In Brief: Broadcast camera uses flash memory cards
A new camcorder introduced over the weekend uses CompactFlash memory cards rather than videotape to produce broadcast-quality images.
Apr 24, 2006
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In Brief: Vodafone eyeing U.K. ISP Tiscali?
Reports that mobile-phone company Vodafone was courting British Internet service provider Tiscali remained unconfirmed Monday.
Apr 24, 2006
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Globe Talk: Internet TV coming of age?
The jury is still out on whether Internet television is the next best thing in cyberspace or simply a buzzword that will fizzle out.
Apr 24, 2006
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Happy sweet sixteen, Hubble Space Telescope
To celebrate the NASA-ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s 16 years of success, the two space agencies are releasing this mosaic image of the magnificent starburst galaxy, Messier 82 (M82). It is the sharpest wide-angle view ever ...
Astronomy
Apr 24, 2006
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Molecular Switches: Optoelectronic components based on a dye-sensitized TiO2 solar cell
Electronic components must continue to get smaller: Miniaturization has now reached the nanometer scale (10-9 m). In this tiny world, classic semiconductor technology is reaching its limits. We now need switches and other ...
Apr 24, 2006
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Nano machine switches between biological and silicon worlds
Scientists have created a molecular switch that could play a key role in thousands of nanotech applications. The Mol-Switch project successfully developed a demonstrator to prove the principle, despite deep scepticism from ...
Apr 24, 2006
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Spirit Studies New Terrain At Its Winter Haven
After some anxious days earlier this month, when mission controllers worried about Spirit's prospects for continued operations through the Martian winter, they have now pronounced the rover hobbled but healthy.
Apr 24, 2006
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Step To Determine Future Of Indian Space Program
Sometime next year, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will carry a payload to 800 km above the earths' surface, which will determine the future missions of the Indian space programme. The rocket will put into orbit a ...
Apr 24, 2006
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AFRL Proves Feasibility Of Plasma Actuators
The Air Force Research Laboratory is laying the groundwork to develop revolutionary hypersonic aerospace vehicles. AFRL is examining the feasibility of replacing traditional mechanical actuators, which move to control an ...
Plasma Physics
Apr 24, 2006
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Giant telescope sees back in time
Scientists in South Africa are using the largest optical telescope in the Southern Hemisphere to see 13 billion years back in time.
Apr 24, 2006
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