News articles tagged with 'chamber'
Unprecedented view of protein folding may help develop brain disease therapies
— 16 Mar 2011 13:46 | HealthMisfold an origami swan and the worst that happens is you wind up with an ugly paper duckling. Misfold one of the vital proteins in your body - each of which must be folded in a particular…
Tool makes search for Martian life easier
— 9 Feb 2011 17:02 | AstronomyFinding life on Mars could get easier with a creative adaption to a common analytical tool that can be installed directly on the robotic arm of a space rover…
Goddard team obtains the 'unobtainium' for NASA's next space observatory
— 29 Sep 2010 16:32 | TechnologyImagine building a car chassis without a blueprint or even a list of recommended construction materials…
Turning up the heat: Finding out how well the Webb telescope's sunshield will perform
— 17 Mar 2010 13:44 | AstronomyKeeping an infrared telescope at very cold operating temperatures isn't an option, it's an absolute necessity. For the James Webb Space Telescope to see the traces of infrared light…
Call forwarding: New NIST procedure could speed cell phone testing
— 16 Mar 2010 02:23 | TechnologyBy accurately re-creating the jumbled wireless signal environment of a city business district in a special indoor test facility, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and…
Device simulates deep-sea floor conditions in lab
— 26 Jan 2010 14:32 | TechnologyUnderstanding how deep-sea floor rocks and sediments interact with surrounding fluids and gasses is difficult to access. But a device created by two University of Illinois at Chicago…
Calar Alto mirrors in space
— 15 May 2009 06:13 | AstronomyThe space telescope Herschel is the largest space-borne observatory to date, carrying the biggest astronomical mirror ever launched into orbit. Calar Alto Observatory has participated…
Aeroacoustics study helps control noise from unmanned aerial vehicles
— 23 Jan 2009 21:36 | TechnologyUnmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are playing increasingly important roles in many fields. Ranging in size from the huge Global Hawk aircraft to hand-held machines, these remotely controlled…
CAT scan reveals inner workings of volcano island
— 20 Dec 2008 12:52 | Geology and palaeontologyOn the ground and in the water, an international team of researchers has been collecting imaging data on the Soufriere Hills Volcano in Montserrat to understand the internal structure…
MIT researchers eye clean energy possibilities along Portuguese coast
— 17 Dec 2008 11:34 | TechnologyMIT researchers are working with Portuguese colleagues to design a pilot-scale device that will capture significantly more of the energy in ocean waves than existing systems, and use…