News tagged with periscope

World's smallest periscopes

Feb 25, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Vanderbilt scientists have invented the world's smallest version of the periscope and are using it to look at cells and other micro-organisms from several sides at once.

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Wide Awake in the Sea of Tranquillity

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 15, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (6) | 1

Neil Armstrong was supposed to be asleep. The moonwalking was done. The moon rocks were stowed away. His ship was ready for departure. In just a few hours, the Eagle's ascent module would blast off the Moon, ...

NASA's Mars Rover Spirit Faces Circuitous Route

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Mar 05, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (5) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Loose soil piled against the northern edge of a low plateau called "Home Plate" has blocked NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit from taking the shortest route toward its southward destinations ...

The technology to make 'Speed Racer' cars

Technology / Other

May 01, 2008 | 3.1 / 5 (7) | 0

The opening of the new “Speed Racer” movie coming out nationally on May 9 has meant weeks of fast-paced fun for 8 juniors in the University of Cincinnati’s internationally recognized School of Design, part of UC’s top-ranked ...

Study indicates diabetes medication may help slow plaque build-up in coronary arteries

Medicine & Health / Research

Mar 31, 2008 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

A comparison of two types of medications to treat type 2 diabetes finds that pioglitazone is more effective at lowering the rate of progression of plaque build-up in the coronary arteries than glimepiride, according to a ...