Engineers build world's smallest, fastest nanomotor
Austin TX (SPX) May 22, 2014 -
Researchers at the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have built the smallest, fastest and longest-running tiny synthetic motor to date. The team's nanomotor is an important step toward developing miniature machines that could one day move through the body to administer insulin for diabetics when needed, or target and treat cancer cells without harming good cells ...
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The U.S. Navy has contracted Harris Corporation for next-gen radios
Melbourne, Fla. (UPI) May 22, 2013 -
Harris Corporation reports it will begin delivering its Falcon III Multi-channel Manpack tactical radio to the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command this fall.
Delivery of the system comes under an initial order for the next-generation system, which Harris calls the smallest, lightest and most capable two-channel manpack radio available on the market.
"The new Harris Multi-channel M ...
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Greensmith to integrate 4 battery types in 2014 for over 23mW of storage
Rockville MD (SPX) May 22, 2014 -
Greensmith has announced it is on track to successfully integrate an additional 4 new battery types in 2014, bringing the company's total since inception to 12 using its battery-agnostic technology platform, now in its fourth generation.
With over 23mW of energy storage capacity to be deployed in 2014, Greensmith continues its rapid growth by serving an expanding list of strategic customer ...
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New lithium battery created in Japan
Washington DC (SPX) May 22, 2014 -
The long life of lithium ion batteries makes them the rechargeable of choice for everything from implantable medical devices to wearable consumer electronics. But lithium ion batteries rely on liquid chemistries involving lithium salts dissolved in organic solvents, creating flame risks that would be avoided if the cells were completely solid-state.
Now a team of researchers at Tohoku Univ ...
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Water caged in buckyballs
Washington DC (SPX) May 22, 2014 -
In a new paper in the Journal of Chemical Physics, produced by AIP Publishing, a research team in the United Kingdom and the United States describes how water molecules "caged" in fullerene spheres ("buckyballs") are providing a deeper insight into spin isomers - varieties of a molecule that differ in their nuclear spin. The results of this work may one day help enhance the analytical and diagn ...
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Real-time flight tracking possible, not expensive: Airbus official
Berlin (XNA) May 23, 2014 -
Real time tracking of commercial flight is possible and the cost is not high, an official from European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said on Tuesday. "The technical capabilities are there right now and not very expensive," said John Leahy, Airbus chief operating officer (customers) in a press conference at the opening day of Berlin Air Show 2014.
He said since the accident of Air France 44 ...
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New N. Korea complex for possible ICBM launch: US think-tank
Seoul (AFP) May 21, 2014 -
North Korea is building a new complex at its main rocket launch site, possibly for training and launches of road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles, a US think-tank said.
Satellite imagery from May 10 suggests the North is conducting a number of important construction projects at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station on its western coast, the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins Unive ...
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