Oscar-Qube, short for Optical Sensors based on CARbon materials: QUantum Belgium, is an experiment developed by a group of students from the University of Hasselt, Belgium. According to ESA, Oscar-Qube’s mission is to create a…
NASA Selects Innovative, Early-Stage Tech Concepts for Continued Study
NASA encourages researchers to develop and study unexpected approaches for traveling through, understanding, and exploring space. To further these goals, the agency has selected seven studies for additional funding – totaling $5 million – from…
NASA Provides $45M Boost to US Small Businesses
NASA has selected 365 U.S. small business proposals for initial funding from the agency’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, a total investment of more than $45 million. “we recognize…
Study: witnessing arrest of father causes stress in children
By Serena Larkin | UW-Madison- About one in 14 young children experience the incarceration of a parent, which increases children's risks of poor developmental and health outcomes. New research published in Developmental Psychobiology finds that…
Helping soft robots turn rigid on demand
CAMBRIDGE, Mass (MIT News office) -- Imagine a robot. Perhaps you’ve just conjured a machine with a rigid, metallic exterior. While robots armored with hard exoskeletons are common, they’re not always ideal. Soft-bodied robots, inspired by…