Dark energy: Q&A with Steve Kuhlmann
Why do we care about dark energy in the first place?
Astronomy
Sep 18, 2012
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Page 6 - News tagged with science cameras
'Chum cam' underwater video survey shows that reef sharks thrive in marine reserves
A team of scientists, led by the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University, used video cameras to count Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) inside and outside marine reserves on the Mesoamerican ...
Ecology
Mar 8, 2012
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Imaging technique lets ordinary cameras capture high-speed images of crack formation
Direct imaging of dynamic cracks as they occur can tell us a great deal about the physics of fracturing and properties of fracturing materials, which would benefit many fields ranging from materials science to engineering ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 4, 2019
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Las Cumbres Observatory 'Sinistro' astronomy imager captures first light
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope (LCOGT), with first lights at nine new 1-meter telescopes since April of 2012, achieved another critical milestone by capturing the first on-sky image with a production Sinistro camera. ...
Astronomy
Aug 1, 2013
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Calibration method improves scientific research performed with smartphone cameras
Although smartphones and other consumer cameras are increasingly used for scientific applications, it's difficult to compare and combine data from different devices. A new easy-to-use standardized method makes it possible ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 24, 2019
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Dolphins filmed fishing in trawler nets: Modifications needed to reduce bycatch
(Phys.org)—Murdoch University researchers have caught bottlenose dolphins on camera repeatedly raiding trawler fishing nets for food in northern Western Australia.
Plants & Animals
Nov 2, 2012
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Dawn reality-checks telescope studies of asteroids
(Phys.org) —Tantalized by images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based data, scientists thought the giant asteroid Vesta deserved a closer look. They got a chance to do that in 2011 and 2012, when NASA's Dawn ...
Space Exploration
Sep 30, 2013
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New findings on the albino giant panda in the Wolong National Nature Reserve
Four years ago, in a twist of fate, an all-white "bear-like" creature spotted in a nature reserve in China's Sichuan Province was identified by zoologists as the world's only albino giant panda. (The giant panda is classified ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 26, 2023
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Let there be light: Camera hooked up for Hubble
(AP) -- A pair of spacewalking astronauts overpowered a stubborn bolt and successfully installed a new piano-sized camera in the Hubble Space Telescope on Thursday, the first step to making the observatory better than ever.
Space Exploration
May 14, 2009
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Study sniffs out effects of dogs, humans on wildlife
Exploring a protected forest like Umstead State Park in Raleigh with your dog sounds like a relaxing way to enjoy nature. But how much does your visit disturb wildlife?
Plants & Animals
Oct 4, 2016
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