TECH SPACE - AFRICA DAILY

Vapor drives a liquid-solid transition in a molecular system

Mar 28, 2019 (SPX)

Tomoki Ogoshi from Kanazawa University in Japan and colleagues studied pillar[n]arene molecules - pillar-shaped molecules that were first reported by their rese...

Investigations with neutrons settle scientific dispute about the structure of solid fluorine

Mar 28, 2019 (SPX)

Fluorine is the most reactive chemical element and highly toxic. It is nonetheless widely deployed. In the first attempt to determine the atomic distances of so...

Indian satellite destruction creates debris field of 'space junk'

Mar 28, 2019 (AFP)

India has sought to minimize the threat to orbiting satellites posed by Wednesday's test of an anti-satellite weapon, which experts said was not technically ill...

Adhesive formed from bee spit and flower oil could form basis of new glues

Mar 28, 2019 (SPX)

But all of that hard work could instantly be undone during a sudden rainstorm were it not for two substances the insect uses to keep the pollen firmly stuck in ...

Traveling-wave tubes: The unsung heroes of space exploration

Mar 28, 2019 (SPX)

Some would argue that the traveling-wave tube (TWT) has not received the recognition it deserves when it comes to the history of space travel and communications...

Bodybags, rats, waste: Disaster response turns to VR for grim training

Mar 27, 2019 (AFP)

As around 40 police officers watch her progress on a large screen, officer Chanika Sookreang's digital double goes from body to body in the ruined city, photogr...

A fascinating phase transition: From one liquid state to another

Mar 27, 2019 (SPX)

Phase transitions are a familiar part of daily life. Whenever you see ice melting (solid to liquid), or steam coming from a teakettle (liquid to gas), you've ju...

New virtual reality tool allows you to see the world through the eyes of a tiny primate

Mar 27, 2019 (SPX)

You're a tarsier - a nocturnal animal whose giant eyes provide you with exceptional visual sensitivity, enabling a predatory advantage. A new virtual reality so...

Rapid magnetic 3D printing of human cells

Mar 27, 2019 (SPX)

A team of McMaster University engineers has found a way to use 3D printing technology to create artificial tumours to help researchers test new drugs and therap...

Scientists squeeze catalysts inside host materials like a ship into a bottle

Mar 27, 2019 (SPX)

In the case of catalysts, which are materials that speed up chemical reactions, confinement may lead to higher activity. It keeps particles well separated, whic...

Virtual reality enables real-time, internal view of patient anatomy during treatment

Mar 27, 2019 (SPX)

"Virtual reality will change how we look at a patient's anatomy during an IR treatment," said Wayne Monsky, MD, PhD, a professor of radiology at the University ...

Elementary mathematics brings Star Trek's Holodeck closer to reality

Mar 27, 2019 (SPX)

Dr. Ghaith Makey, the lead author of the paper appearing in the April 2019 issue of Nature Photonics, says "Our technique can work in realtime, and will surely ...

Vector's GalacticSky GSky-1 satellite ready for launch later this year

Mar 26, 2019 (SPX)

Developed in its Silicon Valley office, and utilizing Vector's patented software-defined satellite technology, developers will no longer be required to build an...

Sun-Synchronous Orbits are Obsolete

Mar 26, 2019 (SPX)

This motion allows the maintenance of the orbit's geometry with respect to the sun such that solar lighting along the SSO satellite's ground track remains appro...

4D-printed materials can be stiff as wood or soft as sponge

Mar 25, 2019 (SPX)

Rutgers University-New Brunswick engineers have created flexible, lightweight materials with 4D printing that could lead to better shock absorption, morphing ai...

Raytheon to update Advanced Synthentic Aperture Radar for U-2 Dragon Lady

Mar 25, 2019 (UPI)

Raytheon announced on Monday the the ASARS-2B doubles the surveillance range while maintaining the mapping and imagery resolution of the current ASARS-2A system...

Radioactive material detected remotely using laser-induced electron avalanche breakdown

Mar 24, 2019 (SPX)

With additional engineering advancements, the method could be scaled up and used to scan trucks and shipping containers at ports of entry, providing a powerful ...

Air Force, education and industry partners work together to gather space radiation data

Mar 24, 2019 (SPX)

Consisting of 32 hosted sensors on the Iridium NEXT constellation, REACH is a partnership between the U.S. Air Force, The Aerospace Corporation, Johns Hopkins A...

Terminator-like liquid metal moves and stretches in 3D space

Mar 21, 2019 (SPX)

Although current robots don't have these capabilities, the technology is getting closer with the development of new liquid metals that can be manipulated in 3D ...

A decade on, smartphone-like software finally heads to space

Mar 20, 2019 (AFP)

Just as some aerospace start-ups are developing technologies to repair, modify or refuel satellites to prolong their lives, some satellite manufacturers are loo...