The Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) that will fly on the next Landsat satellite came out of its first round of thermal vacuum testing Tuesday, Oct. 4 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
Space Exploration
Nov 1, 2011
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A team of engineers is setting out to create the world's first camera sensor capable of 'seeing' across a wide range of wavelengths.
Engineering
Jun 11, 2013
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By taking a "bottom-up" approach, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have observed for the first time that "size does matter" in regards "pyroelectricity"—the current/voltage developed in response ...
Nanophysics
Jan 8, 2013
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The nation's newest weather satellite, launched less than three months ago, has a serious cooling problem that could affect the quality of its pictures.
Space Exploration
May 23, 2018
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(Phys.org)—Beams of light could one day replace the jumble of wires under a car bonnet, leading to lighter-weight and more fuel-efficient vehicles.
Engineering
Aug 31, 2012
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Insect populations are plummeting worldwide, with major consequences for our ecosystems and without us quite knowing why. A new AI method from the University of Copenhagen is set to help monitor and catalog insect biodiversity, ...
Ecology
Feb 23, 2022
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Black fire beetles of the genus Melanophila possess unusual infrared sensors. Researchers from the University of Bonn and from the Forschungszentrum Julich have concluded that the beetles' sensors might even be more sensitive ...
Plants & Animals
May 23, 2012
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ESA's space freighter ATV Georges Lemaître, set for launch this summer,will test new rendezvous sensors in space as it approaches the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Mar 19, 2014
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(Phys.org) —NASA released a new sped-up, 32-second video that shows engineers working on some of the James Webb Space Telescope's flight components to integrate them together to ensure they will work perfectly together ...
Space Exploration
Mar 27, 2013
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Fire and extreme weather remain one of the major threats to archaeological sites. But a European collaboration has developed a warning system to protect our cultural heritage. In fact, last year it helped to save the ancient ...
Archaeology
Dec 3, 2013
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