Image: Agricultural fires in Ecuador Dec. 3, 2013
The fires (outlined in red) in this image of Ecuador taken by the Aqua satellite are most likely agricultural in nature.
Earth Sciences
Dec 3, 2013
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Zoomable holograms pave the way for versatile, portable projectors
Imagine giving a presentation to a roomful of important customers when suddenly the projector fails. You whip out your smartphone, beam your PowerPoint presentation onto the conference room screen, and are back in business ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 15, 2013
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Micro cameras flex their way into the future of imaging
Imagine sticking a thin sheet of microscopic cameras to the surface of a car to provide a rear-view image, or wrapping that sheet around a pole to provide 360-degree surveillance of an intersection under construction.
Engineering
Sep 20, 2013
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NASA image: Fires in Mozambique and Madagascar Sept. 12, 2013
The location, widespread nature, and number of fires in this satellite image suggest that these fires were deliberately set to manage land. Farmers often use fire to return nutrients to the soil and to clear the ground of ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 12, 2013
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Express tool for graphene quality control
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has collaborated with Chalmers University of Technology and Linköping University in Sweden to help develop a fast and inexpensive tool for quality control of graphene grown on silicon ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 29, 2013
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NASA image: Wildfires persist in California
Several fires are currently raging in central and northern California. These fires can be seen in this natural-color Terra satellite image taken by the MODIS instrument on August 18, 2013.
Earth Sciences
Aug 19, 2013
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Proba-2 eye-to-eye with Typhoon Soulik
The swirling eye of Typhoon Soulik as it approached Taiwan last Friday is caught by a tiny espresso cup-sized camera on one of ESA's smallest satellites, Proba-2.
Earth Sciences
Jul 18, 2013
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Micromirror technology for smartphones
With consumers using smartphones as a mobile entertainment centre, the ability to project photos and videos on any surface may soon become the norm.
Engineering
Jul 16, 2013
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New approach to mobile video fuses streaming and downloading to dodge delays, improve quality
It's the bane of streaming media—the endlessly spinning cursor on a dark screen, or the final minutes of a favorite show freezing to a halt when the wireless signal weakens. A new technology developed by researchers at ...
Telecom
Jun 25, 2013
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New method to magnify digital images is 700 times faster
Aránzazu Jurío-Munárriz, a graduate in computer engineering from the NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre, has in her PhD thesis presented new methods for improving two of the most widespread means used in digital image ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 21, 2013
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