- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 15th, 2015
Watch: Science Video Explains Light
Crash course in what light is made of and how it behaves
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 7th, 2015
It Doesn't Take an Expert Astronomer to Play the Black Hole Hunter
Trained citizen scientists can do it too, experiment shows
- Technology Blog
- By Horia Despa
- August 5th, 2015
Here's a Useful Medical Device That Shows a Patient's Veins
No more guesswork, the medic's needles will now be spot on
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- September 2nd, 2014
Card PIN Codes Revealed by Finger Heat Signature
Infrared cameras mounted on smartphones can help thieves steal PIN code
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 16th, 2014
Hands-Free PIN Code Entering with Retina Scanning Technology
App interprets eye movement to determine the object the user looks at
- Security, Surveillance & Survival
- By Sebastian Pop
- May 23rd, 2014
Airborne HSI Sensor Lets Aircraft See Through Walls
Law and military enforcement interventions will be safer for the officers/soldiers
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 2nd, 2014
NASA Searches for Partners in Operating SOFIA
The airborne observatory may otherwise get mothballed
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 31st, 2014
Infrared Camera Installed on the James Webb Space Telescope
The spacecraft is currently scheduled to launch by 2018
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 21st, 2014
360º View of the Milky Way Assembled from 2 Million Spitzer Images
The telescope collected this vast amount of data over the past decade
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 17th, 2014
SOFIA Sees Complex Dust Distribution in Orion Nebula
This dust plays an important role in stellar formation
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 7th, 2014
Magnetism May Explain Extra Infrared Light in Protoplanetary Disks
Decade-old astronomical mystery finally gets an explanation
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 4th, 2014
Earth's Infrared Radiations, a Potential Source of Renewable Energy
Our planet reflects a lot of radiations back into space
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 22nd, 2013
Airborne Infrared Telescope Images Comet ISON in Mid-Flight
This instrument is the only observatory mounted on an aircraft
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 6th, 2013
SOFIA's Second Cycle of Astronomical Observations Fully Booked
The infrared telescope is installed about a heavily-modified airplane
- Science Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- May 18th, 2013
Spitzer Captures Gorgeous "Ring of Fire" Galaxy – Space Photo
Hot gas in the center is an active star formation region
- Science Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- April 30th, 2013
The Herschel Space Telescope Is Officially Dead
Its fuel supply has run out, making it useless for scientific study
- Technology Blog
- By Sebastian Pop
- April 9th, 2013
![Super 3D Laser Scanner Has Half a Mile Range [BBC]](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Super-3D-Laser-Scanner-Has-Half-a-Mile-Range-BBC-1.jpg "Super 3D Laser Scanner Has Half a Mile Range [BBC]")
Super 3D Laser Scanner Has Half a Mile Range [BBC]
Scientists from Heriot-Watt University in Scotland have improved the technology