TESS mission to discover new planets moves toward launch
A NASA mission designed to explore the stars in search of planets outside of our solar system is a step closer to launch, now that its four cameras have been completed by researchers at MIT.
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Cutting-edge Adaptive Optics Facility sees first light
The Unit Telescope 4 (Yepun) of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) has now been transformed into a fully adaptive telescope. After more than a decade of planning, construction and testing, the new Adaptive Optics Facility (AOF) ...
Bucking the trend? Layer3 TV sees its future in old-school cable, but with higher tech
With more and more internet streaming services making their debut, cable companies and their set-top boxes can look a little old-school.
Researchers demonstrate 'ghost imaging' with atoms
A team of physicists at ANU have used a technique known as 'ghost imaging' to create an image of an object from atoms that never interact with it.
Digital photography: The future of small-scale manufacturing?
What if it were possible to quickly and inexpensively manufacture a part simply by using a series of close-range digital images taken of the object?
Study finds that industry norms influence journalists' ethical behavior
Tasked with feeding the 24-hour news cycle, journalists must constantly consider the ethical nature of their reporting. A new study from UT Dallas suggests that their behavior is heavily influenced by industry peers.
Dolby plays to eyes as well as ears with new technologies
At the entrance of Dolby headquarters in San Francisco, a ribbon of television screens plays synchronized videos that change in time to sound effects.
Novel imaging technique captures beauty of metal-labeled neurons in 3-D
Researchers have discovered a dazzling new method of visualizing neurons that promises to benefit neuroscientists and cell biologists alike: by using spectral confocal microscopy to image tissues impregnated with silver or ...
Out with the old, in with the new: Telescope mirrors get new shape
Telescope mirrors of old basically came in one shape: they were round and fit nicely inside a tube. No longer. An emerging optics technology now allows these light-gathering devices to take almost any shape, potentially providing ...
Apple adds Retina displays to its iMacs (Update)
Apple is adding Retina displays to its iMacs, which will enhance the text and the image quality of photos and videos.
