Aerospace & Defence
How to define the best solution for your cabling needs
This white paper presents the technical basics behind sensing over fibre technologies, its main applications and the cabling solutions involved. Jacques Miéville, Project Manager, Fischer Connectors, discusses the key factors that will help you define the best solution for your cabling needs, in order to have the most reliable and easy-to-maintain system that reduces your maintenance operations.
Hundreds of space grade FPGAs deployed in satellite launch
Hundreds of Xilinx's Space Grade FPGAs were deployed in the launch of the Iridium NEXT satellites. Space Grade Virtex-5QV devices provide scalability and flexibility for new applications and innovations throughout its operational life in space. Iridium NEXT is the company’s next-gen satellite constellation, replacing and enhancing its existing network of low-Earth orbit satellites spanning the entire globe.
Chemistry method enhances search for life on other planets
A simple chemistry method could vastly enhance how scientists search for signs of life on other planets. The test uses a liquid-based technique known as capillary electrophoresis to separate a mixture of organic molecules into its components. It was designed specifically to analyse for amino acids, the structural building blocks of all life on Earth.
Cosmic lenses support finding on expansion of the Universe
Using galaxies as giant gravitational lenses, an international group of astronomers headed by Max Planck@TUM tenure track professor Sherry Suyu measured independently how fast the Universe is expanding. The newly measured expansion rate for the local Universe is consistent with earlier findings. These are, however, in intriguing disagreement with measurements of the early Universe. This hints at a fundamental problem at the very heart of our unde...
Solid state microwave power models on show at IDEX 2017
West London based manufacturer in the microwave and RF field, TMD Technologies (TMD), will be exhibiting for the first time at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference 2017 (IDEX). It will be showing a representative selection of its latest advanced products for air, land and sea defence applications.
Communication system is next 'giant leap for mankind'
As with most scientific advancements, a stroke of brilliant genius usually revolutionises status quo and opens doors for new discoveries. Something similar happened to Keith Gendreau, an astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland. NASA was thinking of using X-rays on its proposed Black Hole Imager.
Radiation hardened MOSFETs for space applications
HiRel, an Infineon Technologies company, has launched its first radiation hardened MOSFETs based on the proprietary N-channel R9 technology platform. Compared to previous technologies, the company claims that it is offering size, weight and power improvements. This is significant in systems such as high-throughput satellites, where the cost-per-bit-ratio can be significantly reduced.
GOES-16 offers Earth’s first light in true colour
After spending months in space, quietly orbiting the Earth, the next-generation geosynchronous satellite has broken its silence and sent back its first images. On Jan. 23, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the GOES-16 “first light” true-colour images of Earth in high resolution.
Can toroidal magnets hunt for dark matter?
IBS scientists clarify that toroidal magnets can also look for axions, one of the particle candidates for the mysterious dark matter. Scientists at the Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research (CAPP), within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) optimised some of the characteristics of the magnet to hunt for one possible component of dark matter called axion.
Rare meteorites challenge understanding of the solar system
Researchers have discovered minerals from 43 meteorites that landed on Earth 470 million years ago. More than half of the mineral grains are from meteorites completely unknown or very rare in today’s meteorite flow. These findings mean that we will probably need to revise our current understanding of the history and development of the solar system.