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Researchers take heat sink experiments to space
The researchers investigated cooling methods for heat sinks by performing experiments onboard a satellite currently orbiting the Earth.…
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Planned hydrogen refuelling stations may lead to millions of euros in yearly losses
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Study reveals beneficial microbes that can sustain yields in unfertilized fields
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NASA, German Aerospace Center Partner for Research into Advanced Aircraft
NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have signed agreements to work together to reduce aircraft noise and advance research into rotorcraft, two projects that extend years of vital cooperation between the two agencies. The agreements were signed at the Paris Air Show during a bilateral meeting between Jaiwon Shin, associate administrator for NASA’s Aeronautics […]
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KATYAYANI CHOWDHRY | On 3rd June, 2015, CERN (European Organisation For Nuclear Research) restarted its LHC (Large Hadron Collider), after a two-year hiatus of technical upgrades, to run non-stop for…
Team KAIST wins the DARPA Robotics Challenge 2015
DRC-HUBO finished all eight assignments in less than 45 minutes, taking first place among 24 international teams and claiming the USD 2 million prize offered by a US defense research…
NASA Selects Eight Projects for 2016 X-Hab Academic Innovation Challenge
NASA is working with eight U.S. universities on new technology projects for deep space exploration, including the agency’s journey to Mars, as part of the 2016 X-Hab Academic Innovation Challenge.…