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Optical
Optical means to correct defects in vision or relating to sight or vision; visual. It is relating to vision or using the properties to aid vision an optical instrument.
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SEP 03, 2015Neuroscience
A German-French team has developed a light-sensitive switch to regulate a protein involved in the neurobiology of synapt ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 18, 2015Videos
Water is all around us; it makes up almost two-thirds of the planet's mass, but one interesting about water is what it c ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 22, 2015Health & Medicine
The American Journal of Pathology recently published a study that yields promising results in the search for better trea ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 19, 2015Neuroscience
Using light to remotely activate drugs could be the next big thing in treating pain, depression, epilepsy and other neur ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 14, 2015Neuroscience
Circadian clocks enable all living things to schedule their days so as not to be caught off guard by sunrise and sunset. ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 09, 2015Cancer
Powerful diseases require powerful drugs or powerful doses of drugs, often with severe side effects. An optical control ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 27, 2015Videos
On a bright day when you go outside, you're more than likely to start squinting. It's the body's natural response to lim ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
One of the cooler phenomena that occur in outer space are black holes, and famous physicist Stephen Hawking would agree. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 26, 2015Technology
Iris scanning is the process by which a computer is able to scan features of your eyeball to collect biometric informati ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2015Health & Medicine
Vision is by far one of the most important senses that we use every day. While many of us don't have 20/20 vision, a sim ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 20, 2015Cancer
Cells have a texture, and its specific qualities can provide important information about human health. UCLA's Amy Rowat ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 29, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scanning one of those strange, square QR codes with your phone looks like a quaint invention compared to a new developme ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 21, 2015Space & Astronomy
Scientests may have identified and observed evidence a new type of celestial body: a binary black hole. Suvi Gezari, an ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 20, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
By combining two highly innovative experimental techniques, scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 15, 2015Chemistry & Physics
Physicists from ITMO University, Ioffe Institute and Australian National University managed to make homogenous cylindric ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
Neil Gehrels is constantly monitoring the skies for potentially deadly gamma ray bursts. What are gamma ray bursts? "The ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 03, 2015Technology
Exceptional instant gratification may be closer at hand if Caltech scientists have their way.
With a new, sma ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 02, 2015Health & Medicine
Similar to the way glucometers and pregnancy tests have revolutionized in-home diagnostic testing, researchers from Flor ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have documented and taken images of a smaller space explosion that c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 19, 2015Technology
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have demonstrated the first-ever recording of optically ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 18, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are eager to make use of stem cells' extraordinary power to transform into nearly any kind of cell, but that ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 16, 2015Neuroscience
Two groups have recently made strides with amyloid beta (aβ), the supposed main villain in Alzheimer's disease. But whil ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 13, 2015Cancer
Scientists are eager to make use of stem cells' extraordinary power to transform into nearly any kind of cell, but that ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 05, 2015Space & Astronomy
While not yet a reality, a team of scientists and students is working on a new space telescope, one they believe will be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 03, 2015
Neuroscience
A German-French team has developed a light-sensitive switch to regulate a protein involved in the neurobiology of synapt
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 18, 2015
Videos
Water is all around us; it makes up almost two-thirds of the planet's mass, but one interesting about water is what it c
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 22, 2015
Health & Medicine
The American Journal of Pathology recently published a study that yields promising results in the search for better trea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 19, 2015
Neuroscience
Using light to remotely activate drugs could be the next big thing in treating pain, depression, epilepsy and other neur
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 14, 2015
Neuroscience
Circadian clocks enable all living things to schedule their days so as not to be caught off guard by sunrise and sunset.
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 09, 2015
Cancer
Powerful diseases require powerful drugs or powerful doses of drugs, often with severe side effects. An optical control
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 27, 2015
Videos
On a bright day when you go outside, you're more than likely to start squinting. It's the body's natural response to lim
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 27, 2015
Space & Astronomy
One of the cooler phenomena that occur in outer space are black holes, and famous physicist Stephen Hawking would agree.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 26, 2015
Technology
Iris scanning is the process by which a computer is able to scan features of your eyeball to collect biometric informati
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2015
Health & Medicine
Vision is by far one of the most important senses that we use every day. While many of us don't have 20/20 vision, a sim
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 20, 2015
Cancer
Cells have a texture, and its specific qualities can provide important information about human health. UCLA's Amy Rowat
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 29, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scanning one of those strange, square QR codes with your phone looks like a quaint invention compared to a new developme
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 21, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Scientests may have identified and observed evidence a new type of celestial body: a binary black hole. Suvi Gezari, an
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 20, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
By combining two highly innovative experimental techniques, scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 15, 2015
Chemistry & Physics
Physicists from ITMO University, Ioffe Institute and Australian National University managed to make homogenous cylindric
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 06, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Neil Gehrels is constantly monitoring the skies for potentially deadly gamma ray bursts. What are gamma ray bursts? "The
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 03, 2015
Technology
Exceptional instant gratification may be closer at hand if Caltech scientists have their way.
With a new, sma ...
With a new, sma ...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 02, 2015
Health & Medicine
Similar to the way glucometers and pregnancy tests have revolutionized in-home diagnostic testing, researchers from Flor
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 27, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have documented and taken images of a smaller space explosion that c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 19, 2015
Technology
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have demonstrated the first-ever recording of optically
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 18, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are eager to make use of stem cells' extraordinary power to transform into nearly any kind of cell, but that
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 16, 2015
Neuroscience
Two groups have recently made strides with amyloid beta (aβ), the supposed main villain in Alzheimer's disease. But whil
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 13, 2015
Cancer
Scientists are eager to make use of stem cells' extraordinary power to transform into nearly any kind of cell, but that
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 05, 2015
Space & Astronomy
While not yet a reality, a team of scientists and students is working on a new space telescope, one they believe will be
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim