The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has demonstrated the ability to grow thin films of the transition-metal nitride Nb2N (niobium nitride). The thin crystalline material has a similar structure to gallium nitride (GaN), but its ...
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Sofradir of Palaiseau near Paris, France – a subsidiary of Safran and Thales that makes cooled infrared (IR) detectors for military, space, scientific and industrial applications – is developing its first very-large-format ...
Beiyang (literally meaning "the northern ocean") Fleet was established by the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in 1871 as one of four modernized regional navies when the dynasty faced a crisis and launched a series of reforms. Though it was the ...
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Archaeologists unveil the tragic story of a historic sea battle more than a century ago as they excavate an ironclad warship, Wang Kaihao reports. An iconic Chinese warship and the 245 officers-soldiers and crewmen who have been keeping a ...
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ICYMI: Customer service managers “Go Yellow!”, a Walmart associate begins a role at the Pentagon, exclusive Star Wars merchandise arrives, we’re baking up sweet treats, and our latest training academy opens in San Antonio. ...
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Researchers in the USA have grown two-dimensional (2D) layers of gallium nitride (GaN) using a graphene encapsulation on silicon carbide (SiC) substrate [Zakaria Y. Al Balushi et al, Nature Materials, published online 29 August 2016]. The ...
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Anokiwave Inc of San Diego, CA, USA, which provides highly integrated silicon core chips and III-V front-end integrated circuits for millimeter-wave (mmW) markets and active electronically scanned array (AESA)-based terminals, has announced ...
Ford and the University of Michigan are teaming up to accelerate autonomous vehicle research and development with a first-ever arrangement that embeds Ford researchers and engineers into a new state-of-the-art robotics laboratory on ...
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As part of the Local Control of Materials Synthesis (LoCo) program of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU) have developed the new electron-enhanced atomic layer deposition ...
Raytheon Company of Waltham, MA, USA has given the US Army a look into the future of missile defense technology, as the firm provided its comprehensive vision for the next generation of air and missile defense radar. The information was ...
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Achieve Superfoods introduces the launch of SuperBar, the first amaranth-based snack bar available in the U.S. market. Joshua Aisen, Naval officer, recent Harvard graduate, husband, and father of three is the founder of the startup. How ...
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Honda is showcasing its automated vehicle testing program at GoMentum Station in the US. GoMentum Station features 20 miles of paved roadway on a 5,000-acre site situated in the decommissioned zone of the Concord Naval Weapons Station ...
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A team led by Alexander Spott of University of California, Santa Barbara – in collaboration with the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the University of Wisconsin, Madison – has fabricated what is said to be the first ...
Under Armour Inc. will become the official outfitter of New Mexico State University, beginning July 1, 2016. As part of the multi-year agreement, Under Armour will provide on-field and training gear for 16 Aggie varsity sports. ...
At the SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing (DCS 2016) event in Baltimore, MD, USA (17–21 April), Sofradir of Palaiseau near Paris, France, which makes cooled infrared (IR) detectors based on mercury cadmium telluride (MCT/HgCdTe), ...