Thierry Dubois is a freelance writer specializing in helicopters, business aviation and aerospace technology. He earned a degree in fluid dynamics from an engineering school in Toulouse, France in the mid-1990s. At an unexpected crossroads, he found his first job in journalism. In 1997, he started working for French aerospace weekly Air &amp; Cosmos in Paris. This lasted until 2000, when he moved south to Lyons. He then became a freelancer, working for various aerospace publications and has been part of the AIN team since late 2000. In addition to writing about business aviation, Thierry shares responsibility for the rotorcraft section. He also is a regular on-site writer for AIN’s daily editions at international airshows such as the Paris, Farnborough, Dubai and Singapore shows, as well as at EBACE in Geneva.
In 2007, he won the Honeywell award for “Best systems or technology submission” at the Aerospace journalist of the year awards. In 2013, he won an Aerospace Media Award for the "Best Safety, Training &amp; Simulation Submission."
In other activities, Thierry moderates international conferences on aviation technology topics. Thierry is married and has three children, who seem to begin enjoying the mountains–as their parents do.

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Surrey NanoSystems (Hall 4 Innovation Zone, Stand A5 &amp; A6) is here in Farnborough unveiling Vantablack, a “super black” material aimed at improving the range and sensitivity of electro-optical imaging and target-acquisition systems.


“Vantablack is a major breakthrough by UK industry in the application of nanotechnology to optical instrumentation; for example, it reduces stray-light, improving the ability of sensitive telescopes to see the faintest stars,” said Ben Jensen, chief technology officer of Surrey NanoSystems, which has patented a low-temperature carbon nanotube growth process.


The manufacture of “super black” carbon nanotube-based materials has traditionally required high temperatures, preventing their direct application to sensitive electronics or materials with relatively low melting points. The company emphasized its ability to apply Vantablack to lightweight, temperature-sensitive structures, such as aluminum, while absorbing a record 99.96 percent of incident radiation.


“We are now scaling up production to meet the requirements of our first customers in the defense and space sectors and have already delivered our first orders,” Jensen said. As part of the Vantablack development program, qualification to European Cooperation on Space standards was also achieved.

Surrey NanoSystems Unveils “Super Black” Material for High-emissivity Applications

Breakthrough to enable better range and sensitivity in electro-optical imaging and target acquisition.

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