Distant Galaxy Found to Create Stars at Whopping Rates
	Currently, our Milky Way galaxy is thought to produce about 10 new stars every year, close to nothing compared to a newly found distant galaxy that appears to generate approximately 4,000 new stars each year. A small calculation reveals that such a galaxy would require as little as 50 million years to evolve into one equivalent to some of the most massive galaxies in the observable universe, as opposed to the Hierarchical Model regarding g ... [read more >>]
	11 July 2008, 03:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Peering Back into the Universe's Past
	Take a patch of the sky with an area four times that of the apparent size of the Moon, study it over a period of three years and you may obtain the most sensitive infrared map of the distant universe. By doing so, researchers from the University of Nottingham obtained the image of more than 100,000 galaxies, as they appeared in the early days of the universe. Because light does not travel instantaneously through space, we are ... [read more >>]
	09 April 2008, 04:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How TV-B-Gone Works
	TV-B-Gone (television be gone) is a simple universal remote control that, as its name states, has the capability of turning off all types of televisions controlled through infrared remotes. The device was created by Mitch Altman and was presumably invented for turning off televisions located in public areas that distract people from common activities. Although Altman sells his device through his company in the form of a key-chain ... [read more >>]
	07 April 2008, 06:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How Infrared Remote Controls Work
	Remote controls were first developed during World War I by the German military to crash naval vessels into Allied ships, while World War II saw the arrival of the first bomb detonated with the help of a remote control. Both types were operating in the radio frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum, however theoretically a remote control could work in all the wavelengths of light. Today, we can find remote controls mostly anywhere; you c ... [read more >>]
	17 March 2008, 08:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Skip to the Next Song in a Blink of an Eye, Literally
	In what was only a matter of time before we saw something like this hitting the market, folks at Osaka University's Graduate School of Engineering Science have come up with this remote system to access your iPod's (play, stop, skip, rewind fa ... [read more >>]
	10 March 2008, 07:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Black Hole Collisions Revealed by Infrared Glows
	Behemoths up to a billion times the mass of our Sun lie in our universe, swallowing up matter to hide it forever from the eyes of any outside observers. Not even light can escape their massive gravitational pull, that's why they are called black holes; they do not emit any form of electromagnetic radiation, thus no light. This is the biggest problem in the study of black holes, we as humans depend in a great proportion on observations ... [read more >>]
	04 March 2008, 09:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Austrian Chemist Finds Application for Infrared Technique in Nanotechnology
	The study conducted by Thomas Lummerstorfer represents a review of one of his earlier papers into the study of solid-solid interfaces with the help of infrared spectroscopy techniques, which could not be tested experimentally until now. He previously predicted that with the help of a sandwich-like optical configuration, infrared measurements could be made on thin films and solid-solid interfaces. The development of his new optical conf ... [read more >>]
	13 February 2008, 06:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Rho Ophiuchi, a Craddle for Young Stars
	Similarly to most gas clouds in the universe, Rho Oph is mainly composed of molecular hydrogen gas, in which new stars may form. Rho Ophiuchi is one of the closest star-forming nebula to our solar system, lying only 407 light years away, in a region of space located between the Scorpius and Ophiuchus constellations. Lately, the Spitzer Space Telescope has been able to examine the area in great detail in the X-ray and the infr ... [read more >>]
	12 February 2008, 05:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

T-ray Sensors Get Better at Detecting Explosives
	If it's light manipulation, then we're talking about metamaterials. Researchers report to have improved the design of T-ray sensors with the help of a metamaterial that guides T-ray light across the surface of the detector. T-ray sensors are thought to become the next generation of explosive and poison detection devices, that emit and detect electromagnetic radiation in the far infrared wavelength. This particular e ... [read more >>]
	11 February 2008, 05:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Quantum Cascade Laser Created!
	Quantum Cascade Laser systems represent semiconductor lasers that have the ability to emit light in the mid and far-infrared wavelengths of the electromagnetic systems. They are usually used to make spectroscopic analysis, such as measuring gases concentration in the Earth's atmosphere, as sensors for cruise control systems when the visibility is low, home security systems and many other medical and industrial applications. They were ... [read more >>]
	08 February 2008, 07:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Astronomers Go Searching for Cold Dust
	When completed, it will be the biggest space telescope ever build, with a mirror twice as big as that of the famous Hubble Optical Space Telescope, and it will help astronomers study cold icy dust, resident in some of the most remote corners of the universe. This automatically implies that the Herschel Space Observatory would also be the most powerful telescope ever launched into space, being able to detect light emitted by space dust havi ... [read more >>]
	06 February 2008, 11:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Forget About X-ray
	New devices operating in the terahertz wavelength of the light spectrum could change the way security and medical detections are usually being made. Electromagnetic wave sent as terahertz frequencies, also known as T-ray operate in the 300 gigahertz to 3 terahertz domain close to the edge of the microwave spectrum, or the far infrared. Since the early 1990s, scientists struggled to create devices that could produce electromagnetic wave ... [read more >>]
	23 November 2007, 03:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Carbon Sinks Absorb Half the Carbon Dioxide Made by Man
	Global warming has been in the scientists’ attention for some time now. It was first discovered at the end of the 19th century, from studies that showed that the average temperature of the soil was rising. The greenhouse effect that is thought to trigger global warming takes its name from the Greenhouse, as a to compare the temperature from the interior of the greenhouse to that of the exterior. The greenhouse effect works by ... [read more >>]
	03 November 2007, 04:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Night Vision for Intelligent Cars
	Humans are not made for traveling during nighttime: around 42% of fatal car crashes happen at night, taking into consideration that at this time there is 60% less traffic. There's little visual acuity and field of vision at night provided by illumination from the headlights. Now a team at the Department of Computer Architecture and Technology at the University of Granada has created an electronic system that significantl ... [read more >>]
	28 September 2007, 04:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Amazing Photo of the M82 Galaxy
	The M82 galaxy is the brightest galaxy in the sky in infrared, as it is much brighter at infrared wavelengths than in the visible part of the spectrum. Part of the M81 group, it is located 12 million light years away. Also known as a "peculiar" galaxy, M82 has long presented a number of unsolved problems to astronomers, because of the fact that it is a very strong radio source, the light is highly polarized and show ... [read more >>]
	30 July 2007, 04:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Fingerprinting Technique Can Detect Sex, Race, Age, Diet, Smoking
	A perfect crime is a utopia. And it's getting even more than this, as a new fingerprinting technique can reveal surprising details about the criminal. Standard methods of fingerprinting at a crime scene include the use of powders, liquids or vapors, but they can alter the prints and destroy precious clues, like chemicals traces. The new technique involving a tape made from gelatin makes possible a chemical analysis of the prints ... [read more >>]
	21 July 2007, 03:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Pluto's Moon Charon, the Strange Ice Machine of the Solar System
	Charon is the largest satellite of the now dwarf planet Pluto, also referred to as Pluto I, over half the diameter of Pluto, dominated by what was thought to be stable water ice and it has no atmosphere. It is largely an icy body and contains less rock by proportion than its partner Pluto, supporting the idea it was created by a giant impact into Pluto's icy mantle. New observations of the satellite revealed an inter ... [read more >>]
	18 July 2007, 03:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

"Wow!" My Musical Gyration R4000 Remote Control Loves The Motion!
	Gyration, the industry leader in the motion-sensing controllers, announced its recent development of its new ultra R4000 motion-sensing remote with music display. The Ultra 4000 remote offers the people the chance to have complete control of all their media center music library without having to turn on the TV or the PC monitor. Sounds like a Wii's idea cloning act! An integrated back light LCD screen provides a view of t ... [read more >>]
	16 July 2007, 09:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Stunning Views of the Infrared Universe
	There is more to the Universe than human eyes can perceive and visible light is actually not so important in visualizing the intricate patterns of galaxies, interstellar dust and mysterious phenomena, such as black holes, pulsars and cosmic explosions. AKARI is a joint Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) project with ESA and other international agencies, a high-capability infrared satellite that has just produced some astonishing ... [read more >>]
	16 July 2007, 06:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Running Robot Climbs Mountains and Sees in Infrared
	It's got to be the Ben Johnson of the robot world, as it rules the race of the two-legged robots. RunBot, developed at Germany’s University of Göttingen can run on two legs, can climb hills and mountains, which it can see using its infrared eyes. Possessing a gait-altering neural network, the robot does fall occasionally, but it quickly learns to adapt the movements of its two legs to various slopes, which is probably th ... [read more >>]
	13 July 2007, 03:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Sweat for Life with Solo Portable Infrared Sauna!
	Surprisingly, the oldest known saunas were pits dug in a slope in the ground and primarily used as dwellings in the winter. That sauna featured a fireplace where stones were heated to a high temperature, while water was thrown over the hot stones to produce steam and to give a sensation of increased heat. This would raise the temperature so high that people could take off their clothes. Today, everybody can enjoy relaxation in ... [read more >>]
	03 July 2007, 04:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Recently Declassified Pentagon Project Blocks Hackers' Access to Wireless Networks
	As businesses and government facilities using wireless networks struggle to keep their confidential data in and hackers out, it seems that WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and even WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) may soon be obsolete and replaced by the newest high-tech protection: window tint. The Pentagon experimented with window films designed to prevent them from shattering on impact – proven in the 9/11 attacks, when a Boeing 757 struc ... [read more >>]
	27 June 2007, 05:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hot RC Helicopters Come Up in Infrared!
	This toy-salvation helicopter is one cute piece of technology. It has a beautifully-crafted design, which was performed using only light materials. This radio remote controlled Helicopter features easy to manage controls, while the integrated motors are quite pliable for its size. It boasts a trio of channels, which let you control the helicopter up and down, left and right, forwards and backwards. It works with lithium polymer battery, ... [read more >>]
	22 June 2007, 06:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How to Create Continuous Visible Light from Low-Power Infrared
	Do you think it's possible to shine a red laser through a glass window and to get a blue one on the other side? Normally not, but at high intensities light energy tends to combine and redistribute, meaning that red light can really turn into blue light. To do this, two scientists at the California Institute of Technology used a much brighter beam of laser and really did much out of less, producing a continuous beam of vi ... [read more >>]
	07 June 2007, 09:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Quantum Dot Infrared Photodetectors
	Quantum dot photodetectors have just taken a very important step towards large scale, low-cost applications. The fields where this new imaging technique would be invaluable are medical and biological imaging, environmental and chemical monitoring, night vision and infrared imaging from space. A team of researchers at Northwestern University, made up of Manijeh Razeghi, Walter P. Murphy Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer S ... [read more >>]
	21 May 2007, 05:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Infrared Images of Venus Show Night and Daytime Simultaneously
	The European Space Agency (ESA) has just received infrared pictures of Venus from its nearest probe, Venus Express. The novelty is that the images have been recorded with the infrared camera that recently went online and started taking beautiful thermal pictures of Earth's sister. The camera is part of a larger sensor system, called Ultraviolet, Visible and Near-Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIRTIS). Venus Express ... [read more >>]
	08 May 2007, 15:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Star Cluster Detected Beyond a Curtain of Dust and Fog
	German astronomers have discovered a rich globular cluster of about 100,000 stars in the center of our Galaxy, placed 30,000 light-years away from the solar system and 10,000 light-years away from the Galactic Centre. Globular star clusters are groups of stars with similar ages, composition and distances representing 10 billion years old fossils in our galaxy, almost as old as the Universe itself and harboring useful information. “The ... [read more >>]
	19 March 2007, 04:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia