The aim of the ESA Advanced Concepts Team is to explore emerging technologies with potential applications in future space missions, by fostering interaction between European research groups and organizations and providing specific solutions to cutting edge research problems.
It may not show up on MapQuest, but NASA scientists are betting that the best route to Jupiter and its ice-crusted moon Europa runs through an underwater cavern in Mexico.
The authors report the design and implementation of a paperlike, thermally activated display fabricated from thermochromic composite and embedded conductive wiring patterns, shaped from mixture of metallic nanoparticles in polydimethylsioxane using soft l
An overview is given on the field of the terahertz-frequency electromagnetic waves, their properties and emerging applications. Some widespread sources with their advantages and drawbacks are presented; an emphasis is placed on the parametric generation s
Intersting 4 years UK joint project on abserving for 4 years the behavior of robots that are programmed to imitate each other somehow. kind of mirror neurons? who knows..
