12
2016
NASA and Orbital ATK partner up to build technologies for space-based construction
NASA has teamed up with private space firm Orbital ATK to develop new technologies for in-orbit assembly of large space structures, all in the name of getting us to Mars and beyond.
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2016
Tough 3D-printed drone features embedded electronics
The aircraft was created using Fused Deposition Modelling technology, in which objects are built up a layer at a time out of molten material that is extruded from a nozzle.
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2016
NASA's first-ever global water survey to be launched by a SpaceX rocket
The SWOT mission is aimed at improving our understanding of the Earth's oceans, lakes, rivers and reservoirs, and how these bodies change over time. Slated to last three years, it will cover 90 percent of the globe and take measurements designed to improv
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2016
Swarms of sensor-packed drones may soon be a windfarmer's best friend
Wind farmers may soon be using swarms of drones to solve the headache of downstream wind turbulence and identify the most efficient places to plant wind turbines, thanks to a team of researchers from Switzerland.
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2016
Team Indus Secures ISRO Launch Contract for Google’s Lunar Xprize
Team Indus, a fledgling aerospace startup, has secured a launch contract with India’s Space Research Organization (ISRO) to send a rover to the Moon as part of the Google-sponsored Lunar XPrize competition. With this announcement, it becomes one of four c
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2016
Tethered drone reins in the complexity
The original Fotokite drone, now known as the Pro, has an electrical cable built into its tether. This means that power can be sent up to it from a large ground-based battery, or even from a wall plug-in, resulting in long flight times and a hard-wired li
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2016
Slanted electrode implant restores movement to paralyzed limbs
The electrode was connected to an optimized Proportional-Integral-Velocity (PIV) controller (a form of servo controller that allows for precise output control) to send the impulses. According to the team, the PIV controller was able to send specific impul
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2016
Flexible supercapacitor process brings phones that charge in seconds a step closer
Researchers from the University of Central Florida (UCF) have devised a technique for creating flexible supercapacitors that not only store more energy than comparable devices, but can also be fully-charged in seconds and continue to be recharged more tha
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2016
Versatile fabric makes and stores its own energy
Medical sensing and clothes that track fitness metrics are just a couple of areas where flexible electronics could be a real boon, and already some great strides are being made towards this reality.
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2016
How 3D printing could help save diabetics’ soles
Patients start by getting a 3D scan of their feet done, as opposed to having plaster casts made. That scan is used to create computer models that not only show the shape of their feet, but that also indicate pressure points along their soles. Based on tha
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