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Closing the design-to-manufacturing gap for optical devices

Dec 14, 2023 (SPX)

To help close this design-to-manufacturing gap, researchers from MIT and the Chinese University of Hong Kong used machine learning to build a digital simulator ...

US begins review that could spell trouble for PVC

Dec 14, 2023 (AFP)

Vinyl chloride, which is used in the manufacturing and processing of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), was officially classified as a human carcinogen in 1974 and banne...

NASA's Space Station Laser Comm Terminal Achieves First Link

Dec 14, 2023 (SPX)

NASA's LCRD (Laser Communications Relay Demonstration) and the new space station demonstration, ILLUMA-T (Integrated LCRD Low Earth Orbit User Modem and Amplifi...

Innovative 3D printing technology shapes future of Australian housing

Dec 13, 2023 (SPX)

According to Ahmed Mahil, cofounder and CEO of Luyten 3D, the collaboration with UNSW, particularly with the globally recognized research group Arch_Manu, aims ...

Big tech stumbles in Google's Epic defeat

Dec 13, 2023 (AFP)

With Washington lawmaking gridlocked and pro-business judges dominant in federal courts, US tech giants have survived unscathed for years against accusations of...

Leidos completes successful Lonestar Tactical Space Support Vehicle demonstration

Dec 13, 2023 (SPX)

This technology demonstrator, developed by Leidos, was initially set for a one-year on-orbit demonstration under the aegis of the U.S. Army Space and Missile De...

Fortnite's Epic Games wins US court fight with Google

Dec 12, 2023 (AFP)

Epic sued Google and Apple in 2020, accusing the tech titans of abusing control of their respective shops selling apps and other digital content on mobile devic...

Scientists 3D print self-heating microfluidic devices

Dec 12, 2023 (SPX)

Microfluidics, miniaturized machines that manipulate fluids and facilitate chemical reactions, can be used to detect disease in tiny samples of blood or fluids....

NASA Laser Reflecting Instruments to Help Pinpoint Earth Measurements

Dec 11, 2023 (SPX)

NASA and several other federal agencies, including the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space Command, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, and the National Geospatial-Int...

Magnetization by laser pulse

Dec 08, 2023 (SPX)

The Unexpected Discovery In 2018, scientists at HZDR made a startling observation. They found that by subjecting a thin layer of an iron-aluminum alloy to ultra...

MIT engineers develop a way to determine how the surfaces of materials behave

Dec 08, 2023 (SPX)

For example, applying the new system to a material that has already been studied for 30 years by conventional means, the team found the compound's surface could...

Momentus Partners with CalgaryToSpace for 2025 Satellite Launch

Dec 08, 2023 (SPX)

CTS has been working diligently towards the development and launch of their satellite, known as CTS-SAT-1. This satellite carries two cutting-edge payloads, the...

'Baldur's Gate 3' crowned game of the year

Dec 08, 2023 (AFP)

Set in a fantasy realm of wizards, elves, barbarians and other characters, it is the latest installment in the titular franchise, created by Larian Studios. "Th...

Rogue Space Systems lands inaugural on-orbit service contract

Dec 08, 2023 (SPX)

Under the terms of this contract, Rogue Space Systems will undertake the critical task of locating and servicing a satellite post-deployment from SpaceX's Trans...

Transforming Waste into Strength: The Graphene Revolution in Concrete Recycling

Dec 07, 2023 (SPX)

This novel approach involves the "upcycling" of coarse aggregate from old concrete using graphene. Graphene, a remarkable pseudo two-dimensional material compos...

US, UK, Australia Collaborate on Deep Space Radar Initiative for Enhanced Space Domain Awareness

Dec 07, 2023 (SPX)

DARC leverages the geographical advantages of the three participating nations to enhance collective space domain awareness. This capability is fundamental for r...

Lift-off for EIRSAT-1, Ireland's first ever satellite

Dec 05, 2023 (SPX)

EIRSAT-1 was designed, built, and tested by students from University College Dublin (UCD) participating in ESA Academy's Fly Your Satellite! programme, a hands-...

Study reveals how salt and other contaminants affect ice adhesion

Dec 05, 2023 (SPX)

The study, led by Sushant Anand, an associate professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at UIC, moves beyond the traditional scope of ice research. "Be...

Georgia State professor granted $5 million to identify and characterize objects in space

Dec 05, 2023 (SPX)

The work could have far-reaching impacts, including strengthening national security in an increasingly congested space domain. The work will also advance the ne...

'Grand Theft Auto' in numbers

Dec 05, 2023 (AFP)

Here are the key numbers connected with the record-breaking game. -3- Days that Grand Theft Auto V took to pass $1 billion in sales in 2013, with publisher Take...