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Engineering Jun 19, 2013

Multiview 3-D photography made simple

Computational photography is the use of clever light-gathering tricks and sophisticated algorithms to extract more information from the visual environment than traditional cameras can.

Consumer & Gadgets Jun 13, 2013

GALAXY S4 zoom: First smartphone to offer 10x optical zoom

Samsung Electronics today announced the launch of the Samsung GALAXY S4 zoom, a powerful new device which combines the stylish heritage of the latest GALAXY S4 smartphone with advanced photographic capabilities.

Cell & Microbiology May 31, 2013

Investigators link poultry contamination on farm and at processing plant

Researchers at the University of Georgia, Athens, have identified a strong link between the prevalence and load of certain food-borne pathogens on poultry farms, and later downstream at the processing plant. They report their ...

Engineering May 13, 2013

A revolution in three dimensions ... maybe four: Researchers explore 3-D printing

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº) —It's an old idea, really. One of the oldest. To make useful things, humans remove the bits that aren't part of the thing we want. We've learned how to then make giant factory machines that assemble the different ...

Engineering Apr 28, 2013

3D printing 'could herald new industrial revolution'

As potentially game-changing as the steam engine or telegraph were in their day, 3D printing could herald a new industrial revolution, experts say.

Space Exploration Apr 23, 2013

Hot fire tests steer space launch system engines

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº) —Engineers developing NASA's next-generation rocket closed one chapter of testing with the completion of a J-2X engine test series on the A-2 test stand at the agency's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and ...

Archaeology Mar 21, 2013

Fossil bird study on extinction patterns could help today's conservation efforts

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº) —A new University of Florida study of nearly 5,000 Haiti bird fossils shows contrary to a commonly held theory, human arrival 6,000 years ago didn't cause the island's birds to die simultaneously.

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Mar 8, 2013

Ex nihilo: Dynamical Casimir effect in metamaterial converts vacuum fluctuations into real photons

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº) —In the strange world of quantum mechanics, the vacuum state (sometimes referred to as the quantum vacuum, simply as the vacuum) is a quantum system's lowest possible energy state. While not containing physical ...

Cell & Microbiology Mar 5, 2013

Study finds evidence of bacteria spread throughout the global ocean

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº) —A joint team of American and British researchers has found evidence that suggests that all bacteria in the ocean migrate to all parts of the ocean. In their paper published in the Proceedings of the National ...

Ecology Feb 27, 2013

Burmese pythons prove elusive prey in Florida challenge

Strapped to Billy Bullard's hip was a machete he'd bought at a yard sale. In his fist were 4-foot-long metal snake tongs. Attached to the tongs was a high-resolution waterproof camera he called a "snake-cam."

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