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Space image: The Moon's North pole

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Earth's moon has been an endless source of fascination for humanity for thousands of years. When at last Apollo 11 landed on the moon's surface in 1969, the crew found a desolate, lifeless ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4

A Second Look at Apollo 11

A month after LROC's first image of the Apollo 11 landing site was acquired, LRO passed over again providing the LROC instrument a new view of the historic site. ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 10

Samsung Introduces Pair of 12 Mega-Pixel, 24mm Ultra-Wide Angle Compact Digital Cameras

Samsung Electronics today unveiled two new 12 mega-pixel compact digital cameras boasting 24mm ultra-wide angle Schneider lenses. Samsung’s new TL320 raises the bar for innovation in the digital imaging industry ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Researchers create all seeing 'eye'

The remarkable ability of insects to look in all directions at once has been emulated by a team of international scientists who have built an artificial 'eye' with an unobstructed all-round view.

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 0




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Anyone can learn to be more inventive, cognitive researcher says

There will always be a wild and unpredictable quality to creativity and invention, says Anthony McCaffrey, a cognitive psychology researcher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, because an "Aha moment" is rare and ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Image: Saturn and its moon Dione

(PhysOrg.com) -- Saturn and Dione appear askew in this Cassini spacecraft view, with the north poles rotated to the right, as if they were threaded along on the thin diagonal line of the planet's rings.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Hacking the SEM: Crystal phase detection for nanoscale samples

(PhysOrg.com) -- Custom modifications of equipment are an honored tradition of the research lab. In a recent paper, two materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology describe how ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Blunt nanostructures could make high-efficiency solar cells easier to fabricate

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the most promising methods for increasing the efficiency of solar cells consists of coating the cells’ surfaces with a thin layer of metal nanoparticles. The nanoparticles scatter ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 9 | with audio podcast feature

Shoulder pain from using your iPad? Don't use it on your lap

The sudden popularity of tablet computers such as the Apple iPad has not allowed for the development of guidelines to optimize users' comfort and well-being. In a new study published in Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, an ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Markerless motion capture offers a new angle on tennis injuries

A new approach to motion capture technology is offering fresh insights into tennis injuries – and orthopedic injuries in general.

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Light control technique could lead to tunable lighting and displays

(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the past several years, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have become a popular light source due to their advantages including bright displays, wide viewing angles, and the ability ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast feature

Sony's next-generation 55-inch 'Crystal LED Display' prototype presented at CES

Sony announced that it has developed the next-generation self-emitting display, “Crystal LED Display,” and presents a Full HD, 55-inch prototype model at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Scientists discover a Saturn-like ring system eclipsing a sun-like star

A team of astrophysicists from the University of Rochester and Europe has discovered a ring system in the constellation Centaurus that invites comparisons to Saturn.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

LG presents large-screen cinema 3D Smart TV line-up

LG Electronics unveiled an entourage of 3D excitement at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Led by the 55-inch 3D OLED TV and the 84-inch 3D Ultra Definition (UD) TV, LG will present a wide ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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