A laser hit the tiny black cube, and it lurched forward almost at once. That split-second jump, caught during a zero-gravity ...

Researchers report that, in a parabolic-flight microgravity test, a laser was able to accelerate ultralight graphene aerogels ...

Parabolic flight tests reveal that gravity had been masking nearly all of graphene aerogel's light-driven propulsive ...

A light-driven propulsion could save fuel for space missions. Scientists have tested such a system during an ESA parabolic ...

A new collection of chemically diverse dome-celled ultralight aerogels with high porosity and very low density feature elasticity and mechanical properties that remain intact even under extreme ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The ability to absorb and dissipate impact energy is crucial for protective materials in transportation and aerospace. Traditional materials face a fundamental limitation: they ...

Space is an unforgiving environment. Astronauts must be protected from extreme temperatures at both ends of the hot and cold spectrum with materials that perform. In recent decades, aerogels have ...

Lasers could one day steer solar sails and adjust a satellite's position in outer space, thanks to graphene. An experiment on ...