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Microchip announces space-qualified COTS-based radiation-hardened power converters
Feb 25, 2021 (SPX)
Microchip's SA50-120 radiation-hardened DC to DC power converters - the only standard non-hybrid space-grade DC-DC power converters available - utilize surface ...
Polymer film protects from electromagnetic radiation, signal interference
Feb 24, 2021 (SPX)
In a breakthrough report published in Advanced Materials - the top journal in the field - engineers at the University of California, Riverside describe a flexib...
Concept for a new storage medium
Feb 24, 2021 (SPX)
Using nanoscale quantum sensors, an international research team has succeeded in exploring certain previously uncharted physical properties of an antiferromagne...
UCF joins project to develop composites for spacecraft, NASA missions
Feb 24, 2021 (SPX)
These materials, known as thin-ply composites, are as thin as carpenter's measuring tape but strong enough to support satellite payloads, such as solar sails fo...
Researchers grow artificial hairs with clever physics trick
Feb 24, 2021 (SPX)
Inspired by biological designs and rationalized with mathematical precision, the new method could be used at an industrial scale for production with plastics, g...
Israel launches research nanosatellite to measure radiation in space
Feb 23, 2021 (SPX)
TAU scientists are excited with the remarkable scientific and technological achievement, noting that the nanosatellite is the first to be wholly designed, devel...
Brand new findings on fire safety in space
Feb 23, 2021 (SPX)
The experiment, which was conducted on January 6, 2021, as part of the SAFFIRE-V campaign, lasted 23 hours and was intended to test how a fire behaves in a crew...
Air Force tests suicide prevention training with virtual reality system
Feb 22, 2021 (UPI)
Members of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, using virtual reality headsets, participated in a 30-minute training scenario in which they encounter an emotionally dist...
Ahead of lunar rocket crash, astronomers call for better space debris tracking
Feb 21, 2021 (UPI)
Independent astronomer Bill Gray of Maine, one of few astronomers who track human-made objects in Deep Space, discovered in January that a section of a discarde...
Falling to Earth takes a long time
Feb 18, 2021 (ESA)
This process can be relatively fast for satellites flying at low altitudes, taking less than 25 years, but for satellites launched into orbits tens of thousands...
More sustainable recycling of plastics
Feb 18, 2021 (SPX)
"The direct re-utilization of plastics is often hampered by the fact that, in practice, mechanical recycling only functions to a limited degree - because the pl...
Sloshing quantum fluids of light and matter to probe superfluidity
Feb 17, 2021 (SPX)
An Australian-led team of physicists have successfully created sloshing quantum liquids in a 'bucket' formed by containment lasers. "These quantum fluids are ex...
Arch Mission Foundation announces first in series of Earth Archives
Feb 17, 2021 (SPX)
The Arch Mission Foundation creates and maintains ultra-long-term data storage archives called Arch Libraries. These libraries are the most durable records of h...
Purdue to co-lead DoD-funded project to advance adoption of lead-free electronics
Feb 17, 2021 (SPX)
The Defense Electronics Consortium (DEC), to be established and managed by the U.S. Partnership for Assured Electronics (USPAE), is designed to address the defe...
'We just want to play': Iran gamers battle reality of US sanctions
Feb 17, 2021 (AFP)
"It's a problem between governments and a pain for the consumer," said 24-year-old gamer and game journalist Amir Golkhani. "We have no political demands. We ju...
Northrop Grumman's SharkSat Payload Showcases Agility from the Ground to Orbit
Feb 16, 2021 (SPX)
In January, after completing a three-month stay at the International Space Station hosted aboard the company's Cygnus spacecraft, SharkSat spent two weeks orbit...
Research highlights ways to protect astronaut cardiovascular health from space radiation
Feb 15, 2021 (SPX)
Space is incredibly inhospitable. Outside of low earth orbit, astronauts are bombarded with radiation, including galactic cosmic rays, and 'proton storms' relea...
Origami-inspired antenna technology for use in small satellites
Feb 12, 2021 (SPX)
Communications satellites use high-frequency radio waves to transmit data, with antennas acting as a two-way interface, converting electric current provided by ...
ESA and UNOOSA illustrate space debris problem
Feb 12, 2021 (ESA)
To raise awareness about this growing problem, ESA and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) have created a series of nine infographics and...
Existential threat to the space economy in 2021
Feb 09, 2021 (SPX)
When will this happen? No one knows the answer, but It could be soon. As the space capacity approaches its limit there will be a noticeable increase in disabled...
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