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Optics & Photonics Dec 13, 2018

Invention promises airport security screening without queues

A research team led by The Australian National University (ANU) has invented a device that could be developed into ultra-sensitive cameras for security screening which would not require people to queue at airports.

Space Exploration Nov 30, 2018

Probe killers in deep space

In the cold reaches of deep space, something is making us kill our probes.

Materials Science Oct 8, 2018

Saturn's largest moon may hold key to cleaner engines

A new discovery on Titan's haze is revealing new information about burning fuels on Earth.

Space Exploration Sep 25, 2018

Dust storms on Titan spotted for the first time

Data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft has revealed what appear to be giant dust storms in equatorial regions of Saturn's moon Titan. The discovery, described in a paper published on Sept. 24 in Nature Geoscience, makes Titan ...

Space Exploration Sep 4, 2018

Saturn's famous hexagon may tower above the clouds

The long-lived international Cassini mission has revealed a surprising feature emerging at Saturn's northern pole as it nears summertime: a warming, high-altitude vortex with a hexagonal shape, akin to the famous hexagon ...

Space Exploration Jul 20, 2018

Where to search for signs of life on Titan

New findings, published in the journal Astrobiology, suggest that large craters are the prime locations in which to find the building blocks of life on Saturn's largest moon, Titan.

Space Exploration Jul 20, 2018

Capturing the shadow of Saturn's moon Titan from right here on Earth

Titan is Saturn's largest moon, and it is more like a planet than a moon in many respects.

Space Exploration Jun 15, 2018

Exploring planetary plasma environments from your laptop

A new database of plasma simulations, combined with observational data and powerful visualisation tools, is providing planetary scientists with an unprecedented way to explore some of the Solar System's most interesting plasma ...

Other May 15, 2018

Dutch researchers uncover dirty jokes in Anne Frank's diary

Researchers using digital technology deciphered the writing on two pages of Anne Frank's diary that she had pasted over with brown masking paper, discovering four naughty jokes and a candid explanation of sex, contraception ...

Optics & Photonics May 1, 2018

Metal-free metamaterial can be swiftly tuned to create changing electromagnetic effects

Researchers at Duke University have built the first metal-free, dynamically tunable metamaterial for controlling electromagnetic waves. The approach could form the basis for technologies ranging from improved security scanners ...

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