See the wonders of the Milky Way in this new infrared map
The European Southern Observatory’s VISTA telescope has collected more than 500 terabytes of data on our galaxy......»»
Surgical Dressing Helps Kill Melanoma, Regenerate Healthy Cells
Scientists at the University of Nottingham in the UK have created a surgical dressing that is specifically designed to facilitate and enhance photothermal therapy following melanoma resection. The dressing allows for near-infrared photothermal therap.....»»
The Mystery of Milky Seas Is Finally Being Solved
Scientists are uncovering more about an eerie phenomenon that has bewildered seafarers for centuries.....»»
Heaviest neutron star to date is a "black widow" eating its mate
A dense, collapsed star spinning 707 times per second—making it one of the fastest spinning neutron stars in the Milky Way galaxy—has shredded and consumed nearly the entire mass of its stellar companion and, in the process, grown into the heavie.....»»
Infrared heater arrays help to simulate ecosystem-scale forest soil warming
Under global warming, the rising temperature will exert profound impacts on forest ecosystems. How forest ecosystems respond to climate warming will determine forest trajectories over the next 100 years......»»
Hubble shows a galaxy’s mirror image due to phenomenon of gravitational lensing
The Hubble Space Telescope is a constant source of pictures of the wonders of space, and this week's image shows a phenomenon called gravitational lensing......»»
Mars Express orbiter snaps an image of Mars’s ‘Grand Canyon’
The sights of Mars are many and marvelous, and the Mars Express orbiter recently captured one of the planet's wonders: the Valles Marineris canyon system......»»
Eerie Photo Proves the Existence of Milky Seas--A First
A night photograph taken from a sailboat near the island of Java validates a satellite image of a giant, glowing “milky sea”.....»»
Gemini South telescope"s GHOST spectrograph captures first light observations of a bright, chemically rich star
Gemini South, one of the world's most productive and powerful optical-infrared telescopes, has received a major capability boost with the successful installation of a new high-resolution spectrograph called GHOST constructed by an international conso.....»»
Eerie Photo Proves The Existence of Milky Seas, a First
A night photograph taken from a sailboat near Java island validates a satellite image of a giant, glowing “milky sea”.....»»
New aerogel maintains functionality, superelasticity at extreme temperatures
Aerogel materials serve a vital role as protective materials needed for many fields, including as electromagnetic interference shielding material for 5G technology, thermally insulating material in high-rise buildings and infrared stealth material fo.....»»
China IC Design Series (5): Goermicro, MEMSensing rank top among China-based MEMS manufacturers
The start of the COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020 triggered a rush in the thermal imaging and infrared (IR) temperature measurement industries, resulting in the emergence of many IR thermal sensor companies, including traditional microelectromechanica.....»»
Scientists Spot First Sleeping Black Hole In Our Galactic Backyard
Researchers have revealed what might be the first 'dormant' stellar-mass black hole ever discovered outside the Milky Way, complete with its own companion star. Rese.....»»
Astrophysicists break down the impact of newly released NASA images
The first images from NASA's new space telescope unveiled this week include a new look at the universe, expanding our view of the galaxy as we know it. The images include a high resolution "window" to millions of stars through the Milky Way's dust, a.....»»
James Webb captures Jupiter’s moons and rings in infrared
The James Webb Space Telescope made headlines with its ability to look deep into the universe, but it will also be used to look at some targets closer to home......»»
Cilia Are Minuscule Wonders, and Scientists Are Finally Figuring Out How to Mimic Them
A new cilia-covered chip could revolutionize portable medical diagnosis -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Crew aboard private yacht confirm sighting of bioluminescent "milky sea"
An atmospheric scientist with Colorado State University has gained confirmation of his discovery of a bioluminescent "milky sea" event through testimony of a crew aboard a private yacht. In his paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy o.....»»
Webb reveals cosmic cliffs, glittering landscape of star birth
This landscape of "mountains" and "valleys" speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope, this im.....»»
See the universe in stunning detail in first James Webb image
NASA today released the first science image from the world's most powerful space telescope, showing the infrared universe in a depth never seen before......»»
Web archive with astronomical photographic plates goes online
Lots of little dots with no apparent pattern: Where laypeople may just see milky gray photos sprinkled with what look like random crumbs, it is enough to make astronomers' hearts miss a beat. We are talking about historical photographic plates showin.....»»
Sizing up special light to downsize particle accelerators
Researchers have developed a new technique to better measure special "terahertz" light. This light travels in waves longer than the infrared light that is beyond what the human eye perceives. The new sampling technique preserves the correlations betw.....»»