Jan 28 2011
How to Choose a Telescope
Guest contributor Mark Thompson shares some basic tips before you make that all-important investment in your first telescope.
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Nov 04 2010
Novel Material Gives Nod to ‘Invisibility Cloak’
Light flows around the object instead of being absorbed by it.
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Oct 06 2010
Alternative to X-Rays Uses Visible Light
New research finds a way to detect images through solid surfaces using regular light.
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Aug 25 2010
Adjustable Glasses Eyed for Astronauts
For astronauts with deteriorating eyesight, glasses that adjust with the flick of a finger may offer a solution.
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Jun 29 2010
Cell Phone App Offers Eye Prescriptions
A quick photograph with your camera phone can now diagnose astigmatism and give you your contact prescription.
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Jun 17 2010
New Laser Shoots Beams of Night
Not all lasers produce light. This new technology is actually designed to reduce it.
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Feb 03 2010
World’s First Light-Powered Circuit Created
This new computer circuit could lead to a whole new generation of touchscreen devices that power themselves.
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