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NASA X-ray telescope finds theory-defying pulsar

An artist's concept of NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuStar, X-ray telescope. The spacecraft has discovered the brightest pulsar ever detected. NASA

A NASA space telescope studying X-ray emissions from a nearby galaxy has discovered the brightest pulsar ever detected, the fast-spinning remnant of a collapsed star that shines so intensely it was initially mistaken for a massive black hole, a possible "missing link" between compact stellar-mass black holes and the unseen monsters lurking at the cores of many galaxies.

While the brilliant pulsar may, in fact, become a black hole some day, it is not yet a member of the family tree. But theorists cannot explain how an object just one-and-a-half times as massive as the sun can suck in enough raw material to generate the high-energy X-ray emissions detected by NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuStar.

"Today we're announcing the discovery of a pulsating dead star that's beaming X-rays with the energy of about 10 million suns," said Fiona Harrison, NuSTAR principal investigator at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif.

"This dead star, called a neutron star, packs about the mass of the whole sun into a region the size of San Francisco. Yet this little mighty mouse pulsar packs the power of a much bigger black hole. The discovery is astonishing, because no object like this has ever been observed to be even remotely this bright. Theorists didn't think that it was possible."

The pulsar was found at the heart of a galaxy known as M-82, some 12 million light years from Earth. Also known as the "cigar galaxy" because of its oblong shape, M-82 is a favorite target for amateur astronomers, bright enough to be seen in relatively small telescopes. Larger instruments reveal huge, distinctive jets of material streaming away from the galaxy's core at right angles to its disk.

Shining in the core of galaxy M-82 some 12 million light years from Eath are two ultra-luminous X-ray sources. One, the brilliant blue "star" just outside the reddish glow, is known as X-1. It harbors a black hole 400 times more massive than the sun. The bright star in the center of the red glow is known as X-2. While almost as bright as X-1, it is, in fact, a pulsar, the collapsed remnant of a star just 1.5 times as massive as the sun. Scientists do not yet know how X-2 generates such enormous energy.

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When stars use up all of their nuclear fuel, the energy generated by fusion in the core stops and gravity takes over, causing the core to collapse. Stars like the sun can only collapse so far, becoming white dwarfs that slowly cool over billions of years.

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NASA Is Studying How to Mine the Moon for Water

There's a lot of water on the moon, and NASA wants to learn how to mine it.

Space agency scientists are developing two separate mission concepts to assess, and learn how to exploit, stores ofwater ice on the moon and other lunar resources. The projects called Lunar Flashlight and the Resource Prospector Mission are notionally targeted to blast off in 2017 and 2018, respectively, and aim to help humanity extend its footprint out into the solar system.

"If you're going to have humans on the moon and you need water for drinking, breathing, rocket fuel, anything you want, it's much, much cheaper to live off the land than it is to bring everything with you," said Lunar Flashlight principal investigator Barbara Cohen, of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. [How to Build a Lunar Colony (Infographic)]

It's therefore important to "understand the inventory of volatiles across the whole moon and their purity, and their accessibility in particular," Cohen said in July during a presentation at the NASA Exploration Science Forum, a conference organized by the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute at the agency's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California.

Lunar Flashlight is working toward a possible launch date in December 2017, when it would blast off on the first test flight of NASA's Space Launch System megarocket, along with several other piggybacking payloads.

Lunar Flashlight is a CubeSat mission, meaning the body of the spacecraft is tiny about the size of a cereal box, Cohen said. But after it's deployed in space, the probe would get much bigger by unfurling an 860-square-foot (80 square meters) solar sail. [Photos: Solar Sail Evolution for Space Travel]

The spacecraft would then cruise toward the moon on a circuitous route, propelled along by the photons streaming from the sun. Lunar Flashlight would start orbiting the moon about six months after its launch, then spend another year spiraling down to get about 12 miles (20 kilometers) from the lunar surface.

The probe would then make about 80 passes around the moon at this low altitude, measuring and mapping deposits of water ice in permanently shadowed craters near the lunar poles. It would do this science work with the aid of its solar sail.

"We're going to use it as a mirror," Cohen said. "We're going to take the sunlight, bounce it off the solar sail into the permanently shadowed regions, and we're going to use a passive infrared spectrometer to collect the light from the permanently shadowed regions in wavelengths that are indicative of water frost."

Lunar Flashlight aims to find water ice that would be accessible to future explorers, be they human or robotic.

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NASA: You can't fly to Mars, but your name can

NASA is preparing the new Orion spacecraft for a first test flight. Your name can fly along with it -- eventually to the Red Planet.

Your name could one day reach the Red Planet. NASA/JPL

Since Richard Branson hasn't gotten around to offering Mars vacations yet (he's still working out that whole suborbital thing), we're all pretty much stuck here on Earth for the time being. But NASA understands the human desire to write our names upon the stars, so it's giving everybody a chance to shoot their names up into space on the first Orion mission, scheduled to launch December 4.

The collected names will be included on a microchip the size of a dime. The first trip will be on board NASA's initial test flight for the new Orion spacecraft. It's set for a 4.5-hour mission in orbit around Earth. It will then take a flying leap back through the atmosphere and land in the Pacific Ocean.

That's a pretty cool journey for your name to take, but NASA has bigger plans. Orion isn't just for toodling around the Earth. It's designed to one day carry astronauts on long missions to visit asteroids and Mars. When you sign up to send your name off into space on Orion, you're signing up to send your name to Mars at some future time.

Currently, nearly 95,000 people have submitted names to fly to Mars. To sign up, you just go to NASA's name-collecting site, fill out some basic information, and submit. The site then generates a digital "boarding pass." You get the simple message "Success! Your name will fly on Orion's flight test." Next, enjoy a happy little chill up your spine as you imagine your name zipping through the atmosphere and some day taking up residence on Mars.

"NASA is pushing the boundaries of exploration and working hard to send people to Mars in the future. When we set foot on the Red Planet, we'll be exploring for all of humanity. Flying these names will enable people to be part of our journey," says Mark Geyer, Orion Program manager.

NASA also will be tracking mileage for all of our names, giving us a spacey version of frequent-flyer award points. The points are just for fun, but it's also a way to keep the public engaged and following along with these groundbreaking missions.

The deadline for getting your name on Orion's inaugural flight is October 31. If you miss Orion this time, NASA will still give newcomers an opportunity to sign up for name fly-alongs on future missions. I, for one, am looking forward to the day when I can say, "My name just arrived at Mars!"

This is my boarding pass. You'll have to go get your own. NASA

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NASA's New Winds Mission Installed, Gathers First Data

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NASAs newest Earth observing mission, the International Space Station-Rapid Scatterometer, or ISS-RapidScat, is collecting its first science data on ocean wind speeds and direction following its successful installation and activation on the exterior of the stations Columbus module.

Ground controllers at NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston robotically assembled the RapidScat instrument and its nadir adapter, which orients the instrument to point at Earth, on Sept. 29 to 30. On Oct. 1, the instrument was powered on, its antenna began spinning and it started transmitting and receiving its first winds data. The team then began checking out the instrument, a process expected to take about two weeks. Checkout activities to date are proceeding nominally. Following instrument checkout, the team will perform two weeks of preliminary calibration and validation of science data. RapidScat will then be ready to begin its two-year science mission.

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On Oct. 3, mission scientists processed their first winds data and produced their first uncalibrated images: a partial global map of wind speeds and a close-up image of what was then Tropical Storm Simon, brewing off the west coast of Mexico, showing its wind speeds and wind directions at approximately 7 p.m. local time. The new images are available at: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/pia18824

Most satellite missions require weeks or even months to produce data of the quality that we seem to be getting from the first few days of RapidScat, said RapidScat Project Scientist Ernesto Rodriguez of NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, which built and manages the mission. We have been very lucky that within the first days of operations we have already been able to observe a developing tropical cyclone.

The quality of these data reflect the level of testing and preparation that the team has put in prior to launch, Rodriguez said. It also reflects the quality of the spare QuikScat hardware from which RapidScat was partially assembled.

RapidScat is the first science payload to be robotically assembled in space since the space station itself. Launched Sept. 21 from Floridas Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle, RapidScat rode to orbit in the trunk of SpaceXs Dragon spacecraft. The Dragon reached the station on Sept. 23, was captured by the stations robotic arm and was then berthed at the stations Node 2 Nadir, or Earth-facing, port.

Following inspections of RapidScat from cameras installed in the Dragons trunk and on the stations robotic arm, ground controllers at Johnson Space Center used the DEXTRE manipulator on the stations robotic arm to pluck RapidScats nadir adapter from the Dragon trunk on Sept. 29. An intricate set of maneuvers by the robotic arm then followed, leading to the adapters successful mechanical and electrical connection to the Columbus modules External Payload Facility SDX site five hours later. The robotic arm was then released from the adapter.

About 15 hours later, the RapidScat team was back at work again, using the robotic arm to remove the RapidScat instrument itself from the Dragons trunk and install it onto the nadir adapter. The installation went so well that a process expected to take five hours was completed in just two hours and 20 minutes. Following this first payload-to-payload mate in the history of the space station program, RapidScat then began drawing its power from the space station for the first time. RapidScat is an autonomous payload that requires no interaction from space station astronauts.

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Smallest world record has 'endless possibilities' for bio-nanotechnology

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Scientists from the University of Leeds have taken a crucial step forward in bio-nanotechnology, a field that uses biology to develop new tools for science, technology and medicine.

The new study, published in print today in the journal Nano Letters, demonstrates how stable 'lipid membranes' the thin 'skin' that surrounds all biological cells can be applied to synthetic surfaces.

Importantly, the new technique can use these lipid membranes to 'draw' akin to using them like a biological ink with a resolution of 6 nanometres (6 billionths of a meter), which is much smaller than scientists had previously thought was possible.

"This is smaller than the active elements of the most advanced silicon chips and promises the ability to position functional biological molecules such as those involved in taste, smell, and other sensory roles with high precision, to create novel hybrid bio-electronic devices," said Professor Steve Evans, from the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leeds and a co-author of the paper.

In the study, the researchers used something called Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), which is an imaging process that has a resolution down to only a fraction of a nanometer and works by scanning an object with a miniscule mechanical probe. AFM, however, is more than just an imaging tool and can be used to manipulate materials in order to create nanostructures and to 'draw' substances onto nano-sized regions. The latter is called 'nano-lithography' and was the technique used by Professor Evans and his team in this research.

The ability to controllably 'write' and 'position' lipid membrane fragments with such high precision was achieved by Mr George Heath, a PhD student from the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leeds and the lead author of the research paper.

Mr Heath said: "The method is much like the inking of a pen. However, instead of writing with fluid ink, we allow the lipid molecules the ink to dry on the tip first. This allows us to then write underwater, which is the natural environment for lipid membranes. Previously, other research teams have focused on writing with lipids in air and they have only been able to achieve a resolution of microns, which is a thousand times larger than what we have demonstrated."

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Nano-particles hold promise to treat sore eyes

Toronto, Oct 9 (IANS): Researchers from the University of Waterloo in Canada have developed a topical solution containing nano-particles that will combat dry eye syndrome with only one application a week.

Currently, for those suffering from dry eye syndrome, the only recourse to ease the painful condition is to use drug-laced eye drops three times a day.

The new eye drop progressively delivers the right amount of drug-infused nano-particles to the surface of the eyeball over a period of five days before the body absorbs them.

One weekly dose replaces 15 or more to treat the pain and irritation of dry eyes.

The nano-particles, about 1/1000th the width of a human hair, stick harmlessly to the eye's surface and uses only five percent of the drug normally required.

"You cannot tell the difference between these nano-particle eye drops and water," said lead researcher Shengyan Liu from the faculty of engineering.

"I knew that if we focused on infusing biocompatible nano-particles with Cyclosporine A, the drug in the eye drops, and make them stick to the eyeball without irritation for longer periods of time, it would also save patients time and reduce the possibility of toxic exposure due to excessive use of eye drops," Liu explained.

The research team is now focusing on preparing the nano-particle eye drops for clinical trials.

The paper appeared in the journal Nano Research.

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GW professor aims to 3-D print smart vascularized tissue

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Contact: Emily Grebenstein emgreb@gwu.edu 202-994-3087 George Washington University @GWtweets

WASHINGTONA George Washington University researcher doing pioneering work toward the goal of 3-D printing complex tissues aims to help revolutionize the way the medical field conducts transplants.

As the recipient of the 2014 Director's New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health, Lijie Grace Zhang, assistant professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, has received $2,287,500 for her five-year project, "A Novel 3-D Bioprinted Smart Vascularized Nano Tissue."

Citing the program's purpose to propose highly innovative research projects that have the potential for unusually high impact, Dr. Zhang said, "3-D printing techniques have the potential to change the way the medical community cares for patients."

Critical-sized bone defects caused by traumatic injury, cancer or disease are notoriously difficult to regenerate. Large portions of tissue need to have an adequate vascular network to survive and thrive post-defect. This project will combine Dr. Zhang's experience in nanobiomaterials, tissue engineering and drug delivery with advanced 3-D bioprinting techniques to develop new ways to grow complex replacement tissues.

"Our 3-D bioprinting system will have two distinctive features from those of other labs," Dr. Zhang said. "First, a class of highly innovative nanomaterials will be designed for 3-D bioprinting. Since human tissue in its basic form is full of nanoscale features, these nanomaterials will play a key role in facilitating the repair and regeneration of tissues. Second, our printed microvascular network will be smart. The term 'smart' originates from the shape memory material used in the formation of our microvascular network. With this award, I want to create a product that is really useful for human health."

The New Innovator Award supports investigators who are within 10 years of their terminal degree or clinical residency, who have not yet received a research project grant (R01) or equivalent NIH grant, to conduct innovative research.

"Professor Zhang's research has the potential to impact not only clinical bone treatment and tissue and organ regeneration, but also basic physical and life science research," said David Dolling, dean of SEAS. "Researchers who are able to develop the sorts of insights that spawn truly pioneering investigations like Professor Zhang's are rare, and the NIH New Innovator awards are rightly reserved for them."

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HTC's RE camera is a GoPro for NoPros

Periscope. Asthma inhaler. PVC pipe. These are just a few items that came to mind the first time I saw HTC's first standalone camera, which the company is simply -- and oddly -- calling the RE. Even though nothing about this device is normal, it's catered to the interests of the average Joe. "If you're going whitewater rafting down rapids, use a GoPro," an HTC marketing executive said, pointing out that the RE isn't supposed to compete with the popular action cam. No, HTC's brand-new imaging device, which should retail for around $200 when it hits US retail outlets like Best Buy later this month, is in a completely different category. But the biggest challenge HTC faces is in convincing buyers that this is better, faster and easier than simply pulling your phone out of your pocket when you need a quick shot.

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The RE is a small and light device, at 96.7 x 26.5mm and 65.5 grams (2.31 ounces). This makes it easy to securely handle it one-handed, and that's exactly the point: It's supposed to be petite enough for you to quickly draw it out of your pocket or purse and start taking pictures or video footage of anything at a moment's notice. HTC continually mentioned family scenarios, such as anytime the kids or pets are doing something cute; I'd love to use it at Disneyland, both when wandering around the park and when going on rides. In theory, the camera will be perfectly ideal for such situations -- it takes 16MP images, 1080p/30fps video, 4x slow-motion 720p video and time-lapse recording, and features a 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor and 146-degree wide-angle lens.

There are only two buttons on the device: A shutter button on the outside, which you press once to take a picture and long-press for a couple seconds to take video, and a slow-motion capture toggle that you have to hold down to activate before starting the video. Notice that I didn't mention a power button, because HTC wants the device to be always-on, and thus, always ready and waiting for you to use it. Sensors embedded within the RE can tell when you grab it, so in theory it shouldn't take pictures when it's buried deep within your pants. You'll also find a mic on top, as well as an LED indicator and speaker just below the slow-mo button. A microSD slot sits on the bottom underneath a watertight tab; the RE comes with an 8GB card preinstalled, but you can switch it out for any card up to 128GB. There's also a micro-USB charging/data port and a quarter-inch tripod mount for a wide variety of accessories.

Although it's built using glossy plastic, rather than a matte finish, I didn't seem to mind very much. It certainly is a fingerprint magnet, depending on the color -- white, dark blue, teal and orange are available at launch -- but since my hand is already wrapped around it, those prints typically only show up in one place where my fingers routinely sit. And while glossy materials are often too slippery, I never felt like I was going to drop it.

With the RE, HTC wants to extend its reach to consumers who may not actually use an HTC phone; it's compatible with both Android 4.3 (or better) and iOS 7 (or better). Here's how it works: After downloading the app and using it to connect the RE with your phone, you can then use it to back up your pics and vids, change settings (like wide-angle versus standard angle, device updates, backup settings and more) and use the app's remote viewfinder and shutter. The RE app is also the only way you can take video in time-lapse mode; here, you can dictate how often it takes shots and the duration of the footage. Additionally, HTC says that developers will be able to access an API to open the RE up to third-party options -- Tencent and Instagram were specifically mentioned.

One of the most intriguing features on the RE is live broadcasting. That won't be ready at launch, but should be coming out shortly afterward. This is a fantastic use case for any aspiring (or already successful) YouTubers who want to record and upload events as they happen -- conventions, concerts, sporting events, perhaps even city hall meetings. I didn't get the opportunity to test out this feature, so I'm curious to see how reliable it'll be when it comes out; will there be significant latency issues, or is it capable of maintaining a consistent connection?

Fortunately, you can switch between a standard photo and wide-angle. The latter setting definitely captures a wide panorama as advertised, but the resulting images look like they were taken by a fisheye lens. Unless I needed to capture a breathtaking skyline or other majestic scenery, I preferred to stick with the normal angle; the wide-angle shots look too distorted to use for regular shots, but it's good to have the option to switch back and forth whenever necessary.

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HTC RE hands-on: WiFi action camera or pointless oddity?

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Of all the things you'd think could save HTC's fortunes, an action camera which looks like a tiny submarine periscope probably isn't the first thing to jump to mind, but the company's hopes are high for the HTC RE. The stubby WiFi-enabled camera borrows ideas both from smartphone photography and more specialist shooters like GoPro, with a 16-megapixel sensor, Full HD video recording, and automatic clip curation using HTC Zoe. Most curious of all, it's not just for HTC's own phones: the RE will work with Android devices and iPhones in general. Read on for some first impressions.

It's certainly distinctive. A curved tube 96.7 mm tall and 26.5 mm in diameter, it's a pocket-friendly 65.5 grams and made of tough plastic. Water and dust proof, too, to IP57, as well as meeting IPx7 for the body and IPx8 if you put on the cap.

The twisted shape fits the hand neatly, with a grip sensor automatically powering the RE on. Controls are limited to a big silver button that falls under your thumb: tap it to snap a photo; hold it down to start recording video.

You don't get any integrated way to accurately frame the shot, since there's no screen or even a viewfinder, but the 146-degree f/2.8 lens means you're more likely than not to capture what you were interested in. A g-sensor automatically figures out which way up you're holding it, and flips the final footage accordingly.

Along with regular stills and 1080/30p video, there's support for 720p 4x slow-motion footage capture, and time-lapse video. Audio capture gets a single HD microphone, and there's a speaker built-in too.

If you want to actually review any of the footage, you'll need to turn to your smartphone or tablet though. There's WiFi a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0 to send it across to the companion RE app (which can also be used to remotely control the camera, acting as a wireless viewfinder), along with microUSB and a microSD card slot to add up to 128GB of storage (HTC will preload an 8GB card).

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