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DARPA selects research teams to enable quantum shift in spectrum sensing
Aug 05, 2021 (SPX)
The QA program aims to develop RF antennas, or apertures, that use quantum techniques to alter the way the RF spectrum is accessed. The goal is to develop porta...
Experiment bound for Space Station turns down the heat
Aug 05, 2021 (SPX)
To remove heat efficiently and reduce the mass of the cooling system, NASA is investigating new methods of transferring heat in space. One of the most effective...
End tax breaks for gaming firms, says Chinese state media
Aug 05, 2021 (AFP)
The online gaming industry, which made revenue of 130 billion yuan ($20 billion) in the first half of this year, has been the subject of several menacing state ...
The truth about space traffic management
Aug 03, 2021 (SPX)
In fact, orbiting debris is a product of negligence. Over the first 60 years of space flight, mission plans ended with the completion of in-space operations. Sa...
World's first re-progammable commercial satellite set to launch
Jul 30, 2021 (AFP)
Unlike conventional models that are designed and "hard-wired" on Earth and cannot be repurposed once in orbit, the Eutelsat Quantum is based on so-called softwa...
Metallic glass gears up for 'Cobots,' Coatings, and More
Jul 30, 2021 (SPX)
Where are the robot assistants we were promised? For all the space that robots have occupied in the popular imagination for the last hundred years - and althoug...
World's first commercial re-programmable satellite blasts into space
Jul 30, 2021 (AFP)
Unlike conventional models that are designed and "hard-wired" on Earth and cannot be repurposed once in orbit, the Eutelsat Quantum allows users to tailor the c...
Redwire to demonstrate In-Space Additive Manufacturing on ISS for Lunar operations
Jul 30, 2021 (SPX)
This will be the first time that lunar regolith simulant has been used for 3D printing in space. The mission is currently set to launch onboard Northrop Grumman...
Water as a metal - detected at BESSY II
Jul 30, 2021 (SPX)
Every child knows that water conducts electricity - but this refers to "normal" everyday water that contains salts. Pure, distilled water, on the other hand, is...
Let's face the liquid-liquid interface
Jul 28, 2021 (SPX)
One of the promising compounds is a carbon-free molecule of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), having strong oxidative and bleaching properties. Most of us remember that...
'Metaverse': the next internet revolution?
Jul 28, 2021 (AFP)
Welcome to the metaverse: a vision of the future that sounds fantastical, but which tech titans like Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg are betting on as the next...
Upgrades to NASA's Space Communications Infrastructure Pave the Way to Higher Data Rates
Jul 28, 2021 (SPX)
The Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment (SGSS) project implemented critical upgrades to NASA's space communications infrastructure by modernizing Tracking ...
Facebook assembles team to build 'metaverse'
Jul 27, 2021 (AFP)
The "metaverse," a term coined by sci-fi writer Neal Stephenson, refers to a shared online world in which multiple users can hang out, spend money, consume medi...
D-Orbit completes deployment phase of WILD RIDE space mission
Jul 27, 2021 (SPX)
The WILD RIDE mission began on June 30, with the launch of ION SCV 003 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle from the Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape...
Harnessing Digital Agility on Northrop Grumman's G/ATOR program
Jul 24, 2021 (SPX)
The same goes for the weapon systems those warfighters employ. Modern, software-defined weapon systems that feature multi-functionality and adaptability are nee...
German Space Operations Center commands satellite with software of the future
Jul 24, 2021 (SPX)
DLR is active in a European network that is building a common software infrastructure with EGS-CC. Until now, several different systems have been used for space...
D-Orbit signs contract with the European Space Agency under the Boost! Project
Jul 22, 2021 (SPX)
The Responsive Microlauncher Service, which provides end-to-end delivery of payloads in orbit, is designed to utilise the upcoming small launchers that are due ...
Cool flames created during a first for ISS research
Jul 21, 2021 (SPX)
Non-premixed cool flames, created when fuel and oxidizer are not mixed before reacting, were discovered in 2012 aboard the space station during the Flame Exting...
Reprogrammable satellite fuelled prior to launch
Jul 21, 2021 (ESA)
Developed under an ESA Partnership Project called Quantum, the satellite is pioneering a new generation of fully reconfigurable satellites that can respond whil...
Bacteria enlisted in French push for rare earths autonomy
Jul 20, 2021 (AFP)
The tonnes of discarded ore, which contain nickel, copper and cobalt, are the continent's only domestic source of rare earths, along with discarded phones, comp...
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