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November 21, 2020
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Colombian Air Force initiates its 2nd Nanosatellite mission with GomSpace



Aalborg, Denmark (SPX) Nov 13, 2020
GomSpace has signed a contract with CODALTEC / Colombian Air Force ("FAC") to initiate the FACSAT-2 satellite mission and associated intensive virtual technology transfer program. The contract is worth 6.9 MSEK (770KUSD) and will be delivered over the next 6-8 months. The FACSAT-2 project comprises design, manufacture, test and operation of an advanced 6U remote sensing spacecraft. The program will build on the successful collaboration established and local capability built during the FACSAT-1 pro ... read more

TECH SPACE
Smaller than ever - exploring the unusual properties of quantum-sized materials
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 13, 2020
The development of functional nanomaterials has been a major landmark in the history of materials science. Nanoparticles with diameters ranging from 5 to 500 nm have unprecedented properties, such a ... more
CHIP TECH
Telling when a nanolithography mold will break through droplets
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 12, 2020
Ultraviolet nanoimprint lithography is powerful method of producing polymer nanostructures by pressing a curable resin onto a mold. However, there are no convenient methods to determine the lifetime ... more
NANO TECH
Making 3D nanosuperconductors with DNA
Upton NY (SPX) Nov 11, 2020
Three-dimensional (3-D) nanostructured materials - those with complex shapes at a size scale of billionths of a meter - that can conduct electricity without resistance could be used in a range of qu ... more
TIME AND SPACE
No matter the size of a nuclear party, some protons and neutrons will pair up and dance
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 10, 2020
Atoms in a gas can seem like partiers at a nanoscopic rave, with particles zipping around, pairing up, and flying off again in seemingly random fashion. And yet physicists have come up with formulas ... more
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CHIP TECH
Next-generation computer chip with two heads
Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 06, 2020
It's a major breakthrough in the field of electronics. Engineers at EPFL's Laboratory of Nanoscale Electronics and Structures (LANES) have developed a next-generation circuit that allows for smaller ... more
NANO TECH
Researchers share design for affordable single-molecule microscope
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 06, 2020
With education budgets shrinking at universities in many parts of the world, every expense matters. Thanks to a team of scientists and students from the University of Sheffield, stocking the chem lab just got a little less expensive. ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Scientists grow carbon nanotube forest much longer than any other
Tokyo, 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
MICROSAT BLITZ
TAU builds and plans to launch a small satellite into orbit
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 o ... more
TECH SPACE
Industrial-strength brine, meet your kryptonite
Houston 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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BIO FUEL
New protein nanobioreactor designed to improve sustainable bioenergy production
Liverpool UK (SPX) Nov 04, 2020
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have unlocked new possibilities for the future development of sustainable, clean bioenergy. The study, published in Nature Communications, shows how bacter ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Rice finds path to nanodiamond from graphene
Houston 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
MICROSAT BLITZ
Space company NanoAvionics invests and expands in the UK
Basingstoke 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
NANO TECH
Scientists explain the paradox of quantum forces in nanodevices
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 burst ... more
NANO TECH
Rice rolls out next-gen nanocars
Houston TX (SPX) Oct 28, 2020
Nanomechanics at Rice University and the University of Houston are getting ready to rev their engines for the second international Nanocar Race. While they'll have to pump the brakes for a bit ... more


On-surface synthesis of graphene nanoribbons could advance quantum devices

TECH SPACE
NanoAvionics goes hyper-spectral
Columbia IL (SPX) Oct 27, 2020
NanoAvionics, a leading nanosatellite bus manufacturer and mission integrator, has revealed the remaining three payloads of its 'D-2/AtlaCom-1' rideshare mission hosted on board its M6P 6U nanosatel ... more
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TECH SPACE
FEFU scientists helped design a new type of ceramics for laser applications
Vladivostok, 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
SPACE TRAVEL
Bishop Airlock Cycles pre-purchased by NASA and ESA
Washington 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
MICROSAT BLITZ
Angels, France's First Industrial Nanosatellite, Extends The Scope Of Space IoT
Paris, 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
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
A trillion turns of light nets terahertz polarized bytes
Houston 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
ROCKET SCIENCE
Accion Systems to demonstrate its propulsion system in NanoAvionics US rideshare mission
Columbia 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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NASA 'hard-pressed' to land astronauts on Moon in 2024, cites COVID-19 delays
Washington DC (Sputnik) Nov 22, 2020
Although the Apollo lunar flights ended in 1972, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has remained greatly invested in returning astronauts to the moon by 2024. The last time a NASA astronaut set foot on the moon was in 1972. In a report released earlier this month, NASA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) stated that the agency will be "hard-pressed to land astronau ... more
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+ Northrop Grumman completes PDR for NASA's Gateway Crew Module
+ Idea Revived for "Ultimately Large Telescope" on the Moon
China's space tracking ship sails for Chang'e 5 mission
Nanjing (XNA) Nov 20, 2020
China's second-generation space tracking ship Yuanwang 3 left here Thursday for missions concerning the Chang'e 5 lunar probe, according to sources with the country's satellite maritime tracking and controlling department. China's Chang'e 5 mission, which is scheduled to be launched late this month, will bring moon samples back to Earth, making it one of the country's most complicated and ... more
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Russia, China 'cyber threats' target Canada; Former Green Beret pleads guilty to Russia spying
Montreal (AFP) Nov 19, 2020
State-sponsored programs from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea pose the greatest high-tech threats to Canada, a report from the nation's authority on cyber security warned Wednesday. "The number of cyber threat actors is rising, and they are becoming more sophisticated", the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security said. The center found that those four countries are very likely attempting ... more
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+ Canada PM refuses to commit to Huawei 5G decision timetable
+ Canadian border officer testifies at extradition hearing of Huawei exec
+ Canada resumes hearings on extradition of Huawei exec
+ NATO begins exercise to combat cyberthreats
+ Conservatives flock to 'alt' social media in US election dispute
+ New Pentagon chief asssures US military 'remains strong'
NASA 'hard-pressed' to land astronauts on Moon in 2024, cites COVID-19 delays
Washington DC (Sputnik) Nov 22, 2020
Although the Apollo lunar flights ended in 1972, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has remained greatly invested in returning astronauts to the moon by 2024. The last time a NASA astronaut set foot on the moon was in 1972. In a report released earlier this month, NASA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) stated that the agency will be "hard-pressed to land astronau ... more
+ ESA engineers assess Moon Village habitat
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+ Moon Mark and Lunar Outpost announce partnership for racers to land on the Moon in 2021
+ Lunar mission set for launch this month
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+ Northrop Grumman completes PDR for NASA's Gateway Crew Module
+ Idea Revived for "Ultimately Large Telescope" on the Moon


Making 3D nanosuperconductors with DNA
Upton NY (SPX) Nov 11, 2020
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+ Scientists explain the paradox of quantum forces in nanodevices
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US-European mission launches to monitor the world's oceans
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 22, 2020
A joint U.S.-European satellite built to monitor global sea levels lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Saturday at 9:17 a.m. PST (12:17 p.m. EST). About the size of a small pickup truck, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will extend a nearly 30-year continuous dataset on sea level collected by an ongoing collaboration of ... more
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+ Airbus wins ESA's LSTM temperature-check mission for Copernicus next generation
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+ NASA deems SwRI-developed satellites healthy, extends CYGNSS mission




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Upton NY (SPX) Nov 11, 2020
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Machine learning guarantees robots' performance in unknown territory
Princeton NJ (SPX) Nov 18, 2020
A small drone takes a test flight through a space filled with randomly placed cardboard cylinders acting as stand-ins for trees, people or structures. The algorithm controlling the drone has been trained on a thousand simulated obstacle-laden courses, but it's never seen one like this. Still, nine times out of 10, the pint-sized plane dodges all the obstacles in its path. This experiment i ... more
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UAV Navigation and CATEC looking for the Global Unmanned Mobility Solution
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 18, 2020
Smart cities are developing around the world. In order to turn them into sustainable and livable spaces, one of the key points is that they must respond to new mobility challenges. As days go by, betting on the introduction of a reliable and safe unmanned vehicle network on its transport routes is not as impossible. In this context, UAV Navigation and CATEC have presented a project within ... more
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Spintronics advances controlling magnetization direction of magnetite at room temperature
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2020
Over the last few decades, conventional electronics has been rapidly reaching its technical limits in computing and information technology, calling for innovative devices that go beyond the mere manipulation of electron current. In this regard, spintronics, the study of devices that exploit the "spin" of electrons to perform functions, is one of the hottest areas in applied physics. But, measuri ... more
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Astroscale announces March 2021 Launch Date for Debris Removal Demonstration
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 19, 2020
Astroscale Holdings Inc. ("Astroscale"), the market-leader in securing long-term orbital sustainability, has announced that its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission will launch on a Soyuz rocket operated by GK Launch Services from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, in March 2021. "We now have the launch in our sights," says Seita Iizuka, ELSA-d Project Manager. " ... more
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Australian PM rebuffs Chinese grievance list
Canberra (AFP) Nov 19, 2020
Australia will not bow to pressure from China, Prime Minister Scott Morrison insisted on Thursday after Beijing released a laundry list of complaints about the country. A Chinese official gave a dossier to Australian media containing 14 grievances, highlighting the increasingly fractious relationship between the two nations. "If you make China the enemy, China will be the enemy," a Chin ... more
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 19, 2020
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will detect vestiges of sound waves that once rippled through the primordial cosmic sea. According to new simulations, Roman's observations could extend these measurements into an unprobed epoch between the universe's infancy and the present day. Studying the echoes from this era will help us trace the evolution of the universe and solve pressing cosmic c ... more
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Paris (ESA) Nov 19, 2020
What resembles a donut or the iris of an eye is actually a liquid cell illuminated from below. Part of the Chemo-Hydrodynamic Patterns and Instabilities (CHYPI) experiment that recently flew on the 73rd ESA parabolic flight campaign, this cell has a lot to offer the chemical solutions industry. Researchers behind CHYPI are seeking to validate a theoretical model, developed by Anne De ... more
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Solar power stations in space could be the answer to our energy needs
Liverpool UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2020
It sounds like science fiction: giant solar power stations floating in space that beam down enormous amounts of energy to Earth. And for a long time, the concept - first developed by the Russian scientist, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, in the 1920s - was mainly an inspiration for writers. A century later, however, scientists are making huge strides in turning the concept into reality. The Europe ... more
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Major funding package pledged for UK Space Centre of Excellence in Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayrshire UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2020
A commitment to invest over 80m pounds in a UK Space Centre of Excellence in Ayrshire, was made by both UK and Scottish Governments, in partnership with South Ayrshire Council, as part of the Ayrshire Growth Deal signing yesterday. The funding package will develop and support a wide range of new, cutting-edge aerospace and space activities around Glasgow Prestwick Airport, including a sate ... more
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