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Paranal Receives New Mirror
A 4.1-metre diameter primary mirror, a vital part of the world's newest and fastest survey telescope, VISTA (the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) has been delivered to its new mountaintop home at Cerro Paranal, Chile. The mirror will now be coupled with a small camera for... view more (2008-04-18)

University of Central Lancashire is Light Years Ahead
University of Central Lancashire is Light Years Ahead   view more (1999-05-27)

New telescope will transform our view of the stars
REF: 99/74 19 MAY 1999   view more (1999-05-26)

MEP praises talented young designers at ceramic industry mecca
AN MEP has praised ceramic design students from Staffordshire University for showcasing their talents at an event that attracts thousands of suppliers and buyers from around the world.   West Midlands MEP Malcolm Harbour made his comments after seeing first-hand the exciting new work produced by... view more (2004-02-03)

New Software Provides Unique Insights into Trends and Patterns in Scientific and Patent information
Chemical Abstracts Service and FIZ Karlsruhe have announced the release of new software, STN AnaVist, that will give information professionals a variety of ways to analyze and view information found in scientific literature and patents, giving them greater value from search results and better... view more (2005-05-20)

Strengthening Fluids With Nanoparticles
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have demonstrated that liquids embedded with nanoparticles show enhanced performance and stability when exposed to electric fields. The finding could lead to new types of miniature camera lenses, cell phone displays, and other microscale fluidic... view more (2008-02-20)

ESC Congress 2003: Can we make a new sinus node? The promises of genetically engineered bio-pacemakers
IMPORTANT: This press release accompanies both a presentation and an ESC press conference given at the ESC Congress 2003. Written by the investigator himself/herself, this press release does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Society of Cardiology Heart block is a condition in... view more (2003-09-01)

United Kingdom to Join ESO on July 1, 2002
ESO and PPARC Councils Endorse Terms of Accession The Councils of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the UK Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC), at their respective meetings on December 3 and 5, 2001, have endorsed the terms for UK membership of ESO, as recently agreed... view more (2001-12-05)

UCF student's research with Disney giraffes may help conserve several species
University of Central Florida doctoral student Jennifer Fewster is studying giraffe excrement at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge in Lake Buena Vista in an effort to figure out what the animals eat in the wild and to improve the nutrition of those in captivity.   view more (2007-01-30)

AstroGrid: Virtual Observatory Project launches new web site as electronic collaboration space for project and community
What is a Virtual Observatory ? Astronomers are already used to having the data measured by telescopes and space observatories available on-line. But much modern astronomy involves trying to use data from several different observatories - for example having found a distant luminous galaxy in an... view more (2002-03-07)

Research team says extraterrestrial impact to blame for Ice Age extinctions
What caused the extinction of mammoths and the decline of Stone Age people about 13,000 years ago remains hotly debated. Overhunting by Paleoindians, climate change and disease lead the list of probable causes. But an idea once considered a little out there is now hitting closer to home.   view more (2007-09-25)

Roots of epilepsy may lie in oft-ignored brain cells
Star-shaped brain cells that are often overlooked by doctors and scientists as mere support cells appear to play a key role in the development of epilepsy.   view more (2005-08-15)

Unveiling the underwater ways of the white shark
It's hard to study a creature when you only catch fleeting glimpses of it. Up until recently, that was one of the big stumbling blocks for marine biologists and ecologists, but advances in electronic tracking technology have allowed them to peer farther across, and deeper under, the surface of the... view more (2008-02-19)

Attack on computer memory reveals vulnerability of widely-used security systems
A team of academic, industry and independent researchers has demonstrated a new class of computer attacks that compromise the contents of "secure" memory systems, particularly in laptops.   view more (2008-02-22)
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