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NASA Technologists Embrace Laser Instrument Challenge

Nov 07, 2013 (SPX)

In 2007, the National Research Council threw down a challenge: Design a space-based laser altimeter that could measure the height of Earth's surface everywhere ...

Wageningen UR innovates in the ultra-low temperature freezing of research material

Nov 07, 2013 (SPX)

In partnership with the Dutch company B.E.R.G. Koudetechniek and Klimaatbeheersing, Wageningen UR (University and Research centre) has designed and constructed ...

London Metal Exchange announces warehouse shake-up

Nov 07, 2013 (AFP)

The London Metal Exchange on Thursday unveiled a plan to expedite deliveries of its traded base metals, in particular aluminium, and to improve its market credi...

High Energy Prairie View A and M Interns Collaborate with NASA Goddard on Radiation Effects Research

Nov 07, 2013 (SPX)

When Alvin Boutte presented his graduate work at the 2010 National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Aerospace Systems Conference in Los Angeles, Calif., he had...

Quantum 'sealed envelope' system enables 'perfectly secure' information storage

Nov 07, 2013 (SPX)

A breakthrough in quantum cryptography demonstrates that information can be encrypted and then decrypted with complete security using the combined power of quan...

Global IT spending set to recover in 2014

Nov 06, 2013 (UPI)

As global spending on information technology swings toward a rebound, Latin America is set to spend more on new purchases, regeneration and updates, both in bus...

Gravity and the robot satellite attitude problem

Nov 06, 2013 (SPX)

Using an in-orbit robot to capturing a malfunctioning satellite that is tumbling out of control is currently just a theoretical idea. However, research inspired...

Breakthrough in study of aluminum should yield new technological advances

Nov 06, 2013 (SPX)

Researchers at Oregon State University and the University of Oregon has announced a scientific advance that has eluded researchers for more than 100 years - a p...

Less Toxic Metabolites, More Chemical Product

Nov 05, 2013 (SPX)

The first dynamic regulatory system that prevents the build-up of toxic metabolites in engineered microbes has been reported by a team of researchers with the U...

Plasmonic crystal alters to match light-frequency source

Nov 05, 2013 (SPX)

Gems are known for the beauty of the light that passes through them. But it is the fixed atomic arrangements of these crystals that determine the light frequenc...

Google boss says US data spying is outrageous

Nov 04, 2013 (AFP)

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt said reports that the US government spied on the Internet giant's data centres were "outrageous" and potentially illegal ...

Virtually numbed: Immersive video gaming alters real-life experience

Oct 31, 2013 (SPX)

Spending time immersed as a virtual character or avatar in a role-playing video game can numb you to realizing important body signals in real life. This message...

Historic Demonstration Proves Laser Communication Possible

Oct 31, 2013 (SPX)

In the early morning hours of Oct. 18, NASA's Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) made history, transmitting data from lunar orbit to Earth at a rate...

UNC neuroscientists discover new 'mini-neural computer' in the brain

Oct 31, 2013 (SPX)

Dendrites, the branch-like projections of neurons, were once thought to be passive wiring in the brain. But now researchers at the University of North Carolina ...

Unique chemistry in hydrogen catalysts

Oct 29, 2013 (SPX)

Making hydrogen easily and cheaply is a dream goal for clean, sustainable energy. Bacteria have been doing exactly that for billions of years, and now chemists ...

Zoomable Holograms Pave the Way for Versatile, Portable Projectors

Oct 28, 2013 (SPX)

Imagine giving a presentation to a roomful of important customers when suddenly the projector fails. You whip out your smartphone, beam your PowerPoint presenta...

Study Finds Natural Compound Can Be Used for 3-D Printing of Medical Implants

Oct 28, 2013 (SPX)

Researchers from North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Laser Zentrum Hannover have discovered that a naturally-oc...

NIST measures laser power with portable scale

Oct 28, 2013 (SPX)

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a novel method for measuring laser power by reflecting the light off ...

New material for quantum computing discovered out of the blue

Oct 28, 2013 (SPX)

A common blue pigment used in the 5 pound note could have an important role to play in the development of a quantum computer, according to a paper published tod...

Managing the Deluge of 'Big Data' From Space

Oct 28, 2013 (JPL)

For NASA and its dozens of missions, data pour in every day like rushing rivers. Spacecraft monitor everything from our home planet to faraway galaxies, beaming...