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Defective software could have doomed Boeing's crew capsule
Defective software could have doomed Boeing's crew capsule during its first test flight, a botched trip that was cut short and never made it to the International Space Station, NASA and company officials said Friday.
Space Exploration
Feb 7, 2020
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Space-time metasurface makes light reflect only in one direction
Light propagation is usually reciprocal, meaning that the trajectory of light travelling in one direction is identical to that of light travelling in the opposite direction. Breaking reciprocity can make light propagate only ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 20, 2019
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Boeing's Starliner capsule makes launch debut, but hits snag (Update)
Boeing's new Starliner capsule ran into trouble in orbit Friday minutes after blasting off on its first test flight, a crucial dress rehearsal for next year's inaugural launch with astronauts.
Space Exploration
Dec 20, 2019
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Europe powers up for third and fourth Orion spacecraft
Europe will power the NASA spacecraft that take astronauts to a new international outpost and forward to the moon, following decisions made by ESA Member States at Space19+ in Seville, Spain.
Space Exploration
Dec 18, 2019
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Image: Thermal enclosure for Orion
The Orion spacecraft with European Service Module at NASA's Plum Brook Station. The first Orion will fly farther from Earth on the Artemis I mission than any human-rated vehicle has ever flown before—but first it will undergo ...
Space Exploration
Dec 5, 2019
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New water-based optical device revolutionizes the field of optics research
Light is versatile in nature. In other words, it shows different characteristics when traveling through different types of materials. This property has been explored with various technologies, but the way in which light interacts ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 20, 2019
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Novel mathematical framework provides a deeper understanding of how drugs interact
Combining two or more drugs can be an effective treatment of diverse diseases, such as cancer. Yet, at the same time, the wrong drug combination can cause major side effects. Currently there is no systematic understanding ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 13, 2019
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Kaleidoscope mirror symmetry inspires new design for optical tools, technologies
In a kaleidoscope, mirrors are placed at angles to create a visual illusion of multiple, symmetric images from one original object. The number of symmetric axes in the kaleidoscope depends on the number of mirrors and angles ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 17, 2019
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Affordable multiferroic material
Toyohashi University of Technology has developed a novel liquid process for fabrication of an affordable multiferroic nanocomposite film in collaboration with Japan Fine Ceramics Center, National Institute of Technology Ibaraki ...
Nanomaterials
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