Posts about 'Research'

Spitzer Space Telescope Detects Previously Unseen Giant Ring Around Saturn – IR Telescope Reveals New Secrets Of The Universe

Spitzer Space Telescope Detects Previously Unseen Giant Ring Around Saturn – IR Telescope Reveals New Secrets Of The Universe

If a picture paints a thousand words, then it was only looking at a small slice of the spectrum…We have all become accustom to seeing stunning photographs from the Hubble Space telescope, but the telescope on the Hubble primarily captures the visible spectrum of light from the universe, as do most ground based telescopes. Galileo ... read more

October 7, 2009 in News by John Omvik 0 comments

Nobel Prize For Physics Awarded – Three Americans Who Helped Make This Post Possible

Nobel Prize For Physics Awarded – Three Americans Who Helped Make This Post Possible

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the winners of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physics today. The award goes to three Americans who worked on two separate fundamental technologies that enables you to be able to read this post, and for me to make a living. They are Willard S. Boyle, 85, and George ... read more

October 6, 2009 in Uncategorized by John Omvik 0 comments

IBM Scientists First To Image A Single Molecule

IBM Scientists First To Image A Single Molecule

Talk about “High Resolution” cameras. The atomic force microscope was able to resolve a single pentacene molecule consisting of 22 carbon and 14 hydrogen atoms clearly showing the atomic structure of the carbon atoms just 0.14 nanometers apart. This image:confirms the Tinker Toy model of molecules we are all familiar with from high school chemistry ... read more

August 31, 2009 in News by John Omvik 0 comments