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NRL's SSULI Aboard DMSP F18 Satellite Observes First Light

The Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager developed by NRL's Spacecraft Engineering Department and Space Science Division, launched October 18, 2009 on the U.S. Air Force DMSP F18 satellite, observed first light on December 1, 2009.

3 Dec 2009

Robotic Telescope Helps Spot Example of First Populated Stars in Universe

An extraordinarily bright, extraordinarily long-lasting supernova named SN 2007bi, snagged in a search by a robotic telescope, turns out to be the first example of the kind of stars that first populated the Universe. The superbright supernova occurred in a nearby dwarf galaxy, a kind of galaxy that's common but has been little studied until now, and the unusual supernova could be the first of many such events soon to be discovered.

3 Dec 2009

NMR Spectroscopy Helps to Perform Atomic-Level Explorations of Bones

A new study using solid-state NMR spectroscopy to analyze intact bone paves the way for atomic-level explorations of how disease and aging affect bone.

3 Dec 2009

Report Finds Single-Port Laparoscopy to Replace Other Laparoscopic Procedures

According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, a perfect storm of groundbreaking product releases, patient benefits, and heightened physician interest have made the single-port laparoscopy market the next darling of minimally invasive surgery.

3 Dec 2009

Zebra Imaging Releases New High-Speed Color Imager

Zebra Imaging, Inc., the world's foremost provider of 3-D holographic display and visualization technologies, today announced the availability of a new generation of high-speed color and enhanced monochromatic imagers, allowing for the rapid production of digital holographic imagery at previously unattainable speeds and quality.

3 Dec 2009

DALSA Releases Helios10 MD Panel Featuring Active Area of 20x25cm

DALSA Corporation, through its Rad-icon Imaging division, today announced general availability of the Helios10 MD panel

2 Dec 2009

Pantone Approves Kyocera Mita America's TASKalfa 500ci Color MFP

Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, announced today that its TASKalfa 500ci color multifunctional product (MFP) series has been approved for PANTONE® Color production capabilities by Pantone, the world-renowned authority on color and provider of color systems and leading technologies.

2 Dec 2009

Hospital Performs Total Abdominal Colectomies Through Single-Incision Laparoscopy

Building upon the momentum and success of its rapidly growing single-incision laparoscopic surgery program, Saint Louis University Hospital recently performed one of the first total abdominal colectomies, including reconstruction of the intestinal tract by reconnection of the remaining small intestine to the rectum, via single-incision laparoscopy. This procedure is a critical advancement in minimally-invasive surgery.

2 Dec 2009

Hubble's Instruments Help Astronomers Study Northwest Area of Large Iris Nebula in Detail

On Earth, we tend to find dust nothing more than a nuisance that blankets our furniture and causes us to sneeze

2 Dec 2009

Herschel Infrared Telescope Delivers Sharper Star Images Covering Wider Wavelength Spectrum

The latest data delivered back to Earth by the Herschel Space Observatory (HSO)—launched in May by the European Space Agency—has opened a new window on galaxies for researchers at McMaster University.

2 Dec 2009