Radiation shielding is an area where nanotechnology could make a major contribution to human space flight. NASA says that the risks of exposure to space radiation are the most significant factor ...

I’ve described SkyWater Technologies as a specialist in custom chips and advanced semiconductor chip packaging. But after ...

Today, however, space agencies are taking different ... the organs exposed to radiation, and protection from shielding," he says. The final paper reviews several different approaches to ...

DAEJEON, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Scientists at the Advanced Radiation Technology Institute of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute announced on January 23 that they have discovered a way to ...

Rad-hard devices are expensive to produce due to the raw materials used and special shielded packaging on the electronic parts to keep radiation at bay. There are other ways of dealing with space ...

Researchers have created an improved traffic light system for predicting geomagnetic storms. They are now testing how well ...

Narrator: Here on Earth, our atmosphere shields us from 77% of the sun's radiation. But astronauts in space don't have that natural shield, making them vulnerable to blistering temperatures ...

The more thick and heavy shielding there is between a person and the vacuum, the better. Semones said about 20 centimeters of water can soak up most space radiation. Yet water is dense and ...

Vollebak’s Shielding Suit uses the same electromagnetic shielding techniques that NASA used for its Mars Rover. The suit ...

The challenges of human survival beyond Earth go far beyond finding breathable air or shielding from cosmic radiation. Ensuring that life can propagate in the harsh conditions of space is vital to ...