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Russia Opens 1st Ground Station to Monitor Orbital Debris in Brazil

Apr 06, 2017 (Sputnik)

Russia's first ground station of the Automated Warning System on Hazardous Situations in Outer Space (ASPOS OKP) aimed at monitoring orbital debris was opened i...

Seaweed: From superfood to superconductor

Apr 06, 2017 (SPX)

Seaweed, the edible algae with a long history in some Asian cuisines, and which has also become part of the Western foodie culture, could turn out to be an esse...

Norway joins US Strategic Command space data sharing program

Apr 06, 2017 (UPI)

The U.S. Strategic Command is to share space situational services and data with Norwegian government agencies under a memorandum of understanding. The memo was ...

Virtual reality to help seniors stave off cognitive decline

Apr 05, 2017 (UPI)

Scientists in Finland want to curb cognitive decline among seniors using virtual reality. Activities like hiking and birdwatching can bolster the cognitive abil...

Canadian subs to receive Kelvin Hughes' SharpEye radars

Apr 04, 2017 (UPI)

Canada's navy is procuring two SharpEye radar systems from Kelvin Hughes to enhance navigation capabilities for its Victoria-class submarines. Once delivered, t...

Spray-on memory could enable bendable digital storage

Apr 04, 2017 (SPX)

USB flash drives are already common accessories in offices and college campuses. But thanks to the rise in printable electronics, digital storage devices like t...

A step toward long-lasting sunscreen

Apr 04, 2017 (SPX)

In a perfect world, people would diligently reapply suncreen every couple of hours to protect their delicate skin from damaging solar radiation. But in reality,...

Modern alchemy creates luminescent iron molecules

Mar 31, 2017 (SPX)

A group of researchers at Lund University in Sweden have made the first iron-based molecule capable of emitting light. This could contribute to the development ...

The beginning of the end of order

Mar 31, 2017 (SPX)

Nowadays we communicate via radio signals and send electrical pulses through long cables. This could change soon, however: Scientists have been working intensel...

Nanomagnets for future data storage

Mar 31, 2017 (SPX)

The idea is intriguing: if only a single atom or small molecule was needed for a single unit of data (a zero or a one in the case of binary digital technology),...

NASA laser communications to provide Orion faster connections

Mar 31, 2017 (SPX)

NASA is working to forever change the way astronauts communicate to and from space using an advanced laser communications system called LEMNOS, which will enabl...

Atomic 're-packing' behind metallic glass mystery

Mar 31, 2017 (SPX)

An international collaboration involving Hokkaido University's high-voltage electron microscope has solved a puzzle about the atomic structure of metallic glass...

U.S. Army orders Counter Fire Target Acquisition Radar System

Mar 31, 2017 (UPI)

Lockheed Martin received $1.5 billion from the U.S. Army to produce and deploy the Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar System. The radar system, also known as ...

Space blanket floats away during historic spacewalk

Mar 30, 2017 (AFP)

A space blanket floated away from American astronaut Peggy Whitson on Thursday as she made a historic spacewalk outside the International Space Station, setting...

'Ground Control' Arrives at Leicester University

Mar 29, 2017 (SPX)

Scientists at the University of Leicester will be step closer to controlling their own satellite missions after a new satellite ground station dish is installed...

Researchers plan simulations of laser pulse-material interactions

Mar 29, 2017 (SPX)

With the advent of laser technology in the 1960s, materials scientists gained a new tool to both study and modify materials. Today, lasers allow researchers to ...

Promising results obtained with a new electrocatalyst that reduces the need for platinum

Mar 27, 2017 (SPX)

Platinum is a very expensive metal and it is therefore one of the bottlenecks hindering the growth of renewable energy. Platinum is used as the catalyst in elec...

Researchers make flexible glass for tiny medical devices

Mar 27, 2017 (SPX)

Brigham Young University researchers have developed new glass technology that could add a new level of flexibility to the microscopic world of medical devices. ...

Ancient Art of Weaving Ready to Head to Mars and Beyond

Mar 27, 2017 (SPX)

Weaving processes created millennia ago are part of the most cutting-edge technology on NASA's Orion spaceship that may one day shield humans from heat as they ...

A simple route to developing new sensors

Mar 27, 2017 (SPX)

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have found a material used for decades to color food items ranging from corn chips to ice creams could potentiall...