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Researchers create high-quality graphene with shockingly simple supersonic spray system
2014-05-29 15:28:14| Extremetech
By using a supersonic nozzle more commonly found at the business end of rocket and jet engines, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have devised a very simple and inexpensive way of producing high-quality, defect-free sheets of graphene on a range of substrates (materials). Other methods at producing large quantities of defect-free graphene have so far been very elusive -- and, for the purposes that we're interested in (replacing silicon in microelectronics), anything less than defect-free just won't do.
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Meet NASAs new supersonic flying saucer, for future Mars landings
2014-04-11 14:07:06| Extremetech
No, fair citizens of Hawaii, the US government hasn't increased the level of psychoactive drugs in your water supply: That really is a flying saucer that just flew past your window at three times the speed of sound. Dubbed the Low Density Supersonic Decelerator, NASA is hoping that this flying saucer is the secret to eventually landing larger payloads on other planets -- such as sending a human exploration party to Mars, along with plenty of supplies. The LDSD is on a pretty aggressive schedule, with seven major tech demos over the next 24 months, and could be used in a real mission to Mars in 2018.
BLOODHOUND Supersonic Car Turns to Renishaw 3D Printing Expertise
2013-07-25 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
BRISTOL, UK – Renishaw is contributing its knowledge in additive manufacturing to create key prototype parts for the BLOODHOUND supersonic car, which will attempt to break the 1,000 mph speed barrier during Summer 2015.<br /> <br /> One of the most critical components is the nose tip for the car, which will be the very first part to break through any new land speed record. The tip is subject to forces as high as 4,915 lbs/ft². To cope with such loadings, a prototype tip has been designed ...This story is related to the following:Machinery and Machining Tools Sponsored by: Haas Automation, Inc. - Category Sponsor AdPrototyping Systems | Smelting Machinery | Prototype Assemblies |
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SpaceShipTwo fires rocket engine in supersonic flight
2013-04-29 19:18:54| CNET News.com
The space plane hits Mach 1.2 as Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson sees "full space flight" by the end of 2013. [Read more]
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Baumgartner's supersonic freefall: Faster than you thought
2013-02-05 19:47:00| CNET News.com
Red Bull Stratos releases the final data from Felix Baumgartner's breathtaking skydive last October. Seems he got to Mach 1.25, not the woeful Mach 1.24 of the previous estimate. [Read more]
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