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Materials informatics reveals new class of super-hard alloys
Jun 17, 2019 (SPX)
"We used materials informatics - the application of the methods of data science to materials problems - to predict a class of materials that have superior mecha...
Earth's heavy metals result of supernova explosion, University of Guelph research reveals
Jun 17, 2019 (SPX)
In a finding that may overthrow our understanding of where Earth's heavy elements such as gold and platinum come from, new research by a University of Guelph ph...
U.S. Navy orders additional Saab Sea Giraffe radar units
Jun 12, 2019 (UPI)
The units, for use on a range of military vessels, will be deployed on the U.S. Coast Guard's Heritage class of offshore patrol cutters. Up to 25 of the ships a...
Mantis shrimp shield inspires lightweight, impact-resistant materials
Jun 12, 2019 (UPI)
Some mantis shrimp species, called smashers, have a club-like arm capable of cracking clam shells. It can also be used as a weapon against rival shrimp. Smasher...
NASA Prepares to Launch Twin Satellites to Study Signal Disruption From Space
Jun 11, 2019 (SPX)
The E-TBEx CubeSats focus on how radio signals that pass through Earth's upper atmosphere can be distorted by structured bubbles in this region, called the iono...
NASA's SET Mission to Study Satellite Protection Is Ready for Launch
Jun 11, 2019 (SPX)
SET studies the very nature of space itself - which isn't completely empty, but brimming with radiation - and how it affects spacecraft and electronics in orbit...
One more time: 2020 Olympic podiums to be made from recycled plastic
Jun 11, 2019 (AFP)
It will be the first time podiums have been made from recycled materials and organisers say they will need about 45 tonnes of plastic to fashion around 100 podi...
How NASA Prepares Spacecraft for the Harsh Radiation of Space
Jun 11, 2019 (SPX)
But belowground in one of the rooms at NASA's Radiation Effects Facility, the smell of ozone lingers after high-energy radiation tests. The radiation that engin...
Dashing the dream of ideal 'invisibility' cloaks for stress waves
Jun 10, 2019 (SPX)
Despite casting deep doubt on dozens of theoretical papers on "elastodynamic" cloaking, the new study's authors from the Georgia Institute of Technology don't t...
Rockets, evaporating droplets and x-raying metals
Jun 10, 2019 (ESA)
Rockets carrying satellites into orbit are typically launched from sites around the equator, such as Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. There are alte...
Northrop Grumman nets $958M for G/ATOR radar systems for Marines
Jun 10, 2019 (UPI)
The contract, which is under the portfolio management of Program Executive Officer Land Systems, includes spares parts and retrofit kits, the Defense Department...
Adding a carbon atom transforms 2D semiconducting material
Jun 10, 2019 (SPX)
"We have successfully introduced the carbon species into the monolayer of the semiconducting material," said Fu Zhang, doctoral student in materials science and...
Communications testbed leaves legacy of pioneering technology
Jun 06, 2019 (SPX)
Launched in 2012, after being designed and built at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, the testbed was installed aboard the International Space Station ...
New era for New Norcia deep space antenna
Jun 06, 2019 (ESA)
The New Norcia station is key to communicating with Europe's missions across the Solar System and observing the Universe, including Mars Express currently in or...
Keep the orbital neighborhood clean
Jun 06, 2019 (SPX)
So, what happens to those floating satellites and other space objects when they have outlived their usefulness? They need to deorbit and reenter Earth's atmosph...
US says to take action to ensure rare earths supply
Jun 05, 2019 (AFP)
China is a major supplier of the resources -- which power today's digital lives, from smartphones to military hardware -- and as the trade conflict with Washing...
Chemists develop faster way to purify elements
Jun 04, 2019 (UPI)
The involved chemists described their new process this week in the Nature Communications. "Our proposed process appears to be much more efficient than existing ...
High flex, high-energy textile lithium battery aims to meet demand for wearable electronics
Jun 03, 2019 (SPX)
The Textile Lithium Battery, of less than 0.5 mm thick, also possesses fast charging/discharging capability, and long cycle life comparable with conventional li...
Scientists offer designer 'big atoms' on demand
Jun 03, 2019 (SPX)
The new research, which will be published on May 29 in Nature, centers around colloidal particles that, when mixed with liquid crystals, act a lot like the elem...
Aluminum is the new steel: NUST MISIS scientists made it stronger than ever before
Jun 03, 2019 (SPX)
Doping aluminum melt with nickel and lanthanum, scientists managed to create a material combining benefits of both composite materials and standard alloys: flex...
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