TECH SPACE - AFRICA DAILY

A foldable material that can change size, volume and shape

Mar 17, 2016 (SPX)

Imagine a house that could fit in a backpack or a wall that could become a window with the flick of a switch. Harvard researchers have designed a new type of fo...

Outsourcing crystal growth...to space

Mar 17, 2016 (SPX)

Sometimes, distance can lend a new perspective to a problem. For Japanese researchers studying protein crystal growth, that distance was 250 miles up - the alti...

INRS takes giant step forward in generating optical qubits

Mar 17, 2016 (SPX)

The optical chip developed at INRS by Prof. Roberto Morandotti's team overcomes a number of obstacles in the development of quantum computers, which are expecte...

Virtual reality girds for test in marketplace

Mar 17, 2016 (AFP)

A middle-aged white man sees himself as a young black woman being taunted by a racist. An Israeli grandmother glimpses herself as a Palestinian teen. A star ath...

PlayStation virtual reality gear to launch in October

Mar 16, 2016 (AFP)

Sony plans to make virtual reality -- long the stuff of films cast off into a distant future -- mainstream with the October release of PlayStation VR headgear p...

Unique optical trapping system offers way to launch high-power laser light

Mar 16, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers have demonstrated, for the first time, that laser light can be used to manipulate a glass optical fiber tapered to a sharp point smaller than a spec...

3D printer could soon make cartilage for knees, noses, ears

Mar 16, 2016 (UPI)

Researchers at the Wallenberg Wood Science Center in Sweden have developed a 3D bioprinter capable of creating cartilage. The 3D printer uses ink containing hum...

Disney research takes depth cameras into high-accuracy 3-D capture

Mar 16, 2016 (SPX)

Disney Research scientists are adapting low-cost depth-sensing cameras for use underwater, with the goal of capturing 3-D models of marine flora and fauna with ...

Research team documents design of wood-based polymers

Mar 16, 2016 (SPX)

Richard Wool was a pioneer in green engineering and author of the first book to systematically describe the chemistry and manufacture of bio-based polymers and ...

Super-clear synapses at super resolutions

Mar 15, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB) in Japan have developed a way to obtain super-resolution 3-D images of delicate structures deep ...

Unpacking space radiation to control astronaut and earthbound cancer risk

Mar 15, 2016 (SPX)

NASA limits an astronaut's radiation exposures to doses that keep their added risk of fatal cancer below 3 percent. Unfortunately, that ceiling restricts the ti...

ORNL researchers stack the odds for novel optoelectronic 2-D materials

Mar 14, 2016 (SPX)

Stacking layers of nanometer-thin semiconducting materials at different angles is a new approach to designing the next generation of energy-efficient transistor...

Eco-friendly tech could transform European aluminum industry by 2050

Mar 14, 2016 (SPX)

Adopting innovative technological solutions - currently in early research phase - instead of following a conservative technology development path could slash th...

UA's Space Expertise Seen as Key for US Security

Mar 14, 2016 (SPX)

With its recently launched research initiative focused on space object behavioral sciences, the University of Arizona is uniquely positioned at the forefront of...

Superman can start worrying - we've got the formula for (almost) kryptonite

Mar 13, 2016 (SPX)

Theoretical chemists from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences have found how to synthesize the first binary compound of krypto...

Ruby red improves in the microwave oven

Mar 13, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers from India's CSIR - Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT) have tested a new way to improve the colour, clarity and lustre of rubies:...

First code of conduct for the use of virtual reality established

Mar 13, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany have prepared a list of ethical concerns that might arise with the use of virtual reality ...

Aerojet Rocketdyne tests 3D printed injector in upper stage engine

Mar 11, 2016 (SPX)

Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), marked another major milestone in its ongoing effort to incorporate additive ...

Metamaterial separation proposed for chemical, biomolecular uses

Mar 11, 2016 (SPX)

The unique properties of metamaterials have been used to cloak objects from light, and to hide them from vibration, pressure waves and heat. Now, a Georgia Inst...

Total invisibility cloak an impossibility, scientists say

Mar 10, 2016 (UPI)

A new study suggests an invisibility cloak can never hide an object from all observers. The very best invisibility cloak would be able to hide an object from a ...