules that we are made of. This is a common and constant occurrence ... more
+ Hybrid nanomaterials hold promise for improved ceramic composites
+ Scientists open new window into the nanoworld
+ 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
DoD to start live fighter trials with AI pilots by 2024, Esper says
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 10, 2020
The Pentagon plans to conduct live trials pitting tactical aircraft controlled by artificial intelligence against human pilots, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday. He also said the United States' AI will be governed by ethics that power rivals like Russia and China lack, and will coordinate AI strategy with nearly a dozen democratic allies in a new partnership. The comme ... more
+ U.S. Navy selects Lockheed Martin to deliver large unmanned surface vessel study
+ Light processing improves robotic sensing, study finds
+ Helping robots avoid collisions
+ Miniature antenna enables robotic teaming in complex environments
+ Pentagon picks Google Cloud for AI-assisted cancer diagnoses
+ Educated yet amoral: AI capable of writing books sparks awe
+ Toward a machine learning model that can reason about everyday actions


France sees joint European drone project launched this year
Paris (AFP) Sept 16, 2020
France is confident that a deal on developing a joint European military drone project will be signed this year, after the conclusion of tough price negotiations with manufacturers, the defence ministry said Wednesday. "A few small details" still need to be worked out, but "we're rather optimistic about this project," an official in Defence Minister Florence Parly's office said. The Eurod ... more
+ US Military set to deploy advanced Israeli drone system for US Special Forces
+ Adding chameleon-like capabilities to defence drones
+ Unmanned aerial vehicles help wheat breeders
+ Iran invests in advanced drone technology
+ Britain, Belgium to collaborate on MQ-9B drone acquisition
+ Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza over balloon attacks
+ SqwaQ demonstrates BVLOS UAS flight capabilities for controlled airspace
U.S., Britain partner on research into sensor information processing
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 17, 2020
The United States and Britain have announced a jointly funded project to rapidly and automatically process data obtained from sensors and optimize that information for military use. The project is led by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development and Command Army Research Laboratory, CCDC-Atlantic and the U.K. Defense Science and Technology Laboratory, according to the Army. P ... more
+ SoftBank Group selling Arm to NVIDIA for up to $40 billion
+ DARPA Selects Teams to Increase Security of Semiconductor Supply Chain
+ New technology lets quantum bits hold information for 10,000 times longer than previous record
+ Pentagon: It's time to bring microelectronics manufacturing to the U.S.
+ Artificial materials for more efficient electronics
+ Spin, spin, spin: researchers enhance electron spin longevity
+ US court overturns Qualcomm defeat in antitrust case


Mesh reflector for shaped radio beams
Paris (ESA) Sep 18, 2020
This prototype 2.6-m diameter metal-mesh antenna reflector represents a big step forward for the European space sector: versions can be manufactured to reproduce any surface pattern that antenna designers wish, something that was previously possible only with traditional solid antennas. "This is really a first for Europe," says ESA antenna engineer Jean-Christophe Angevain. "China and the ... more
+ Zombie satellites and rogue debris threatening existence of ISS
+ Making waves in space
+ How Algorithmic Darwinism is propelling space evolution
+ ESA's polar station marks three decades satellite tracking
+ Future Rocket Engines May Include Large-Scale 3D Printing
+ Announcing Homestead: satellite ground station coming soon to Chippewa County
+ Government backs UK companies tackling dangerous 'space junk'
Young Australian an unlikely target for China's fury
Brisbane, Australia (AFP) Sept 16, 2020
An Australian university student who has never visited China and has only a modest social media following would seem an unlikely target for the Chinese government. But when a foreign ministry spokesman personally denounced Drew Pavlou at a recent press conference, it was just the next phase in an extraordinary campaign against the 21-year-old that has fuelled concerns over China's targeting ... more
+ Two dozen Hong Kong activists in court over banned Tiananmen vigil
+ Culture war: Inner Mongolia seethes as China presses Mandarin at school
+ Families fear for Hong Kong 'speedboat fugitives' in China custody
+ Australia rejects Chinese claim reporters evaded the law
+ Under Beijing's watchful eye, Joshua Wong treads fine line
+ Bejing livid asUS revokes visas for 1,000 Chinese under Trump order
+ Australian spy agency targeted Chinese journalists: Beijing


New calculation refines comparison of matter with antimatter
Upton NY (SPX) Sep 18, 2020
An international collaboration of theoretical physicists - including scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and the RIKEN-BNL Research Center (RBRC) - has published a new calculation relevant to the search for an explanation of the predominance of matter over antimatter in our universe. The collaboration, known as RBC-UKQCD, also includes scien ... more
+ Large Hadron Collider upgrade to be led by Manchester scientists
+ RIT scientists contribute to the first discovery of an intermediate-mass black hole
+ Brazilian researcher proposes universal mechanism for ejection of matter by black holes
+ An unexpected origin story for a lopsided black hole merger
+ LIGO, Virgo detectors record collision of massive black holes
+ UH Manoa researchers predict location of novel candidate for mysterious dark energy
+ Can black hole fire up cold heart of the Phoenix
Into microgravity with face masks
Buren, Germany (SPX) Sep 18, 2020
It is the 35th parabolic flight campaign of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), but nothing is routine on these flights under microgravity conditions. For the first time, scientists, engineers, and flight crew must master the challenges of their experimental research during the Coronavirus pandemic. At the very last moment, the flights had to be reschedu ... more
+ LIGO: "Bang" in Detectors Signals Most Massive Gravitational-Wave Source Yet
+ Gravity wave insights from internet-beaming balloons
+ New collaboration between gravitational-wave astronomy and particle physics
+ Tianqin-2 to test key technologies for next-gen gravity satellites
+ Are we still listening for gravity waves
+ A stepping stone for measuring quantum gravity
+ 'Quantum negativity' can power ultra-precise measurements


Theoretically, two layers are better than one for solar-cell efficiency
University Park PA (SPX) Sep 16, 2020
Solar cells have come a long way, but inexpensive, thin film solar cells are still far behind more expensive, crystalline solar cells in efficiency. Now, a team of researchers suggests that using two thin films of different materials may be the way to go to create affordable, thin film cells with about 34% efficiency. "Ten years ago I knew very little about solar cells, but it became clear ... more
+ Sunpro Solar first to install new NeON LG solar panel in US
+ Tandem devices feel the heat
+ Development of photovoltaics that can be applied like paint for real-life application
+ Researchers develop molecule to store solar energy
+ New understanding of electrolyte additives will improve dye-sensitised solar cells
+ Raptor Maps Raises $5M for its Solar Lifecycle Management Software
+ Tandem solar cell world record: New branch in the NREL chart
Rocket policy must not be limited by capital, liability: Startups
Chennai (IANS) Sep 18, 2020
The proposed launch vehicle or rocket policy should be startup friendly, not be restrictive in terms of minimum capital for the company, rocket size and other things and the criteria be clear and upfront, said top officials of two rocket companies. They also said the private rocket makers are start-ups which the proposed policy should take into account and the damage liability is one of our majo ... more
+ SpaceX postpones Starlink launch from Florida
+ Intelsat entrusts Arianespace for the launch of three C-band satellites on Ariane 5 and Ariane 6
+ Dragonfly Aerospace emerges from SCS Aerospace Group
+ COMSAT expands hardware footprint with new Orbit Communications Systems agreement
+ GMV announces the merger of its UK Company and NSL
+ Wanted: your ideas for ESA's future space missions
+ Satellogic launches 11th satellite to low-earth orbit
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