Self-powered, printable smart sensors could mean cheaper, greener Internet of Things
Thursday, 05 January 2023 09:23Creating smart sensors to embed in our everyday objects and environments for the Internet of Things (IoT) would vastly improve daily life-but requires trillions of such small devices. Simon Fraser University professor Vincenzo Pecunia believes that emerging alternative semiconductors that are printable, low-cost and eco-friendly could lead the way to a cheaper and more sustainable IoT. Lea
A light source that produced two entangled light beams
Thursday, 05 January 2023 09:23Scientists are increasingly seeking to discover more about quantum entanglement, which occurs when two or more systems are created or interact in such a manner that the quantum states of some cannot be described independently of the quantum states of the others. The systems are correlated, even when they are separated by a large distance. Interest in studying this kind of phenomenon is due
Viasat completes sale of Link 16 Tactical Data Links Business to L3Harris Technologies
Thursday, 05 January 2023 09:23Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, completed the sale of its Link 16 Tactical Data Links (TDL) business to L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) for approximately $1.96 billion in cash. The net proceeds to Viasat are expected to be approximately $1.8 billion after estimated taxes, fees and other expenses. Viasat intends to use the proceeds to reduce net le
Next-generation wireless technology may leverage the human body for energy
Thursday, 05 January 2023 09:23While you may be just starting to reap the advantages of 5G wireless technology, researchers throughout the world are already working hard on the future: 6G. One of the most promising breakthroughs in 6G telecommunications is the possibility of Visible Light Communication (VLC), which is like a wireless version of fiberoptics, using flashes of light to transmit information. Now, a team of
Five things to watch at CES tech megashow
Thursday, 05 January 2023 09:23The world's biggest tech megashow, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), gets underway in Las Vegas this week, with organizers hoping to recapture the excitement of years past after two years marred by the coronavirus pandemic. Here are some things to look out for in this year's edition. - How big? - In January 2020, more than 117,000 people attended the Las Vegas extravaganza just w
At CES tech mega-show, driverless cars show promise, limitations
Thursday, 05 January 2023 09:23Crowds of techies will descend on Las Vegas this week for the annual CES technology mega-show, but one innovation may again fall short of long-held hopes: driverless cars. Autonomous vehicles have long been pitched as the new dawn of transportation and the world's biggest tech companies have poured billions of dollars into being ready. Despite steady advances, however, robo-travel has ye
Satellogic announces expansion of Aleph-1 constellation following Transporter-6 launch
Thursday, 05 January 2023 07:46Satellogic Inc. reports the deployment of four satellites, launched with SpaceX at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Each of the spacecraft have made contact with Satellogic's ground station network and confirmed good health across all subsystems. The SpaceX Transporter-6 mission was completed Tuesday with a two-stage rocket delivering these four satellites to a sun-synchronous low-Earth
Serpent in the sky captured with ESO telescope
Thursday, 05 January 2023 07:46A myriad of stars is revealed behind the faint orange glow of the Sh2-54 nebula in this new infrared image. Located in the constellation Serpens, this stunning stellar nursery has been captured in all its intricate detail using the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) based at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile. When the ancients looked up at the night sky they saw r
Hubble finds that ghost light among galaxies stretches far back in time
Thursday, 05 January 2023 07:46In giant clusters of hundreds or thousands of galaxies, innumerable stars wander among the galaxies like lost souls, emitting a ghostly haze of light. These stars are not gravitationally tied to any one galaxy in a cluster. The nagging question for astronomers has been: how did the stars get so scattered throughout the cluster in the first place? Several competing theories include the poss
Keysight, Qualcomm accelerate 5G non-terrestrial network communication services for remote areas
Thursday, 05 January 2023 07:46Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced it has collaborated with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. to establish an end-to-end 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) connection. Based on this successful demonstration of call signaling and data transfer
Space contractors release China's launch plans for 2023
Thursday, 05 January 2023 07:46China plans to carry out around 60 launch missions this year, according to the country's major space contractors. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contractor, has more than 50 launch missions planned in 2023, said its annual work report. The report, presented by Zhang Zhongyang, general manager of the State-owned conglomerate, at the company's a
Raytheon selects Lockheed Martin bus for U.S. Space Force missile-tracking satellite
Wednesday, 04 January 2023 21:35Raytheon Intelligence & Space announced Jan. 4 it selected a Lockheed Martin bus to build a missile-tracking satellite for the U.S. Space Force.
Airbus joins Starlab commercial space station project
Wednesday, 04 January 2023 21:33Airbus Defence and Space is joining a commercial space station project led by Voyager Space, a move that could potentially make it easier for European governments to use the station after the retirement of the International Space Station.
Bootcamp to help space startups clear regulatory hurdles
Wednesday, 04 January 2023 12:00The first bootcamp aimed at helping startups navigate the space sector’s complex regulatory landscape is coming to New Mexico.
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China is expanding its Wenchang spaceport to host commercial and crewed moon launches
Wednesday, 04 January 2023 10:51China is aiming to expand the use of its coastal Wenchang spaceport to both allow a greater overall launch rate and establish new facilities needed for crewed lunar missions.