TECH SPACE - RUSSO DAILY

Utilizing the impact resistance of the world's hardest concrete for disaster prevention

Apr 24, 2020 (SPX)

Some of the basic properties of PFC have already been explored, and now a team including Kanazawa University has probed the impact response of this innovative m...

Cool down fast to advance quantum nanotechnology

Apr 22, 2020 (SPX)

"Many researchers study different types of Bose-Einstein condensates," said Professor Burkard Hillebrands from TUK, one of the leading researchers in the field ...

Intelsat 901 Satellite Returns to Service Using Northrop Grumman's Mission Extension Vehicle

Apr 20, 2020 (SPX)

Since the February rendezvous, MEV-1 has assumed navigation of the combined spacecraft stack reducing its inclination by 1.6 degrees and relocating IS-901 to it...

New clues to predict the risks astronauts will face from space radiation on long missions

Apr 17, 2020 (SPX)

A team led by researchers at Colorado State University used a novel approach to test assumptions in a model used by NASA to predict these health risks. The NASA...

New textile could keep you cool in the heat, warm in the cold

Apr 16, 2020 (SPX)

"Smart textiles" that can warm or cool the wearer are nothing new, but typically, the same fabric cannot perform both functions. These textiles have other drawb...

Supporting small airports using virtual reality

Apr 15, 2020 (SPX)

The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has teamed up with the Osnabruck University and RWTH Aachen University to develop a...

Spacecraft is designed to survive fire, surfs its own wave

Apr 14, 2020 (SPX)

Rodi, a pioneering aerospace engineer who joined Rice University's Brown School of Engineering in 2018, has designed a high-flying vehicle called a "capsule wav...

General Atomics opens new spacecraft development and test facility in Colorado

Apr 14, 2020 (SPX)

"Colorado is home to the nation's second largest space economy, and we are excited to continue to expand our development, production and mission capabilities in...

Russian cosmonauts begin 3D bioprinting experiment on ISS

Apr 14, 2020 (Sputnik)

"The experiment began in orbit as planned at 11:45 Moscow time on April 11," Khesuani said. Prior to this, experiments on the printing of various tissues such a...

Now metal surfaces can be instant bacteria killers

Apr 13, 2020 (SPX)

Purdue University engineers have created a laser treatment method that could potentially turn any metal surface into a rapid bacteria killer - just by giving th...

Scientists synthesize world's most complex microparticle

Apr 10, 2020 (UPI)

The particle is made up of twisted spikes tangled into a gumball-like sphere measuring just a few microns, or millionths of a millimeter, in diameter. In their ...

Swinging for the Space Fence

Apr 09, 2020 (SPX)

The Space Fence is made up of a ground-based sensor that broadcasts constant bands of energy (like fence posts) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in an east to wes...

Virus lockdown boosts South African virtual safari tours

Apr 08, 2020 (AFP)

Rather than the usual Land Rover, a lone elephant rumbles down the road, causing the felines to scatter into the surrounding bush. A vehicle stands in the backg...

Scientists in Japan develop decomposable plastic

Apr 07, 2020 (UPI)

The Asahi Shimbun reported the plastic contains cassava, a raw material used to make tapioca, and cellulose found in wood pulp, originating from tropical climat...

Making stronger concrete with 'sewage-enhanced' steel slag

Apr 07, 2020 (SPX)

Produced during the separation of molten steel from impurities, steel slag is often used as a substitute aggregate material for making concrete. Steel slag can ...

Marine Corps fielding new body armor for troops

Apr 07, 2020 (UPI)

A press release from the branch describes the Plate Carrier Generation III as a lightweight plate carrying system that "guards against bullets and fragmentation...

A milestone in ultrafast gel fabrication

Apr 06, 2020 (SPX)

However, the development of these porous materials has yet been impeded by the sluggish fabrication methods, which require several hours to even several weeks. ...

AI finds 2D materials in the blink of an eye

Apr 06, 2020 (SPX)

Two-dimensional materials offer an exciting new platform for the creation of electronic devices, such as transistors and light-emitting diodes. The family of cr...

Composite metal foams take the heat, move closer to widespread applications

Apr 06, 2020 (SPX)

Simulated pool fire testing is not a computational simulation. It's an experimental test that materials must pass in order to be considered for use in manufactu...

On-demand glass is right around the corner

Apr 06, 2020 (SPX)

The techniques to obtain glasses with specific properties have long been known to the industry: a slow process for optical applications, tempering for glasses d...