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Airbus Defence and Space to lead TeSeR, next EU project to clean up space
May 09, 2016 (SPX)
Airbus Defence and Space will lead the project TeSeR (Technology for Self-Removal of Spacecraft) team to develop technology to reduce the risk of spacecraft col...
Army investigating new materials for explosive, propellant use
May 09, 2016 (UPI)
Scientists at the Army Research Laboratory are investigating new energetic materials for potential use with weaponry. The material being looked at is bis-isoxaz...
Molybdenum disulfide holds promise for light absorption
May 08, 2016 (SPX)
Mechanics know molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) as a useful lubricant in aircraft and motorcycle engines and in the CV and universal joints of trucks and automobiles...
Squished cells could shape design of synthetic materials
May 06, 2016 (SPX)
All living cells are basically squishy balloons full of water, proteins and DNA, surrounded by oily membranes. Those membranes stand up to significant amounts o...
JILA extends laser 'combing' method to identify large, complex molecules
May 06, 2016 (SPX)
JILA physicists have extended the capability of their powerful laser "combing" technique to identify the structures of large, complex molecules of the sort foun...
Engineers create a better way to boil water
May 06, 2016 (SPX)
Engineers at Oregon State University have found a new way to induce and control boiling bubble formation, that may allow everything from industrial-sized boiler...
Cavitation intensity enhanced using pressure at bubble collapse region
May 05, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at Tohoku University are developing a method to improve the aggressive intensity of cavitation without the need to increase the input power. Cavitat...
Leonardo-Finmeccanica develops new E-scan radar
May 04, 2016 (UPI)
An electronic scanning radar with a flat-panel antenna design is being built for Norwegian search-and-rescue helicopters by Leonardo-Finmeccanica. The system, c...
Anyone can try IBM's powerful quantum computer
May 04, 2016 (AFP)
IBM on Wednesday opened its quantum computer processor to anyone who wants to try what is expected to be a new kind of computing with enormously improved power ...
Sea urchin's teeth inspire new design for space exploration device
May 04, 2016 (SPX)
The sea urchin's intricate mouth and teeth are the model for a claw-like device developed by a team of engineers and marine biologists at the University of Cali...
First Light For ESO's VLT Four Laser Guide Star Facility
May 03, 2016 (SPX)
On 26 April 2016 ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile hosted an event to mark the first light for the four powerful lasers that form a crucial part of the adaptiv...
Hybrid nanoantennas offer new platform for ultradense data recording
May 03, 2016 (SPX)
A group of scientists from ITMO University in Saint Petersburg has put forward a new approach to effective manipulation of light at the nanoscale based on hybri...
Light-powered 3-D printer creates terahertz lens
May 02, 2016 (SPX)
From visible light to radio waves, most people are familiar with the different sections of the electromagnetic spectrum. But one wavelength is often forgotten, ...
Speedy bridge repair
May 02, 2016 (SPX)
In just 30 seconds, a devastating earthquake like the ones that struck Japan and Ecuador can render a city helpless. With roadways split and bridges severely da...
Augmented games can increase the diversity of sports
May 02, 2016 (SPX)
Augmented climbing wall increases social interaction, helps to attract wider target audiences and empowers users to become content creators. Augmented climbing ...
Exploring phosphorene, a promising new material
May 02, 2016 (SPX)
Two-dimensional phosphane, a material known as phosphorene, has potential application as a material for semiconducting transistors in ever faster and more power...
Rare Earth atoms see the light
Apr 29, 2016 (SPX)
Tiny units of matter and chemistry that they are, atoms constitute the entire universe. Some rare atoms can store quantum information, an important phenomenon f...
Belgium plans to provide all residents with anti radiation pills
Apr 29, 2016 (Sputnik)
The Belgian authorities plan to provide all residents of the country with tablets to minimize the possible effects of radiation, local media reported Thursday. ...
It takes more than peer pressure to make large microgels fit in
Apr 29, 2016 (SPX)
When an assembly of microgel particles includes one particle that's significantly larger than the rest, that oversized particle spontaneously shrinks to match t...
The reliability of material simulations put to test
Apr 29, 2016 (SPX)
Several international scientists from over 30 universities and institutes teamed to investigate to what extent quantum simulations of material properties agree ...
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