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NASA's Next Moon Mission Begins Thermal Vacuum Test
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 23, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has begun environmental testing in a thermal vacuum that simulates the harsh rigors of space.
Scientists Create Material More Insulating than the Vacuum
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With its complete lack of atoms, a vacuum is often considered to be the best known insulator. For this reason, vacuums are regularly used to reduce heat transfer, such as in the lining of ...
Drinking water from air humidity
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Cracks permeate the dried-out desert ground, the landscape bears testimony to the lack of water. But even here, where there are no lakes, rivers or groundwater, considerable quantities of water are stored ...
First Galileo Satellite delivered by UK company
Aug 03, 2005 |
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Surrey Satellites Technology Ltd (SSTL) and the Galileo satellite navigation programme achieved a major milestone last week when SSTL delivered the first Galileo test satellite. The 'Galileo System Test Bed ...
NASA Glenn to Test Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 19, 2007 |
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NASA's Glenn Research Center will conduct integrated environmental testing of the Orion crew exploration vehicle in the Space Power Facility at the center's Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio.
James Webb Space Telescope Component Undergoes Successful Design Review
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 03, 2007 |
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A preliminary design review has concluded and verified the integrated performance of all subsystems in the Optical Telescope Element on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
NASA's Kepler Spacecraft Baked and Ready for More Tests
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 23, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's planet-hunting Kepler mission, scheduled to launch in 2009, has survived an extreme temperature test.
Next NASA Moon Mission Completes Major Milestone
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing, which simulates the extreme hot, cold and airless conditions of space LRO will experience after ...
Using Nanotubes in Computer Chips
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT materials scientists have developed a new technique for growing carbon nanotubes that could replace the vertical wires in chips, permitting denser packing of circuits.
Diviner Observes LCROSS Impact
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 12, 2009 |
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The LRO Diviner instrument obtained infrared observations of the LCROSS impact. LRO flew by the LCROSS Centaur impact site 90 seconds after impact at a distance of ~80 km. Diviner was commanded to observe ...
What happens when you pop a quantum balloon?
Apr 17, 2008 |
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When a tiny, quantum-scale, hypothetical balloon is popped in a vacuum, do the particles inside spread out all over the place as predicted by classical mechanics?
Adding up business and energy
May 15, 2008 |
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Could a business practice usually reserved for boosting profits be used to help turn companies green by reducing their energy use? Writing in the International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage (IJSSCA), researchers ...
The Ultimate Long Distance Communication
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Anyone who's vacationed in the mountains or lived on a farm knows that it's hard to get good internet access or a strong cell phone signal in a remote area. Communicating across great distances has always ...
Taming tiny, unruly waves for nano optics
Oct 08, 2007 |
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Nanoscale devices present a unique challenge to any optical technology -- there’s just not enough room for light to travel in a straight line.
Toshiba to complete construction of carbon capture pilot plant
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has completed construction of a pilot plant to support development and validation of its carbon capture technology. Final commissioning testing prior to plant operation ...
