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Nanohmics to test ultra-compact hyperspectral imager on the ISS![]() Houston TX (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 Imagine a compact sensor in low Earth orbit powerful enough to capture the unique spectral signatures of ground objects, yet small enough to hold in your hand. Nanohmics, a leading-edge research and development laboratory based in Austin, TX, is working with researchers at the University of Maryland and the NASA Langley Research Center to fly the world's smallest spectrograph for demonstration on the International Space Station (ISS). Spectral imaging is used in a variety of applications, includin ... read more |
ESA and GomSpace sign contract for continuation of the GOMX-5 missionAalborg East, Denmark (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 GomSpace A/S and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a contract to continue the development of the GOMX-5 mission. focused on demonstrating new nanosatellite capabilities in space, particula ... more
Nanoracks delivers customized space camera to the International Space StationHouston, TX (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 Felix and Paul Studios, the EMMY-award winning creator of immersive entertainment experiences, TIME Studios, TIME's EMMY-award winning television and film division, and Nanoracks, the leading provid ... more
AFRL satellite program preparing future workforceKirtland AFB NM (AFNS) Oct 08, 2020 After more than 20 years and 5,500 graduates, the Air Force Research Laboratory's University Nanosat Program is still providing college students around the country with a hands-on education in desig ... more
Intelligent nanomaterials for photonicsJena, Germany (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 At the latest since the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for research on graphene in 2010, 2D materials - nanosheets with atomic thickness - have been a hot topic in science. This significan ... more |
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Hyperbolic metamaterials exhibit 2T physicsWashington DC (SPX) Sep 22, 2020 Metamaterials - nanoengineered structures designed for precise control and manipulation of electromagnetic waves - have enabled such innovations as invisibility cloaks and super-resolution microscop ... more
Nanojets shine light on heating of the Solar CoronaWashington DC (SPX) Sep 22, 2020 In a paper published in Nature Astronomy, researchers report the first ever clear images of nanojets - bright thin lights that travel perpendicular to the magnetic structures in the solar atmosphere ... more
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
Exolaunch to Deliver the NetSat constellation into Orbit for Wurzburg Center for TelematicsBerlin, 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 nanosatel ... 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 |
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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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HyperScout 2 is in spaceKourou, 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
Machine-learning nanosatellites to monitor global tradeGlasgow 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 particles for healthy tissueParis (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
ESA launches small Belgian satellite carrying VTT's remote sensing technology into spaceHelsinki, 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
Hybrid nanomaterials hold promise for improved ceramic compositesWright-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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NASA Asks: What Would You Pack for the Moon? Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2020
While advancing its Artemis program - which includes sending the first woman and next man to the lunar surface in 2024 - NASA wants to know what you would pack for a trip to the Moon. The agency kicked off a new social media campaign this week asking participants to share what would be in their lunar suitcases online using #NASAMoonKit.
To take the challenge to the next level, the agency a ... more |
Eighteen new astronauts chosen for China's space station mission Beijing (XNA) Oct 01, 2020
The third batch of Chinese astronauts has been selected for the nation's coming space station mission, the China Manned Space Agency said on Thursday morning.
The 18 new astronauts - 17 men and one woman - are in three groups: seven will become spacecraft pilots, another seven will turn into spaceflight engineers, and the last four will be mission payload specialists, the agency said in a ... more |
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Marines undergo cyber electronic warfare training Washington DC (UPI) Oct 06, 2020 Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group and 1st Force Reconnaissance Company received two weeks of training in tactical cyber electronic warfare recon and survey capabilities last month, the Marine Corp said Tuesday.
The training, which took place Sept. 7 to 18 at California's Camp Pendleton, was designed to introduce the Marines to newly developed capabilities gener ... more |
NASA Asks: What Would You Pack for the Moon? Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2020
While advancing its Artemis program - which includes sending the first woman and next man to the lunar surface in 2024 - NASA wants to know what you would pack for a trip to the Moon. The agency kicked off a new social media campaign this week asking participants to share what would be in their lunar suitcases online using #NASAMoonKit.
To take the challenge to the next level, the agency a ... more |
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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 |
Compact, low-cost system provides fast 3D hyperspectral imaging Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2020
Researchers report a new compact low-cost hyperspectral projector system that provides both depth information and hyperspectral images. The new system could be useful for autonomous driving systems, machine vision in industrial robotics, agricultural monitoring of crops, and monitoring material surfaces for wear and corrosion.
"Our work enables fast 3D hyperspectral imaging in an efficient ... more |
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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 |
Subterranean Challenge Identifies Qualified Teams for Cave Circuit Virtual Competition Washington DC (SPX) Oct 01, 2020
DARPA's Subterranean (SubT) Challenge will host its Cave Circuit Virtual Competition, which focuses on innovative solutions to map, navigate, and search complex, simulated cave environments November 17. Previously, DARPA held Tunnel Circuit and Urban Circuit events featuring both Virtual and Systems (physical) Competitions in which teams demonstrated their autonomy, networking, perception, and m ... more |
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Skyvision team wins AUVSI XCELLENCE award Wright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) Oct 07, 2020
The SkyVision team, a joint effort between the Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, the state of Ohio, and industry partners, has been selected as the first-place winner in the Technology and Innovation (Hardware - Platform) category of this year's Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) Awards.
AUVSI made the announcement in an Oct ... more |
New algorithm could unleash the power of quantum computers Los Alamos NM (SPX) Oct 07, 2020
A new algorithm that fast forwards simulations could bring greater use ability to current and near-term quantum computers, opening the way for applications to run past strict time limits that hamper many quantum calculations.
"Quantum computers have a limited time to perform calculations before their useful quantum nature, which we call coherence, breaks down," said Andrew Sornborger of th ... more |
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Satellite Industry Association releases space traffic management recommendations and white paper Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2020
The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has announced the release of a number of recommendations addressing the issue of space traffic management, with the goal of supporting a long-term sustainable and safe space environment for commercial satellites and spacecraft. The recommendations were included in a SIA White Paper titled "The Future of Space and Space Traffic Coordination and Management ... more |
Hong Kong faithful pray for future under security crackdown Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 8, 2020 Cardinal Joseph Zen fled the communist takeover of China as a teenager and found sanctuary in Hong Kong, a bastion of religious freedom that he now fears could disappear under Beijing's tightening grip.
The 88-year-old former bishop of Hong Kong has spent his retirement looking on with increasing alarm at the Vatican's embrace of Beijing - and the recent imposition of a sweeping security la ... more |
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A RUDN University physicist simplified the Einstein-lovelock theory for black holes Moscow, Russia (SPX) Oct 07, 2020
Allowing for quantum corrections, the Einstein-Lovelock theory describes black holes with an equation that contains an infinite number of terms. However, according to a RUDN University physicist, the geometry of a black hole in this theory can be presented in a compact form, and a limited number of terms can suffice to describe the observed values.
This could help scientists study black ho ... more |
Einstein's description of gravity just got much harder to beat Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 05, 2020
Einstein's general theory of relativity - the idea that gravity is matter warping spacetime - has withstood over 100 years of scrutiny and testing, including the newest test by University of Arizona astrophysicists from the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration.
According to their findings, Einstein's theory just got 500 times harder to beat.
Despite its successes, Einstein's robust ... more |
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Climate change could mean fewer sunny days for hot regions banking on solar power Princeton NJ (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 While solar power is a leading form of renewable energy, new research suggests that changes to regional climates brought on by global warming could make areas currently considered ideal for solar power production less viable in the future.
Princeton-based researchers recently published in the journal Nature Communications the first study to assess the day-t ... more |
Corrective measures needed from satellite "mega-constellation" operators Jodrell Bank, UK (SPX) Oct 08, 2020
The SKA Organisation (SKAO) - which leads the delivery of the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project - has undertaken a preliminary analysis of the potential impact of current satellite mega-constellations on its telescopes. The analysis quantifies this impact and identifies possible mitigations.
The SKA project is an intergovernmental collaboration between 15 countries involvi ... more |
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