TECH SPACE - AFRICA DAILY

Scientists demonstrate improved particle warning to protect astronauts

Mar 03, 2017 (SPX)

Our constantly-changing sun sometimes erupts with bursts of light, solar material, or ultra-fast energized particles - collectively, these events contribute to ...

New X-ray glasses concentrate, strengthen laser beams

Mar 01, 2017 (UPI)

Scientists at the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, or DESY, the German research center, have created laser beams with record strength and precision using X-ray...

Sustainable ceramics without a kiln

Mar 01, 2017 (SPX)

The manufacture of cement, bricks, bathroom tiles and porcelain crockery normally requires a great deal of heat: a kiln is used to fire the ceramic materials at...

Laser-altered molecules cast alchemy in a different light

Mar 01, 2017 (SPX)

Since the Middle Ages, alchemists have sought to transmute elements, the most famous example being the long quest to turn lead into gold. Transmutation has been...

Oculus looks to spur VR spread with Rift price cut

Mar 01, 2017 (AFP)

Facebook-owned Oculus on Wednesday slashed the price of its Rift headsets to speed the pace at which the virtual reality technology is working its way into home...

NYU researchers coax colloidal spheres to self-assemble into photonic crystals

Mar 01, 2017 (SPX)

Colloidal particles, used in a range of technical applications including foods, inks, paints, and cosmetics, can self-assemble into a remarkable variety of dens...

Keeping Our Cool in Space

Mar 01, 2017 (SPX)

As spacecraft become larger, the heat they produce also increases. That means vehicles built for long-term space exploration need more efficient cooling systems...

When Rocket Science Meets X-ray Science

Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)

It takes rocket science to launch and fly spacecraft to faraway planets and moons, but a deep understanding of how materials perform under extreme conditions is...

Materials that emit rainbows

Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)

Mechanochromic luminescent (MCL) materials change their color in response to a change in their environment, like pressure and temperature. To date, most MCL mat...

Two radar eyes are better than one

Feb 28, 2017 (ESA)

A novel airborne experiment over the flat agricultural landscape of the Netherlands recently simulated, for the first time, images that could be taken by radar ...

Miniature device is 3 times more efficient in generating new colors of laser pulses

Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)

A group of researchers from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw has just published the results of their works on miniature device - a tripler - f...

Researchers use laser-generated bubbles to create 3-D images in liquid

Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)

Researchers have developed a completely new type of display that creates 3D images by using a laser to form tiny bubbles inside a liquid "screen." Instead of re...

Sound-shaping super-material invented

Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)

A super-material that bends, shapes and focuses sound waves that pass through it has been invented by scientists. The creation pushes the boundaries of metamate...

New use for paper industry's sludge and fly ash in plastics

Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland examined, as part of the EU's Reffibre project, whether new industrial applications could be developed for various type...

New 'tougher-than-metal' fiber-reinforced hydrogels

Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)

Efforts are currently underway around the world to create materials that are friendly to both society and the environment. Among them are those that comprise di...

Scientists forgo kiln, bake ceramics with pressure

Feb 28, 2017 (UPI)

Industrial kilns, the commercial ovens used to fire bathroom tiles and tableware, operate at temperatures in excess of 1,000 degrees Celsius. Scientists at ETH ...

New pop-up strategy inspired by cuts, not folds

Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)

Origami-inspired materials use folds in materials to embed powerful functionality. However, all that folding can be pretty labor intensive. Now, researchers at ...

York Space partners with Metropolitan State for Denver satellite facility

Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)

York Space Systems has announced an agreement with Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU) for the establishment of its new manufacturing facility and Mis...

NASA team develops modular avionics systems for small missions

Feb 27, 2017 (SPX)

In just two years' time, a team of NASA engineers accomplished what some thought impossible: the group created a smaller, more capable "brain" for smaller space...

Raytheon gets $1 billion radar contract for Qatar

Feb 27, 2017 (UPI)

Raytheon received a $1 billion contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide an early warning radar system for the government of Qatar. Early warning radar system...