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  • Astronomer Developed World's Largest and Most Advanced Digital Camera for a Telescope
    News - 9 Oct 2007
    The University of Hawaii astronomer who led development of the world's largest and most advanced digital camera for a telescope on Haleakala, Maui, says he is "shocked at how well it's...
  • Photoelectric Effect - Definition and Applications
    Article - 17 Jan 2014
    Photoelectric effect is a result of emission of electrons when a matter is exposed to electromagnetic radiations such as photons of light.
  • What is a Pinhole Camera?
    Article - 17 Jan 2014
    A pinhole camera, also known as camera obscura or "dark chamber", is a simple camera that has a single small aperture called pinhole instead of a lens.
  • How Much Light Pollution is Out There?
    News - 4 Oct 2007
    Here's your mission, should you choose to accept it: Look up in the sky after dark and count the stars you see. As part of a worldwide push to gauge how much light pollution is out there, a...
  • Michelson Interferometer - Definition and Applications
    Article - 3 Jan 2014
    Michelson interferometer is a tool to produce interference between two beams of light. It is the most common design for optical interferometry and was invented by Albert Abraham Michelson.
  • Intelligent Lighting Systems - An Introduction
    Article - 23 Jan 2013
    The need for more energy-efficient and cost-efficient lighting systems is increasing everyday. The use of movement detection, daylight equalization and control technology for scheduling power...
  • NASA Researchers Probe Curious Behavior of Moondust
    News - 24 Jul 2007
    Each morning, Mian Abbas enters his laboratory and sits down to examine--a single mote of dust. Zen-like, he studies the same speck suspended inside a basketball-sized vacuum chamber for as long as 10...
  • Laser Light Used to Strip Hydrogen Atoms from Silicon Surfaces
    News - 8 Jul 2007
    A team of researchers have achieved a long-sought scientific goal: using laser light to break specific molecular bonds. The process uses laser light, instead of heat, to strip hydrogen atoms from...
  • Adaptive Optics Help Sharpen Night Sky
    News - 5 Jul 2007
    An artificial, laser-fed star now shines regularly over the sky of Paranal, home of ESO's Very Large Telescope, one of the world's most advanced large ground-based telescopes. This system...
  • Using Telescopes for Deep Space Imaging
    Article - 29 Aug 2007
    Many different forms of telescope exist, and these differences determine the power of the telescope and the applications they are used for.

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