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ILOA, NAOC and CNSA Prepare for Chang'e-3 / ILOA Galaxy Observations

International Lunar Observatory Association is participating in the Chang'e-3 Moon lander mission. This great feat of engineering is the first Moon landing in almost 40 years, and could very well, with a rising tide of interest and imperative for lunar development, mark the beginning of permanent operations on the Moon.

23 Dec 2013

LG Electronics to Launch 21:9 Aspect Ratio CURVED ULTRA HD TV at CES 2014

LG Electronics (LG) today announced it will be unveiling the world's first 21:9 aspect ratio CURVED ULTRA HD TV (Model 105UB9) at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. LG's newest premium TV is also the company's very first CURVED ULTRA HD model. The award winning groundbreaking 105-inch (measured diagonally) 105UB9 is officially the largest curved TV ever made.

20 Dec 2013

Researchers Map Key Drug Targets Using Innovative Techniques and New X-Ray Technology

Researchers have used new techniques and one of the brightest X-ray sources on the planet to map the 3-D structure of an important cellular gatekeeper in a more natural state than possible before.

20 Dec 2013

Paper on Novel Photoacoustic Imaging Technique for Detecting Thyroid Cancer Wins IEEE Award

A novel technique for detecting thyroid cancer was the topic of the Best Student Paper award at the 2013 IEEE Western New York Image Processing Workshop held on Nov. 22 at Rochester Institute of Technology.

12 Dec 2013

NASA's IRIS Helps Study Explosive Phenomena in Sun’s Interface Region in Detail

The region located between the surface of the sun and its atmosphere has been revealed as a more violent place than previously understood, according to images and data from NASA's newest solar observatory, the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS.

11 Dec 2013

Saint Peter's University Hospital Deploys Innovative NICVIEW Webcam System

On Nov. 1, Saint Peter's University Hospital installed a pilot program of NICVIEW, an innovative webcam system to connect babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to their families through live 24/7 video streaming.

11 Dec 2013

Specim Win MEUR Transformational Deal for One of the World's Largest Optical and Mineralogical Core Scanning Projects

SPECIM wins 1.7 MEUR transformational deal with the Geological Survey of Sweden Scans and analyses 200 km hyperspectral imaging data of drill core archives The Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) has signed a contrac...

From SPECIM 10 Dec 2013

Moon Mineralogy Mapper Reveals Surprises in Largest Impact Crater

Researchers from Brown University and the University of Hawaii have found some mineralogical surprises in the Moon's largest impact crater.

10 Dec 2013

Ball Demonstrates Superior Telescope Technologies Using Ultra-Lightweight Polymer Membrane Optics

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has demonstrated unprecedented telescope technologies using ultra-lightweight polymer membrane optics.

From BAE Systems 9 Dec 2013

Covidien to Acquire Given Imaging’s Range of Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Solutions

Covidien plc and Given Imaging Ltd. today announced a definitive agreement under which Covidien will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Given Imaging for $30.00 per share in cash, for a total of approximately $860 million, net of cash and investments acquired. This transaction provides Covidien additional scale and scope to serve the multibillion dollar global gastrointestinal (GI) market and supports the Company’s strategy to comprehensively address key global specialties and procedures.

9 Dec 2013