Unusual Testbed For Analyzing X-ray Navigation Technologies Built By NASA
NASA Pulsars have a number of unusual qualities. Like zombies, they shine even though they’re technically dead, and they rotate rapidly, emitting powerful and regular beams of radiation that are seen as flashes of light, blinking on and off...
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An international team of scientists using a new X-ray method recorded the internal structure and cell movement inside a living frog embryo in greater detail than ever before. This result showcases a new method to advance biological research and the search for new treatments for genetic diseases. Scientists at Northwestern University and the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie in Germany, in collaboration with the Advanced Photon Source at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne...
Ship Production Process is more effective as X-ray inspections are conducted around the clock and with minimal area closures. (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 A recent case study shows that using Vidisco’s digital radiography systems, a shipyard managed to increase its production by more than 25%. There are several reasons for the increase in productivity. Vidisco’s high quality panels are particularly sensitive; therefore they can produce great X-ray images with reduced doses. In the shipyard,...
The increasing popularity of retrofit systems fuels market growth LONDON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The need to improve the efficiency and quality of X-ray examinations will drive healthcare facilities across Europe to install computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR) systems. The emergence of retrofit systems based on flat panel technology has popularised DR systems, and will sustain investments in the European computed and digital radiography market. New analysis...
Metal and x-ray detectable plastic on food grade maintenance chemical packaging meets the demands for producing uncontaminated, safe food TUCKER, Ga., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LPS high-performance food safe maintenance chemicals feature DETEX, metal and x-ray detectable plastic packaging. DETEX technology ensures the plastic packaging components on LPS maintenance chemicals are detectable by metal and x-ray detection equipment. This reduces the risk of plastic from LPS...
Company accelerates time-to-market for revolutionary X-Change(TM) X-ray cartridge MARINA DEL REY, Calif., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribogenics, the pioneer of innovative X-ray solutions, announced today that it has added three key members to its research and development team. The new team members expand the company's rapid prototyping and development program, and contribute their experience from premier technology groups to add to the scientific and technical capabilities of...
Industrial Surplus, the leader in x-ray film disposal, is buying xray film nationwide. Houston, Texas (PRWEB) April 29, 2013 Industrial Surplus Inc is proud to announce a nationwide buying trip and nationwide service for X-ray film recycling/ X-ray film disposal. Industrial Surplus has 30 years of experience of recycling x-ray film, all types of materials, and surplus machinery and equipment. Disposing of x-ray film can be considered a delicate procedure with all of the regulations and...
Berkeley Lab Researchers Unveil Technique for Easy Comparisons of Proteins in Solution A revolutionary X-ray analytical technique that enables researchers at a glance to identify structural similarities and differences between multiple proteins under a variety of conditions has been developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). As a demonstration, the researchers used this technique to gain valuable new insight...
The overuse of nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture can wreak havoc on waterways, health and the environment. An international team of scientists aims to lessen the reliance on these fertilizers by helping beans and similar plants boost their nitrogen production, even in areas with traditionally poor soil quality. Researchers from the Center of Plant Genomics and Biotechnology at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) and the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at the U.S. Department of...
SHENYANG, China, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Neusoft Medical Systems Co., Ltd. ("Neusoft Medical"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Neusoft Corporation (SSE: 600718), today announced the launch of a variety of new products to the global market in the categories of CT, digital X-ray, diagnostic ultrasound system, and clinical examination equipment. These new products were exhibited at the Spring Edition of the 69(th) China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF) in Shenzhen. The...
ALBANY, New York, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research (http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com) "X-Ray Market (Portable, Handheld, Digital Radiography, Computed Radiography, Flat Panel Detection Systems, Mammography) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth and Forecast, 2012 - 2018, "the market for x-rays was valued at USD 7.5 billion in 2011 and it is expected to reach an estimated value of USD...
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Abell 2142, also called A2142 and located in the constellation Corona Borealis, is an X-ray luminous galaxy cluster. Its creation is due to the merger between two galaxy clusters. It is one of the largest objects in the universe and is six million light years across. It holds hundreds of galaxies and enough gas to make a thousand more. The pressure fronts in the system have been traced in detail and are relatively cool 50 million degree Celsius. The central region is embedded in large...
X-Ray Astronomy -- Although the more energetic X-rays (E > 30 keV) can penetrate the air at least for distances of a few meters (they would never have been detected and medical X-ray machines would not work if this was not the case) the Earth's atmosphere is thick enough that virtually none are able to penetrate from outer space all the way to the Earth's surface. X-rays in the 0.5 - 5 keV range, where most celestial sources give off the bulk of their energy, can be stopped by a few...
X-ray Burster -- X-ray bursters are a class of binary stars which are luminous in X-rays. They contain a neutron star and a low-mass companion star. The companion fills its Roche lobe and therefore the neutron star is accreting matter from it. The inflowing gas forms an accretion disk around the neutron star. Sometimes X-ray bursters show a sudden increase in their X-ray luminosity, called X-ray burst. All properties of the X-ray bursts can be explained assuming that they result from...
X-ray Binaries -- X-ray binaries are a class of binary stars that are very luminous in X-rays. The X-rays are produced by matter falling from one component (usually a relatively normal star) to the other component, which is a neutron star or a black hole. The infalling matter releases gravitational potential energy, up to several tens of per cent of its rest mass as X-rays. (Hydrogen fusion releases about 0.7 per cent of rest mass) X-ray binaries are further subdivided into...
Variable Star -- Most stars are of nearly constant luminosity. Our own Sun is a good example which goes through practically no measurable variation in brightness. There are, however, stars which do vary in brightness, called variable stars. They fall into two main groups: Intrinsic variables These are stars which have intrinsic variations in brightness, that is the star itself gets brighter and dimmer. There are many types of intrinsic variables, the main types being: --...
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