A new way of taking images in the mid-infrared part of the spectrum, developed by researchers at MIT and elsewhere, could enable a wide variety of applications, including thermal imaging, biomedical sensing, and free-space ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 26, 2018
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We have only known about the existence of the unusual yeti crabs (Kiwaidae)—a family of crab-like animals whose hairy claws and bodies are reminiscent of the abominable snowman—since 2005, but already their future survival ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 22, 2018
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Chemical compounds all carry distinctive absorption "fingerprints" within the mid-infrared spectral region of 2 to 12 microns. This offers an opportunity to measure and study chemicals at extremely sensitive levels but researchers ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 15, 2018
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Hydrogen at elevated temperature creates high electrical conductivity in the Earth's mantle.
Earth Sciences
Jul 26, 2017
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There is something spooky about being able to see and talk to the pirate Blackbeard while one walks down a dark alley and then stepping right through him as he disappears into thin air. Such entertainment experiences are ...
Engineering
May 5, 2017
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Plate tectonics, the idea that the surface of the Earth is made up of plates that move apart and come back together, has been used to explain the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes since the 1960s.
Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2016
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Researchers led by EPFL have built ultra-high quality optical cavities for the elusive mid-infrared spectral region, paving the way for new chemical and biological sensors, as well as promising technologies.
Optics & Photonics
Nov 24, 2016
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Scientists analyzing a volcanic eruption at a mid-ocean ridge under the Pacific have come up with a somewhat contrarian explanation for what initiated it. Many scientists say undersea volcanism is triggered mainly by upwelling ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2016
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A mid-air display of 'floating pixels' has been created by scientists.
Engineering
Oct 13, 2016
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The earthquake distribution on ultraslow mid-ocean ridges differs fundamentally from other spreading zones. Water circulating at a depth of up to 15 kilometres leads to the formation of rock that resembles soft soap. This ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 29, 2016
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