Launch of On-line Media Guide
Heriot-Watt University is delighted to announce its on-line media guide. This lists University experts in a range of fields, and is expected to be both extended and made available in hard copy The guide can be accessed through the Heriot-Watt University homepage, click on News and Events. We would welcome comments on this service: please email... view more... (2003-02-18)
Astronomers catch a star being revved-up
Researchers have witnessed a star being transformed into an object that spins at almost 600 times a second using telescopes in the USA and the Netherlands, and CSIRO's Parkes telescope in Australia. view more (2009-05-22)
Screaming CMEs Warn of Radiation Storms
A CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) is a solar body slam to our high-tech civilization. CMEs begin when the sun launches a billion tons of electrically conducting gas (plasma) into space at millions of miles per hour. view more (2007-05-29)
NC State study shows bird population estimates are flawed
Most of what we know about bird populations stems from surveys conducted by professional biologists and amateur birdwatchers, but new research from North Carolina State University shows that the data from those surveys may be seriously flawed - and proposes possible means to resolve the problem. view more (2008-11-21)
Distant 'Super-Starburst' Galaxies Hide Active Black Holes
ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY PRESS NOTICE: view more (2005-03-31)
NTU & SIMTech announce the first antenna-in-package solution for single-chip 60-GHz radio
Researchers at Nanyang Technology University (NTU) and Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) have successfully developed the first Antenna-in-Package (AiP) solution in LTCC (low-temperature co-fired ceramic) technology for single-chip 60-GHz radio. view more (2008-10-22)
New Optical Antenna Brings Massive Benefits to Wireless Networks, Household Electronics and Longer Distance Data Transfer
A new optical antenna, developed by researchers at the University of Warwick, will bring significant benefits to credit card payments, wireless networks, household electronics and longer distance data transfer. The device was developed by Professor Roger Green and Roberto Ramirez-Iniguez, in the University of Warwick`s Engineering Department. It... view more... (2002-11-07)
Radio Frequency tagging for preventing theft and tracking stocks
Tagging individual items with barely noticeable disposable electronic circuits that can be detected with a radio wave scanner is becoming increasingly common, with over 4 billion circuits sold last year. There are many applications where tags are currently in use. Manufacturers and distributors use hand-held radio frequency tagging to track stock,... view more... (2003-06-03)
Microwave Treatment for Heart Disorders
Microwaving the heart may soon become a routine procedure for the treatment of heart rhythm disorders, a common cause of heart attack and stroke, reports Marina Murphy in Chemistry & Industry magazine. view more (2004-05-14)
Neutron stars join the black hole jet set
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed an X-ray jet blasting away from a neutron star in a binary system. view more (2007-06-28)
Titan's pebbles 'seen' by Huygens radio
An unexpected radio reflection from the surface of Titan has allowed ESA scientists to deduce the average size of stones and pebbles close to the Huygens' landing site. The technique could be used on other lander missions to analyse planetary surfaces for free. view more (2006-07-26)
My A Level Results Were Disappointing, But Now I'm A Rocket Scientist!
When Jay Butcher (22) received his A level results, he was shocked and disappointed. Despite originally thinking that he would have to re-sit an entire year, Jay took his tutor's advice, looked at the University clearing system, got a place at the University of Surrey, and earlier this year graduated in Aerospace Engineering with a 2:2.... view more... (2004-08-13)
Cosmic battle creates Milky-Way sized tunnel
A team of astronomers is announcing today that they have discovered a giant Milky Way-sized tunnel filled with high energy particles in a distant galaxy cluster. view more (2006-01-12)
UK Astronomers to Build Unique Radio Telescope
UK astronomers are poised for a new era of discovery with the development of e-MERLIN, the world`s most powerful radio telescope. This ambitious project will use new technology to connect antennas across the UK, creating the largest and most sensitive linked network in the world. The 217km MERLIN radio-telescope array, run by The University of... view more... (2001-12-05)
Precise Radio-Telescope Measurements Advance Frontier Gravitational Physics
Scientists using a continent-wide array of radio telescopes have made an extremely precise measurement of the curvature of space caused by the Sun's gravity, and their technique promises a major contribution to a frontier area of basic physics. view more (2009-09-02)
The Radar Search For Martian Water
Until the last few years, Mars has been regarded as a cold, arid world that lost most of its water long ago. However, recent observations by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey spacecraft have provided tantalising evidence that huge amounts of water may be hidden just below the surface. Now, a powerful new instrument is poised to probe... view more... (2003-04-01)
Mystery of missing hydrogen
Something vital is missing in the far distant reaches of the Universe: hydrogen - the raw material for stars, planets and possible life. view more (2008-11-24)
Trevor Baylis OBE To Launch Worldwide Innovation Competition
The Altran Foundation for Innovation has announced that Trevor Baylis OBE is to launch the worldwide Altran Innovation competition that will win its inventor EUR1million of consulting to help bring the invention to life. The competition, to be officially launched 8 November 2001, has the theme 'Technological Innovations for Developing Countries',... view more... (2001-10-29)
Scientists Wait For Beagle 2 To Call Home
The fate of Beagle 2 remains uncertain this morning after the giant radio telescope at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire, UK, failed in its first attempt to detect any signal from the spacecraft. Scientists were hopeful that the 250 ft (76 m) Lovell Telescope, recently fitted with a highly sensitive receiver, would be able to pick up the outgoing call from... view more... (2003-12-26)
Ghostly glow reveals galaxy clusters in collision
A team of scientists, including astronomers from the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), have detected long wavelength radio emission from a colliding, massive galaxy cluster which, surprisingly, is not detected at the shorter wavelengths typically seen in these objects. view more (2008-10-16)
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