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SwRI tests liquid acquisition device aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket
Aug 27, 2021 (SPX)
The tapered LAD was first developed in the late 1990s and early 2000s as part of a collaboration between SwRI and NASA to develop cryogenic fluid management cap...
Global sand and gravel extraction conflicts with half of UN Sustainable Development Goals
Aug 27, 2021 (SPX)
"With this work we're able to show that in low- and middle-income countries, sand industry is in direct conflict with almost half of the 17 Sustainable Developm...
Frontier Development Lab transforms space and earth science for NASA with Google Cloud
Aug 27, 2021 (SPX)
FDL tackles knowledge gaps in space science by pairing ML experts with researchers in physics, astronomy, astrobiology, planetary science, space medicine and Ea...
Astroscale's ELSA-d demonstrates repeated magnetic capture
Aug 26, 2021 (SPX)
A major challenge of debris removal, and on-orbit servicing in general, is docking with or capturing a client object; this test demonstration served as a succes...
Orbit Logic adds augmented reality to SpyMeSat
Aug 26, 2021 (SPX)
The AR view overlays the orbit and position of satellites that can image your location, providing a better understanding of satellite viewing geometry and poten...
New technology lays groundwork for large-scale, high-resolution 3D displays
Aug 26, 2021 (SPX)
"Our optical design could make it practical to replace 2D flat panel displays with 3D images for digital signs, entertainment, education and other applications ...
Department of Energy invests in novel research in high-performance algorithms
Aug 25, 2021 (SPX)
The projects - housed in six states and involving five universities and one DOE national laboratory - will focus on the development of "randomized algorithms" f...
WVU engineers tackle limitations of data transfer during space exploration
Aug 24, 2021 (SPX)
Once a spacecraft leaves Earth's orbit and travels further into deep space, transferring data becomes more challenging, assistant professor Piyush Mehta explain...
Lockheed Martin develops high-performance, low cost hybrid antenna for 5G, radar and remote sensing
Aug 24, 2021 (SPX)
This antenna is part of a larger research and development investment in 5G.MIL technologies that will optimize and securely connect warfighting platforms to ena...
A technique to predict radiation risk during ISS Missions
Aug 23, 2021 (SPX)
Published in the journal Nature-Scientific Reports, results from an ISS Medical Monitoring study of International Space Station astronauts demonstrate how the s...
DRCongo to review China Moly copper-cobalt mine deal
Aug 20, 2021 (AFP)
An ad hoc commission will seek to evaluate the proven and probable mineral reserves at the Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) project based on exploitation of the sit...
Scientists develop alternative cement with low carbon footprint
Aug 19, 2021 (SPX)
Houses, factories, staircases, bridges, dams - none of these structures can be built without cement. According to estimates, almost six billion tonnes of cement...
Facebook unveils virtual reality 'workrooms'
Aug 19, 2021 (AFP)
The "Horizon Workrooms" project allows users to switch back and forth from virtual reality to web conferencing to adapt to different situations. "Workrooms is o...
Cloud data bursts from space move astronauts closer to Mars
Aug 19, 2021 (SPX)
But he wouldn't be able to share his now-famous musings with folks back home until he set foot on Earth again, in part due to severely limited connectivity betw...
High-speed camera captures a water jet's splashy impact as it pierces a droplet
Aug 19, 2021 (SPX)
That's the motivation behind a new study by engineers at MIT and the University of Twente in the Netherlands. The study involves firing small jets of water thro...
Air Force awards $70M contract for augmented reality system on training jet
Aug 17, 2021 (UPI)
The technology company, which specializes in synthetic air combat training, on Monday announced the Air Force contract, which will spread funding for the projec...
Purdue-designed heat transfer experiment arrives at International Space Station
Aug 16, 2021 (SPX)
A new experiment designed by Purdue University engineers addresses both problems. The Flow Boiling and Condensation Experiment (FBCE), which arrived at the Inte...
Microsoft protests Amazon win of big US cloud contract
Aug 13, 2021 (AFP)
US media reports said the contract valued at $10 billion is for modernizing storage of classified data at the National Security Agency (NSA). "Based on the deci...
NASA Exploration has LEGS
Aug 11, 2021 (SPX)
"The main goal of the LEGS project is to offload services from the Deep Space Network," said LEGS Project Manager T.J. Crooks. "As the number of lunar missions ...
NSF awards funding for next-generation VLA antenna development
Aug 10, 2021 (SPX)
"The ngVLA will be a key tool for answering the important scientific questions facing astronomers in the coming decades. We welcome this vital support for the n...
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