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January 22, 2014

Silver Nanowire Sensors Hold Promise for Prosthetics, Robotics
Raleigh NC (SPX) Jan 21, 2014
North Carolina State University researchers have used silver nanowires to develop wearable, multifunctional sensors that could be used in biomedical, military or athletic applications, including new prosthetics, robotic systems and flexible touch panels. The sensors can measure strain, pressure, human touch and bioelectronic signals such as electrocardiograms. "The technology is based on either physical deformation or "fringing" electric field changes. The latter is very similar to the mechanism u ... read more

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Ladies And Gentlemen, Boot Your Robots! Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., was the place to be late last month for an unusual two-day competition: the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials. But if you went expecting high-octane cars zooming aro ... more		BYU's smart object recognition algorithm doesn't need humans If we've learned anything from post-apocalyptic movies it's that computers eventually become self-aware and try to eliminate humans. BYU engineer Dah-Jye Lee isn't interested in that development, bu ... more		From Crime Fighting to Methane Lakes: Designing Robots for Earth and Space In a remote corner of the Cleveland Police Museum, a famous robot languished gathering dust. In its glory days, this robot was part of the fight in the 1970s against Mafia domination in Cleveland. ... more
				Soft, flexible robotic device aimed at helping foot/ankle problems A wearable device mimicking muscles, tendons and ligaments of the lower leg could aid in the rehabilitation of ankle-foot disorders, U.S. researchers say. ... more		New patent mapping system helps find innovation pathways What's likely to be the "next big thing?" What might be the most fertile areas for innovation? Where should countries and companies invest their limited research funds? What technology areas are a c ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

NASA Seeks Partnership Opportunities For Commercial Lunar Landers Building on the progress of NASA's partnerships with the U.S. commercial space industry to develop new spacecraft and rockets capable of delivering cargo, and soon, astronauts to low Earth orbit, th ... more		Chang'e-3 probe sets out on new missions The Chang'e-3 lunar probe has started its long-term scientific missions and will have its durability tested when it continues lunar surface surveys, sources with the Beijing Aerospace Control Center ... more		U.S.military ramps up tech capabilities to improve effectiveness Maintaining US space dominance requires rapid and reliable delivery of new systems India signs $7 bn deal for 97 domestically made fighter jets		NASA Commercial Crew Partner SpaceX Tests Dragon Parachute System Engineers and safety specialists from NASA and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) gathered in Morro Bay, Calif., in late December to demonstrate how the company's Dragon spacecraft's parachute ... more
				Oppy Encounters A Surprise At Solander Point Opportunity is up on 'Solander Point' at the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is maintaining favorable northerly tilts for improved energy production. Opportunity is positioned on the edge o ... more		NASA Tests Orion Spacecraft Parachute Jettison over Arizona Engineers testing the parachute system for NASA's Orion spacecraft increased the complexity of their tests Thursday, Jan. 16, adding the jettison of hardware designed to keep the capsule safe during ... more

Solar systems for home and business installations

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Mysterious stone 'rawled up' to Mars Rover Opportunity A strange black and white stone has appeared out of nowhere near the Opportunity Mars Rover, which has not moved for more than a month already. The "guest" was noticed in the photos made by the Mars ... more		Mystery Mars rock reveals unexpected chemical composition The rock that suddenly appeared next to the NASA's Opportunity rover in the beginning of January turns out to have an irregular chemical composition for Mars: it has too much sulfur, magnesium and m ... more		NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space Morocco High Atlas whistle language strives for survival Toxic homes a lasting legacy of Los Angeles fires		Dutch researcher says Earth food plants able to grow on Mars The cultivation of various plant species, also food plants, is possible on soil of planet Mars, ecologist Wieger Wamelink of the Dutch research institute Alterra of Wageningen University told Xinhua ... more
				China's lunar probe observes stars, explores moon Moon lander Chang'e-3 and rover "Yutu" of China's lunar probe mission have collected a large amount space observation and moon exploration data, a government authority said on Friday. A moon-b ... more		China confirms new hypersonic glide vehicle test-flight China confirmed conducting a test flight of a new hypersonic missile delivery vehicle capable of delivering nuclear warheads with record breaking speeds. The move is purely scientific and not target ... more

NASA Commercial Crew Partner SpaceX Tests Dragon Parachute System

NASA's Commercial Crew Partners Aim to Capitalize, Expand on 2013 Successes in 2014

Ariane Flight VA217; Ariane Flight VA216 and Soyuz Flight VS07

Mystery Mars rock reveals unexpected chemical composition

Mysterious stone 'rawled up' to Mars Rover Opportunity

Oppy Encounters A Surprise At Solander Point

NASA Seeks Partnership Opportunities For Commercial Lunar Landers

Chang'e-3 probe sets out on new missions

China's lunar probe observes stars, explores moon

Countdown to Pluto

A Busy Year Begins for New Horizons

The Sounds of New Horizons

	Working Together to Build Tomorrow's STEM Workforce On January 13, NASA and the U.S. Department of Education marked the successful completion of a pilot program designed to engage more students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or ... more		First planet found around solar twin in star cluster Astronomers have used ESO's HARPS planet hunter in Chile, along with other telescopes around the world, to discover three planets orbiting stars in the cluster Messier 67. Although more than one tho ... more		Tiny swimming bio-bots boldly go where no bot has swum before The alien world of aquatic micro-organisms just got new residents: synthetic self-propelled swimming bio-bots. A team of engineers has developed a class of tiny bio-hybrid machines that swim like sp ... more		Countdown to Pluto Are we there yet? One of the fastest spacecraft ever built - NASA's New Horizons - is hurtling through the void at nearly one million miles per day. Launched in 2006, it has been in flight longer th ... more

Drone threats pose growing problem for airports

Dutch lead charge on electric inland vessels

Under promise, over deliver? China unveils new climate goals

Space fishing: Japan to test 'magnetic net' for space junk		US Congress Rejects White House Cuts to Planetary Exploration		China's moon rover performs first lunar probe		Excitement Building As NASA Continues Preparations For RS-25 Engine Testing		Missile defense buster: China tests new hypersonic glide vehicle
NASA's Commercial Crew Partners Aim to Capitalize, Expand on 2013 Successes in 2014		Lichen on Mars		Megafloods: What They Leave Behind		NASA Invites Public to Send Names on an Asteroid Mission and Beyond		Ariane Flight VA217; Ariane Flight VA216 and Soyuz Flight VS07

A Decade in the Dust

ISS delays planned orbit raise due to space junk threat

2014 set to be a very productive year for collaboration between Arianespace and Italy

An Engineer With His Sights on Mars

Japan scientists test tether to clear up space junk

China tested hypersonic missile vehicle: US officials

NASA Sets Coverage Schedule for TDRS-L/Atlas V Launch Events

Searching for life in strange places

Commercial Spaceflight Federation Applauds Passage of Bill Providing Funding for Commercial Programs

The Cyborgs Era Has Started

SpaceShip Two Into Serious Flight Testing

Boeing Space Surveillance System Reduces Risk of Satellite Loss by 66 Percent

NASA Space Launch System Could Make 'Outside the Box' Science Missions Possible

Cygnus Work Under Way, Normal Station Operations Continue

Suit up for Skinsuit

Kids coached to pitch world-changing ideas

Ten-Years Roving About On Mars

Spaceflight, Nanoracks Partnership Launch CubeSat Customers Towards Historic ISS Deployment

Ground control to Major Tang

NASA warns of 'potentially hazardous' asteroid

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