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Nano-materials Could Protect Spacecraft and Satellites From Debris

Space junk in Earth orbit is becoming a big problem (here's an previous UT article that illustrates the problem.) If the International Space Station or an operating communications or science satellite were struck by debris such as an old satellite, launch vehicle parts, or even something as small as a paint chip, it could mean disaster. Space debris also threatens the lives of astronauts and the launch of new satellites today, says Dr. Noam Eliaz, Head of the Biomaterials and Corrosion Laboratory at the School of Mechanical Engineering at Tel Aviv University. An expert in materials science and engineering, Dr. Eliaz is working to create and test new nano-materials and polymers to protect satellites and astronauts alike.

Low-Impact Mating System for Docking Spacecraft

A document describes a low-impact mating system suitable for both docking (mating of two free-flying spacecraft) and berthing (in which a robot arm in one spacecraft positions an object for mating with either spacecraft). The low-impact mating system is fully androgynous: it mates with a copy of itself, i.e., all spacecraft and other objects to be mated are to be equipped with identical copies of the system. This aspect of the design helps to minimize the number of unique parts and to standardize and facilitate mating operations. The system includes a closed-loop feedback control subsystem that actively accommodates misalignments between mating spacecraft, thereby attenuating spacecraft dynamics and mitigating the need for precise advance positioning of the spacecraft.

Low-Impact Mating System for Docking Spacecraft

A document describes a low-impact mating system suitable for both docking (mating of two free-flying spacecraft) and berthing (in which a robot arm in one spacecraft positions an object for mating with either spacecraft). The low-impact mating system is fully androgynous: it mates with a copy of itself, i.e., all spacecraft and other objects to be mated are to be equipped with identical copies of the system. This aspect of the design helps to minimize the number of unique parts and to standardize and facilitate mating operations. The system includes a closed-loop feedback control subsystem that actively accommodates misalignments between mating spacecraft, thereby attenuating spacecraft dynamics and mitigating the need for precise advance positioning of the spacecraft.

Zyvex Performance Materials Announces Collaboration with Lockheed Martin to Provide Nano-Enhanced Materials for Military Applications

Zyvex Performance Materials Announces Collaboration with Lockheed Martin to Provide Nano-Enhanced Materials for Military Applications

Zyvex Performance Materials Announces Collaboration with Lockheed Martin to Provide Nano-Enhanced Materials for Military Applications

Zyvex Performance Materials Announces Collaboration with Lockheed Martin to Provide Nano-Enhanced Materials for Military Applications

Next iPod Nano Sighting, Plus That iPhone Nano Rumor

Colleague Cliff Edwards, next door on Tech Beat reports having seen a device he theorizes is a next-generation iPod nano, sporting a touch screen. (Sorry no pictures.) He argues pretty convincingly that its a likely change for the fall. I’ve been thinking that the transition to the current nano model, nicknamed “little fatty” had happened too recently for it to be time for a major change to the nano. But then there’s the issue of consistent look and feel. If the iPod touch is now the flagship of the iPod family, and it looks like an iPhone, then shouldn’t the nano also look more like an iPhone as well, and as such sport a touch screen? Makes perfect sense to me.

The Yin and Yang of the NeXT Spacecraft

Hard and soft. Dark and bright. High and low. Wide and thin. JAXA and NASA. And that's just one spacecraft. Japan's space agency, JAXA and NASA are teaming up to create a new spacecraft to study the extreme environments of the universe. NeXT, which stands for New exploration X-Ray Telescope is a next generation x-ray astronomy satellite currently under development, with launch scheduled in 2013. While Japan will provide the main spacecraft and several instruments, NASA, and in particular the Goddard Space Flight Center just announced they will be adding a new instrument to the spacecraft, the High-Resolution Soft X-Ray Spectrometer (SXS). While the spacecraft's main instrument will be its Hard X-ray Telescope (HXTs) the addition of SXS is just one of several complementary instruments that provide a "yin and yang" aspect to NeXT's explorat

CORRECTION -- Nano Korea 2008 to be held in Korea

Seoul, (ANTARA News/Xinhua-PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - For the news release, "Nano Korea 2008 to be Held in Seoul", issued by NANO KOREA 2008 Secretariat over Xinhua PR Newswire on Monday, Aug. 18, we are advised by the company that the headline should be, "Nano Korea 2008 to be Held in Korea" instead of "Nano Korea 2008 to be Held in Seoul", as originally issued inadvertently. Full, correct release follows.

IBEX Spacecraft Heads West, Takes Major Step Toward Launch

GREENBELT, Md., July 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft, designed to image global interactions at the outer reaches of the solar system, today began its move to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif. The IBEX spacecraft was loaded into a truck at Orbital Sciences Corporation, Va., where engineers integrated the science payload with the spacecraft and completed numerous tests to ensure optimum performance during the launch and operational phases of the mission. "This is a huge milestone for the IBEX mission. It's great to have our spacecraft making its road trip west," said Dr. David McComas, IBEX principal investigator and senior executive director of the Space Science and Engineering Division at Southwest Research Institute.

Apple iPod Nano (PRODUCT) Red Special Edition

(Review) - As if the iPod Nano didn’t already have a number of flavors, Apple had to release a special edition just for kicks. You can think of the new iPod Nano (PRODUCT) Red as the U2 version of the Nano series. We can’t say we dislike the new (PRODUCT) Red, since it’s quite vibrant and rather unique, yet minimal. Also, the features and specifications are exactly the same as other Nano players, except the (PRODUCT) Red is made for a good cause, which we will get to later in the review.

/C O R R E C T I O N -- NANO KOREA 2008 Secretariat/

For the news release, "Nano Korea 2008 to be Held in Seoul", issued by NANO KOREA 2008 Secretariat over Xinhua PR Newswire on Sunday, Aug. 17, we are advised by the company that the headline should be, "Nano Korea 2008 to be Held in Korea" instead of "Nano Korea 2008 to be Held in Seoul", as originally issued inadvertently. Full, correct release follows.

Case-mate Adds Style and Sophistication to iPhone Launch With New Cases and Accessories to Protect Your Investment

ATLANTA, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for the launch of the new Apple 3G iPhone, Case-mate announces a new, premium range of iPhone cases and accessories that offer an advanced level of protection and style for the new iPhone. Designed to enhance the iPhone experience, the range uses the latest materials to ensure a sophisticated look and feel. "Whether you're looking to enhance your iPhone's appearance or simply prevent damaging scratches, Case-mate offers a product to fit your lifestyle," said Shashi Reddy, CEO, Case-mate. "We know that consumers want to protect their iPhone investment, and we have created a line of stylish options that meet a variety of personal preferences and needs. We take pride in the quality materials and innovative design of our products, which protect the iPhone at an affordable price.

Agilent buys Nano Instruments to bolster materials science unit

Agilent Technologies has continued its push into the materials science market with the acquisition of nanoindentation instrument manufacturer Nano Instruments.

Evolution of Standing Mesochannels on Porous Anodic Alumina Substrates with Designed Conical Holes

World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), Nano Ceramics Center, and Advanced Electric Materials Center, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, JAPAN, and Doctoral Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, JAPAN

Moncada Enters Solar Energy Market with Contract for Applied Materials' SunFab Thin Film Line

Zyvex Performance Materials Announces Collaboration with Lockheed Martin to Provide Nano-Enhanced Materials for Military Applications

ESA spacecraft set for flyby of Steins asteroid

An European Space Agency image taken from the ESA's webside on Friday, Sept 5. 2008 shows an artist's impression of ESA�s Rosetta spacecraft flying by asteroid (2867) Steins on Sept. 5, 2008 at 20:58 CEST (1858 GMT), with a closest approach distance of 800 kilometers. Steins is Rosetta�s first nominal scientific target. The spacecraft encountered the asteroid in the course of its first incursion into the main asteroid belt located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, while on its way to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, which is scheduled for 2014. An European Space Agency image taken from the ESA's webside on Friday, Sept 5. 2008 shows an artist's impression of ESA�s Rosetta spacecraft flying by asteroid (2867) Steins on Sept. 5, 2008 at 20:58 CEST (1858 GMT), with a closest approach distance of 800 kilometers.

Fourth-gen iPod nano case bolsters recent redesign rumors

A fourth-generation iPod nano case has been spotted in the wild, seemingly lending evidence to the existence of the rumored new iPod nano form factor. Engadget Spanish managed to have a run-in with one of these cases in meatspace, which even comes with clearly-marked packaging that reads "iPod nano 4G."

Kodiak Star Spacecraft - , USA

Kodiak Star, the first planned orbital launch from the new Kodiak Launch Complex in Alaska is a NASA collaborative mission with the Department of Defense (DoD). The launch took place in September 2001. The payload consists of four small satellites to be launched aboard a Lockheed Martin Athena I launch vehicle. NASA's spacecraft in the Kodiak Star mission is Starshine 3. Starshine 3 is a satellite programme developed by the Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium. The satellites are built by the Naval Research Laboratory.

API Nanotronics Receives Two 2008 Nanotech Briefs "Nano 50" Awards

API Nanotronics Corp. (OTCBB: APIO) ("API") (the "Company"), a leading supplier of electronic components and nanotechnology research and development to the defense and communications sectors, today announced it received two of the 2008 NanoBriefs� Nano 50� awards. Dr. Martin Moskovits, API's Chief Technology Officer, was honored as a Nano 50 Innovator and API's SubWave� UV Polarizers were honored with a Nano 50 product award.

Using Nanotechnology to Create High-performance Materials

The GKSS Research Centre in Geesthacht is coordinating a European project for the development of new plastics. The project is being coordinated from Geesthacht by the director of the Institute of Polymer Research, Prof. Volker Abetz. "One of the aims of our first meeting will be to discuss the current state of materials development and the steps that need to be taken, especially with regard to the materials' subsequent applications," says Abetz. Because the new composites do not build up an electrostatic charge and are electrical conductors, they could be used for petrol fuel lines in automobiles, for example, as well as for special packaging materials and membranes.

API Nanotronics Receives Two 2008 Nanotech Briefs "Nano 50" Awards

NEW YORK, NY (Marketwire July 22, 2008) API Nanotronics Corp. (OTCBB: APIO) (API) (the Company), a leading supplier of electronic components and nanotechnology research and development to the defense and communications sectors, today announced it received two of the 2008 NanoBriefs(R) Nano 50(TM) awards. Dr. Martin Moskovits, API's Chief Technology Officer, was honored as a Nano 50 Innovator and API's SubWave(TM) UV Polarizers were honored with a Nano 50 product award.

API Nanotronics Receives Two 2008 Nanotech Briefs "Nano 50" Awards

NEW YORK, NY (Marketwire July 22, 2008) API Nanotronics Corp. (OTCBB: APIO) (API) (the Company), a leading supplier of electronic components and nanotechnology research and development to the defense and communications sectors, today announced it received two of the 2008 NanoBriefs(R) Nano 50(TM) awards. Dr. Martin Moskovits, API's Chief Technology Officer, was honored as a Nano 50 Innovator and API's SubWave(TM) UV Polarizers were honored with a Nano 50 product award.

API Nanotronics Receives Two 2008 Nanotech Briefs 'Nano 50' Awards

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - July 22, 2008) - API Nanotronics Corp. (OTCBB: APIO) ("API") (the "Company"), a leading supplier of electronic components and nanotechnology research and development to the defense and communications sectors, today announced it received two of the 2008 NanoBriefs(R) Nano 50(TM) awards. Dr. Martin Moskovits, API's Chief Technology Officer, was honored as a Nano 50 Innovator and API's SubWave(TM) UV Polarizers were honored with a Nano 50 product award.

API Nanotronics Receives Two 2008 Nanotech Briefs "Nano 50" Awards

NEW YORK, NY--(MARKET WIRE)--Jul 22, 2008 -- API Nanotronics Corp. (OTC BB:APIO.OB - News) ("API") (the "Company"), a leading supplier of electronic components and nanotechnology research and development to the defense and communications sectors, today announced it received two of the 2008 NanoBriefs� Nano 50(TM) awards. Dr. Martin Moskovits, API's Chief Technology Officer, was honored as a Nano 50 Innovator and API's SubWave(TM) UV Polarizers were honored with a Nano 50 product award.

Worm pincers may inspire better spacecraft materials

The jaws and pincers of the burrowing worm Nereis virens may inspire a new class of strong, lightweight materials (Image: C Broomell)

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