TECH SPACE - AFRICA DAILY

New maths accurately captures liquids and surfaces moving in synergy

Jun 14, 2016 (SPX)

Gas bubbles in a glass of champagne, thin films rupturing into tiny liquid droplets, blood flowing through a pumping heart and crashing ocean waves - although s...

Ubisoft to let game players join 'Star Trek' crew

Jun 14, 2016 (AFP)

French video game giant Ubisoft is poised to satisfy a longtime geek fantasy by letting fans virtually join the crew of a "Star Trek" ship exploring the cosmos....

Europe Develops Self-removal Technology for Spacecraft

Jun 14, 2016 (SPX)

A new European project has an ambitious goal of cleaning up space for future generations. The Technology for Self-Removal of Spacecraft (TeSeR) program, that wa...

Mixing solids and liquids enhances optical properties of both

Jun 14, 2016 (SPX)

By immersing glass particles in a fluid, researchers at MIT's Media Lab and Harvard University are exploring a new mechanism for modifying an optical device's d...

Thales unveils Ground Master 60 mobile radar

Jun 13, 2016 (UPI)

Thales Group will showcase its new Ground Master 60 multi-mission radar this week at the Eurosatory defense expo, the company announced Monday. The Ground Maste...

Video game industry shoots for momentum at E3 show

Jun 11, 2016 (AFP)

Virtual reality, streaming play and titles tailored for smartphones are expected to generate buzz at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video game extravaga...

Laboratory breakthrough may lead to improved X-ray spectrometers

Jun 09, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute's Swiss Light Source in Villigen, Switzerland, have developed a new design for X-ray spectrometers that eschews a com...

Squeezing out opal-like colors by the mile

Jun 09, 2016 (SPX)

The team, led by the University of Cambridge, have invented a way to make such sheets on industrial scales, opening up applications ranging from smart clothing ...

Air conditioning goes green

Jun 09, 2016 (ESA)

The ingenuity of four space engineers has created a zero-emission air-conditioning system that doesn't pollute our atmosphere when we turn it on. Air conditioni...

Scientists use silver to make lights shine brightly

Jun 09, 2016 (SPX)

The toxic and expensive phosphors used widely in fluorescent lighting could be eliminated thanks to a new study conducted by a materials scientist at Queen Mary...

Physicists predict novel phenomena in exotic materials

Jun 09, 2016 (SPX)

Discovered just five years ago, topological semimetals are materials with unusual physical properties that could make them useful for future electronics. In the...

Glass now has smart potential

Jun 09, 2016 (SPX)

Australian researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a method for embedding light-emitting nanoparticles into glass without losing any of their u...

Soluble elements from a new corner of the periodic table

Jun 09, 2016 (SPX)

It is one of the more memorable experiments of high school chemistry lessons: when elemental sodium comes into contact with water it burns and explodes. Sodium ...

Dutch architect unveils 3D printer to make 'endless' house

Jun 08, 2016 (AFP)

A Dutch architect Wednesday unveiled a unique 3D printer with which he aims to construct a large building "without beginning or end" shaped like an infinite loo...

Aerospace Awarded NASA Grant for Innovative Space Debris Technology

Jun 08, 2016 (SPX)

NASA has awarded Aerospace a grant to investigate the possibility of developing an extremely thin spacecraft that would wrap around debris and remove it from Ea...

Plant lignin improves efficacy of sunscreen

Jun 08, 2016 (UPI)

In a new study, scientists point to the potential of lignin to bolster sunscreen performance. Lignin is an organic polymer found in the cell walls of many plant...

Highly tuned catalytic controls

Jun 07, 2016 (SPX)

You could think of bioorthogonal chemistry as a discreet valet or concierge that steers two world leaders to a private meeting without making noise or trouble a...

Titan Transtage to be studied by orbital debris scientists

Jun 07, 2016 (SPX)

The Titan Transtage, an upper stage of the Titan III rocket family, arrived at NASA's Johnson Space Center May 26, where it will be studied by scientists in the...

New 4D simulation may prevent construction project delays

Jun 07, 2016 (UPI)

You can use a pen to put that ribbon cutting ceremony in your calendar. That is if your project's planners used the new 4D simulation designed by researchers at...

A protective shield against the heavy metal uranium

Jun 07, 2016 (SPX)

Microorganisms can better withstand the heavy metal uranium when glutathione is present, a molecule composed of three amino acids. Scientists from the German ba...