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  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 |
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NanoAvionics enters India's space market through partnership with Ananth TechnologiesVilnius, 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  
Physicists make electrical nanolasers even smallerMoscow, 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 harvesting goes organic, gets more flexibleWashington 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 
GITAI and Nanoracks demonstrate GITAI robot inside the Nanoracks Bishop AirlockTokyo, 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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No limit yet for carbon nanotube fibersHouston 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 
PredaSAR chooses SpaceX to launch its first synthetic aperture radar satelliteBoca 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 
Momentus to Launch Dodona Nanosat for Lockheed USC La Jument ProgramSanta 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  
New fabrication method brings single-crystal perovskite devices closer to viabilitySan 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  
Sateliot and Danish Gatehouse to offer global 5G via its LEO Nano-satellitesMadrid, 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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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 |
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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 
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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 Fuzhou (XNA) Sep 21, 2020 
China is determined to land its astronauts on the moon and set up a scientific station there, according to a project leader.
Zhou Yanfei, deputy chief designer of China's manned space program, said on Friday that China wishes to use the manned lunar missions to carry out scientific surveys and technology demonstrations, explore ways to develop lunar resources and strengthen the nation's sp ... more |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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Fuzhou (XNA) Sep 21, 2020
China is determined to land its astronauts on the moon and set up a scientific station there, according to a project leader.
Zhou Yanfei, deputy chief designer of China's manned space program, said on Friday that China wishes to use the manned lunar missions to carry out scientific surveys and technology demonstrations, explore ways to develop lunar resources and strengthen the nation's sp ... more |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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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 |
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 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 |
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 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.
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 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.
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 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 |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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 Beijing (XNA) Sep 21, 2020 
China plans to launch Taiji-2, a satellite to conduct in-orbit experiments on key technologies related to space-based gravitational wave detection, before 2024, Wu Yueliang, chief scientist of the Taiji program, said on Friday.
Taiji-1, China's first satellite in the program, was launched in August 2019 and has been performing well in orbit, said Wu, an academician of the Chinese Academy o ... more |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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