Optical Equipment
Optical Equipment: An optical instrument either processes light waves to enhance an image for viewing, or analyzes light waves (or photons) to determine one of a number of characteristic properties.
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APR 10, 2019Space & Astronomy
APR 10, 2019Black hole illustrations are widely available on the internet, but not a single one of those has been a genuine photograph of the object itself; instead, t...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 27, 2019Space & Astronomy
MAR 27, 2019Astronomers use a bevy of different methods to analyze distant exoplanets, but the GRAVITY instrument attached to the European Space Observatory’s Ve...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 05, 2019Space & Astronomy
MAR 05, 2019An empty fuel tank forced NASA to retire its Kepler Space Telescope at the end of last October, but that doesn’t necessarily spell out of the end of...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2019Space & Astronomy
JAN 22, 2019Astronomers around the globe are continuously scanning the cosmos to identify and study the unique characteristics of distant exoplanets. One of the ways t...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 16, 2019Space & Astronomy
JAN 16, 2019Astronomers use a variety of telescopes to observe the cosmos. Some orbit the Earth to get the most precise possible view without obstructions from Earth&r...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 09, 2019Space & Astronomy
JAN 09, 2019NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is perhaps one of the most important space observatories in existence today. Despite launching into orbit around the Ea...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 07, 2018Space & Astronomy
NOV 07, 2018If you followed along when NASA’s New Horizons probe flew past Pluto in July 2015, then you probably remember all the stunning photographs taken of t...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 19, 2018Chemistry & Physics
OCT 19, 2018Capturing the swift passing of light in a scattering medium, such as human tissues, has a lot of potentials in biomedical imaging. But the existing i...Written By: Yin (Daniel) DuanSEP 28, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
SEP 28, 2018Instead of analyzing fixed, treated cells, researchers can now peek inside of live cells that haven't been changed by reagents or treatments....Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2018Technology
SEP 15, 2018Published in Scientific Reports, researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) developed a proof-of-concept blood pressure iPhone application that can pro...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 31, 2018Technology
AUG 31, 2018According to a study published in Advanced Materials, a research team at the University of Minnesota attempted, for the first time, to fully 3D print a set...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 06, 2018Space & Astronomy
AUG 06, 2018NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) officially began scientific operations at the end of last month, a move that will help the space...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 25, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
APR 25, 2018Advanced microscopy is getting better all the time, as stunning new movies from the team of physicist Eric Betzig, a group leader at the HHMI show....Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2018Space & Astronomy
FEB 21, 2018Supernovae are massive stellar explosions that mark the end of a star’s life cycle. They occur randomly and without any warning, so it’s no won...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 22, 2017Genetics & Genomics
NOV 22, 2017CRISPR and high-speed atomic force microscopy combine to form a powerful, rapid way to screen the genome....Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2017Space & Astronomy
NOV 01, 2017With Mars being as captivating as it is, it’s not surprising that space agencies have put as much time and effort into studying the planet up close w...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 24, 2017Space & Astronomy
OCT 24, 2017NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is set to succeed the Hubble Space Telescope as the agency’s primary space-based observatory by Spring...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 28, 2017Plants & Animals
AUG 28, 2017Facial recognition is just one way that people differentiate one person from another, but it's not unique to humans; non-human primates innately exhibi...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 04, 2017Space & Astronomy
AUG 04, 2017Lockheed Martin is developing a new technology they're calling the Segmented Planar Imaging Detector for Electro-Optical Reconnaissance (SPIDER), which...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 19, 2017Space & Astronomy
JUN 19, 2017Astronomers regularly study pulsars because there is a lot about them we have yet to understand. On the other hand, one pulsar in particular is taking thin...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 17, 2017Microbiology
APR 17, 2017Researchers at MIT have reported a method they’ve developed for generating very high-resolution tissue sample images. The technique is also much chea...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2017Space & Astronomy
MAR 15, 2017It’s always a challenge trying to look for objects that are orbiting the moon with optical equipment because the Moon has a highly reflective surface...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 04, 2017Space & Astronomy
FEB 04, 2017It’s not easy to observe the distant heavens in space, but NASA is calling on the best in the commercial science industry to develop the latest and g...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 22, 2016Technology
DEC 22, 2016Getting a deep enough look into the depths of space where all of the known exoplanets are is a tough task, but new advancements in space telescope technolo...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
APR 10, 2019
Space & Astronomy
APR 10, 2019
Black hole illustrations are widely available on the internet, but not a single one of those has been a genuine photograph of the object itself; instead, t...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 27, 2019
Space & Astronomy
MAR 27, 2019
Astronomers use a bevy of different methods to analyze distant exoplanets, but the GRAVITY instrument attached to the European Space Observatory’s Ve...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 05, 2019
Space & Astronomy
MAR 05, 2019
An empty fuel tank forced NASA to retire its Kepler Space Telescope at the end of last October, but that doesn’t necessarily spell out of the end of...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2019
Space & Astronomy
JAN 22, 2019
Astronomers around the globe are continuously scanning the cosmos to identify and study the unique characteristics of distant exoplanets. One of the ways t...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 16, 2019
Space & Astronomy
JAN 16, 2019
Astronomers use a variety of telescopes to observe the cosmos. Some orbit the Earth to get the most precise possible view without obstructions from Earth&r...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 09, 2019
Space & Astronomy
JAN 09, 2019
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is perhaps one of the most important space observatories in existence today. Despite launching into orbit around the Ea...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 07, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NOV 07, 2018
If you followed along when NASA’s New Horizons probe flew past Pluto in July 2015, then you probably remember all the stunning photographs taken of t...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 19, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
OCT 19, 2018
Capturing the swift passing of light in a scattering medium, such as human tissues, has a lot of potentials in biomedical imaging. But the existing i...
Written By:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
SEP 28, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
SEP 28, 2018
Instead of analyzing fixed, treated cells, researchers can now peek inside of live cells that haven't been changed by reagents or treatments....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2018
Technology
SEP 15, 2018
Published in Scientific Reports, researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) developed a proof-of-concept blood pressure iPhone application that can pro...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 31, 2018
Technology
AUG 31, 2018
According to a study published in Advanced Materials, a research team at the University of Minnesota attempted, for the first time, to fully 3D print a set...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 06, 2018
Space & Astronomy
AUG 06, 2018
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) officially began scientific operations at the end of last month, a move that will help the space...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 25, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
APR 25, 2018
Advanced microscopy is getting better all the time, as stunning new movies from the team of physicist Eric Betzig, a group leader at the HHMI show....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2018
Space & Astronomy
FEB 21, 2018
Supernovae are massive stellar explosions that mark the end of a star’s life cycle. They occur randomly and without any warning, so it’s no won...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 22, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
NOV 22, 2017
CRISPR and high-speed atomic force microscopy combine to form a powerful, rapid way to screen the genome....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NOV 01, 2017
With Mars being as captivating as it is, it’s not surprising that space agencies have put as much time and effort into studying the planet up close w...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 24, 2017
Space & Astronomy
OCT 24, 2017
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is set to succeed the Hubble Space Telescope as the agency’s primary space-based observatory by Spring...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
AUG 28, 2017
Facial recognition is just one way that people differentiate one person from another, but it's not unique to humans; non-human primates innately exhibi...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 04, 2017
Space & Astronomy
AUG 04, 2017
Lockheed Martin is developing a new technology they're calling the Segmented Planar Imaging Detector for Electro-Optical Reconnaissance (SPIDER), which...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 19, 2017
Space & Astronomy
JUN 19, 2017
Astronomers regularly study pulsars because there is a lot about them we have yet to understand. On the other hand, one pulsar in particular is taking thin...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 17, 2017
Microbiology
APR 17, 2017
Researchers at MIT have reported a method they’ve developed for generating very high-resolution tissue sample images. The technique is also much chea...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2017
Space & Astronomy
MAR 15, 2017
It’s always a challenge trying to look for objects that are orbiting the moon with optical equipment because the Moon has a highly reflective surface...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 04, 2017
Space & Astronomy
FEB 04, 2017
It’s not easy to observe the distant heavens in space, but NASA is calling on the best in the commercial science industry to develop the latest and g...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 22, 2016
Technology
DEC 22, 2016
Getting a deep enough look into the depths of space where all of the known exoplanets are is a tough task, but new advancements in space telescope technolo...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
