NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory in Albuquerque, N.M., are requesting research and development proposals to define the type of spacecraft computing needed for future missions. Through a broad agency announcement, the Air Force Next Generation Space Processor Analysis Program is seeking two to four companies to perform a yearlong evaluation of advanced, space-based applications that would use spaceflight processors for the 2020-2030 time frame Continue reading
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WOW! Ultra-Hydrphobic Nanotechnology – Video
WOW! Ultra-Hydrphobic Nanotechnology See WOW! In action in this video. Continue reading
Radio astronomy publication a milestone for SA
ASTRONOMERS working on the KAT-7 radio telescope have published their first scientific paper, a milestone that is as much about proving the device is up to scratch as it is about doing cutting-edge science. Continue reading
Liberty Interactive Corporation to Present at Barclays Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Liberty Interactive Corporation (Nasdaq: LINTA, LINTB, LVNTA, LVNTB) announced that Greg Maffei, President and CEO of Liberty Interactive Corporation, will be presenting at the Barclays Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference, on Wednesday, May 22nd at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time at the Crowne Plaza Times Square, NY. During his presentation, Mr. Continue reading
2011 Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars – Video
2011 Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars Rising high school seniors from around the Commonwealth of Virginia spent a week of their summer at NASA Langley planning a mission to Mars. Continue reading
NASA Wants Farmers on Mars
Future astronauts may grow some of their meals inside greenhouses, such as this Martian growth chamber, where fruits and vegetables could be grown hydroponically, without soil.Pat Rawlings/NASA Food container for use aboard the International Space Station. Continue reading
NASA Operating Plan for FY 2013 to Target Planetary Overall, Cuts Research and Completed Missions
PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Melissa Lane, Susan Benecchi Email: pen_editor at psi.edu SPECIAL REPORT AND ANALYSIS: NASA OPERATING PLAN FOR FY2013 TO TARGET PLANETARY OVERALL, CUTS RESEARCH AND COMPETED MISSIONS CALL TO ACTION: CONGRESSIONAL HELP IS NEEDED, AND CALL NASA TO TASK Mark V. Sykes Planetary Science Institute In his FY13 budget request, President Obama proposed the NASA Planetary budget be cut by more than 20% from its FY12 level (From $1.5B to less than $1.2B). Continue reading
InsideSales.com Continues Its Partnership With Brigham Young University's Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence …
PROVO, UT–(Marketwired – May 14, 2013) – InsideSales.com, the leading provider of sales automation technology for inside sales professionals, today announced a sponsorship of additional Ph.D. Continue reading
TribuneFest: Technology and Innovation in Medicine – Video
TribuneFest: Technology and Innovation in Medicine By: thetexastribune Continue reading
NASA Giving $9.8M to SMBs for Trip to Mars
U.S. small businesses may be headed to Mars literally. Last week, NASA announced the 14 winning proposals from U.S. Continue reading
NASA Spacecraft Will Visit Asteroid With New Name
An asteroid that will be explored by a NASA spacecraft has a new name, thanks to a third-grade student in North Carolina. NASA’s Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft will visit the asteroid now called Bennu, named after an important ancient Egyptian avian deity. OSIRIS-Rex is scheduled to launch in 2016, rendezvous with Bennu in 2018 and return a sample of the asteroid to Earth in 2023. Continue reading
Iron Man – The Reality of Extremis (Nanotechnology) – Video
Iron Man – The Reality of Extremis (Nanotechnology) Dr. Shuming Nie is the Wallace H Continue reading
International Technology Transfer Congress China 2013 (ITTC) – How to Create a Startup Eco System – Video
International Technology Transfer Congress China 2013 (ITTC) – How to Create a Startup Eco System This is a video of my talk on the youth tech session at the International Technology Transfer Congress China 2013 (ITTC). Most of the crowd was Chinese, it w… By: Shlomo freund Continue reading
Strategies for Enhancing Nanotechnology Standards Activities Discussed at ANSI-NSP Meeting
Previous | Printer-friendly Strategies for Enhancing Nanotechnology Standards Activities Discussed at ANSI-NSP Meeting New York May 3, 2013 Dr. Altaf Carim of the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President delivered a presentation on the federal governments perspective on nanotechnology and standards Continue reading
Nano Labs and CIVIK to Begin Testing Nanotechnology Coatings With Commercial LED Lighting Systems
DETROIT, May 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nano Labs Corp. (CTLE) is pleased to announce today the Company has signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with CIVIK of Mexico. The NDA will allow CIVIK to review and test 2 of Nano Labs’ nanotechnologies, the nano insulate coatings and nano diamond applications, on CIVIK’s proprietary LED light system. Continue reading
Why the Anatomy Lab Remains a Fixture of Medicine
NEW YORK For hundreds of years, physicians have been dissecting the dead to learn about the inner workings of the human body. While the subject matter itself hasn’t changed much, the study of anatomy has been steadily advancing both in terms of the tools available to clinicians and the ways in which educators and students approach the material. Continue reading
New Techniques from Google and Ray Kurzweil Are Taking Artificial Intelligence to Another Level – MIT Technology Review – Video
New Techniques from Google and Ray Kurzweil Are Taking Artificial Intelligence to Another Level – MIT Technology Review By: St. Park Continue reading
Statue of Liberty and early crowdfunding
24 April 2013 Last updated at 19:39 ET As the Statue of Liberty was shipped from France, efforts to raise funds for its pedestal stalled. But thanks to a newspaper campaign and the small donations of hundreds of residents, the base was eventually built Continue reading
Orbital Sciences Corporation : ORBITAL SELECTED BY NASA FOR TESS ASTROPHYSICS SATELLITE
ORBITAL SELECTED BY NASA FOR TESS ASTROPHYSICS SATELLITE — Company to Serve as Industrial Partner to MIT and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Under Four-Year, $75 Million Contract — (Dulles, VA 24 April 2013) – Orbital Sciences Corporation (ORB), one of the world`s leading space technology companies, announced today that it has been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to design, manufacture, integrate and test a new astrophysics satellite that will perform a full-sky search for exoplanets around nearby stars. Continue reading
Stanford University School of Medicine Joins zSpace, Inc.'s Academic Advisory Council
SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwired – Apr 23, 2013) – zSpace, Inc., a technology provider that is transforming the future of human-computer interaction, announced today that the Stanford University School of Medicine’s Division of Clinical Anatomy has joined the Company’s Academic Advisory Council, a network of universities focused on advancing innovation, design and research. zSpace, Inc., has also joined the Division’s affiliates program as a Premier Affiliate of Clinical Anatomy at Stanford. Through this partnership, Stanford Anatomy will provide constructive input on the continued enhancement of the Company’s flagship product, zSpace, a 3D virtual holographic platform, and use zSpace’s immersive capabilities to advance medical research and education through highly realistic visualization and interaction Continue reading