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New Low-Light Method Improves Microscopic Imaging of Single Molecules

UT Dallas researchers are developing a new low-light imaging method that could improve a number of scientific applications, including the microscopic imaging of molecules in cancer research

25 Mar 2013

Spectral Imaging Solutions for Environmental Monitoring and Industrial Quality Control

In the near future, spectral imaging will provide new solutions for environmental monitoring and industrial quality control. The University of Eastern Finland and Olympus Corporation, a Japanese designer and manufacturer of imaging equipment, have joined forces and are now working on a collaborative research project.

21 Mar 2013

NASA's Aqua Satellite Captures Infrared Image of Cyclone Tim

Infrared satellite imagery tells the temperature of the cloud tops within a tropical cyclone as well as the sea surface temperatures around the storms. A recent infrared image from NASA's Aqua satellite showed very little strength in the remnants of ex-cyclone Tim offshore from southeastern Queensland.

20 Mar 2013

Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Project Achieves Another Milestone

The first truly global telescope came a significant step closer to completion this month with the installation and first light on three new 1-meter telescopes at the South Africa Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) near Sutherland, South Africa. A team of five Las Cumbres engineers, technicians, and a postdoc, convened at Sutherland for three weeks during late February and early March to achieve this feat.

19 Mar 2013

Axis Communications Rolls Out Compact, Bullet-Style HDTV Network Camera

AXIS M2014-E Network Camera is a compact, bullet-style HDTV camera, designed with focus on full flexibility and easy placement. It is adapted for an easy-to-install video surveillance solution ideal for indoor and semi-outdoor environments where the camera may be exposed to rain or water.

From Axis Communications AB 19 Mar 2013

SOHO Captures Images of Sun’s Earth-Directed Coronal Mass Ejection

On March 15, 2013, at 2:54 a.m. EDT, the sun erupted with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME), a solar phenomenon that can send billions of tons of solar particles into space and can reach Earth one to three days later and affect electronic systems in satellites and on the ground.

16 Mar 2013

Innovative Software Improves Quality and Field of View of Ultrasound Images

Innovative software has been developed that greatly enhances the detail quality and field of view of conventional ultrasound images. It could improve the diagnosis of heart disease and deliver big savings for the NHS.

14 Mar 2013

Attendees of Largest Astronomy Lesson Learn Secrets of Cosmos Using Light and Color

Looking up through hundreds of colored filters and spectral glasses, 526 people shattered the record for the Largest Astronomy Lesson. Under the Texas night sky, students were instructed on the lawn of the Long Center for the Performing Arts at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin on Sunday, March 10, 2013.

14 Mar 2013

Scientists Create 3-D Reconstruction of Ancient Water Channels on Mars Using MRO Images

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has provided images allowing scientists for the first time to create a 3-D reconstruction of ancient water channels below the Martian surface.

13 Mar 2013

St. Jude Medical Launches Combined FFR and OCT Imaging Technology Platform

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced the launch of its ILUMIEN™ OPTIS™ System, a next-generation technology designed to help physicians make personalized stenting decisions based on each patient’s unique anatomy and disease state.

12 Mar 2013