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Dashing the dream of ideal 'invisibility' cloaks for stress waves
Jun 10, 2019 (SPX)
Despite casting deep doubt on dozens of theoretical papers on "elastodynamic" cloaking, the new study's authors from the Georgia Institute of Technology don't t...
Communications testbed leaves legacy of pioneering technology
Jun 06, 2019 (SPX)
Launched in 2012, after being designed and built at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, the testbed was installed aboard the International Space Station ...
New era for New Norcia deep space antenna
Jun 06, 2019 (ESA)
The New Norcia station is key to communicating with Europe's missions across the Solar System and observing the Universe, including Mars Express currently in or...
Keep the orbital neighborhood clean
Jun 06, 2019 (SPX)
So, what happens to those floating satellites and other space objects when they have outlived their usefulness? They need to deorbit and reenter Earth's atmosph...
US says to take action to ensure rare earths supply
Jun 05, 2019 (AFP)
China is a major supplier of the resources -- which power today's digital lives, from smartphones to military hardware -- and as the trade conflict with Washing...
Chemists develop faster way to purify elements
Jun 04, 2019 (UPI)
The involved chemists described their new process this week in the Nature Communications. "Our proposed process appears to be much more efficient than existing ...
Scientists offer designer 'big atoms' on demand
Jun 03, 2019 (SPX)
The new research, which will be published on May 29 in Nature, centers around colloidal particles that, when mixed with liquid crystals, act a lot like the elem...
High flex, high-energy textile lithium battery aims to meet demand for wearable electronics
Jun 03, 2019 (SPX)
The Textile Lithium Battery, of less than 0.5 mm thick, also possesses fast charging/discharging capability, and long cycle life comparable with conventional li...
Aluminum is the new steel: NUST MISIS scientists made it stronger than ever before
Jun 03, 2019 (SPX)
Doping aluminum melt with nickel and lanthanum, scientists managed to create a material combining benefits of both composite materials and standard alloys: flex...
Rare earths: the latest weapon in the US-China trade war
May 29, 2019 (AFP)
Here are some key questions and answers on the prized elements. - What are rare earths? - The bedrock of electrical manufacturing, rare earths are 17 elements t...
China steps up threat to deprive US of rare earths
May 29, 2019 (AFP)
The warning is the latest salvo in a dispute that has intensified since President Donald Trump ramped up tariffs against China and moved to blacklist telecom gi...
Origami-inspired materials could soften the blow for reusable spacecraft
May 27, 2019 (SPX)
Landing is stressful on a rocket's legs because they must handle the force from the impact with the landing pad. One way to combat this is to build legs out of ...
Cement as a climate killer: Using industrial waste to produce carbon neutral alternatives
May 23, 2019 (SPX)
A team of geoscientists from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) has found a way to produce more environmentally friendly and sustainable alternativ...
How usable is virtual reality?
May 23, 2019 (SPX)
This can be both time-consuming and cost-intensive. Dr Patrick Harms from the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Gottingen has developed a techn...
U.S. Air Force's Space Fence Detects Debris from India Anti-Satellite Test
May 23, 2019 (SPX)
As MICROSAT-R was expected to pass through the un-cued surveillance fence, Space Fence automatically issued a "breakup alert" indicating there were multiple obj...
How to program materials
May 23, 2019 (SPX)
Many of these properties have their origin deep inside the materials. Metal or wood, plastic or ceramics, stone or gel - all of these have been examined many ti...
A new sensor for light, heat and touch
May 23, 2019 (SPX)
Robotics, prostheses that react to touch, and health monitoring are three fields in which scientists globally are working to develop electronic skin. They want ...
Clean and effective electronic waste recycling
May 23, 2019 (SPX)
Currently, e-waste recycling involves mechanical crushers and chemical baths, which are expensive, and manual labor, which can cause significant health and envi...
New lidar instruments peer skyward for clues on weather and climate
May 22, 2019 (SPX)
Collaborators from Montana State University (MSU) in Bozeman and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo. will discuss the work dur...
Fears rise China could weaponise rare earths in US tech war
May 22, 2019 (AFP)
A seemingly routine visit by President Xi Jinping to a Chinese rare earths company this week is being widely read as an obvious threat that Beijing is standing ...
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