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April 12, 2013

Florida Tech professors present 'dark side of dark lightning' at conference
Melbourne FL (SPX) Apr 12, 2013
"What are the radiation doses to airplane passengers from the intense bursts of gamma-rays that originate from thunderclouds?" Florida Institute of Technology Department of Physics and Space Science faculty members addressed the issue and presented their terrestrial gamma ray flashes research modeling work at a press conference meeting of the European Geosciences Union in Vienna, Austria, April 10. Joseph Dwyer, Ningyu Liu and Hamid Rassoul discussed a new physics-based model of radiation dose cal ... read more

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Redesigned Material Could Lead to Lighter, Faster Electronics The same material that formed the first primitive transistors more than 60 years ago can be modified in a new way to advance future electronics, according to a new study. Chemists at The Ohio ... more		Understanding the life of lithium ion batteries in electric vehicles Scientists have answered a question that worries millions of owners and potential owners of electric and hybrid vehicles using lithium-ion batteries: How long before the battery pack dies, leaving a ... more		Tortuous paths hamper ion transport ETH-Zurich researchers use x-ray tomography to screen lithium ion battery electrodes and can reconstruct the microstructure in high resolution. This helps to understand the discharging and charging ... more
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Japan's missile defence plan: some facts Japan has deployed missile batteries in its heaving capital to defend the 30 million people who live in the greater Tokyo area from any North Korean attack. ... more		Tin nanocrystals for the battery of the future More powerful batteries could help electric cars achieve a considerably larger range and thus a breakthrough on the market. A new nanomaterial for lithium ion batteries developed in the labs of chem ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		Advancing secure communications: A better single-photon emitter for quantum cryptography In a development that could make the advanced form of secure communications known as quantum cryptography more practical, University of Michigan researchers have demonstrated a simpler, more efficie ... more
				Lockheed Martin Team Completes Delta Preliminary Design for Next GPS III Satellite Capabilities Lockheed Martin has completed a Delta Preliminary Design Review (dPDR) for the next Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite vehicles planned under the U.S. Air Force's GPS III program. T ... more		Down the slopes with space app in your pocket Track your skiing, speed, altitude, slopes and lift kilometres with a nifty phone app from an ESA business incubation start-up. Compete against friends, win prizes and even donate to a children's ch ... more

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Fourth Lockheed Martin MUOS Satellite Entering System Test as Communication Module and Multi-Beam Antenna Installed Lockheed Martin has integrated two of the most important components onto its fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite for the U.S. Navy. Recently engineers mated the multi-beam assembly, ... more		Extreme Miniaturization: Seven Devices, One Chip to Navigate without GPS The U.S. Military relies on the space-based Global Positioning System (GPS) to aid air, land and sea navigation. Like the GPS units in many automobiles today, a simple receiver and some processing p ... more		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		Smithsonian dedicates new exhibition to navigation Smithsonian curators found themselves chasing the proverbial moving target when they put together a new permanent exhibition opening Friday that explains how people get from A to B. ... more
				Obama's budget would boost science, health The budget proposal that US President Barack Obama released Wednesday would boost funds for major science and health programs while making cuts at NASA and the Environmental Protection Agency. ... more		Boeing Phantom Phoenix Small Satellites Reduce Manufacturing, Mission Costs Boeing is developing a family of small satellite prototypes, called Phantom Phoenix, that can quickly and affordably be manufactured and configured for specific missions. Sharing a common arch ... more

Florida Tech professors present 'dark side of dark lightning' at conference

Northrop Grumman G/ATOR Radar System Completes Government Testing at Wallops Island

PETRA Reveals Coexisting Structures in Glass

Fourth Lockheed Martin MUOS Satellite Entering System Test as Communication Module and Multi-Beam Antenna Installed

Advancing secure communications: A better single-photon emitter for quantum cryptography

Boeing Delivers FAB-T Test Units to US Air Force

Arianespace receives the second Vega for launch from French Guiana

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Europe's next ATV resupply spacecraft enters final preparatio?ns for its Ariane 5 launch

Extreme Miniaturization: Seven Devices, One Chip to Navigate without GPS

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Lockheed Martin Team Completes Delta Preliminary Design for Next GPS III Satellite Capabilities

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