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Shedding light in the dark: radar satellites lead the way
Dec 18, 2019 (ESA)
Over the course of one year, a total of some 600 researchers from 20 countries will take part in different stages of the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory ...
Calling radio amateurs: help find OPS-SAT!
Dec 16, 2019 (ESA)
On 17 December, OPS-SAT will be launched into low-Earth orbit on a Soyuz rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, together with ESA's Cheops exoplanet-tracker. Once l...
Finding a killer electron hot spot in Earth's Van Allen radiation belts
Dec 16, 2019 (SPX)
Professor Yoshizumi Miyoshi of the Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research at Nagoya University and colleagues compared data from two satellites situat...
Calling radio amateurs: help find OPS-SAT!
Dec 16, 2019 (ESA)
On 17 December, OPS-SAT will be launched into low-Earth orbit on a Soyuz rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, together with ESA's Cheops exoplanet-tracker. Once l...
Tiny quantum sensors watch materials transform under pressure
Dec 13, 2019 (SPX)
To develop new, high-performance materials, scientists need to understand how useful properties, such as magnetism and strength, change under such harsh conditi...
OneWeb to use advanced grappling tech from Altius Space Machines
Dec 12, 2019 (SPX)
Dedicated to the idea that Space is a shared natural resource and if used responsibly, can help transform the way we live, work, and connect, OneWeb and OneWeb ...
Trisept and Satellite Applications Catapult team to advance space access in the UK and beyond
Dec 11, 2019 (SPX)
Satellite Applications Catapult, part of The Catapult network and one of dozens of innovative firms based at the Harwell Space Cluster, provides world-leading f...
Tiny magnetic particles enable new material to bend, twist, and grab
Dec 11, 2019 (SPX)
The material is a mixture of three different ingredients, all with unique characteristics: two types of magnetic particles, one for inductive heat and one with ...
New laser technique images quantum world in a trillionth of a second
Dec 11, 2019 (SPX)
"The way electrons interact with each other and their microscopic environment determines the properties of all solids," said MengXing Na, a University of Britis...
New aluminium hydroxide stable at extremely high pressure
Dec 11, 2019 (SPX)
To better understand the global hydrogen circulation in the Earth's mantle, a number of high-pressure experiments were conducted on the stability of hydrous pha...
Liquid flow is influenced by a quantum effect in water
Dec 10, 2019 (SPX)
When charged polymers are dissolved in water the aqueous solution becomes more viscous than expected. This high viscosity is used by nature in the human body. T...
ESA commissions world's first space debris removal
Dec 10, 2019 (ESA)
Following a competitive process, a consortium led by Swiss startup ClearSpace - a spin-off company established by an experienced team of space debris researcher...
Storing data in everyday objects
Dec 10, 2019 (SPX)
Researchers at ETH Zurich have now collaborated with an Israeli scientist to develop a means of storing extensive information in almost any object. "With this m...
Bio-inspired hydrogel can rapidly switch to rigid plastic
Dec 09, 2019 (SPX)
Hokkaido University researchers have developed a hydrogel that does the opposite of what polymer-based materials, like plastic bottles, normally do: their mater...
UV-Bodyguard by ajuma - sophisticated technology to prevent sunburn
Dec 09, 2019 (SPX)
UV-Bodyguard is a wearable that is connected to an app on the user's smartphone and constantly measures levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation. In this way, outdo...
ESA to fund world's first space debris removal mission
Dec 09, 2019 (UPI)
The mission, announced Monday, will be executed by a consortium of aerospace companies, led by the Swiss startup Clearspace, which was founded by a group of spa...
Gamma-ray laser moves a step closer to reality
Dec 09, 2019 (SPX)
The calculations take scientists a step closer to realizing a gamma-ray laser, which may have applications in medical imaging, spacecraft propulsion, and cancer...
'Buildings' in human bone may hold key to stronger 3D-printed lightweight structures
Dec 09, 2019 (SPX)
Now, the discovery of how a "beam" in human bone material handles a lifetime's worth of wear and tear could translate to the development of 3D-printed lightweig...
SN Now: The Final Installment of SCaN Now
Dec 08, 2019 (SPX)
NASA's three space communications networks - the Deep Space Network (DSN), the Near Earth Network (NEN) and the Space Network (SN) - provide radio frequency com...
Life of a foam
Dec 08, 2019 (ESA)
Beyond the pleasures of sipping a cappuccino with its signature froth, the presence of foams in our daily lives extends to food, detergents, cosmetics and medic...
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