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Big Telescopes: ALMA already on the job

News: Scientific Instruments    March 14, 2013
Some of the ALMA antenna array at Atacama….Credit: ESO Today, March 13, 2013 marks the official ‘opening’ of the world’s largest telescope, ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter-submillimeter Array). As the biggest and most complex telescope project in history, astronomers hope it will open a new chapter in the observations of the cosmos. Located near San Pedro [...]
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Facial recognition software: Caught infrared handed

News: Sensor Technology    September 1, 2010
Every advance in the ability to recognize faces in digital images adds to the saying, “You can run, but you cannot hide.” This applies not only to criminals, terrorists, and local thugs but also to political dissidents, profiled minorities, and business competitors – it all depends on the circumstances. The technical circumstances of facial recognition [...]
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VISTA gets down to work

News: Scientific Instruments    December 13, 2009
No, not Vista the operating system. This is the newest and biggest telescope on Earth: VISTA (Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy). Its size (the main mirror is 4.1 meters across), bulk (the camera alone weighs 3 tons) and power (16 special detectors for infrared light with a total of 67 million pixels of [...]
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