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Mini beamer in a cellphone or PDA

(PhysOrg.com) -- Looking at photos on a cellphone display can be somewhat arduous. A new mini beamer will make it easier. The beamer is so small that it can be integrated in a cellphone or a PDA. As it does ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2




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MESSENGER results after six months in orbit

(PhysOrg.com) -- MESSENGER scientists will highlight the latest results on Mercury from MESSENGER observations obtained during the first six months (the first Mercury solar day) in orbit. These findings will ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tools of the trade: New X-ray microscopy technique makes faster, sharper images

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new x-ray microscopy technique that allows scientists to make images 60 times faster than before has been developed by an Australian research team including Garth Williams, who is now an ...

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Review: 5 e-book readers for less than $175

(AP) -- When Amazon.com's ground-breaking Kindle e-book reader came out in 2007, it cost $399. Now, some e-readers, including the most recent Kindle entry, can be had for just north of $100.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 5

The night sky in 37,440 exposures

Nick Risinger has always gazed up at the sky. But last year the amateur astronomer and photographer quit his day job as a Seattle marketing director and lugged six synchronized cameras about 60,000 miles to ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Through a Sensor, Holographically

(PhysOrg.com) -- The power and resolution of lens-based optical microscopes have improved by orders of magnitude since their invention around 1595. Nevertheless, relying on a high-magnification lens for image ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast feature

Asteroid observing alert

A newly discovered asteroid could provide one of the best recent viewing opportunities for amateur astronomers, according to the British Astronomical Association. “This is the best NEO close approach thes ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

The dusty disc of NGC 247

This image of NGC 247, taken by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile, reveals the fine details of this highly inclined spiral galaxy and its rich ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Reflected glory

(PhysOrg.com) -- The nebula Messier 78 takes centre stage in this image taken with the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile, while the stars powering the ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Industry researchers predict future of electronic devices

The just-released February issue of the Journal of the Society for Information Display contains the first-ever critical review of current and future prospects for electronic paper functions.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A picture-perfect pure-disc galaxy (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- The bright galaxy NGC 3621, captured here using the Wide Field Imager on the 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, appears to be a fine example of a classical spiral. ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast


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