News tagged with polarisation

All your movies on a single DVD: study

Scientists unveiled new DVD technology on Wednesday that stores data in five dimensions, making it possible to pack more than 2,000 movies onto a single disc.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (33) | comments 8

Scientists create world's first 'super-twisted' light

(PhysOrg.com) -- The research team at the University of Glasgow twisted the light like a corkscrew by using a polarising filter, before shining it onto a specially shaped piece of gold to create the world's first 'super twisting'.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Nov 05, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (18) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Giant space blob glows from within: Primordial cloud of hydrogen found to be centrally powered

(PhysOrg.com) -- Observations from ESO's Very Large Telescope have shed light on the power source of a rare vast cloud of glowing gas in the early Universe. The observations show for the first time that this ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Dissecting a stellar explosion

(PhysOrg.com) -- Integral has captured one of the brightest gamma-ray bursts ever seen. A meticulous analysis of the data has allowed astronomers to investigate the initial phases of this giant stellar explosion, ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Satellite delivery of 3D television

(PhysOrg.com) -- As part of its Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems programme, ESA is taking a practical step towards a new viewing experience: 3D television at home, delivered by satellite.

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New technique enables study of 'challenging' proteins

Researchers from Hull, Bristol and Frankfurt have shown that a new technique for identifying molecular structure can be used effectively on small samples of biological proteins, particularly proteins that are targeted for ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0