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Smartphone technology provides satellites with increased computing power
Jun 14, 2022 (SPX)
A general challenge for computer systems in satellites is that cosmic radiation can interfere with their operation. "If a radiation particle impacts a digital m...
Meta's Quest VR gear to let people 'hang out' in fake worlds
Jun 11, 2022 (AFP)
The tweak heading for the latest model Quest from Meta-owned Oculus will let wearers hop into virtual settings with friends, chief Mark Zuckerberg said in a pos...
Amsterdam physicists build an atom laser that can stay on forever
Jun 10, 2022 (SPX)
Meanwhile, quantum mechanics tells us that particles like atoms should also be thought of as waves. As a result, we can build 'atom lasers' containing coherent ...
Faster computing results without fear of errors
Jun 10, 2022 (SPX)
Their system boosts the speeds of programs that run in the Unix shell, a ubiquitous programming environment created 50 years ago that is still widely used today...
Superworms capable of munching through plastic waste
Jun 10, 2022 (SPX)
Scientists discovered the common Zophobas morio 'superworm' can eat through polystyrene, thanks to a bacterial enzyme in their gut. Dr Chris Rinke and his team ...
Moving furniture in the micro-world
Jun 10, 2022 (SPX)
In their recent study in Physical Review X, the researchers found that the reduction in static friction of a microscopic object on a crystalline surface can be ...
Irvine scientists observe effects of heat in materials with atomic resolution
Jun 10, 2022 (SPX)
Using cutting-edge electron microscopes and novel techniques, a team of researchers at the University of California, Irvine, the Massachusetts Institute of Tech...
Recovering rare-earth elements from e-waste
Jun 10, 2022 (SPX)
The teams will develop novel extraction chemistries and explore practical limits of yield, extraction efficiency, and purity to recover a selective list of crit...
Zuckerberg staying at Meta helm for years 'makes sense': Clegg
Jun 09, 2022 (AFP)
Succession at the mega company has been in the headlines in recent weeks with the announcement of the departure of Sheryl Sandberg after 14 years as the firm's ...
SEAKR Engineering Demonstrates Optical Communications on DARPA's Mandrake 2 Satellites
Jun 09, 2022 (SPX)
"This was a demonstration not only of optical communications in space but also a closer look at some of the foundational building blocks needed for a networked ...
James Webb telescope hit by micrometeoroid: NASA
Jun 09, 2022 (AFP)
"After initial assessments, the team found the telescope is still performing at a level that exceeds all mission requirements despite a marginally detectable ef...
Styrofoam-munching superworms could hold key to plastic upcycling
Jun 09, 2022 (AFP)
Scientists at Australia's University of Queensland have now discovered that superworms -- the larvae of Zophobas morio darkling beetles -- are eager to dine on ...
Helium shortage deflates American celebrations
Jun 08, 2022 (AFP)
One college football team has suspended its traditional release of red balloons, and party planners will have to make do with less -- if they get any. "Due to t...
Isar Aerospace and EXOTRAIL partner on cloud-based simulation software ExoOPSTM
Jun 08, 2022 (SPX)
Isar Aerospace, the leading European launch service provider focusing on small and medium satellite deployment, will use ExoOPSTM - Mission Design to answer the...
China approves 60 new games, lifting hopes tech crackdown is ending
Jun 08, 2022 (AFP)
The announcement follows a report in The Wall Street Journal on Monday that said regulators were wrapping up their investigation into ride-hailing giant Didi an...
SCOUT and LEOcloud collaborate on next gen space domain awareness services
Jun 07, 2022 (SPX)
The collaboration is focused on integrating SCOUT's Space Domain Awareness (SDA) product with LEOcloud's Space Edge IaaS offering. The agreement involves an ear...
Liquid platinum at room temperature
Jun 07, 2022 (SPX)
When combined with liquid gallium, the amounts of platinum required are small enough to significantly extend the earth's reserves of this valuable metal, while ...
Ancient ocean floors could help search for critical minerals
Jun 06, 2022 (SPX)
Researchers at The University of Queensland led a collaborative study that examined the remnants of ocean floors in eastern Australia and central Asia and appli...
Atomic-scale window into superconductivity paves way for quantum materials
Jun 06, 2022 (SPX)
So far, the occurrence of Cooper pairs has been measured indirectly macroscopically in bulk, but a new technique developed by researchers at Aalto University an...
Research paves the way for stronger alloys
Jun 02, 2022 (SPX)
Their research, published in Acta Materialia, used high-speed synchrotron X-ray tomography to 'photograph' the changing crystal structures in molten alloys as t...
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