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.
Space Exploration
Aug 5, 2017
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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) ...
Astronomy
Aug 2, 2017
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With more and more internet streaming services making their debut, cable companies and their set-top boxes can look a little old-school.
Telecom
May 9, 2017
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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.
Quantum Physics
Dec 1, 2016
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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?
Engineering
Sep 19, 2016
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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.
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2016
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At the entrance of Dolby headquarters in San Francisco, a ribbon of television screens plays synchronized videos that change in time to sound effects.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 28, 2016
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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 ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 15, 2015
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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 ...
Space Exploration
Nov 5, 2015
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Apple is adding Retina displays to its iMacs, which will enhance the text and the image quality of photos and videos.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 13, 2015
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