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August 18, 2014

The Future of CubeSats
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 18, 2014
To investigate climate change, scientists and engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center are developing the IceCube satellite, which will be no larger than a loaf of bread. In 2016, this satellite will mature technology that scientists will use to analyze cloud ice in the atmosphere. "We're using IceCube to test a radiometer that we want to fly on a big space mission," said Jeffrey Piepmeier, associate head of Goddard's Microwave Instruments and Technology Branch. "Climate scientists ha ... read more

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				LEDs made from 'wonder material' perovskite Colourful LEDs made from a material known as perovskite could lead to LED displays which are both cheaper and easier to manufacture in future. A hybrid form of perovskite - the same type of ma ... more		New material structures bend like microscopic hair MIT engineers have fabricated a new elastic material coated with microscopic, hairlike structures that tilt in response to a magnetic field. Depending on the field's orientation, the microhairs can ... more

Disney develops tool to design inflatable characters and structures The air pressure that makes inflatable parade floats, foil balloons and even inflatable buildings easy to deploy and cost effective can be challenging to designers of those same inflatables due to l ... more		OMV puts hydrogen at front for fuel strategy Austrian energy company OMV said Monday it was reviewing hydrogen as a potential future fuel choice for drivers and automobile manufacturers. ... more		Ancient RNA recovery reveals gene activity in Ice Age mammoths 6 Things to Know From NASA About New US, European Sea Satellite Satellites and AI equip policymakers to assess global climate adaptation progress		Researchers uncover novel process for creation of fuel and chemical compounds A team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has identified the genes and enzymes that create a promising compound - the 19 carbon furan-containing fatty acid (19Fu-FA). The compound ... more
Tiny chip mimics brain, delivers supercomputer speed Researchers Thursday unveiled a powerful new postage-stamp size chip delivering supercomputer performance using a process that mimics the human brain. ... more		SyNAPSE Program Develops Advanced Brain-Inspired Chip DARPA-funded researchers have developed one of the world's largest and most complex computer chips ever produced-one whose architecture is inspired by the neuronal structure of the brain and require ... more		XCOR Lynx Spacecraft Lands at Monterey Jet Center XCOR Aerospace presents its XCOR Lynx spacecraft full scale model as part of tonight's Gordon McCall's Motorworks Revival 2014, at the Monterey Jet Center. Dubbed a "Space Corvette" by Popular Mecha ... more		Study finds physical link to strange electronic behavior Scientists have new clues this week about one of the baffling electronic properties of the iron-based high-temperature superconductor barium iron nickel arsenide. A Rice University-led team of ... more

	NIST ion duet offers tunable module for quantum simulator Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a pas de deux of atomic ions that combines the fine choreography of dance with precise individual control. ... more		Remotec upgrading Army, Marine EOD robots Robots used by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps in disposal of unexploded ordnance are to be upgraded by their manufacturer, Remotec Inc. ... more

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Cisco to cut 6,000 jobs in streamlining

Bald ambition: Chinese county exports human hair to Africa

BMW's Chinese dealers fined over price-fixing

Swiss train carriage plunges into ravine after landslide

Temporary battery tattoo turns human sweat into electricity

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