April 2024
Unlocking the NewSpace economy through space-based solar power
.... He previously worked with the UK Atomic Energy Authority. He has a PhD in Materials Science, University of Cambridge (UK) and a Masters in Engineering, Materials Engineering, from KU Leuven (Belgium). He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the...
04 October 2016
Results of this years Nobel Prize in Physics is released
... hunt is now on for new and exotic phases of matter. Many people are hopeful of future applications in both materials science and electronics.” Topology, the tool used by the three laureates to astound the experts, is a branch of mathematics that...
October 2020
Superconductors - key to unlocking high power space missions
... the next generation of high-power space missions. About the authors Manuel La Rosa Betancourt, entrepreneur and material science engineer, with a Master’s degree in business innovation from EBS Universität, Germany, and over 15 years’ experience...
10 August 2018
Fiery inferno awaits NASA's Parker Solar Probe
... in the Sun’s atmosphere, while the Integrated Science Investigation of the Sun — ISʘIS, pronounced “ee-sis”— ...scientist for Parker Solar Probe. “Recent advances in materials science gave us the material to fashion a heat shield in front of the...
July 2014
Achilles’ heel
... varies. For example, the radiation environment in which satellites operate is inherently harsh. However, advances in materials science and satellite design have meant that the operational lifetime of a satellite in geostationary orbit, assuming...
January 2022
International cooperation - the key to survival on Earth and in space
... reform within ESA to help us to implement all our programmes in the most efficient way. Frank De Winne with Materials Science Laboratory hardware in the ISS Kibo laboratory. ISS Russian segment including the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module...
