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Australia eyes rare earth deposits amid fears over China supplies
Aug 12, 2019 (AFP)
Linda Reynolds told an audience in Perth that resource-rich Australia had deposits that could safeguard supplies for allies including the United States and Brit...
From plastic to X: sourcing military waste for on-site production of critical stocks
Aug 12, 2019 (SPX)
ReSource, the newest program from DARPA's Biological Technologies Office, sets out to revolutionize how critical supplies are procured, by using self-contained,...
Q-Tech launches space-qualified multi-output LVDS Hybrid Oscillators
Aug 09, 2019 (SPX)
These MIL-PRF-55310 oscillators are Type 1 Class 2 hybrids, delivering exceptional frequency and temperature stability for space satellite and other high-perfor...
Russia unveils ambitious project for laser recharging of satellites in orbit
Aug 08, 2019 (Sputnik)
Russia is developing a "space gas station" - a group of robots that will use lasers to recharge satellites in near-Earth orbit, Izvestia learned from experts at...
How NASA will protect astronauts from space radiation at the Moon
Aug 08, 2019 (SPX)
The same sunspots that disrupted the television signals led to enormous solar flares - powerful bursts of energy from the Sun - Aug. 4-7 that year. Between the ...
Could Mexico cactus solve world's plastics problem?
Aug 07, 2019 (AFP)
A packaging material that is made from the plant has been developed by a Mexican researcher and is offering a promising solution to one of the world's biggest p...
Millennium Space Systems to test orbital debris solutions with TriSept, Rocket Lab and Tethers Unlimited
Aug 07, 2019 (SPX)
Millennium Space Systems is designing and building, and will be operating the Millennium RAPTOR satellites and working with TriSept to manage the mission for th...
How roads can help cool sizzling cities
Aug 05, 2019 (SPX)
In cities with 1 million or more people, average air temperatures can be 1.8 to 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit higher than in less densely populated areas. The differen...
Pentagon stalls $10 bn cloud contract eyed by Amazon
Aug 02, 2019 (AFP)
Amazon was considered a strong contender to provide technology for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) program -- a contract that is also being p...
GOES-17 Mishap Investigation Board Study Completed
Aug 02, 2019 (SPX)
During postlaunch testing of the satellite's Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), teams discovered the instrument's infrared detectors could not be maintained at the...
Camera can watch moving objects around corners
Jul 31, 2019 (SPX)
That's because, hidden to the naked eye, he was being scanned by a high powered laser and the single particles of light he reflected onto the walls around him w...
Recovering color images from scattered light
Jul 31, 2019 (SPX)
"Others have been able to reconstruct color images from scattered light, but those methods had to sacrifice spatial resolution or required prior characterizatio...
AFRL looks to fine tune process of 3D printing composite inks
Jul 31, 2019 (AFNS)
The standard, conventional parts for Air Force applications used today are mostly made by hand layup using a mold and continuous carbon fiber fabrics. This proc...
Lockheed contracted by Northrop Grumman for E-2D Hawkeye radars
Jul 25, 2019 (UPI)
The company is due to provide Northrop Grumman, manufacturer of the E-2D, 24 additional APY-9 radars for the aircraft over the next five years under a $600 mill...
First of Two Van Allen Probes Spacecraft Ceases Operations
Jul 24, 2019 (SPX)
As expected, following final de-orbit maneuvers in February of this year, the spacecraft has used its remaining propellant to keep its solar panels pointed at t...
Finding alternatives to diamonds for drilling
Jul 24, 2019 (SPX)
Diamond is one of the only materials hard and tough enough for the job of constant grinding without significant wear, but as any imminent proposee knows, diamon...
Probe opened in France over radioactive water rumours
Jul 23, 2019 (AFP)
In a viral message spread on the WhatsApp messaging app last week, a woman presenting herself as a nurse from a hospital in Paris can be heard telling people no...
Electronic chip mimics the brain to make memories in a flash
Jul 22, 2019 (SPX)
Optogenetics allows scientists to delve into the body's electrical system with incredible precision, using light to manipulate neurons so that they can be turne...
NUS 'smart' textiles boost connectivity between wearable sensors by 1,000 times
Jul 22, 2019 (SPX)
Now, researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have invented a completely new way for wearable devices to interconnect. They incorporated cond...
Raytheon get $27.4M payment for work on Navy's AMDR program
Jul 22, 2019 (UPI)
The award settles a request for equitable adjustment for contractor provision after a government change order by the AMDR program's Pacific Missile Range Facili...
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