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Astronomy Nov 1, 2023

Vera Rubin Observatory could find up to 70 interstellar objects a year

Astronomers have discovered two known interstellar objects (ISO), 'Oumuamua and 21/Borisov. But there could be thousands of these objects passing through the solar system at any time. According to a new paper, the upcoming ...

Space Exploration Oct 8, 2023

Study quantifies satellite brightness, challenges ground-based astronomy

The ability to have access to the Internet or use a mobile phone anywhere in the world is taken more and more for granted, but the brightness of Internet and telecommunications satellites that enable global communications ...

Astronomy Oct 4, 2023

V0610 Virgo is a low-mass contact binary, observations find

Astronomers from the Binary Systems of South and North (BSN) project have conducted photometric observations of a distant binary star known as V0610 Virgo. Results of the observation campaign, published Sept. 23 in a research ...

Biotechnology Sep 21, 2023

Innovative solution for poultry litter waste management uses photocatalytic titanate nanofibers

The shift away from using poultry litter for crop fertilization has transformed this once-valuable agricultural byproduct into an environmental liability for poultry producers. Addressing this challenge, a study led by Dr. ...

Bio & Medicine Sep 21, 2023

Unveiling the science of ultrasound-driven microbubble desorption

Injecting drugs into the bloodstream can often harm healthy tissues as well. Drug delivery systems (DDSs) are an innovative solution designed to target specific cells and minimize such side effects. One strategy for drug ...

Optics & Photonics Sep 15, 2023

Synergy of traditional techniques and deep learning enables single-frame high-precision fringe pattern analysis

Optical metrology, as a general-purpose metrology technique that uses light as information carriers for non-contact and non-destructive measurement, is fundamental to manufacturing, basic research, and engineering applications.

Optics & Photonics Sep 14, 2023

New camera offers ultrafast imaging at a fraction of the normal cost

Capturing blur-free images of fast movements like falling water droplets or molecular interactions requires expensive ultrafast cameras that acquire millions of images per second. In a new paper, researchers report a camera ...

Astronomy Aug 30, 2023

New X-ray detectors to provide unprecedented vision of the invisible universe

Very detailed information is now available from ultraviolet, optical, and submillimeter observations of the stellar, dust, and cold gas content of galaxies, and yet there is a dearth of understanding about the mechanisms ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 22, 2023

Line-scan Raman micro-spectroscopy provides rapid method for micro and nanoplastics detection

Microplastics—plastics particles smaller than 5 mm in size—have caused an environmental pollution issue that cannot be ignored by our society. Raman spectroscopy technology, with its non-contact, non-destructive and chemical-specific ...

Astronomy Aug 22, 2023

Astronomers discover eight ultraluminous X-ray sources in NGC 1559

Astronomers from Taiwan have performed X-ray observations of the galaxy NGC 1559 using NASA's Chandra spacecraft. They detected eight new ultraluminous X-ray sources in this galaxy. The finding is reported in a paper published ...

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