SPACE

Testing Novel 3D Mapping Technology to Transform Space Exploration and Benefit Industries on Earth

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Venerdì, Aprile 26, 2024
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Called the Multi-Resolution Scanner (MRS), the investigation will leverage NASA's free-flying robotic Astrobee system on the space station to test a novel 3D mapping technology that can produce detailed maps of remote environments.

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  • Called the Multi-Resolution Scanner (MRS), the investigation will leverage NASA's free-flying robotic Astrobee system on the space station to test a novel 3D mapping technology that can produce detailed maps of remote environments.
  • MRS creates 3D maps of various environments in unprecedented detail, like the space station or a lava tube on Mars.
  • Now, the organization is working on a project that will benefit not only future exploration missions but also key industries on Earth.
  • The MRS technology may also benefit several industries on Earth, such as mining and disaster relief.

ISS National Lab-Sponsored Research Could Produce Nanomaterials for Life-Saving Therapies and Precision Drug Delivery

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Giovedì, Aprile 25, 2024
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However, all this might soon change, thanks to a new investigation led by biomedical engineering researchers at the University of Connecticut.

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  • However, all this might soon change, thanks to a new investigation led by biomedical engineering researchers at the University of Connecticut.
  • Besides arthritis, these potentially life-saving nanomaterials could also treat cancer and neurological disorders.
  • Yupeng Chen, an associate professor for biomedical engineering at the university, is partnering with Eascra Biotech and Axiom Space to leverage the unique conditions available through the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory to produce DNA-inspired Janus base nanomaterials (JBNs).
  • The project, which was funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, is still ongoing, but Chen says initial results from the research are very promising.

Robotic Helpers Test New Technology on the Space Station

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Mercoledì, Aprile 24, 2024
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In another project, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the German Space Agency used the robots to test algorithms and technology that could help recover tumbling satellites in space.

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  • In another project, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the German Space Agency used the robots to test algorithms and technology that could help recover tumbling satellites in space.
  • The Astrobees are also helping build the future space industry workforce through MIT's Zero Robotics competition, a Space Station Explorers partner program.
  • Students in grades 6-12 participate in a competition in which they write computer code to control the free-flying robots in challenges on the space station.
  • Read more in the Upward article " Free-Flying Robots in Space: How Real-Life Droids are Testing New Tech ."

Piero Cipollone: Innovation, integration and independence: taking the Single Euro Payments Area to the next level

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Giovedì, Aprile 25, 2024
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This paper investigates the sensitivity of the demand for safe government debt to currency unhedged and hedged excess returns in a sample of US mutual funds.

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  • This paper investigates the sensitivity of the demand for safe government debt to currency unhedged and hedged excess returns in a sample of US mutual funds.
  • We find evidence of active rebalancing towards government bonds that offer relatively higher returns on an unhedged basis, in particular euro denominated securities.

Transactional demand for central bank digital currency

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Giovedì, Aprile 18, 2024
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    Digital euro safeguards – protecting financial stability and liquidity in the banking sector

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    Giovedì, Aprile 18, 2024
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    A digital euro would offer a wide range of

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      • A digital euro would offer a wide range of
        financial stability benefits, including safeguarding the role of public money and
        strengthening the strategic autonomy and monetary sovereignty of the euro area in
        the digital era.
      • Keywords: CBDC, digital euro, bank intermediation, financial stability risks.
      • A digital euro has the potential to offer a wide range of financial stability
        benefits for the digital era.
      • A digital euro would
        stimulate financial innovation among private sector entities and enhance the
        efficiency and resilience of the financial system by supporting competition and
        diversity within it.3 In addition, a digital euro would strengthen the strategic autonomy
        and monetary sovereignty of the euro area.
      • A digital euro would be designed to minimise risks to the financial system.
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        The preparation phase will pave the way for a future decision on whether or not to issue a digital euro.

      • When gauging the implications for the euro area banking sector of introducing a
        digital euro, take-up would be key, as it would determine the level of deposit
        outflows.
      • In the latter case, the
        issuance of a digital euro would not affect banks? balance sheets, since banks would return euro
        banknotes to the Eurosystem in exchange for digital euro.
      • Banknotes and digital euro are two different
        types of central bank liability, so a swap between banknotes and digital euro would only affect the
        composition and not the size of the Eurosystem?s balance sheet.
      • In our analysis, we model only the
        substitution of commercial bank deposits with a possible future digital euro.
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        The legislative proposal on a digital euro provides for the inclusion of such safeguards and establishes
        specific criteria for the limits, aiming to contain the use of a digital euro as a store of value.

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        The added value of digital euro
        safeguards such as holding limits
        To understand the benefits of digital euro safeguards, such as holding limits, it
        is useful to first consider the implications of introducing a CBDC without
        adequate safeguards.

      • (2022), ?Central bank digital currency and bank intermediation: Exploring different
        approaches for assessing the effects of a digital euro on euro area banks?, Occasional Papers, No 293,
        European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, May.
      • deciding to adopt the digital euro, and (ii) the average amount of digital euro in a
        wallet.
      • At the same time, as discussed in this paper, the design of a digital euro would
        include effective safeguards, such as individual holding limits, to mitigate
        potential financial stability risks.
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        an upper bound on the amount of digital euro in circulation, thereby addressing and
        limiting financial stability concerns associated with the introduction of a digital euro.

      • (2023), ?A digital euro: gauging the
        financial stability implications?, Financial Stability Review, ECB, November.

    CuriosityStream Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Initiation of Dividend Program

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    Mercoledì, Marzo 20, 2024
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    CuriosityStream Inc. (NASDAQ: CURI), a global factual entertainment company, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

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    • CuriosityStream Inc. (NASDAQ: CURI), a global factual entertainment company, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
    • With the initiation of a cash dividend program, CuriosityStream intends to pay regular quarterly dividends.
    • “Our fourth quarter revenue results met our guidance range while adjusted free cash flow exceeded our guidance range, and we delivered sequential revenue growth in our Direct Business.
    • CuriosityStream expects the following for the first quarter of 2024:
      CuriosityStream will host a Q&A conference call today to discuss the Company’s fourth quarter and full year 2023 results at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time).

    Cato Shatters SASE Speed Record

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    Venerdì, Marzo 29, 2024
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    TOKYO, March 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cato Networks, the SASE leader, announced a new SASE throughput record here at the Porsche Studio Ginza ahead of the 2024 Tokyo E-Prix, achieving 10 Gbps without hardware upgrades. At 10 Gbps, Cato became the first SASE platform to compete not only in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship but also to deliver SASE performance so powerful that the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team could transfer all the data of an entire Formula E season in under 2.5 hours instead of 3.5 days.

    Key Points: 
    • TOKYO, March 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cato Networks, the SASE leader, announced a new SASE throughput record here at the Porsche Studio Ginza ahead of the 2024 Tokyo E-Prix , achieving 10 Gbps without hardware upgrades.
    • "The incredible speeds of the Gen3 racecars are only matched by the unprecedented throughput of Cato SASE Cloud.
    • The doubling of Cato Cloud Interconnect and Cato Socket performance comes without costly hardware upgrades, typical of appliance-based architectures.
    • Cato SASE Cloud provides fast, secure, and reliable access to the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, regardless of location.

    Cato Shatters SASE Speed Record

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    Venerdì, Marzo 29, 2024
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    TOKYO, March 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cato Networks, the SASE leader, announced a new SASE throughput record here at the Porsche Studio Ginza ahead of the 2024 Tokyo E-Prix, achieving 10 Gbps without hardware upgrades. At 10 Gbps, Cato became the first SASE platform to compete not only in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship but also to deliver SASE performance so powerful that the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team could transfer all the data of an entire Formula E season in under 2.5 hours instead of 3.5 days.

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    • TOKYO, March 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cato Networks, the SASE leader, announced a new SASE throughput record here at the Porsche Studio Ginza ahead of the 2024 Tokyo E-Prix , achieving 10 Gbps without hardware upgrades.
    • The doubling of Cato Cloud Interconnect and Cato Socket performance comes without costly hardware upgrades, typical of appliance-based architectures.
    • Cato SASE Cloud provides fast, secure, and reliable access to the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, regardless of location.
    • To learn more about Cato SASE Cloud, visit us at https://www.catonetworks.com/platform/
      To learn more about Cato's partnership with the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, visit us at https://www.catonetworks.com/porsche-formula-e-team/ .

    Crew-7 Astronauts Return to Earth After Nearly 200 Days Conducting Critical Science in Space

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    Martedì, Marzo 12, 2024
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    Results from this project, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, could help boost our understanding of aging and its effects on disease mechanisms.

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    • Results from this project, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, could help boost our understanding of aging and its effects on disease mechanisms.
    • If successful, the powdered protein could help significantly reduce the mass of materials traveling to the space station, allowing more manufacturing at a lower cost.
    • The crew also continued work on a Boeing-sponsored investigation to test the effectiveness and durability of an innovative antimicrobial coating in space.
    • Findings will help advance heart disease modeling and could lead to the development of new therapies for patients on Earth.