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  Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Nov 05, 2020 The TAU-SAT1 nanosatellite, approximately the size of a shoebox, is currently undergoing pre-flight testing at the Japanese space agency JAXA prior to a planned launch by NASA in the first quarter of 2021. TAU-SAT1 was entirely devised, developed, assembled, and tested at Tel Aviv University's Nanosatellite Center, an interdisciplinary endeavor of the University's Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, and Porter School of Environmental S ... read more |
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Rice finds path to nanodiamond from grapheneHouston TX (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 Marrying two layers of graphene is an easy route to the blissful formation of nanoscale diamond, but sometimes thicker is better. While it may only take a bit of heat to turn a treated bilayer ... more 
Space company NanoAvionics invests and expands in the UKBasingstoke UK (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 NanoAvionics, a leading nanosatellite bus manufacturer and mission integrator, is expanding its space sector business in the United Kingdom by moving to a new, larger facility for satellite assembly ... more 
Scientists grow carbon nanotube forest much longer than any otherTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 05, 2020 Today, a multitude of industries, including optics, electronics, water purification, and drug delivery, innovate at an unprecedented scale with nanometer-wide rolls of honeycomb-shaped graphite shee ... more  
Industrial-strength brine, meet your kryptoniteHouston TX (SPX) Nov 04, 2020 A thin coating of the 2D nanomaterial hexagonal boron nitride is the key ingredient in a cost-effective technology developed by Rice University engineers for desalinating industrial-strength brine. ... more |
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FEFU scientists helped design a new type of ceramics for laser applicationsVladivostok, Russia (SPX) Oct 23, 2020 Material scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) joined an international team of researchers to develop new nanocomposite ceramics (Ho3+:Y2O3-MgO) that can be employed in high-capacity ... more  
Bishop Airlock Cycles pre-purchased by NASA and ESAWashington DC (SPX) Oct 21, 2020 Nanoracks is pleased to announce that both NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have pre-purchased Bishop Airlock Cycles for agency and third-party use. The Nanoracks Bishop Airlock, launching t ... more 
Angels, France's First Industrial Nanosatellite, Extends The Scope Of Space IoTParis, France (SPX) Oct 20, 2020 Five times more powerful and ten times smaller than its predecessors, ANGELS has been designed to address the current challenges of New Space: miniaturization, scaled-up performance and very low con ... more  
A trillion turns of light nets terahertz polarized bytesHouston TX (SPX) Oct 20, 2020 U.S. and Italian engineers have demonstrated the first nanophotonic platform capable of manipulating polarized light 1 trillion times per second. "Polarized light can be used to encode bits of ... more  
Accion Systems to demonstrate its propulsion system in NanoAvionics US rideshare missionColumbia IL (SPX) Oct 13, 2020 NanoAvionics, a multinational nanosatellite bus manufacturer and mission integrator, has signed a contract with US-company Accion Systems to host their propulsion system, TILE 3, on-board its new ri ... more |
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 Cobham SATCOM and Kepler Communications achieve excellent results for maritime terminals over LEO network  
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  |
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Nanohmics to test ultra-compact hyperspectral imager on the ISSHouston 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 ... 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  
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
New study on the space durability of 3D-printed nanocompositesHouston TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 Thermoplastics such as Kapton or Teflon, which become soft when heated and harden when cooled, are used in aerospace applications such as wire insulation, thermal blankets, and metal surface coating ... 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 |
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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 
As it journeys into some of the darkest and coldest spots in the solar system, NASA's new water-hunting Moon rover, VIPER, will need some very robust headlights to light the way.
In the extremes of light and dark found on the Moon, shadowed and lit areas are in such high contrast that any contours in the landscape are effectively invisible in the darkness. To navigate this world, VIPER's r ... more |
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 Wuhan, China (XNA) Oct 23, 2020 
China's manned space program has entered the mission preparation stage with the selection of a new group of 18 reserve astronauts. According to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), the reserve astronauts, including one female, have been selected recently from 2,500 candidates. Among them are seven spacecraft pilots, seven space flight engineers and four payload experts.
Flight engineers a ... more |
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 Melbourne FL (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) will help the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) develop artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) systems to help reduce the amount of time it takes to decipher usable intelligence from increasing amounts of data collected from space and airborne assets.
L3Harris will research, develop and demonstrate an AI/ML interface using data science techniqu ... more |
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Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2020
As it journeys into some of the darkest and coldest spots in the solar system, NASA's new water-hunting Moon rover, VIPER, will need some very robust headlights to light the way.
In the extremes of light and dark found on the Moon, shadowed and lit areas are in such high contrast that any contours in the landscape are effectively invisible in the darkness. To navigate this world, VIPER's r ... more |
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 Saint-Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Oct 28, 2020 
Researchers from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) proposed a new approach to describe the interaction of metals with electromagnetic fluctuations (i.e., with random bursts of electric and magnetic fields).
The obtained results have great potential for application in both fundamental physics and for creating nanodevices for various purposes. The article was publi ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 
Persistent cold temperatures and strong circumpolar winds, also known as the polar vortex, supported the formation of a large and deep Antarctic ozone hole that should persist into November, NOAA and NASA scientists reported Friday.
The annual Antarctic ozone hole reached its peak size at about 9.6 million square miles (24.8 million square kilometers), roughly three times the area of the c ... more |
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Saint-Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Oct 28, 2020
Researchers from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) proposed a new approach to describe the interaction of metals with electromagnetic fluctuations (i.e., with random bursts of electric and magnetic fields).
The obtained results have great potential for application in both fundamental physics and for creating nanodevices for various purposes. The article was publi ... more |
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 New York (AFP) Nov 3, 2020 
Walmart has pulled the plug on a program to use robots to scan items in stores and help maintain inventory, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday.
The retail giant had worked with Bossa Nova Robotics for five years employing elongated robots that take readings on inventory and utilize artificial intelligence to predict product movement and inventory needs.
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 4, 2020 
The United States has agreed to sell four armed MQ-9 Reaper drones to Taiwan, the State Department announced Tuesday, helping to boost the island's defenses as China steps up its threats.
The $600 million sale aids Taiwan's "continuing efforts to modernize its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive capability," the State Department said.
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 
When atoms get extremely close, they develop intriguing interactions that could be harnessed to create new generations of computing and other technologies. These interactions in the realm of quantum physics have proven difficult to study experimentally due the basic limitations of optical microscopes.
Now a team of Princeton researchers, led by Jeff Thompson, an assistant professor of elec ... more |
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 Fino Mornasco Italy (SPX) Oct 29, 2020 
D-Orbit, the in-orbit transportation company, announced the successful completion of the deployment phase of ORIGIN mission, the first of ION Satellite Carrier. ION, D-Orbit's satellite platform, successfully released 12 SuperDove satellites for Earth-imaging company Planet, in the precise orbital slots requested by the client.
The vehicle has been operational since September 3rd, when it ... more |
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 Shanghai (AFP) Nov 1, 2020 
Millions of census-takers began knocking on doors across China on Sunday for a once-a-decade head count of the world's largest population that for the first time will use mobile apps to help crunch the massive numbers.
Around seven million community workers and volunteers will drive the two-month data-collection effort, visiting homes ranging from residential skyscrapers in downtown Shanghai ... more |
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 Hanover NH (SPX) Oct 27, 2020 
A phenomenon of quantum mechanics known as superposition can impact timekeeping in high-precision clocks, according to a theoretical study from Dartmouth College, Saint Anselm College and Santa Clara University.
Research describing the effect shows that superposition--the ability of an atom to exist in more than one state at the same time--leads to a correction in atomic clocks known as "q ... more |
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 College Park MD (SPX) Oct 13, 2020 
It's been three years since the landmark detection of a neutron star merger from gravitational waves. And since that day, an international team of researchers led by University of Maryland astronomer Eleonora Troja has been continuously monitoring the subsequent radiation emissions to provide the most complete picture of such an event.
Their analysis provides possible explanations for X-ra ... more |
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 University Park PA (SPX) Nov 05, 2020 
Though we may not always realize it, photodetectors contribute greatly to the convenience of modern life. Also known as photosensors, photodetectors convert light energy into electrical signals to complete tasks such as opening automatic sliding doors and automatically adjusting a cell phone's screen brightness in different lighting conditions.
A new paper, published by a team of Penn Stat ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 05, 2020 
Hungary celebrates its fifth anniversary in ESA after becoming ESA's 22nd and most recent Member State on 4 November 2015. Hungary was the first central European State to sign a Cooperation Agreement with ESA in 1991. But by the time this cooperation began, Hungary could already look back on an extended tradition in space activities. With its participation in the Interkosmos programme, Hungary s ... more |
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