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Diamond dust enables low-cost, high-efficiency magnetic field detection
Sep 11, 2018 (SPX)
"The best magnetic sensors out there today are bulky, only operate at extreme temperatures, and can cost tens of thousands of dollars," said Dominic Labanowski,...
Satellites more at risk from fast solar wind than a major space storm
Sep 10, 2018 (SPX)
Researchers investigating the space weather risks to orbiting satellites calculated electron radiation levels within the Van Allen radiation belts. This ring-do...
Holography, light-field technology combo could deliver practical 3-D displays
Sep 10, 2018 (SPX)
AR/VR devices can have their own drawbacks, such as a tendency to induce visual motion sickness or other visual disturbances with prolonged usage due to their s...
Northrop Grumman contracted for Hawkeye radar plane for Japan
Sep 06, 2018 (UPI)
Work on the contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in St. Augustine, Fla., Syracuse, N.Y., Melbourne, Fla., other locatio...
Facebook to build $1 bn Singapore data centre, first in Asia
Sep 06, 2018 (AFP)
The centre is expected to be operational around 2022, and will host Facebook servers and centralise its IT operations, Thomas Furlong, Facebook vice president o...
At last, a simple 3D printer for metal
Sep 05, 2018 (SPX)
Jan Schroers, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Yale University and Desktop Metal, Inc., in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA, along wit...
New smart materials could open new research field
Sep 05, 2018 (SPX)
"What excites me is that we have just scratched the surface of something new that could not only open a completely new field of scientific research, but also en...
Raytheon receives contract for Zumwalt radars
Sep 05, 2018 (UPI)
Work on the contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in Andover, Mass., Portsmouth, R.I., and McKinney, Texas, and is expecte...
Researchers use acoustic forces to print droplets that couldn't be printed before
Sep 04, 2018 (SPX)
"By harnessing acoustic forces, we have created a new technology that enables myriad materials to be printed in a drop-on-demand manner," said Jennifer Lewis, t...
A new way to remove ice buildup without power or chemicals
Sep 04, 2018 (SPX)
The system is remarkably simple, based on a three-layered material that can be applied or even sprayed onto the surfaces to be treated. It collects solar radiat...
All that is gold is not biochemically stable
Sep 04, 2018 (SPX)
In a nanoparticle form, the normally very stable, inert, noble metal actually gets dismantled by a microbe found on a Brazilian aquatic weed. While the findings...
Chilled And Checked, Shaken And Not Stirred
Sep 03, 2018 (ESA)
Keeping the CHEOPS telescope and detector at a stable temperature will be vital for obtaining accurate measurements of the brightness of stars. Temperature vari...
Kiel research team increases adhesiveness of silicone using the example of beetles
Sep 03, 2018 (SPX)
A research team from Kiel University (CAU) has now succeeded in boosting the adhesive effect of a silicone material significantly. To do so they combined two me...
China's Zijin to acquire Serbia's largest copper mine
Aug 31, 2018 (AFP)
The deal, which gives China's Zijin Mining a 63 percent stake in the RTB Bor mining and smelting complex in eastern Serbia, marks the latest expansion of Beijin...
Researchers 3D print prototype for 'bionic eye'
Aug 31, 2018 (SPX)
The research is published in Advanced Materials, a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering materials science. The author also holds the patent for 3D-printed ...
New laser technique binds aluminum with plastic in injection molding
Aug 31, 2018 (SPX)
A group of German engineers recently demonstrated a technique for binding plastic to aluminum by pretreating sheets of aluminum with infrared lasers. In the Jou...
Maxar's SSL selected by NASA to explore commercial satellite assembly and manufacturing in LEO
Aug 31, 2018 (SPX)
In support of NASA's vision of a vibrant space economy, and expanded opportunities for American industry, SSL will study the feasibility of habitable space plat...
Friction loss at first contact: The material does not forgive
Aug 31, 2018 (SPX)
Their findings help develop optimized materials and reduce consumption of energy and raw materials. The researchers present results of two studies in the Script...
Watching two-dimensional materials grow
Aug 31, 2018 (SPX)
The production of such ultra-thin crystals is difficult. The crystallisation process depends on many different factors. In the past, different techniques have y...
China to limit number of online games over myopia fears
Aug 31, 2018 (AFP)
The plan is the latest move to tighten government oversight over the country's fast-growing and highly popular video game industry -- and a new blow to their st...
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