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  Torino, Italy (SPX) Nov 24, 2021 Nanoracks Europe is on track to set a new record as the company prepares to deploy the first-ever 0.3U CubeSat from the International Space Station (ISS). The satellite, named FEES2, was developed by the Italian company GP Advanced Projects and is approximately the thickness of a cherry. It will be one of the smallest trackable objects deployed directly from the Space Station. FEES2 (Flexible Experimental Embedded Satellite-2) is a platform for demonstrating and validating CubeSat technology in or ... read more |
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AFRL selects 10 universities for prestigious satellite programKirtland AFB NM (SPX) Nov 30, 2021 The Air Force Research Laboratory's University Nanosatellite Program (UNP) has selected 10 universities to participate in the upcoming 2-year partnership to design, fabricate and test small satellit ... more  
Combining two cognitive computing nano-elements into oneSendai, Japan (SPX) Dec 01, 2021 Researchers at Tohoku University and the University of Gothenburg have established a new spintronic technology for brain-inspired computing. Their achievement was published in the journal Natu ... more  
Maritime Launch Services announces Nanoracks as payload provider; Unveils Spaceport Nova Scotia designHalifaxw, Canada (SPX) Nov 22, 2021 Maritime Launch Services, one of Canada's leading aerospace firms and the owner of the country's first commercial spaceport, announced that Nanoracks, a Voyager Space company and the leading commerc ... more 
AFRL uses expedited acquisition process in latest spacecraft contract awardKirtland AFB NM (SPX) Nov 19, 2021 The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate awarded an $8.4 million contract to Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. to support the directorate's Precise flight experiment projected f ... more |
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Using nanowires to make ultra efficient low-cost solar cellsTrondheim, Norway (SPX) Nov 08, 2021 A research group at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has developed a method for making an ultra-high material efficient solar cell using semiconductor nanowires. If this is ... more 
Synergistic effect of solvent and solid additives on morphology optimization of organic solar cellsSuzhou, China (SPX) Nov 08, 2021 Controlling the morphology of photoactive layers towards nanoscale bi-continuous donor/acceptor interpenetrating networks is a key issue to build high-performance organic solar cells (OSCs). D ... more  
Aircraft can get higher and greener from doped fuelsOkanagan, Canada (SPX) Nov 03, 2021 The goal of creating a cleaner fuel for aircraft engines is creating a spark at UBC Okanagan. A team of researchers studying the burning rate of nanomaterials in liquid fuels believe they have creat ... more  
Bio-inspired autonomous materialsSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Oct 28, 2021 Megan Valentine, a professor of mechanical engineering and co-director of the California NanoSystems Institute at UC Santa Barbara, has been awarded a $1.8 million collaborative grant by the Nationa ... more 
Carbon nanotubes could help electronics withstand outer space's harsh conditionsWashington DC (SPX) Oct 28, 2021 Space missions, such as NASA's Orion that will take astronauts to Mars, are pushing the limits of human exploration. But during their transit, spacecrafts encounter a continuous stream of damaging c ... more |
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The secret of ultralight but stiff sandwich nanotubesGroningen, Netherlands (SPX) Oct 27, 2021 It is an intuitive rule of thumb: if you reduce the density of a material, its stiffness will also be reduced. But scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the US noticed that m ... more  
Nanoracks, Voyager Space, and Lockheed Martin to develop commercial space moduleWashington DC (SPX) Oct 25, 2021 Nanoracks, in collaboration with Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin, has formed a team to develop the first-ever free flying commercial space station. The space station, known as Starlab, will be a c ... more 
AFRL Nano Team takes lead in building stronger ties with IndiaWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Oct 25, 2021 The Air Force Research Laboratory is working to increase availability of rare nanomaterials and strengthen U.S. scientific and manufacturing ties with India. Nanomaterials are thin - about 1/1 ... more 
Endurosat and Exolaunch announce launch agreements for Spacex Falcon 9 Rideshare MissionsSofia, Bulgaria (SPX) Oct 05, 2021 EnduroSat and Exolaunch have signed f launch agreements for sending two EnduroSat NanoSats into orbit aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9. The 6U XL SharedSat nanosatellites, built by EnduroSat for its custome ... more  
Graphene: 'Miracle material' singled out for Covid conspiraciesBuenos Aires (AFP) Oct 1, 2021 Graphene, a Nobel Prize-awarded material with promising applications for greener energy and nanomedicine, has been the topic of much disinformation by coronavirus anti-vaxxers claiming it can be used to "magnetize" and "control" people. ... more |
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 Perth, Australia (SPX) Nov 24, 2021 
Mining-tech leaders IMDEX - the company behind breakthrough drill and blast technology BLASTDOG TM - is backing development of an Australian-made lunar rover that NASA could send to the moon by 2026.
IMDEX is part of a group of companies supporting Australian Remote Operations for Space and Earth (AROSE) that is looking to leverage autonomous technology prevalent in the mining sector for u ... more |
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 Wuhan (XNA) Nov 26, 2021 
The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited (CASIC) said that it completed the construction of an intelligent satellite production line and a rocket industrial park in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
Located in the Wuhan National Aerospace Industry Base, both the production line and the industrial park went into operation, said Liu Shiquan, general manager of the CASIC. ... more |
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 Prague (AFP) Nov 23, 2021 
The Czech Republic's intelligence agency said on Tuesday that Russian spying activities on its territory had been hit by coronavirus restrictions curbing movement in 2020.
In its annual report, the Security Information Service (BIS) said the restrictions had reduced "opportunities for intelligence exchanges in the traditional areas of interest, such as politics, the academic sphere or trade" ... more |
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Perth, Australia (SPX) Nov 24, 2021
Mining-tech leaders IMDEX - the company behind breakthrough drill and blast technology BLASTDOG TM - is backing development of an Australian-made lunar rover that NASA could send to the moon by 2026.
IMDEX is part of a group of companies supporting Australian Remote Operations for Space and Earth (AROSE) that is looking to leverage autonomous technology prevalent in the mining sector for u ... more |
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 Groningen, Netherlands (SPX) Oct 27, 2021 
It is an intuitive rule of thumb: if you reduce the density of a material, its stiffness will also be reduced. But scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the US noticed that materials that are based on sandwich nanotubes retained their stiffness at lower densities.
Modelling by materials scientists from the University of Groningen (The Netherlands) revealed how this ... more |
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 Vienna VA (SPX) Dec 01, 2021 
Spire Global has completed its previously announced acquisition of exactEarth Ltd., a leading provider of global maritime vessel data for ship tracking and maritime situational awareness solutions, by way of a plan of arrangement, following the completion of all closing conditions. The Arrangement, which was announced on September 14, 2021, was approved by exactEarth's shareholders at a special ... more |
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Groningen, Netherlands (SPX) Oct 27, 2021
It is an intuitive rule of thumb: if you reduce the density of a material, its stiffness will also be reduced. But scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the US noticed that materials that are based on sandwich nanotubes retained their stiffness at lower densities.
Modelling by materials scientists from the University of Groningen (The Netherlands) revealed how this ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 26, 2021 
It looks like a normal car but the white taxi by the kerb has nobody driving it, and communicates with customers digitally to obtain directions and take payment.
Beijing this week approved its first autonomous taxis for commercial use, bringing dozens of the so-called "robotaxis" to the streets of the Chinese capital.
The vehicles can only carry two passengers at a time and are confined ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 24, 2021 
Personnel from the Spanish Army's Paratrooper Brigade (BRIPAC) have evaluated the operability of the Class I Micro Passer UAS system from Aurea Avionics and GMV, a 1.9 kg unmanned aircraft designed to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to defense and security users.
The event took place in October at the Casas de Uceda Firing and Maneuvering Range (CMT ... more |
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 Stuttgart, Germany (SPX) Dec 01, 2021 
A promising route towards larger quantum computers is to orchestrate multiple task-optimised smaller systems. To dynamically connect and entangle any two systems, photonic interference emerges as a powerful method, due to its compatibility with on-chip devices and long-distance propagation in quantum networks.
One of the main obstacles towards the commercialization of quantum photonics rem ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 30, 2021 
Our televisions and computer screens display news, movies, and shows in high-definition, allowing viewers a clear and vibrant experience. Fiber optic connections send laser light densely packed with data through cables to bring these experiences to users.
NASA and commercial aerospace companies are applying similar technologies to space communications, bringing optical speeds to the final ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 25, 2021 
A nationalistic blockbuster set during the Korean War has racked up hundreds of millions of dollars in ticket sales and become the highest-grossing film ever in China, according to box office data.
"The Battle at Changjin Lake", a chest-thumping war epic, is the latest entry in a new era of Chinese action films with explicitly patriotic themes that reflect rising levels of domestic nationali ... more |
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 Sendai, Japan (SPX) Dec 01, 2021 
Researchers at Tohoku University and the University of Gothenburg have established a new spintronic technology for brain-inspired computing.
Their achievement was published in the journal Nature Materials on Nov. 29, 2021.
Sophisticated cognitive tasks, such as image and speech recognition, have seen recent breakthroughs thanks to deep learning. Even so, the human brain still execute ... more |
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 Rochester NY (SPX) Nov 09, 2021 
The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration unveiled several studies that shed important new light on the nature of gravitational waves-ripples in time and space produced by merging black holes and/or neutron stars. They include a "census" of gravitational wave events to date and a new catalog of results from the second half of its third observing run (O3b), describing 90 gravitational wave events observ ... more |
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 Hefei, China (SPX) Dec 01, 2021 
Organic-inorganic halide perovskite materials have excellent optical capture capacity and carrier conductivity. Perovskite solar cells, with amazing power conversion efficiency, show great application prospects.
However, a large number of unfavorable defects, growing up after or during annealing process due to their ionic nature, would lead to sites of nonradiative recombination and accele ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 26, 2021 
Positions are now open for Junior Professionals! Do you have a strong interest in space? Do you aspire to channel your knowledge, interest and experience into a career in the space sector?
Open to Master's degree graduates with two to three years of professional experience, this programme offers a three-year placement with the opportunity to join ESA's permanent workforce upon completion o ... more |
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