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This Week in Photonics: Imaging the Orion Nebula (7/28/2016)

This Week in Photonics: Imaging the Orion Nebula
The HAWK-I IR instrument on the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) has been used to produce the deepest and most comprehensive view of the Orion Nebula to date.
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Thursday, July 28, 2016
       
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Very Large Telescope Reveals Low-Mass Bodies in Orion Nebula
Very Large Telescope Reveals Low-Mass Bodies in Orion Nebula
The HAWK-I IR instrument on the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) has been used to produce the deepest and most comprehensive view of the Orion Nebula to date. The striking images reveal an abundance of faint brown dwarfs and isolated planetary-mass objects, and the presence of such low-mass bodies provides insight into the history of star formation within the nebula itself.
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Lockheed Martin Validates Airborne Sensor System
Lockheed Martin Validates Airborne Sensor System
Lockheed Martin Co. said its INFIRNO sensor system has completed its first flight aboard a H-60 BLACK HAWK helicopter, validating its ability to detect, identify and track targets from an airborne platform.
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NASA Develops Carbon-Nanotube Optics for Use in Telescopes Designed for Space Flight
NASA Develops Carbon-Nanotube Optics for Use in Telescopes Designed for Space Flight
A lightweight telescope that uses a carbon-nanotube mirror is being designed to fit easily inside a CubeSat, a NASA nanosatellite measuring four inches on one side. The telescope, which may be the first to carry a mirror made of carbon nanotubes in an epoxy resin, will be used for a range of CubeSat scientific investigations.
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Window to the Brain Could Enable Laser Surgery
Window to the Brain Could Enable Laser Surgery
Use of a novel material, nanocrystalline yttria-stabilized zirconia (nc-YSZ), to make cranial implants may allow the safe and efficacious use of laser-based therapies to treat brain disorders and combat the bacterial infections that are a leading cause of cranial implant failure. Nc-YSZ is a transparent version of the same ceramic that is used to make dental crowns and hip implants.
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Field Study Compares Portable Microscopes for Parasite Diagnosis
Field Study Compares Portable Microscopes for Parasite Diagnosis
Handheld, mobile phone-based microscopes could be used in developing countries after minimal training of community laboratory technicians to diagnose intestinal parasites quickly and accurately.
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