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Orbit Logic Awarded Air Force Space Situational Awareness Contract
Jun 07, 2016 (SPX)
Orbit Logic has signed a Phase II SBIR contract sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to research and implement software to optimize the schedul...
Scientists find surprising magnetic excitations in a metallic compound
Jun 06, 2016 (SPX)
Some three-dimensional materials can exhibit exotic properties that only exist in "lower" dimensions. For example, in one-dimensional chains of atoms that emerg...
Airbus presents 3D-printed mini aircraft
Jun 05, 2016 (AFP)
Dwarfed by huge jets all around, the mini-plane Thor was nonetheless an eye-catcher at the Berlin air show this week -- the small Airbus marvel is the world's f...
3D printing opens door to rapid advances in membrane technology
Jun 03, 2016 (SPX)
A new type of 3-D printing will make it possible for the first time to rapidly prototype and test polymer membranes that are patterned for improved performance,...
Scientists test world's most intense gamma radiation source
Jun 02, 2016 (UPI)
Scientists may soon better understand the elemental origins of oxygen, thanks to the world's most intense source of gamma radiation -- soon to be brought online...
Believe the hype? How virtual reality could change your life
Jun 02, 2016 (AFP)
Reducing errors made during surgery, bringing school books to life, enabling us to browse shops from the comfort of home -- virtual reality is not just about ga...
Calculating the mechanics of a rough sphere
Jun 01, 2016 (SPX)
The scientific community uses spheres for all sorts of things - artificial limbs, cars, molecular chemistry - but there's always a little uncertainty when this ...
'On-the-fly' 3-D print system prints what you design, as you design it
Jun 01, 2016 (SPX)
3-D printing has become a powerful tool for engineers and designers, allowing them to do "rapid prototyping" by creating a physical copy of a proposed design. B...
Mantis shrimp inspires next generation of ultra-strong materials
Jun 01, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside and Purdue University are one step closer to developing super strong composite materials, thanks to the m...
Microsoft wants Windows to open into mixed reality
Jun 01, 2016 (AFP)
Microsoft is out to use Windows software to do for altered reality what it did for personal computers: make them commonplace. The US technology giant on Wednesd...
Compound switches between liquid and solid states when exposed to light or heat
May 31, 2016 (SPX)
A research group led by Professor Mochida Tomoyuki (Kobe University Graduate School of Science) and Dr. Funasako Yusuke (Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi)...
Spin glass physics with trapped ions
May 31, 2016 (SPX)
One of the most striking discoveries of quantum information theory is the existence of problems that can be solved in a more efficient way with quantum resource...
Multifunction Phase Array Radar (MPAR)
May 31, 2016 (SPX)
Multifunction Phase Array Radar (MPAR) is a multi-US Agency initiative by the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administrati...
3-D model reveals how invisible waves move materials within aquatic ecosystems
May 31, 2016 (SPX)
Garbage, nutrients and tiny animals are pushed around, suspended in the world's oceans by waves invisible to the naked eye according to a new 3-D model develope...
Appalachian coal ash richest in rare earth elements
May 31, 2016 (SPX)
A study of the content of rare earth elements in U.S. coal ashes shows that coal mined from the Appalachian Mountains could be the proverbial golden goose for h...
Automating DNA origami opens door to many new uses
May 31, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers can build complex, nanometer-scale structures of almost any shape and form, using strands of DNA. But these particles must be designed by hand, in a...
Schafer Corp launches new venture in Commercial Space Situational Awareness
May 31, 2016 (SPX)
Recognizing the rapid growth in commercial space satellites and the need for technically accurate, timely, and relevant information about an increasing number o...
Thermal modification of wood and a complex study of its properties by magnetic resonance
May 30, 2016 (SPX)
Heat treatment has proved to be an effective method of improving some of the useful properties of wood. Recent developments of the technology have allowed to ac...
NIST, partners create standard to improve sustainable manufacturing
May 30, 2016 (SPX)
Anyone who's ever covered a wall with sticky notes to clearly map all of the steps in a process knows how valuable that exercise can be. It can streamline workf...
Single-step hydrogen peroxide production could be cleaner, more efficient
May 30, 2016 (SPX)
Bottles of dilute hydrogen peroxide sit on shelves in medicine cabinets across the world, yet synthesizing the chemical at the large scale requires a surprising...
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