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Arralis announces 10W GaN-SiC MMIC high power amplifier for K-Band comms

Apr 08, 2019 (SPX)

The HPA operates in K-band from 17.5GHz-20GHz and delivers a saturated power in excess of 10W with typical power added efficiency of 25% and large signal gain o...

High-tech material in a salt crust

Apr 08, 2019 (SPX)

The method, which was recently published in the journal Nature Materials, can also be applied to other high-performance materials. MAX phases unite the positive...

Microchip Technology uses Arm-based MCUs for cheap radhard processors

Apr 08, 2019 (SPX)

To support this trend, Microchip Technology Inc. has introduced the space industry's first Arm-based microcontrollers (MCUs) that combine the low-cost and large...

About 50 pieces of destroyed Indian satellite flying above ISS

Apr 08, 2019 (Sputnik)

The US Air Force's catalogue currently includes 57 Microsat-R fragments flying in orbits at altitudes from 159 kilometres to 2,248 kilometres (99-1,397 miles). ...

ESA oversees teaching of Europe's next top solderers

Apr 08, 2019 (ESA)

More than a thousand operators and inspectors take the courses annually. The resulting highly-skilled personnel are often in high demand from terrestrial indust...

China's virtual reality arcades aim for real-world success

Apr 07, 2019 (AFP)

"I felt weightless skiing down the mountain," Chen, 25, gushes after re-emerging in the material world. "The scenery around me was so authentic," she adds. Chen...

Debris from anti-satellite test no danger to ISS, India says

Apr 06, 2019 (AFP)

India has been on the defensive following the March 27 test that NASA branded a "terrible thing" that had created new dangers for astronauts aboard the Internat...

US Air Force and Raytheon collaborate to modernize space command and control system

Apr 04, 2019 (SPX)

Dave Fuino, program director for Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, said: "Within just a few months we brought together a team, developed the tech...

Teaching computers to intelligently design 'billions' of possible materials

Apr 03, 2019 (SPX)

"You can train a computer to do what it would take many years for people to otherwise do," said Yuan Dong, a research assistant professor of mechanical and aero...

Group teams up to combat growing space debris threat, protect satellites in orbit

Apr 02, 2019 (SPX)

The two companies will collaborate on the development of new commercial services to protect satellites and other high-value space assets from potentially catast...

Indian satellite destruction created 400 pieces of debris, endangering ISS: NASA

Apr 01, 2019 (AFP)

Jim Bridenstine was addressing employees of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration five days after India shot down a low-orbiting satellite in a miss...

Vapor drives a liquid-solid transition in a molecular system

Mar 28, 2019 (SPX)

Tomoki Ogoshi from Kanazawa University in Japan and colleagues studied pillar[n]arene molecules - pillar-shaped molecules that were first reported by their rese...

Investigations with neutrons settle scientific dispute about the structure of solid fluorine

Mar 28, 2019 (SPX)

Fluorine is the most reactive chemical element and highly toxic. It is nonetheless widely deployed. In the first attempt to determine the atomic distances of so...

Indian satellite destruction creates debris field of 'space junk'

Mar 28, 2019 (AFP)

India has sought to minimize the threat to orbiting satellites posed by Wednesday's test of an anti-satellite weapon, which experts said was not technically ill...

Adhesive formed from bee spit and flower oil could form basis of new glues

Mar 28, 2019 (SPX)

But all of that hard work could instantly be undone during a sudden rainstorm were it not for two substances the insect uses to keep the pollen firmly stuck in ...

3D printer threads electronic fibers onto fabrics

Mar 28, 2019 (SPX)

With a 3D printer equipped with a coaxial needle, they drew patterns, pictures, and lettering onto cloth, giving it the ability to transform movement into energ...

Traveling-wave tubes: The unsung heroes of space exploration

Mar 28, 2019 (SPX)

Some would argue that the traveling-wave tube (TWT) has not received the recognition it deserves when it comes to the history of space travel and communications...

A fascinating phase transition: From one liquid state to another

Mar 27, 2019 (SPX)

Phase transitions are a familiar part of daily life. Whenever you see ice melting (solid to liquid), or steam coming from a teakettle (liquid to gas), you've ju...

Bodybags, rats, waste: Disaster response turns to VR for grim training

Mar 27, 2019 (AFP)

As around 40 police officers watch her progress on a large screen, officer Chanika Sookreang's digital double goes from body to body in the ruined city, photogr...

New virtual reality tool allows you to see the world through the eyes of a tiny primate

Mar 27, 2019 (SPX)

You're a tarsier - a nocturnal animal whose giant eyes provide you with exceptional visual sensitivity, enabling a predatory advantage. A new virtual reality so...