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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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OCT 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA developed a laser communication system, which they tested for the first time in 2013 when they communicated with th ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopOCT 23, 2015Videos
When a star gets too close to a black hole the intense gravity of the black hole will tear the star to pieces. Called "t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 22, 2015Neuroscience
While any surgery that aims to remove cancerous tumors is risky, there is an increased amount of risk and caution when i ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 14, 2015Neuroscience
Very often in neuroscience, researchers, doctors and even patients wish there was a way to literally see how the brain w ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 22, 2015Technology
Modern computers use electrical signals (electrons) to move information where it needs to go. Computer processors handle ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the nervous system that disrupts the flow of information between the brain and t ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 17, 2015Space & Astronomy
It was just back in July that NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto with the mission of grabbing as detai ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 13, 2015Videos
Imagine being able to scan your plate of food at a restaurant with your smart phone and know instantly what exactly was ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 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. Dunlop
OCT 24, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA developed a laser communication system, which they tested for the first time in 2013 when they communicated with th
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
OCT 23, 2015
Videos
When a star gets too close to a black hole the intense gravity of the black hole will tear the star to pieces. Called "t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 22, 2015
Neuroscience
While any surgery that aims to remove cancerous tumors is risky, there is an increased amount of risk and caution when i
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 14, 2015
Neuroscience
Very often in neuroscience, researchers, doctors and even patients wish there was a way to literally see how the brain w
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 22, 2015
Technology
Modern computers use electrical signals (electrons) to move information where it needs to go. Computer processors handle
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 21, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the nervous system that disrupts the flow of information between the brain and t
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 17, 2015
Space & Astronomy
It was just back in July that NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto with the mission of grabbing as detai
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 13, 2015
Videos
Imagine being able to scan your plate of food at a restaurant with your smart phone and know instantly what exactly was
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
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