by: Sarah Sharman, PhD, Science writer Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are progressive neurodegenerative diseases that slowly rob affected individuals of their memory, personality, and, eventually, their life. As devastating as these diseases are anywhere, members of a family in Antioquia,…
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Mars, missiles and hypersonic weapons: Lockheed Martin celebrates 6 decades in Huntsville
Photo: Lockheed Martin’s Huntsville campus in Cummings Research Park. (Lockheed Martin) By Paul Gattis | [email protected] It’s the nature of milestone anniversaries to both celebrate the past and look to the future. That’s what Lockheed Martin is doing as it marks…
NeXolve donates materials to support University of Alabama Student designed space experiment
by Gus Wintzell HUNTSVILLE, AL – NeXolve has invested in the future of space exploration by donating deployable booms to the University of Alabama on Wednesday. The unique, light weight material will be used for the CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSL), a NASA-partnered student designed satellite experiment. The…
UAH researcher seeks to explain why lithium-ion batteries abruptly fail; earns $598K NSF CAREER Award
Photo: Dr. Guangsheng Zhang, assistant professor in Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Principle Investigator on lithium-ion battery thermal runaway study. (Michael Mercier | UAH) By Russ Nelson | UAH Research focused on why and how lithium-ion batteries may suddenly…