News tagged with deflection
Catching the lightwave: Nano-mechanical sensors 'wired' by photonics
Apr 26, 2009 |
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As researchers push towards detection of single molecules, single electron spins and the smallest amounts of mass and movement, Yale researchers have demonstrated silicon-based nanocantilevers, smaller than ...
STERN rocket firing completed
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 26, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The performance of unpiloted, reuseable spaceplanes could be significantly improved thanks to the completion of the Static Test Expansion/Deflection Rocket Nozzle (STERN) engine test programme.
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First firing of STERN rocket
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 26, 2008 |
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A team of engineers from Bristol University has conducted the first firing of the STERN rocket motor. Rocket engines equipped with the STERN (Static Test Expansion/Deflection Rocket Nozzle) rocket motor should ...
Researchers will study ways to deflect asteroids
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 26, 2008 |
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An Asteroid Deflection Research Center (ADRC) has been established on the Iowa State campus to bring researchers from around the world to develop asteroid deflection technologies. The center was signed into effect in April ...
Measuring the Footprint of Cells
Jun 06, 2008 |
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Even the slightest differences are important in competitive sport: To improve a ski jumper's performance, the trainer can analyze the jump very accurately using force sensors. Researchers in Jena and Bremen ...
STMicroelectronics Unveils the World’s First Vertical Deflection Booster for Slim CRT Displays
Mar 13, 2005 |
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STMicroelectronics, a world leader in vertical drivers for CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) displays, introduced today the world’s first vertical-deflection booster for Slim CRTs. The STV8179F meets the need in large-size, ...
Picosecond Oscilloscope
May 26, 2009 |
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An oscilloscope is a device for displaying signals that are too fast to be seen by the human eye. Typically the signal consists of a voltage level that changes quickly moment by moment (over millisecond to nanosecond timescales). ...
Better track leads to new particles
Dec 07, 2006 |
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In particle accelerators new particles often arise as a result of collisions between elementary particles. However the track left by these particles is often difficult to trace. Dutch researcher Thijs Cornelissen ...
Probing Question: Are Asteroids a Threat to Earth?
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 12, 2007 |
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Hollywood thrillers such as Deep Impact helped to jump-start America's interest in knowing what our "deflection strategy" would be if a giant asteroid was on a potentially catastrophic collision course with ...
Ultra-Powerful Laser Reproduces How Star's Jets Travel through Interstellar Space
Nov 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A multi-trillion-watt laser at the University of Rochester has simulated a stellar jet -- an outpouring of matter from a fledgling star -- with unprecedented realism.
Deflecting asteroids could lead to more versatile spaceprobes
Sep 27, 2005 |
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The UK’s first engineering feasibility study into missions for deflecting asteroids has begun.
High tech for bicycles
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Carbon fiber composite materials (CFRPs) not only make cars and airplanes lightweight but also benefit the light weight constructions for valuable bicycle concepts. At the Composites Europe trade show in Stuttgart, ...
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