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Ultrafast Spectroscopic Technique Enables Highly Precise Study of Muscle Protein

EPFL scientists have used an ultrafast spectroscopic technique to study a muscle protein with unprecedented precision.

8 Oct 2015

LASER COMPONENTS Detector Group Introduces Two New IR Detectors

LASER COMPONENTS Detector Group has introduced two new IR detectors: IG19 and IA35. The IG19 is a new x-InGaAs photodiode with a peak wavelength at 1.75 µm. Thus, it is ideal for applications that cannot be ...

From Laser Components (UK) Ltd. 8 Oct 2015

Combination of X-Ray Structure Analysis, Infrared Spectroscopy and Computer Simulations Helps Identify Protein Reactions

Using subatomic resolution, researchers have gained insights into the dynamic modus operandi of two switch proteins which are responsible for the import of compounds into the nucleus and for cell growth.

8 Oct 2015

New Philips Quantum Dot Based Monitor is a Major Display Technology Breakthrough

The recent introduction of Philips’ long-awaited 276E6ADSW monitor in the EU market represents a major display technology breakthrough.

8 Oct 2015

Crystallography, NMR and Simulation Reveal Movement of Molecules within Crystals

X-ray crystallography reveals the three-dimensional structure of a molecule, thus making it possible to understand how it works and potentially use this knowledge to subsequently modulate its activity, especially for therapeutic or biotechnological purposes. For the first time, a study has shown that residual movements continue to animate proteins inside a crystal and that this movement "blurs" the structures obtained via crystallography.

7 Oct 2015

NASA Mars Orbiter's Telescopic Camera Reveals Real Regions of Film's Mars Landings

Images from a NASA Mars orbiter's telescopic camera reveal details of real regions on Mars where a new Hollywood movie, "The Martian," places future astronaut adventures.

7 Oct 2015

OSU Awarded NSF Grant to Develop High-End, 4D Imaging System

Oregon State University was awarded an $815,000 “major research instrumentation” grant through the National Science Foundation, part of a $1.2 million package, to develop a high-end, 4D imaging system and establish an Advanced Imaging Facility.

7 Oct 2015

New Prototype 3D Display Module Enables Glasses-Free 3D Viewing

Flying cars, hoverboards and video chat – a very futuristic vision for the year 2015 was presented in the movie “Back to the Future Part II”, released in 1989. Now, shortly before “Back to the Future Day” on October 21st, 2015, it is time to check whether reality has indeed kept up with the daring predictions of the 80s.

7 Oct 2015

Latest Contact Lens Technology Presented at American Academy of Optometry Conference

For years, millions of contact lens wearers have compromised by settling for 20/Happy vision; a term used to describe vision that was functional, but not 20/20. Eye Care Professionals (ECPs) have reported that 99.5% of patients experience at least one area of compromise with vision using today’s multifocal contact lenses.1 Research is now showing that new advances in contact lens technology are helping by providing the vision and stereoacuity (depth perception) patients want.

7 Oct 2015

Lockheed Martin to Build 60kW Laser System for the U.S. Army

Lockheed Martin begins production of a new generation of modular high power lasers this month. The first laser built using the modular technique will be a 60-kilowatt system for a U.S. Army vehicle.

7 Oct 2015

Smartphone-Based Device for Point-of-Care Rapid Molecular Diagnosis

NIBIB-funded researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a smartphone-based device that can reliably carry out molecular diagnoses in under an hour for approximately two dollars per patient.

6 Oct 2015

DARPA Award to Support Research on Metasurface-Based Flat Optical Modulators

Nanfang Yu, assistant professor of applied physics at Columbia Engineering , has won the prestigious DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Young Faculty Award (YFA), which will support his work on metasurface-based flat optical modulators.

6 Oct 2015

Holographic Imaging Helps Analyze Mingling of Drier Air with Water-Saturated Air in Clouds

Watching clouds go by, swirls of white puff up and melt away. The changes mirror mixing within the clouds as drier air mingles with water-saturated air.

6 Oct 2015

Specialized UV-Light Enabled Catheter Can Non-Invasively Fix Holes in the Heart

Researchers from Boston Children's Hospital, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Karp Lab at Brigham and Women's Hospital have jointly designed a specialized catheter for fixing holes in the heart using a biodegradable adhesive and patch. As the team reports in Science Translational Medicine, the catheter has been used successfully in animal studies to facilitate hole closure without the need for open heart surgery.

6 Oct 2015

New Report on Global Aerial Imaging Market

The global aerial imaging market is expected to reach USD 2.24 billion by 2020. Growing demand in emerging application areas including natural resources management, energy, and disaster prevention is expected to drive the market over the next six years. Increased need for geospatial information and imagery data is also expected to fuel demand over the forecast period.

6 Oct 2015