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NASA creates futuristic space travel posters, sigh!
Who said that NASA is only comprised of uptight scientists busy deciphering the universe? A team of designers commissioned by the organization has us all awestruck with some rather impressive work in the form of space travel posters. Now, this is different from sanctioning a creative agency to create something interesting and aspirational by means…
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NASA announces sleep-promoting Light Bulb to boost sleep
Sleep is but a gift to many. When it comes to astronauts there are more than a few reasons where sleep becomes absolutely crucial. NASA has developed a specially-designed light bulb that promotes sleep. This is achieved by encouraging the production of melatonin, the hormone that helps us sleep. The light emitted by this bulb…
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NASA creates its first ever 3D printed object in space
If there’s someone taking 3D printing seriously, it’s NASA. We told you earlier that NASA made very complicated in design rocket injectors in a very short span of time using 3D printing. NASA has just started a new revolution by in 3D printing by creating the first 3D object in space. The 3D printer is…
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The Vatican turns to NASA’s data security format to digitize ancient texts
Papyrus and paper-back are the in things when it comes to old religious texts. The same goes with the preference of the Vatican, to retain the many ancient texts in its possession, in their original form. Thanks to the foresight of Pope Francis tens of thousands of ancient texts will soon be digitized, ensuring their…
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NASA to use 3-D Printing Technology to make Rocket Parts
In a quest to discover the secrets of unfamiliar worlds, NASA is leaving its time taking and tedious traditional methods of manufacturing rocket engine parts and use the new cost and time effective 3-D printing which can help to manufacture the rocket engine parts with most complex designs. The parts were printed on 29th August,…
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NASA’s fake lunar surface in Arizona has our paranoia tingling
It’s necessary for the overlords of space exploration to experience what they could be going through when out there, before actually getting there. That’s why we have these enormous efforts to create training sites for astronauts, so that they can explore the environment and get a lay of the alien land before actually going there.…
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NASA is ready to pay you $18,000 for a 105-day sleep experiment
NASA not only care about what lies beyond, but also work exceptionally hard to ensure that the brilliant folk they send across are in mint condition, of mind and body. Which is why, they are geared up to prepare a few tests and experiments to determine what would be the ideal way to have a…
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NASA’s monkey-like robot to be showcased at DARPA’s Robot Challenge event in Dec
Not to be confused with the Robosapien kids toy, RoboSimian from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) is going to be leagues ahead. Set to be showcased at DARPA’s upcoming Robotics Challenge event to be held in December, their monkey-like robot should make JPL quite a contender for the prize. From images going around, RoboSimian isn’t…
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NASA uses 3D printing to make rocket engine injectors, massively reduces cost and manufacturing time
We at NewLanches absolutely love the 3D printing technology and it keeps surprising us every time something new comes up. But, if you think all you’ve heard about it until now was cool then wait till you hear the latest development which has taken it to an all new level. NASA has recently finished testing…
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The compounding effect of Moore’s law effectively explained
Intel’s cofounder Gordon Moore made an observation that the number of transistors on integrated circuits in simple terms the computing power will double every two years. The trend has been continuing for half a century now and the graphic below puts that in perspective. [Geeksaresexy]
