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September 17, 2014

NASA Awards Cross-track Infrared Sounder For JPS System-2 Bird
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 17, 2014
NASA has awarded a sole source contract modification to Exelis, Inc., Geospatial Systems, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, for the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) Instrument for flight on the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) mission. This is a cost-plus-award-fee modification in the amount of $221 million. This action extends the period of performance of the contract from November 2018 through May 2021. The JPSS-2 mission is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NO ... read more

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New species of electrons can lead to better computing In a research paper published this week in Science, the collaboration led by MIT's theory professor Leonid Levitov and Manchester's Nobel laureate Sir Andre Geim report a material in which electrons ... more		Europe's new age of metals begins ESA has joined forces with other leading research institutions and more than 180 European companies in a billion-euro effort developing new types of metals and manufacturing techniques for this cent ... more		How salt causes buildings to crumble Salt crystals are often responsible when buildings start to show signs of ageing. Researchers from the Institute for Building Materials have studied salt damage in greater depth and can now predict ... more
				Angling chromium to let oxygen through Researchers have been trying to increase the efficiency of solid oxide fuel cells by lowering the temperatures at which they run. More efficient fuel cells might gain wider use in vehicles or as qui ... more		Program Grows Lasers Directly on Silicon-Based Microchips DARPA's Electronic-Photonic Heterogeneous Integration (E-PHI) program has successfully integrated billions of light-emitting dots on silicon to create an efficient silicon-based laser. The bre ... more

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Method detects prize particle for future quantum computing Quantum computing relies on the laws of quantum mechanics to process vast amounts of information and calculations simultaneously, with far more power than current computers. However, development of ... more		Mg Box phone battery runs on water, magnesium A Japanese company said its water-powered emergency battery generates enough juice to charge a smartphone up to 30 times. ... more		China's LandSpace Successfully Launches Six Satellites with Upgraded ZQ-2E Y2 Rocket The space race is being reshaped by geopolitics, offering opportunities for countries such as New Zealand Enveil Secures DIU Contract to Advance Hybrid Space Architecture Data Capabilities		Study sheds new light on why batteries go bad A comprehensive look at how tiny particles in a lithium ion battery electrode behave shows that rapid-charging the battery and using it to do high-power, rapidly draining work may not be as damaging ... more
				New Family of Materials for Energy-Efficient Information Storage and Processing Switching the polarity of a magnet using an electric field (magnetoelectric memory [MEM] effect), can be a working principle of the next-generation technology for information processing and storage. ... more		Scottish scientists make 'tremendously important' breakthrough in water to hydrogen production proce Chemists in Scotland say they have made a major advancement in the process of producing hydrogen from water that may offer cleaner and cheaper gas, and a renewable source of energy. ... more

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Slovenia expects to launch nanosatellite within 3 years Slovenian scientists are trying to improve the design and the making of a nanosatellite in a bid to have it launched into space in 2016 or 2017, Slovenian Press Agency reported on Sunday. The ... more		KVH Introduces Affordable Fiber Optic Gyro IMUs for Demanding Applications KVH Industries has introduced the 1725 Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and the 1775 IMU, advanced sensors designed to be integrated into the most demanding stabilization, pointing, and navigation ap ... more		GPS Industries Bolsters Golf Course Digital Content Program GPS Industries (GPSI) - the world's leading provider of GPS tracking technology for low speed vehicles (LSV) used in more than 9.1 million rounds of golf annually across America - has established pa ... more		Cobbham, Aeroflex complete acquisition deal Britain's Cobham plc has completed acquisition of Aeroflex Holding Corp., a U.S. company involved in wireless, space and microelectronics. ... more

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