March 2026
Humanity – the potential of space
.... Ultrapure fibre optics, advanced computer chips and innovative alloys are among the materials benefiting from microgravity, which eliminates defects caused by full Earth gravity. Beyond materials, the biological and medical applications of space...
February 2017
UN strategy lifts capacity for non-spacefaring countries
... research teams in recent years the opportunity to conduct microgravity experiments at the Bremen Drop Tower in Germany. Also... in developing space science experiments to fly in microgravity. The mission is innovative and means traditional boundaries...
March 2017
Space research inspires innovation in fashion
... inspired by space, envisaging new scenarios explored by the first human missions and the astronauts’ experiences. The microgravity effect, with the possibility to fly and move in weightlessness, and the possibility to look at our planet from...
October 2023
The multidisciplinary world of space habitation design
... members with each other and with technical equipment. Conflict and cooperation are researched, as is the influence of microgravity on social and cultural aspects of life aboard the ISS. This retrospective research helps to inform future habitat...
April 2026
Robotics is the future of space labour
... is building a free-flying dexterous robot which uses fan propulsion to fly through a station, essentially a drone for microgravity environments. The robot has two arms, allowing operators to actively control the robot to do grasping and manipulation...
February 2016
200 Days in Space: Living in Orbit
... a variety of fields that are relevant for research in microgravity, which is, by the way, just a fancy term for... cells to test what happens to the differentiation of stem cells in microgravity. What happens to bones, what if I add a special nano-...
