March 2017
Space research inspires innovation in fashion
... ‘language of usability’ allows transferring conventional outfits that are easier to handle, to another field, in this case space. Fashion designers have been inspired by space, envisaging new scenarios explored by the first human missions and the...
December 2017
Dressing up for space
... of the astronauts’’ home countries. Students were invited to participate in this unique event by envisioning and creating everyday fashion for a tomorrow’s world, where space travel is common and gravity is not a barrier. Students were also asked...
November 2019
Cosmo’s adventures in animated edutainment
... ‘Cosmo’ Nutt, is sent to Mars on an ultra-secret mission. He is presumed lost but through technological wonders, old-fashioned know-how and sheer willpower, he survives. Almost 50 years later, he is discovered living alone on Mars by young scientist...
March 2017
Space for art: Quilting in orbit
... in space have inspired space suit art, but they have also inspired fashion designers to think differently about our own Earthly clothing. That inspiration has ...Politecnico di Milano, Italy about how ‘Space research inspires innovation in fashion’.
May 2018
Publish or perish: the astronomer’s dilemma
... grants and observation time. Sexy topics, or the ‘fashion of the day’, are often favoured over important basic ...in quantified terms. Much more emphasis is needed on old fashioned qualitative evaluation by expert committees - and funding based on it....
September 2019
Space cybersecurity - why we mustn’t forget the basics
.... Protocols and systems Regulations, if not implemented thoughtfully, can be severely constraining when rolled out in mechanical fashion and levied like taxes on our cyber infrastructure As we witness several satellite companies begin to deploy their...
