University of Miami

​Real estate is valuable aboard compact satellites, so the smaller each component can be made, the better. Scientists are developing a thin solid-state battery, which could save space for important instruments in satellites, or provide power on other planets, in cars or within the walls of a home.

A team that has created a supersonic jet design resembling a flying shuriken that rotates 90 degrees in flight has been awarded a US$100, 000 grant from NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program.