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New technique provides the first full view of the far side of the sun
The hidden face of the sun is fully visible for the first time, thanks to a new technique developed at Stanford University.   view more (2006-03-14)

Slicing solar power costs
University of Utah engineers devised a new way to slice thin wafers of the chemical element germanium for use in the most efficient type of solar power cells. They say the new method should lower the cost of such cells by reducing the waste and breakage of the brittle semiconductor.   view more (2008-09-15)

ISO finding questions accepted theory that liquid water was present in young solar system
Planet-like bodies with liquid water formed very early in the history of the Solar System, or so scientists used to think. That scenario may now be due for revision after a finding with ESA`s Infrared Space Observatory, ISO. The theory was based on the presence of certain minerals called carbonates... view more (2002-01-17)

Catch a few rays this summer
Scientists already excited by NASA's plan to catch a piece of the Sun (Guardian, Monday 16 July 2001) can now catch up on the current sum of human knowledge about our star with the publication of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Sun. While NASA will spend around £120 million on the Genesis... view more (2001-07-25)

HUMIDITY INDUCES MELTING IN TROPICAL-ZONE GLACIERS
On Zongo glacier in Bolivia, situated at between 6000 and 4900 m elevation on the Huayna Potosi massif, 30 km from La Paz, scientists have observed that the runoff stream, induced by ice melting, showed a discharge rate two or three times lower during the dry season (May to August at this latitude)... view more (1999-10-28)

Precise measurement of phenomenon advances solar cell understanding
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have shed light on a basic process that could improve future solar cells.    view more (2008-11-19)

Three new 'Trojan' asteroids found sharing Neptune's orbit
Three new objects locked into roughly the same orbit as Neptune—called "Trojan" asteroids—have been found by researchers from the Carnegie Institution's Department of Terrestrial Magnetism (DTM) and the Gemini Observatory in Hilo, Hawaii.   view more (2006-06-16)

Chronicle of Martian Expedition
A man is the most vulnerable chain in long-term space expedition. How numerous should a crew be? What are the principles of a crew selection? What should be made to protect people during a flight and on some other planet? Scientists from the Institute for Problems of Medicine and Biology are trying... view more (2001-04-20)

Nanoparticle technique could lead to improved semiconductors
Devices made from plastic semiconductors, like solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), could be improved based on information gained using a new nanoparticle technique developed at The University of Texas at Austin.   view more (2007-08-07)

UK scientists all set for New Year encounter with a comet
On January 2nd 2004 the NASA space mission, STARDUST, will fly through comet Wild 2, capturing interstellar particles and dust and returning them to Earth in 2006. Space scientists from the Open University and University of Kent have developed one of the instruments which will help tell us more... view more (2003-12-16)

NASA Sun Satellites, With UNH Sensors Aboard, Poised to Launch
NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) mission will dramatically improve understanding of the powerful solar eruptions that can send more than a billion tons of the sun's outer atmosphere hurtling into space.   view more (2006-10-24)

Rare transit of Mercury
Scientists from Williams College and the University of Arizona will observe Mercury in front of Venus from vantage points on earthbound mountains and with orbiting spacecraft on Wednesday. Nov. 8.   view more (2006-11-03)

New treatment approach may help patients with eczema
For patients with eczema, applying fluticasone propionate cream twice a week, alongside daily emollient treatment, significantly reduces the risk of relapse, say researchers in this week's BMJ. The study involved 376 patients with moderate to severe eczema from 39 dermatology clinics in six... view more (2003-06-18)

Space radiation threats to astronauts addressed in federal research study
A better understanding of solar storms and how best to protect astronauts from space radiation is needed as NASA pushes toward manned missions to the moon and Mars in the coming decades, according to a new National Research Council report.   view more (2006-10-26)

Air-conditioning of buildings using solar energy
2% of buildings capable of having solar air-conditioning installed, could stop emitting 27,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere   view more (2003-01-16)

Naked eye comet shines on UK National Astronomy Meeting
Naked eye comets are generally few and far between, so UK astronomers have been surprised and delighted by the appearance of comet C/2002 C1 (Ikeya-Zhang) in the night sky. Scientists are particularly intrigued by the re-appearance of Ikeya-Zhang after a long exile in the depths of the outer Solar... view more (2002-04-04)

Gresham College appoints Professor John Barrow to address the "Big Questions" of the Universe
Professor John Barrow, who has delivered lectures on cosmology at the Venice Film Festival, 10 Downing Street, Windsor Castle and the Vatican Palace, will begin a series of lectures on major developments in astronomy at Gresham College this autumn. Professor Barrow has been appointed by the Council... view more (2003-04-24)

Airbag to keep windsurfer safe on 8000 km voyage
ESA PR 47-2003. Extreme sports adventurer Rapha'Ğla Le Gouvello is about to windsurf 8000 km across the Pacific Ocean - from Peru to Tahiti in 80 days. Her board incorporates a new 'anti-capsize' airbag system, the first result of an ESA technology transfer initiative to improve safety for small... view more (2003-08-06)

Molecule linked to autoimmune disease relapses identified at Stanford
The ebb and flow of such autoimmune diseases as multiple sclerosis, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis has long been a perplexing mystery.   view more (2006-12-04)

Scientists: Polar ice clouds may be climate change symptom
As the late summer sun sets in the Arctic, bands of wispy, luminescent clouds shine against the deep blue of the northern sky.   view more (2007-08-21)

Good news: How the Earth will survive when the Sun becomes a supergiant
The astronomy textbooks will have to be rewritten, say astrophysicists at the University of Sussex who have re-examined standard calculations about solar evolution and the distant future of the Earth. The textbooks tell us that one day the Sun will burn up its nuclear fuel and expand to an enormous... view more (2002-01-08)

UK Provides Effective Access To Upcoming Solar Dynamics Observatory
Details of UK involvement in upcoming mission to study the Sun will be outlined at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting in Birmingham on Thursday 7th April. Dr Lidia van Driel-Gesztelyi of UCL's Mullard Space Science Laboratory will make a presentation on NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory mission,... view more (2005-03-30)

NASA satellite sees solar hurricane detach comet tail
A NASA satellite has captured the first images of a collision between a comet and a solar hurricane. It is the first time scientists have witnessed such an event on another cosmic body.   view more (2007-10-02)

Red dust in planet-forming disk may harbor precursors to life
Astronomers at the Carnegie Institution have found the first indications of highly complex organic molecules in the disk of red dust surrounding a distant star.   view more (2008-01-04)

Boosting the power of solar cells
New ways of squeezing out greater efficiency from solar photovoltaic cells are emerging from computer simulations and lab tests conducted by a team of physicists and engineers at MIT.   view more (2008-11-25)
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