#New 3d printed Ceramic Thruster Could Give a Boost to Space travel After watching Space X explode 27 miles in the air over Cape canaveral as it went supersonic,
The team behind the trials, led by researchers at the University of Birmingham in England, believe that their new 3d printed ceramic thruster could significantly affect the longevity and the efficiency of space travel.
Historically, the city of Birmingham has been associated with manufacturing since before the Industrial revolution. In 1791 it was called even he first manufacturing town in the world.
Now, with funding from the ESA (European space agency), it looks like the University of Birmingham is on the forefront again of manufacturing technology,
Lecturer in Advanced Manufacturing at the University of Birmingham and the initial carried out by Dr. Hany Hassanin, a research Fellow in the School of Mechanical engineering.
DELTACAT ltd. and the University of Southhampton helped the University of Birmingham develop the trials
it seems that University of Birmingham monolithic catalyst beds actually out-perform standard ceria pellets catalyst beds.
and in producing less overall waste in the manufacturing process. 3d printed products like the University of Birmingham catalyst bed,
#joimax Receives FDA Approval for 3d printed Spinal Implants 3d printing has begun already to disrupt the medical space,
with low-cost prosthetics acting as a clear example of just how personal and affordable medical devices can be.
And, as stories are reported daily as to the ability to create patient-tailored implants with 3d printing,
the FDA is continuing to approve these devices for implant. The latest is a spinal implant from a German company called joimax,
which just received 510 (k) clearance from the US governmental body. The Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion,
or Endolif On-Cage implant, is a titanium alloy implant manufactured with Electron Beam Melt (EBM) technology.
Due to its 3d printed nature, the implant can both be customized to the patient, by converting patient CT or MRI scans to 3d models,
and it can be designed optimally. The Endolif On-Cage has a porous, diamond-shaped structure in order for cells to grow throughout the structure and supporting bone growth.
With two large openings, the device can be filled with autogenous bone as a means of promoting the fusion of a straight spinal column.
so that doctors can fuse the device with an endoscope. According to the company, 600 Endolif procedures have already been performed throughout Europe.
the Endolif is part of a larger trend of implementing 3d printing in medical procedures. This trend, which also includes such companies as Materialise
and Conformis, will ultimately be one that becomes mainstream medical practice i
#UCLA Researchers Design Low-cost Smartphone Blood Tester The smartphone is probably the most exciting computing tool human beings have at their disposal.
You can do amazing and important things, like take billions of selfies, play Candy Crush, stare at it instead of looking at people,
Like television before it, the smartphone has the potential to be a powerful educational tool.
But unlike most televisions, your smartphone is a computer. It can be programmed. As the price and size of powerful sensors continues to drop
and computing takes on a limitless capacity in the cloud, the potential for new killer apps that serve an important purpose is higher than ever.
Enter researchers from California Nanosystems Institute at UCLA. Theye created a smartphone-based diagnostic tool that reads blood samples for bacteria
It is designed to detect antigens in samples of blood with an ELISA test used to detect a number of bacteria,
it is used in many hospitals all over the world. Among other applications, ELISA tests can be used to determine
The research spearheaded by Aydogan Ozcan, associate director of the California Nanosystems Institute, Dino Di Carlo, professor of bioengineering,
and Omai Garner, associate director of clinical microbiology for the UCLA Health System, and written by UCLA undergraduate Brandon Berg (the study first author) manages to shrink this work down to the size
and cost of this diagnostic test using modern smartphones. ELISA testing is performed usually with little honeycomb shaped plates that have 96 tiny wells embedded in them.
Blood samples are tested after specific antibodies that bind to antigens meet the blood in the embedded well portion of the plate.
The introduced antibodies contain enzymes whose substrates react chemically and cause a distinct change in color.
Any antigens that may be present can be detected from analyzing the color changes. So how does the handheld ELISA diagnostic tool work?
The device connects to the smartphone via a 3d printed attachment and hits the ELISA plate with a variety of light-emitting diodes.
After the light is projected through each well, 96 individual plastic optical fibers in the attachment collect a multitude of images.
The smartphone sends the resulting images to UCLA servers through a custom app. A machine-learning algorithm that the research team wrote analyzes the results.
Within one-minute, the diagnostic results are sent back to the phone in a user friendly visualization. This isn the first smartphone-related test that Dr. Ozcan has developed.
Previously covered on 3dpi Ozcan has created also a mobile device for detecting water contamination and a mobile microscope. t is quite important to have these kinds of mobile devices,
especially for administering medical tests that are done usually in a hospital or clinical laboratory, remarked Ozcan. his mobile platform can be used for point-of-care testing,
screening populations for particular diseases, or tracking vaccination campaigns in most resource-poor settings. It fantastic for an undergrad to be first author on the publication.
The FDA-approved well-plate readers used in clinical labs today were compared with the team handheld smartphone diagnostic in a UCLA clinical microbiology laboratory.
Mumps measles, and herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 were all part of the dual ELISA tests. From 571 patient samples, the mobile platform was 99.6 percent accurate at diagnosing mumps, 98.6 percent for measles,
and 99.4 percent for both herpes simplex 1 and 2. ur team is focused on developing biomedical technologies that work with mobile platforms to assist with on-site testing
and health-care in disadvantaged or rural areas, Berg said. e are always looking toward the next innovation,
and are looking to adapt the basic design of this ELISA cellphone reader to create smartphone-based quantified readers for other important medical tests,
Di Carlo added. Though I don think anyone would want to take a selfie with that particular smartphone,
I glad researchers are creating something that could democratize diagnostic testing for bacteria and viruses that severely affect the lives of people around the world c
#Are You Ready to 3d Print Your Own Clothes? Danit Peleg final design project at Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Israel was a 100%3d printed fashion line inspired by Eugene Delacroix 1830 painting iberty Leading the People
Peleg was inspired by the evolutionaryidea that someday people might be able to print ready to wear fashion on the go.
Freedomrom luggage? Someday Peleg vision may very well become a reality, but, for now, she must continue charging ahead with her 3d printed Tricolor into the world of fashion design.
While in the future we might be able to print our evening clothes while we go for a dip in the hotel pool,
right now it still takes a lot of time and effort to achieve wearable 3d prints. Peleg had little to no experience with 3d technology
when she began her project a year ago. She spent 9 months researching and a total of 2, 000 hours 3d printing the textiles for her garments.
In a recent interview with Mashable 27 year old Peleg said wanted to challenge myself to print the entire collection using home 3d printers.
The maker community welcomed her with open arms, particularly the XLN community and a local Tel aviv tech lab, Tech Factory Plus.
They introduced her to several home 3d printers that might work for her project, including a Makerbot, Witbox and Prusa.
Eventually she decided that the Witbox worked best for her printing needs and that is the printer she used to print all 5 outfits in her collection.
Finding a flexible PLA based filament proved more difficult. On her website, she explains, spent a month
or so experimenting with PLA, a hard and breakable material. I was not getting very far
and designed using a software called Optitex. After she had her design she made a 3d model of the jacket with Blender.
When she began thinking about how to design the other pieces in her collection, she was inspired by Andreas Bastian Mesostructured Cellular Materials
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternitéd printing style
#British scientists develop self-healing aircraft wing technology Researchers at the University of Bristol have developed a new technology that will allow aircraft wings
and fuselage to recover themselves during flight, in the event of any undetectable cracks. The team has been working on the technology over the past three years in partnership with aerospace engineers.
University of Bristol Professor Duncan Wass was quoted by the Independent as saying that the self-healing products could be available to consumers in the near future.
hollow microspheres to carbon fibre composite materials that would release a liquid healing agent upon impact.
#Aerojet Rocketdyne trials power system for solar electric propulsion spacecraft Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed tests on a prototype Powertrain system designed to improve power capabilities of solar electric propulsion (SEP) spacecraft.
The system was tested in a simulated mission environment at Aerojet Rocketdyne's facility in Los angeles, California, US.
It will enhance power transmission from solar arrays to the high-power electric thrusters on the spacecraft,
Aerojet Rocketdyne advanced space and launch programmes vice-president Julie Van Kleeck said:""For high-power SEP modules such as those that Nasa envisions for transporting cargo to Mars,
it will be critical to efficiently process and deliver the power from the advanced solar arrays to the high-power electric propulsion thrusters on spacecraft."
"This is a critical step toward achieving that goal as we prepare to journey further into space."
"Developed using Aerojet's breadboard power conditioning modules, the Powertrain SEP system is said to be compatible with the existing and future Hall propulsion systems.
The system uses a peak power tracking capability to increase efficiency of a vehicle electrical system.
Aerojet Rocketdyne develops the majority of International space station power-system hardware at its Los angeles facility. Earlier this month, the company completed initial on-orbit validation testing of XR-5a Hall Thruster on the unmanned X-37 spacecraft t
#NASA Microsoft collaboration will allow scientists to#work on Mars#NASA and Microsoft have teamed up to develop software called Onsight,
a new technology that will enable scientists to work virtually on Mars using wearable technology called Microsoft Hololens.
Developed by NASA Jet propulsion laboratory in Pasadena, Calif, . Onsight will give scientists a means to plan and,
along with the Mars Curiosity rover, conduct science operations on the Red planet. nsight gives our rover scientists the ability to walk around
and explore Mars right from their offices, said Dave Lavery, program executive for the Mars science laboratory mission at NASA Headquarters in Washington. t fundamentally changes our perception of Mars,
and how we understand the Mars environment surrounding the rover. Onsight will use real rover data
and extend the Curiosity mission existing planning tools by creating a 3-D simulation of the Martian environment where scientists around the world can meet.
Program scientists will be able to examine the rover worksite from a first-person perspective, plan new activities and preview the results of their work firsthand. e believe Onsight will enhance the ways in
which we explore Mars and share that journey of exploration with the world, said Jeff Norris, JPL Onsight project manager.
rover operations required scientists to examine Mars imagery on a computer screen, and make inferences about
The Onsight system uses holographic computing to overlay visual information and rover data into the user field of view.
Holographic computing blends a view of the physical world with computer-generated imagery to create a hybrid of real and virtual.
members of the Curiosity mission team don a Microsoft Hololens device, which surrounds them with images from the rover Martian field site.
They then can stroll around the rocky surface or crouch down to examine rocky outcrops from different angles.
our Mars explorers have been stuck on one side of a computer screen. This tool gives them the ability to explore the rover surroundings
The joint effort to develop Onsight with Microsoft grew from an ongoing partnership to investigate advances in human-robot interaction.
The tool will assistesearchers in better understanding the environment and workspace of robotic spacecraft something that can be quite challenging with their traditional suite of tools.
#Raytheon acquires Tucson-based Sensintel Inc. Raytheon has acquired privately-held Sensintel, Inc.,a leading provider of unmanned aircraft systems solutions to the intelligence and special operations markets.
with approximately 50 employees, Sensintel will become part of Raytheon Company Missile Systems business. The transaction is expected not to materially impact Raytheon sales or earnings in the first quarter or full year 2015.
Terms of the agreement were disclosed not. ensintel expertise in unmanned aircraft systems solutions makes it a natural fit with Raytheon Advanced Missile Systems product line,
said Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence, Raytheon Missile Systems president. he acquisition of Sensintel enhances the growth prospects of our UAS business
and the advanced capabilities we can offer our customers. Sensintel brings additional strong talent, technology
and relationships with the Special Operations Command, Office of Naval Research and U s. Air force Research Laboratory to Raytheon and its customers.
and integrating mission-specific sensors and sub-systems into manned and unmanned platforms. It also provides training, technical and operational support to military, scientific and commercial sectors l
#NASA Cubesat initiative aids in testing of technology for solar sails in space With help from NASA, a small research satellite to test technology for in-space solar propulsion launched into space May 20 aboard an Atlas v
rocket from Cape canaveral Air force station, Fla. as part of the agency Cubesat Launch Initiative. The Atlas v sent the U s. Air force X-37b space plane on its fourth mission,
which also is carrying NASA Materials Exposure and Technology Innovation in Space (METIS) investigation that will expose about 100 different materials samples to the space environment for more than 200 days.
reflective sail would allow a spacecraft to accelerate continuously using only the sun energy. NASA is considering the use of solar sails on future exploration mission secondary payloads
and data from this mission will advance understanding of this form of propulsion. This first Lightsail mission specifically is designed to test the spacecraft critical systems,
the Air force Space and Missile Systems Center and the National Reconnaissance Office to work together on Cubesat integration and launch opportunities.
and weigh less than three pounds each. Lightsail consists of three Cubesats bundled together. Individual Cubesat research projects may address science, exploration, technology development or education.
During the next month, the Lightsail team will receive data from the satellite in space. As part of its agreement with NASA, the Planetary Society will provide the agency a report on outcomes and scientific findings.
Since its inception in 2010 the Cubesat Launch Initiative has selected 110 Cubesats primarily from educational
said Sebastian Heinz of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, who led the study. ut
By comparing the Chandra data to prior images of dust clouds detected by the Mopra radio telescope in Australia
The radio data provides the distance to the different clouds and the X-ray echo determines the location of Circinus X-1 relative to the clouds.
An analysis of the rings with the combined radio data allows researchers to use simple geometry to accurately determine the distance of Circinus X-1 from Earth. e like to call this system the ord of the Rings,
said co-author Michael Burton of the University of New south wales in Sydney, Australia. he beautiful match between the Chandra X-ray rings and the Mopra radio images of the different clouds is really a first in astronomy.
also of the University of New south wales. t extremely unusual to find an object that has such a blend of these properties.
The new Chandra data allows astronomers to make a detailed three-dimensional map of the dust clouds between Circinus X-1 and us, providing a valuable probe of the structure of the galaxy.
but how it is possible without having any wires, motors, chips? Here is where the geometric code developed by tibbit has come to play.
Don Miss Intel 3d printed Dress to Ward off Potential Attackers Tibbit feels that this new technique will reach millions of 3d printer users soon,
Once this unique technique comes to play in majority of printers among users it will surprise them for sure.
These are the advantages a user can get: expanded abilities of the printed items, new applications of versatile materials, included assembling effectiveness and, decreased assembling expense and carbon foot shaped impression.
Dr. Raviv, who leads the team prepared a paper that exposes about 4d printing. The geometric code not only enabling the change of 3d printed structure,
researchers are printing biocompatible parts to be implanted in our body, Raviv said. e can now generate structures that will change shape and functionality without external intervention.
According to them 4d printing will make a huge impact on the applications from home appliances to medical implants.
In automotive industry 4d printing technology will be useful that can be used for outer layering that will adapt accordingly to different weather conditions.
In the medical field 4d printing objects could be crucial for making nanorobots for chemotherapy, tissue engineering an assembling biomaterials and many more.
Even in military 4d printing will play a huge role in self repairing the parts. 3d printing is the best technology that has been widespread all over the world with the 4d printing around the corner will boost the market for 3d printers further,
but the fact is only a few companies are developing this technique the price will be higher
as days progress many companies will start applying this technology in their printer will bring the price down n
and you no longer have to play the games inside your rooms. This is possible with sensor-based peripherals
which are used by the device and are compatible with your mobile phone and by bringing in augmented reality.
The device was unveiled at the CES this year. You will be able to experience multiplayer games in the real world like never before.
Lyteshot Platform The platform of Lyteshot consists of the Lytepuck receiver which each player has to wear,
The Lyter handheld device and the apps which are enabled with Lyteshot and used via the smartphone of the players.
A set of peripherals have been developed by Lyteshot which are attached to the Lyter so that it can then be 3d printed in the shape of a gun, staff, wand, bow,
sword or anything you want. You will be able to play all types of games which include action shooter games, cult campus games, live-action role playing games,
How does it Work? The Lytepuck sensor and the Lyter, connect with your mobile device and helps in relaying game data to other players through the cloud.
On the basis of the game you play, the Lyteshot performs accordingly. For example, it can deliver a deadly blow to an enemy,
send a virtual cure to a poisoned co-player, or find out a key with which you can unlock a virtual treasure.
As the trigger is pulled, the Lyter releases a beam to the Lytepuck, which carries the commands to activate the responses as required.
As the sensor receives the command it vibrates or lights up, alerting the player to the response in the game.
Other players of the game are informed also about the latest messages, game stats and more as the command gets sent instantly to their mobile devices through the cloud.
Augmented reality in Action Playing outside in the real world can become even more interesting with augmented reality. The company has started developing the interface
so that the games can work with head up displays (HUD). This will allow the users to play in first person in the game using the smart glasses like Google glass, Epson Moverio, etc.
With these HUDS, they will be able to view in-game stats, player status and other information about the game, in their line of view.
Right now, Lyteshot has teamed up with Epson to incorporate Lyteshot gaming with Moverio BT-200 smart glasses from Epson.
but it cancelled the funding on 21st January, 2015, as it is going to make more improvements in the system
#Plasmons Influence Carbon-Based Nanoparticles for Sensitizing Cancerous Tumors In a study published in EPJ D,
physicists have shown now that the production of low energy electrons by radio-sensitizers made of carbon nanostructures hinges on a key physical mechanism referred to as plasmons-collective excitations of so-called valence electrons;
Nanoparticle radio-sensitizers are nanoscale compounds, typically composed of rare metals such as coated gold, platinum, or gadolinium.
Alternatives sensitizers could be made of carbon-based nanostructures, such as fullerenes or nanotubes, provided they are biocompatible and nontoxic.
Previous studies have revealed that gold and platinum nanoparticles produce a large number of electrons via the plasmon excitation mechanism.
In the case of a carbon nanoparticle this phenomenon yields electrons with higher energy than pure metals,
thus inducing greater biological damage. In this study, the authors analysed the spectra of secondary electrons emitted from a carbon nanoparticle composed of fullerite,
a crystalline form of C60 fullerene, irradiated by an ion beam consisting of fast protons. They quantified the electron yield in a broad kinetic energy range,
using several different theoretical and numerical approaches. They found that a medium with an embedded carbon nanoparticle results in a number of low energy electrons several times higher than that emitted by pure water.
This may lead to the development of novel types of sensitizers composed of metallic and carbon-based parts.
Source: http://www. springer. co o
#CAP-XX Introduces Thinline Supercapacitors with Unique Nanotechnology Construction Examples include wearables (medical, fitness and health monitors, smart watches, drug delivery systems), portables (active
credit cards, smartphones, RFID tags), and connected electronics (smart homes and smart buildings, electronic shelf labels, wireless sensor networks).
To reduce thickness and manufacturing costs, CAP-XX increased the power and energy density in its electrode materials to deliver equivalent performance in about half the volume,
and eliminated the folded edges and copper terminals that contribute to thickness in its standard line supercapacitors.
For comparison, CAP-XX's thinnest traditional single-cell supercapacitor is 1. 10mm. CAP-XX supercapacitors benefit from a unique nanotechnology construction that stores electrical charge in engineered carbon electrodes on aluminium foil,
to minimize resistance and maximize capacitance (scroll down to CAP-XX Nanotechnology to view diagrams at www. cap-xx. com/products/photo-gallery).
This unique electrode construction packs the highest energy and power densities possible into thin, prismatic packages.
Supercapacitors can handle peak power events, supporting batteries and energy harvesters configured to provide low-power current at maximum efficiency.
This architecture allows designers to use smaller, cheaper, low-power batteries and extend their run-time and cycle life,
or use intermittent ambient energy sources such as solar photovoltaic. Supercapacitors also enable ultra-quick device charging and wireless power transfer,
and provide the backup needed for graceful shutdown and"last gasp"transmissions in mission-critical applications.
CAP-XX Thinline supercapacitors support power requirements in Iot devices including wireless communication (Bluetooth Bluetooth Smart, Zigbee, Z-Wave, Ant, active RFID), electronic paper and OLED displays, haptic or tactile feedback, vibration alerts, GPS acquisition,
and injection or inhalation system delivery. The Thinline idea was born while working with a customer designing a disposable insulin pump."
"We figured out how to eliminate materials and change some processes to reduce costs and thickness,"explained Anthony Kongats, CAP-XX CEO.
Thinline works with thin-film, solid-state, and other low-power batteries such as coin cells/button cells, energy harvesting modules (solar, vibration/kinetic, RF,
and other ambient energy sources), as well as inductive/wireless and cable/cradle fast-charging systems. Key features of Thinline include:
CAP-XX Thinline supercapacitors are available in three footprints: Suggested retail price for all 0. 6mm cells is less than US$1 in large volumes.
The 0. 7mm and 0. 9mm cells in each series have higher C/lower ESR and cost slightly more.
All parts are available in a 2. 3v/70°C, or 2. 75v/85°C configuration.
They can be assembled by soldering or welding (ultrasonic, laser or spot). Source: http://www. cap-xx. com c
#Scientists Develop Entirely Artificial Molecular Pump The new machine mimics the pumping mechanism of life-sustaining proteins that move small molecules around living cells to metabolize and store energy from food.
For its food, the artificial pump draws power from chemical reactions, driving molecules step-by-step from a low energy state to a high-energy state--far away from equilibrium.
While nature has had billions of years to perfect its complex molecular machinery, modern science is only beginning to scratch the surface of
what might be possible in tomorrow world. ur molecular pump is radical chemistry--an ingenious way of transferring energy from molecule to molecule,
the way nature does said Sir Fraser Stoddart, the senior author of the study. Stoddart is the Board of trustees Professor of Chemistry in Northwestern Weinberg College of Arts
and Sciences. ll living organisms, including humans, must continuously transport and redistribute molecules around their cells,
using vital carrier proteins, he said. e are trying to recreate the actions of these proteins using relatively simple small molecules we make in the laboratory. etails of the artificial molecular pump were published May 18 by the journal Nature Nanotechnology.
Chuyang Cheng, a fourth-year graduate student in Stoddart laboratory and first author of the paper has spent his Ph d. studies researching molecules that mimic nature biochemical machinery.
He first designed an artificial pump two years ago, but it required more than a year of testing prototypes before he found the ideal chemical structure. n some respects,
we are asking the molecules to behave in a way that they would not do said normally, Cheng. t is much like trying to push two magnets together.
The ring-shaped molecules we work with repel one another under normal circumstances. The artificial pump is able to syphon off some of the energy that changes hands during a chemical reaction
and uses it to push the rings together. he tiny molecular machine threads the rings around a nanoscopic chain--a sort of axle--and squeezes the rings together,
with only a few nanometers separating them. At present, the artificial molecular pump is able to force only two rings together,
but the researchers believe it won be long before they can extend its operation to tens of rings and store more energy.
Stoddart team has been researching artificial molecular machines for several years. A challenge they have faced for a long time is how to power their machines.
This latest advance may allow them to make machines that perform tasks at the molecular level.
Compared to nature system, the artificial pump is very simple, but it is a start,
the researchers say. They have designed a novel system, using kinetic barriers, that allows molecules to flow phillenergetically. his is non-equilibrium chemistry, moving molecules far away from their minimum energy state,
which is essential to life, said Paul R. Mcgonigal, an author of the study. onducting non-equilibrium chemistry in this way,
they intend to use the energy stored in their pump to power artificial muscles and other molecular machines.
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