TECH SPACE - AFRICA DAILY

Oct 23, 2015 (SPX)

A NASA-developed laser communication (lasercom) system made NASA Takes Lasercom a Step Forwards in 2013 when it demonstrated record-breaking data download and u...

Nanoscale diamond 'racetrack' becomes breakthrough Raman laser

Oct 23, 2015 (SPX)

Diamonds are renowned for their exquisite beauty and unrivaled durability, but they also are highly prized by scientists and engineers for their exceptional opt...

Deutsche Telekom, Huawei in cloud link to rival Amazon

Oct 23, 2015 (AFP)

German telecoms operator Deutsche Telekom said Friday it is to partner with China's Huawei to offer public cloud computing services in a bid to rival US behemot...

Norsk Titanium, Alcoa team for 3-D printed aerospace parts

Oct 23, 2015 (UPI)

Norsk Titanium AS and Alcoa have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint technology and industrial cooperation program focused on 3-D printing. "We...

A 'hot' new development for ultracold magnetic sensors

Oct 22, 2015 (SPX)

Magnetoencephalography, or MEG, is a non-invasive technique for investigating human brain activity for surgical planning or research, and has been used in hospi...

U.S. Air Force long-range radar systems reach full operational capability

Oct 22, 2015 (UPI)

Upgraded AN/FPS-117 long-range radar systems for the U.S. Air Force were deemed effective and certified, the Air Force announced on Wednesday. The AN/FPS-117 is...

Super-slick material makes steel better, stronger, cleaner

Oct 22, 2015 (SPX)

Steel is ubiquitous in our daily lives. We cook in stainless steel skillets, ride steel subway cars over steel rails to our offices in steel-framed building. St...

Mother-of-pearl's genesis identified in mineral's transformation

Oct 22, 2015 (SPX)

How nature makes its biominerals - things like teeth, bone and seashells - is a playbook scientists have long been trying to read. Among the most intriguing bio...

Ukraine to receive U.S. radars by mid-November

Oct 22, 2015 (UPI)

The U.S. will supply Ukraine with long-range counter-battery radar stations by mid-November as the country continues to fight Russian-backed militants. Ukrainia...

Exciting breakthrough in 2-D lasers

Oct 22, 2015 (SPX)

An important step towards next-generation ultra-compact photonic and optoelectronic devices has been taken with the realization of a two-dimensional excitonic l...

Scientists gain insight into origin of tungsten-ditelluride's magnetoresistance

Oct 22, 2015 (SPX)

Scientists recently discovered that tungsten ditelluride (WTe2) is electronically three-dimensional with a low anisotropy. Anisotropy reflects the change in pro...

Prolonged exposure to low doses of radiation ups cancer risk: study

Oct 21, 2015 (AFP)

Prolonged exposure to even low doses of radiation increases the risk of cancer, according to a new study of workers in the nuclear sector in Britain, France and...

Western Digital buys SanDisk in $19 bn tech deal

Oct 21, 2015 (AFP)

Global computer disk drive leader Western Digital announced Wednesday that it will pay $19 billion for flash memory specialist SanDisk, the latest mega-deal in ...

TeleCommunications Systems receives another $5 million for satellite systems sustainment

Oct 21, 2015 (UPI)

TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. has received $5 million in incremental funding from the U.S. Army to sustain AN/TSC-198A SNAP and other systems. TeleCommunicati...

NY Times teams with Google on virtual reality project

Oct 20, 2015 (AFP)

The New York Times and Google announced plans Tuesday to team up on a virtual reality project which will distribute more than a million of the tech firm's Cardb...

'Molecular accordion' drives thermoelectric behavior in promising material

Oct 20, 2015 (SPX)

Engines, laptops and power plants generate waste heat. Thermoelectric materials, which convert temperature gradients to electricity and vice versa, can recover ...

Army orders more counter-fire target radars

Oct 20, 2015 (UPI)

The U.S. Army has ordered additional counter-fire target acquisition radars from Lockheed Martin to track incoming enemy fire. The order is for seven AN/TPQ-53 ...

IBM plays down earnings miss as part of evolution

Oct 20, 2015 (AFP)

IBM's top executive on Tuesday played down an earnings miss that hammered the technology old-timer's shares, saying the company is evolving to thrive in a new a...

Is black phosphorous the next big thing in materials

Oct 20, 2015 (SPX)

A new experimental revelation about black phosphorus nanoribbons should facilitate the future application of this highly promising material to electronic, optoe...

Air Force sees future in 3D-printed engine parts

Oct 19, 2015 (UPI)

The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, a maintenance organization at Tinker Air Force Base, is finalizing plans to expand 3-D printing in their operations. Th...