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Atomic-scale nanowires can now be produced at scale Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 30, 2020 Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered a way to make self-assembled nanowires of transition metal chalcogenides at scale using chemical vapor deposition. By changing the substrate where the wires form, they can tune how these wires are arranged, from aligned configurations of atomically thin sheets to random networks of bundles. This paves the way to industrial deployment in next-gen industrial electronics, including energy harvesting, and transparent, efficient, even flexible de ... read more |
Voyager Space Holdings to buy all of NanoracksDenver CO (SPX) Dec 24, 2020 Voyager Space Holdings has announced its intent to acquire a majority stake in XO Markets and its largest subsidiary Nanoracks. Nanoracks is the world's leading provider of commercial space services ... more
Nanoparticles could improve oil productionKrasnoyarsk, Russia (SPX) Dec 23, 2020 A team of scientists from Siberian Federal University together with their colleagues from Novosibirsk studied the effect of nanoparticles on oil production efficiency. When added to the water that d ... more
Goldilocks and the three quantum dots: Just right for peak solar panel performanceMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Dec 22, 2020 Scientists in Australia have developed a process for calculating the perfect size and density of quantum dots needed to achieve record efficiency in solar panels. Quantum dots, man-made nanocr ... more
ANYWAVES enters into the development of a Reflectarray technology for nanosat constellationsToulouse, France (SPX) Dec 21, 2020 ANYWAVES, the only European "pure player" antenna equipment manufacturer for satellite constellations, has just been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) to demonstrate the technical feasibili ... more |
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Skoltech scientists run a 'speed test' to boost the production of carbon nanotubesMoscow, Russia (SPX) Dec 03, 2020 Skoltech researchers have investigated the procedure for catalyst delivery used in the most common method of carbon nanotube production, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), offering what they call a "s ... more
Russian scientists improve 3D printing technology for aerospace composites using oil wasteMoscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 26, 2020 Scientists from NUST MISIS have improved the technology of 3D printing from aluminum, having achieved an increase in the hardness of products by 1,5 times. The nanocarbon additive to aluminum powder ... more
Colombian Air Force initiates its 2nd Nanosatellite mission with GomSpaceAalborg, 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 wo ... more
Smaller than ever - exploring the unusual properties of quantum-sized materialsTokyo, 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
Telling when a nanolithography mold will break through dropletsTokyo, 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 |
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No matter the size of a nuclear party, some protons and neutrons will pair up and danceBoston 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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Next-generation computer chip with two headsLausanne, 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
Researchers share design for affordable single-molecule microscopeWashington 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
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
TAU builds and plans to launch a small satellite into orbitTel 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
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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Lunar gold rush could create conflict on the ground if we don't act now London, UK (The Conversation) Jan 01, 2021
When it comes to the Moon, everyone wants the same things. Not in the sense of having shared goals, but in the sense that all players target the same strategic sites - state agencies and the private sector alike. That's because, whether you want to do science or make money, you will need things such as water and light.
Many countries and private companies have ambitious plans to explore or ... more |
China's space achievements out of this world Beijing (XNA) Jan 01, 2021
China's space industry has produced a remarkable scorecard this year: characterized by the nation's first independent Mars mission, the completion of a global navigation satellite network and a landmark adventure that retrieved rocks and soil from the moon.
The most significant event in China's space field, and also one of the most notable space activities globally, this year-the Chang'e 5 ... more |
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Singapore admits police can access contact-tracing data Singapore (AFP) Jan 5, 2021
Singapore has admitted data collected for contact-tracing can be accessed by police despite earlier assurances it would only be used to fight the coronavirus, sparking privacy concerns Tuesday about the scheme.
The city-state has a programme called "TraceTogether" for tracking close contacts of Covid-19 patients, that works via both a phone app and a dongle.
Take-up was initially slow ... more |
Lunar gold rush could create conflict on the ground if we don't act now London, UK (The Conversation) Jan 01, 2021
When it comes to the Moon, everyone wants the same things. Not in the sense of having shared goals, but in the sense that all players target the same strategic sites - state agencies and the private sector alike. That's because, whether you want to do science or make money, you will need things such as water and light.
Many countries and private companies have ambitious plans to explore or ... more |
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Atomic-scale nanowires can now be produced at scale Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 30, 2020 |
China launches new remote sensing satellite Beijing (XNA) Dec 28, 2020
China sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 11:44 p.m. Sunday (Beijing Time).
The satellite, Yaogan-33, was launched aboard a Long March-4C rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. It was the 357th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.
The mission also sent a micro and nano technology ... more |
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Atomic-scale nanowires can now be produced at scale Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 30, 2020 |
A robotic revolution for urban nature Leeds UK (SPX) Jan 05, 2021
Drones, robots and autonomous systems can transform the natural world in and around cities for people and wildlife.
International research, involving over 170 experts and led by the University of Leeds, assessed the opportunities and challenges that this cutting-edge technology could have for urban nature and green spaces.
The researchers highlighted opportunities to improve how we m ... more |
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Iran army announces large-scale drone drill Tehran (AFP) Jan 4, 2021
Iran's army is set to hold a "joint and large-scale" drone drill with its different divisions primarily in central Iran on Tuesday, the state news agency IRNA reported.
The two-day drill will involve "hundreds of operational drones of the army's ground, air and navy forces in the general area of Semnan (province) and different parts" of the country, IRNA said on Monday.
The Iran-manufact ... more |
Mollenkopf to step down as CEO of chip giant Qualcomm San Francisco (AFP) Jan 5, 2021
Qualcomm said Tuesday that Steve Mollenkopf would step down as chief executive this year after guiding the dominant mobile chipmaker through the rapidly expanding smartphone era.
The California tech firm said Cristiano Amon, 50, currently president, would succeed Mollenkopf as CEO, effective June 30.
Mollenkopf, 52, became CEO in March of 2014 and will be retiring after some 26 years wit ... more |
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Spontaneous robot dances highlight a new kind of order in active matter Atlanta GA (SPX) Jan 01, 2021 Predicting when and how collections of particles, robots, or animals become orderly remains a challenge across science and engineering.
In the 19th century, scientists and engineers developed the discipline of statistical mechanics, which predicts how groups of simple particles transition between order and disorder, as when a collection of randomly colliding atoms freezes to form a uniform ... more |
China's Hong Kong crackdown escalates with mass opposition arrests Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 6, 2021 China's crackdown in Hong Kong escalated dramatically on Wednesday with police arresting as many as 50 opposition figures in their largest operation since a draconian security law was imposed on the financial hub.
The sweep is the latest salvo in Beijing's battle to stamp out opposition in the semi-autonomous business hub after millions hit the streets in 2019 with huge and sometimes violent ... more |
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Astronomers agree: Universe is nearly 14 billion years old Ithica NY (SPX) Jan 05, 2021 From a mountain high in Chile's Atacama Desert, astronomers with the National Science Foundation's Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) have taken a fresh look at the oldest light in the universe. Their new observations plus a bit of cosmic geometry suggest that the universe is 13.77 billion years old, give or take 40 million years.
The new estimate matches the one provided by the standard mo ... more |
China launches two satellites for gravitational wave detection Xichang, China (XNA) Dec 10, 2020
China sent two satellites for the detection of gravitational waves into planned orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province on Thursday morning.
The two satellites, which compose the Gravitational Wave High-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor (GECAM) mission, were launched by a Long March-11 carrier rocket at 4:14 am (Beijing Time), according to the ce ... more |
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KDC Solar Completes 1.6-Megawatt Solar Power Carport System for CentraState Medical Bedminster NJ (SPX) Jan 01, 2021
KDC Solar LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of CI Renewables LLC, has commenced commercial operations of its 1.6 megawatt (MW) solar carport at CentraState Medical in Freehold, New Jersey. The new system will generate approximately 2.1 million kilowatt hours of solar electricity per year. This is the equivalent of approximately 253 homes being supplied with all their electricity for a year.
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Space economy hits $385B in 2020, with commercial revenues over $310B Paris, France (SPX) Jan 06, 2021 In its latest research product "The Space Economy Report 2020", Euroconsult estimates that the consolidated space economy, including both government space investments, as well as commercial space, totaled $385 billion in 2020, a record amount.
Commercial revenues of $315 billion in 2020 were down 2% from 2019's $319 billion evaluation, due partially to the Covid-19 pandemic affecting certa ... more |
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