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Advances in the design and manufacturing of novel freeform optics
Jul 15, 2022 (SPX)
In a new paper published in the International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, a team of researchers, led by Dr Zhen Tong from the Centre for Precision Technol...
Swarm dodges collision during climb to escape Sun's wrath
Jul 15, 2022 (ESA)
Now a crucial step in the spacecraft's ongoing journey to safer skies has to be quickly rescheduled, as violent solar activity related to the ramping up of the ...
A programming language for hardware accelerators
Jul 15, 2022 (SPX)
When programming an accelerator - a process where applications offload certain tasks to system hardware especially to accelerate that task - you have to build a...
Researchers use quantum-inspired approach to increase lidar resolution
Jul 14, 2022 (SPX)
"Although lidar can be used to image the overall shape of a person, it typically doesn't capture finer details such as facial features," said research team lead...
SIRI-2 to qualify technologies for radiation detection in space
Jul 14, 2022 (SPX)
The first SIRI mission was launched Dec. 3, 2018 onboard STP Sat-5 with a one-year mission to investigate the detector's response to on-orbit background radiati...
MDA awarded contract by York Space Systems
Jul 13, 2022 (SPX)
"We're excited to establish this new relationship for satellite systems with York Space Systems to support important space security and communications constella...
Space rocket junk could have deadly consequences unless governments act
Jul 13, 2022 (SPX)
Researchers say governments need to take collective action and mandate that rocket stages are guided safely back to Earth after their use, which could increase ...
MIT engineers design surfaces that make water boil more efficiently
Jul 12, 2022 (SPX)
Improving the efficiency of systems that heat and evaporate water could significantly reduce their energy use. Now, researchers at MIT have found a way to do ju...
Discs for fault detection
Jul 10, 2022 (ESA)
These are microsections taken from printed circuit boards (PCBs) and other parts, being considered for use by coming ESA projects. Such elements are key buildin...
Using lasers and 'tow-trucks', Japanese firms target space debris
Jul 08, 2022 (AFP)
Junk like used satellites, parts of rockets and wreckage from collisions has been piling up since the space age began, with the problem accelerating in recent d...
WVU researchers won't hit snooze on mattress recycling needs
Jul 07, 2022 (SPX)
A team of West Virginia University researchers, led by Sunidhi Mehta, assistant professor of fashion merchandising in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural ...
Chinese ice cream brand under fire for products that don't melt
Jul 07, 2022 (AFP)
Videos showing Chicecream's ice creams staying solid when lighters were held to them went viral, revealing they did not fully melt when left in a 31 degree Cels...
Smart textiles sense how their users are moving
Jul 07, 2022 (SPX)
By incorporating a special type of plastic yarn and using heat to slightly melt it - a process called thermoforming - the researchers were able to greatly impro...
Sidus Space marks successful space-qualification of Dhruva space's satellite orbital deployer
Jul 06, 2022 (SPX)
Dhruva Space's Satellite Orbital Deployer has been successfully tested and space-qualified in the PSLV C53 mission. By achieving space qualification, the Deploy...
Automation and advanced materials are the dream team
Jul 06, 2022 (SPX)
Automation and robotic systems are on the brink of transforming the way we all work and live says Dr Vivek Koncherry, who is based at The University of Manchest...
US giant 3M agrees big payout in Belgium chemical scandal
Jul 06, 2022 (AFP)
3M and the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders announced the out-of-court settlement in a joint statement, saying it resolved "ongoing disagreements" related to t...
Turion Space and Exolaunch announce launch agreement for DROID 001 aboard Falcon 9
Jul 01, 2022 (SPX)
The launch is planned for early 2023 using the Exolaunch's CarboNIX separation system that proved its reliable performance having deployed nearly 40 microsats o...
California passes sweeping law to reduce non-recyclable plastic
Jul 01, 2022 (AFP)
The measure is meant to tackle the persistent problem of plastic refuse -- in California, about 85 percent of plastic waste ends up in landfills, according to t...
ICEYE expands its business to offer complete satellite missions for customers
Jun 29, 2022 (SPX)
Governments and large multinational corporations are able to purchase their own radar imaging satellites from ICEYE and operate them independently, or arrange I...
GMV cements leadership in collision avoidance operations automation and coordination in Europe
Jun 29, 2022 (SPX)
In this context, and as part of the Space Safety Program (S2P), The European Space Agency (ESA) defined in 2019 a technological cornerstone for Collision Risk E...
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