TECH SPACE - AFRICA DAILY

First realization of invisible absorbers and sensors

Jul 21, 2015 (SPX)

The manipulation of light has led to many applications that have revolutionized society through communications, medicine and entertainment. Devices consuming th...

Bringing back the magic in metamaterials

Jul 21, 2015 (SPX)

A single drop of blood is teeming with microorganisms--imagine if we could see them, and even nanometer-sized viruses, with the naked eye. That's a real possibi...

Metal foams capable of shielding X-rays, gamma rays, neutron radiation

Jul 21, 2015 (SPX)

Research from North Carolina State University shows that lightweight composite metal foams are effective at blocking X-rays, gamma rays and neutron radiation, a...

Trapped light orbits within an intriguing material

Jul 20, 2015 (SPX)

Light becomes trapped as it orbits within tiny granules of a crystalline material that has increasingly intrigued physicists, a team led by University of Califo...

For faster, larger graphene add a liquid layer

Jul 16, 2015 (SPX)

Millimetre-sized crystals of high-quality graphene can be made in minutes instead of hours using a new scalable technique, Oxford University researchers have de...

Yinchuan to host China-Arab satellite service industry demonstration site

Jul 16, 2015 (XNA)

Yinchuan Economic and Technical Development Zone and China Alliance of Satellite Application Service signed a cooperation agreement lately on the establishment ...

'White graphene' structures can take the heat

Jul 16, 2015 (SPX)

Three-dimensional structures of boron nitride might be the right stuff to keep small electronics cool, according to scientists at Rice University. Rice research...

Indra Finishes Implementation Of Main Center For Paz Satellite

Jul 16, 2015 (SPX)

Under a contract with INTA, Indra has successfully led the implementation of the main management center for Paz, the earth observation satellite which Spain wil...

ISS astronauts dodge flying Russian space debris

Jul 16, 2015 (AFP)

Three astronauts living at the International Space Station were forced to scramble to safety after what NASA described as a "close pass" by flying Russian space...

NATO orders deployable 3D air defense radars

Jul 15, 2015 (UPI)

NATO is enhancing its air defense radar capabilities with the addition of Lanza 3D longe-range deployable radar from Indra of Spain. The contract to procure two...

Density-near-zero acoustical metamaterial made in China

Jul 15, 2015 (SPX)

When a sound wave hits an obstacle and is scattered, the signal may be lost or degraded. But what if you could guide the signal around that obstacle, as if the ...

Disney gives sneak peek for planned China theme park

Jul 15, 2015 (AFP)

US entertainment giant Disney on Wednesday unveiled details of its planned theme park in Shanghai, promising Chinese features and new attractions not found in i...

Advanced composites may borrow designs from deep-sea shrimp

Jul 15, 2015 (SPX)

New research is revealing details about how the exoskeleton of a certain type of deep-sea shrimp allows the animal to survive scalding hot waters in hydrotherma...

Nonmagnetic elements form unique magnet

Jul 15, 2015 (SPX)

Titanium and gold are usually not magnetic and cannot be magnets - unless you combine them just so. Scientists at Rice University did so and discovered what is ...

China Focus: Sino-UK remote sensing satellite constellation launched

Jul 14, 2015 (XNA)

Three one-meter resolution optical Earth observation satellites were successfully launched early Saturday, according to operator Twenty First Century Aerospace ...

Better memory with faster lasers

Jul 14, 2015 (SPX)

DVDs and Blu-ray disks contain so-called phase-change materials that morph from one atomic state to another after being struck with pulses of laser light, with ...

Omnidirectional free space wireless charging developed

Jul 10, 2015 (SPX)

Mobile devices, such as smartphones and laptops, have become indispensable portable items in modern life, but one big challenge remains to fully enjoying these ...

Nanospiked bacteria are the brightest hard X-ray emitters

Jul 10, 2015 (SPX)

In a step that overturns traditional assumptions and practice, researchers at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai and Institute for Plasma Resear...

Chameleon satellite to revolutionise telecom market

Jul 10, 2015 (ESA)

Telecom satellites are set to enter a new age, as ESA, Eutelsat and Airbus Defence and Space begin designing the most flexible payload ever. The Quantum program...

To conduct, or to insulate? That is the question

Jul 10, 2015 (SPX)

A new study has discovered mysterious behaviour of a material that acts like an insulator in certain measurements, but simultaneously acts like a conductor in o...