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Telescopes on the Far Side of the Moon

NASA has selected a proposal by an MIT-led team to develop plans for an array of radio telescopes on the far side of the moon that would probe the earliest formation of the basic structures of the universe. The agency announced the selection and 18 others related to future observatories on Friday, Feb.15.

19 Feb 2008

67 Gravitationally Lensed Galaxies Discovered by Hubble

The lenses come from a recently completed, large set of observations as part of a huge project to survey a single 1.6 square degree field of sky (nine times the area of the full Moon) with several space-based and Earth-based observatories.

19 Feb 2008

Non-Browning CCTV Zoom Lens Specially Designed for Radiation Environments

Available from Resolve Optics Ltd the new Model 290 Motorised Non-Browning CCTV Zoom Lens incorporates a range of useful features to assist operation in environments subject to radiation such as nuclear power generation stations.

19 Feb 2008

Clearing Up Fiber Optic Communications

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have come up with a potentially perfect way to sort and distribute the massive amounts of data that travel daily over optical fibers to people throughout the world.

18 Feb 2008

New Imaging Tool Aiming to Expand Markets and Applications

LOT-Oriel Ltd has been appointed as agents for the exciting new imaging system from FEI Company. Named the Phenom, this is completely new imaging tool aimed at a broad range of markets and applications.

From Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd 18 Feb 2008

New ISR Systems Structured to Leverage Advanced Technology

Goodrich today formally announced the creation of ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Systems, a new strategic business unit that encompasses the former Optical & Space Systems electro- optics units.

18 Feb 2008

Laser Technique Help Doctors Screen for Asthma and Cancer

A team of scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado (CU) at Boulder, has shown that by sampling a person’s breath with laser light they can detect molecules in the breath that may be markers for diseases like asthma or cancer.

18 Feb 2008

Making 3D Imaging Quicker, Easier, Less Expensive and More Accurate

Technology invented by scientists from The Johns Hopkins University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev can make three-dimensional imaging quicker, easier, less expensive and more accurate, the researchers said.

17 Feb 2008

Solving the Mystery of Gamma-Ray Bursts

UK space scientist Emeritus Professor Alan Wells is to speak at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Boston in February on: International Cooperation in Developing Swift and its Scientific Achievements.

17 Feb 2008

Designing Next Generation Space Telescopes

Two astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Md., Dr. Marc Postman and Dr. Ken Sembach, have been selected among 19 science teams to conduct year-long studies of new concepts for NASA's next generation of major observatories.

16 Feb 2008