Curiosity's mysterious Mars photo stirs speculation
Did Curiosity capture the galactic equivalent of the Zapruder film when it landed on Mars?
Did Curiosity capture the galactic equivalent of the Zapruder film when it landed on Mars?
Space Exploration
Aug 9, 2012
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Sony is spotlighting its first digital still camera to feature sweep panorama technology. The new HX1 Cyber-shot model can take 224-degree panorama shots in one easy press-and-sweep motion.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 6, 2009
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A new material has the potential to improve the sensitivity of photographic image sensors by a factor of five. In 2011, an EPFL team led by Andras Kis discovered the amazing semi-conducting properties of molybdenite (MoS2), ...
Nanophysics
Jun 12, 2013
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Researchers have developed the first megapixel photon-counting camera based on new-generation image sensor technology that uses single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). The new camera can detect single photons of light at ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 16, 2020
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You may or may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks, but you can certainly try to get Fido to use an iPad.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 25, 2013
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Researchers have developed new X-ray optics that can be used to harness extremely fast pulses in a package that is significantly smaller and lighter than conventional devices used to modulate X-rays. The new optics are based ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 20, 2021
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Chemists can analyze the composition of a suspected bomb -- without actually touching and possibly detonating it -- using a technique called laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, or LIBS. The tool is also commonly used for ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 11, 2009
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