Week in images: 29 July - 02 August 2024

Discover our week through the lens

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 01, 2024
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created innovative sheets of transition metal chalcogenide "cubes" linked by chlorine atoms. Unlike the widely studied atom-based sheets such as graphene, the team's research introduces the novel use of clusters. They successfully formed nanoribbons within carbon nanotubes for structural analysis and also created microscale sheets of cubes, whi

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2024
In electronic technologies, critical material properties change in response to stimuli like voltage or current. Scientists strive to understand these changes at various scales, from the nanoscale to the microscale. However, the often-overlooked mesoscale - spanning 10 billionths to 1 millionth of a meter - is now coming into focus. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argon

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2024
The Next-Generation Microelectronics Manufacturing (NGMM) program is set to revolutionize U.S. microelectronics production through a new agreement to establish the first national center dedicated to advancing domestic microelectronics manufacturing. DARPA is collaborating with the University of Texas at Austin and its Texas Institute for Electronics research center to form a consortium sup

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2024
The University of Texas at Austin has initiated an expedition to explore the underwater boundaries of Greenland's coastal glaciers to gain insights into future sea level rise. The four-week international expedition will study the mechanisms controlling the melting of these massive glaciers, which hold about 23 feet (7 meters) of potential sea level rise within their ice. Accompanying

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 02, 2024
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for 74 high-speed data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency (SDA). These satellites, which incorporate advanced technology from the earlier Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), will enhance capabilities for U.S. Forces. The 74 satellites include both Tranch

Paris, France (SPX) Aug 02, 2024
The Omega service allows customers to purchase and integrate ready-to-use propulsion systems for their satellites, offering comprehensive support from launch to end-of-life deorbiting. This turnkey service enables customers to utilize Omega throughout a satellite's entire lifecycle, including deployment and collision avoidance. "We are very impressed with what is being developed by the thr

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 02, 2024
Space Perspective, the world's first carbon-neutral spaceflight experience company, has announced the completion and arrival of Marine Spaceport (MS) Voyager, the world's only marine spaceport for human spaceflight, to its home base in Florida. In collaboration with Guice Offshore, the 294-foot vessel is outfitted for launch and retrieval operations, positioning Space Perspective as the first sp

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 02, 2024
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, has been at the forefront of incorporating additive manufacturing technologies, widely known as 3D printing, to develop stronger, lighter materials and innovative manufacturing processes for rocket components. The Rapid Analysis and Manufacturing Propulsion Technology (RAMPT) project, led by NASA Marshall, stands at the leading ed

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 02, 2024
Reticulate Micro, Inc., a company specializing in commercial and defense technology, has announced the launch of its Regulation A stock offering aimed at raising up to $10 million. The funds will support Reticulate's market and product launch efforts, particularly its flagship VAST product, which provides ultra-efficient streaming video and situational awareness in bandwidth-limited environments