• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 7th, 2011
JWST Flight Optics Stand Completed

JWST Flight Optics Stand Completed

Honeybee-Like Vision System Constructed

Honeybee-Like Vision System Constructed

The invention could allow us to build better robots

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 28th, 2010
Six New JWST Mirrors Pass Cryogenic Testing

Six New JWST Mirrors Pass Cryogenic Testing

Tests were conducted at a facility in Alabama

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 12th, 2010
Fish Really Hate Their Mirror Image

Fish Really Hate Their Mirror Image

More than they hate other fish

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 27th, 2010
Soviet Moon 'Mirror' Finally Identified

Soviet Moon 'Mirror' Finally Identified

Astronomers have been looking for it for a long time

LLNL Mirrors Fly on the SDO

LLNL Mirrors Fly on the SDO

They were initially designed for computer chips

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 3rd, 2010
First JWST Mirror Segment Is Now Polished

First JWST Mirror Segment Is Now Polished

The construction effort is progressing considerably

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 16th, 2010
Moon Mirrors and the Theory of Relativity

Moon Mirrors and the Theory of Relativity

Or how lunar dust hinders physics

Explaining the Peculiar 'Random Laser' Phenomenon

Explaining the Peculiar 'Random Laser' Phenomenon

This has taken more than a decade to do

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 19th, 2010
JWST Primary Mirror Segment Passes Tests

JWST Primary Mirror Segment Passes Tests

It has met flight specifications

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 18th, 2010
New Zoom Technology Features Deformable Mirrors

New Zoom Technology Features Deformable Mirrors

Experts say the innovation is meant primarily for UAV

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 8th, 2010
JWST Mirrors Move to the XRCF

JWST Mirrors Move to the XRCF

The telescope will be the largest ever built

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 11th, 2009
VISTA Telescope Begins Science Mission

VISTA Telescope Begins Science Mission

It's operated by ESO

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 9th, 2009
Pigs Can Use Mirrors Too

Pigs Can Use Mirrors Too

Only a small number of species can

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 19th, 2009
New Mirror Eliminates Cars' 'Blind Spots'

New Mirror Eliminates Cars' 'Blind Spots'

The innovative new mirrors are designed mathematically

 
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