WASHINGTON, May 29 – The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) said on Tuesday it is deploying $250 million to restart its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, including a…
Some polycrystal grain boundaries feel the heat more…
Tokyo – Polycrystals are solid materials that are made up of lots of small crystals. The points where the crystals meet are known as grain boundaries (GBs). GBs are important because they can affect the…
Mobile molecular robots swim in water
Creating molecular microrobots that mimic the abilities of living organisms is a dream of nanotechnology, as illustrated by the renowned physicist Richard Feynman. There are a number of challenges in achieving this goal. One of…
Opportunity for students to learn about spacecraft communications
European Space Agency (ESA)’s Education Office is looking for university engineering students who would like to be introduced to the fascinating world of spacecraft communications. According to ESA the Ladybird Guide to Spacecraft Communications Training Course 2022…
Gaia reveals that most Milky Way companion galaxies…
Data from ESA’s Gaia mission is re-writing the history of our galaxy, the Milky Way. What had traditionally been thought of as satellite galaxies to the Milky Way are now revealed to be mostly newcomers to our…