There are advances being made almost daily in the disciplines required to make space and its contents accessible. This blog brings together a lot of that info, as it is reported, tracking the small steps into space that will make it just another place we carry out normal human economic, leisure and living activities.
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
Official Launch: Amazon Nifty CPanel for Amazon Affiliates
Out There: An Interstellar Visitor Both Familiar and Alien
Astronomers offer new details about Oumuamua, a probable asteroid arriving from beyond the solar system and leaving in a big hurry.
via New York Times
How the Earth stops high-energy neutrinos in their tracks
For the first time, a science experiment has measured Earth's ability to absorb neutrinos -- the smaller-than-an-atom particles that zoom throughout space and through us by the trillions every second at nearly the speed of light. The experiment was achieved with the IceCube detector, an array of 5,160 basketball-sized sensors frozen deep within a cubic kilometer of very clear ice near the South Pole.
via Science Daily
Zazzle Space Exploration market place
New composite material made of carbon nanotubes
Due to their unique properties, carbon nanotubes would be ideal for numerous applications, but to date they cannot be combined adequately with other materials, or they lose their beneficial properties. Scientists have developed an alternative method of combining, so they retain their characteristic properties. As such, they 'felt' the thread-like tubes into a stable 3-D network.
via Science Daily
Tech We’re Using: How to Cover Rocket Blastoffs With an iPhone
Space shuttle launches were Earth-rattling when seen in person. Now rocket launches can be covered through an iPhone, says Kenneth Chang, who covers space for The Times.
via New York Times
Graphenea awarded ISO 9001 certificate for Quality Management System
Graphenea has been awarded an ISO 9001:2015 certificate for the “Design and development, manufacture and commercialization of high quality graphene products”. The certificate was awarded by SGS, the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. The certificate is a statement that our business strives to continue to meet customer requirements and expectations.
ISO 9001 is an internationally recognized standard of excellence in quality management systems that is based on eight principles: customer focus, leadership, involvement of people, process approach, system approach, continual improvement, fact-based decision making, and mutually beneficial supplier relationships. The certificate is proof that Graphenea has been excelling at each of those points, but is also a statement of commitment to continue excelling in the coming years as the company maintains its pivotal role in graphene technology and applications. Congratulations team Graphenea!
via Graphenea