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Northrop Grumman awarded $3B for 24 Hawkeye early warning aircraft
Apr 11, 2019 (UPI)
Work on the carrier-based aircraft, which Northrop Grumman describes as "a game changer in how the Navy will conduct battle management command and control," is ...
Study shows potential for Earth-friendly plastic replacement
Apr 10, 2019 (SPX)
A biodegradable replacement for petroleum-based products has to meet all sorts of standards and, so far, attempts at viable replacements from renewable sources ...
NASA awards contract to Auburn University's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence
Apr 09, 2019 (SPX)
"For decades, Auburn engineers have been instrumental in helping the U.S. achieve its space exploration goals," said Christopher B. Roberts, dean of Auburn's Sa...
It's a one-way street for sound waves in this new technology
Apr 09, 2019 (SPX)
What's more, the researchers have used the same idea to control the flow of heat in one direction. The discovery offers new possibilities for enhancing electron...
Elements can be solid and liquid at the same time, study reveals
Apr 09, 2019 (SPX)
Until now, the atoms in physical material were understood to exist typically in one of three states - solid, liquid or gas. Researchers have found, however, tha...
Maxar and NASA complete Design Review for Restore-L On-Orbit Servicing Spacecraft Bus
Apr 09, 2019 (SPX)
With the CDR complete, the spacecraft bus is on track to ship to NASA in 2020 for integration with the robotic payload and a forecasted launch in 2022. Maxar is...
Russia's new ISS modules will be shielded with fabrics used in body armour
Apr 09, 2019 (Sputnik)
The new scientific and energy modules set to be attached to the Russian segment of the ISS will receive domestically-engineered body armour fabric-based anti-me...
Spin lasers facilitate rapid data transfer
Apr 09, 2019 (SPX)
Published on 3 April 2019 in the journal Nature, the study demonstrates that spin lasers have the capacity of working at least five times as fast as the best tr...
Arralis announces 10W GaN-SiC MMIC high power amplifier for K-Band comms
Apr 08, 2019 (SPX)
The HPA operates in K-band from 17.5GHz-20GHz and delivers a saturated power in excess of 10W with typical power added efficiency of 25% and large signal gain o...
High-tech material in a salt crust
Apr 08, 2019 (SPX)
The method, which was recently published in the journal Nature Materials, can also be applied to other high-performance materials. MAX phases unite the positive...
Microchip Technology uses Arm-based MCUs for cheap radhard processors
Apr 08, 2019 (SPX)
To support this trend, Microchip Technology Inc. has introduced the space industry's first Arm-based microcontrollers (MCUs) that combine the low-cost and large...
About 50 pieces of destroyed Indian satellite flying above ISS
Apr 08, 2019 (Sputnik)
The US Air Force's catalogue currently includes 57 Microsat-R fragments flying in orbits at altitudes from 159 kilometres to 2,248 kilometres (99-1,397 miles). ...
ESA oversees teaching of Europe's next top solderers
Apr 08, 2019 (ESA)
More than a thousand operators and inspectors take the courses annually. The resulting highly-skilled personnel are often in high demand from terrestrial indust...
China's virtual reality arcades aim for real-world success
Apr 07, 2019 (AFP)
"I felt weightless skiing down the mountain," Chen, 25, gushes after re-emerging in the material world. "The scenery around me was so authentic," she adds. Chen...
Debris from anti-satellite test no danger to ISS, India says
Apr 06, 2019 (AFP)
India has been on the defensive following the March 27 test that NASA branded a "terrible thing" that had created new dangers for astronauts aboard the Internat...
US Air Force and Raytheon collaborate to modernize space command and control system
Apr 04, 2019 (SPX)
Dave Fuino, program director for Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, said: "Within just a few months we brought together a team, developed the tech...
Teaching computers to intelligently design 'billions' of possible materials
Apr 03, 2019 (SPX)
"You can train a computer to do what it would take many years for people to otherwise do," said Yuan Dong, a research assistant professor of mechanical and aero...
Group teams up to combat growing space debris threat, protect satellites in orbit
Apr 02, 2019 (SPX)
The two companies will collaborate on the development of new commercial services to protect satellites and other high-value space assets from potentially catast...
Indian satellite destruction created 400 pieces of debris, endangering ISS: NASA
Apr 01, 2019 (AFP)
Jim Bridenstine was addressing employees of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration five days after India shot down a low-orbiting satellite in a miss...
3D printer threads electronic fibers onto fabrics
Mar 28, 2019 (SPX)
With a 3D printer equipped with a coaxial needle, they drew patterns, pictures, and lettering onto cloth, giving it the ability to transform movement into energ...
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