Britain slaps trade sanctions on Iranian firmsOctober 12th, 2009 LONDON - British companies have been banned from doing business with two Iranian firms linked to Tehran's nuclear programme, Exchequer Secretary Sarah McCarthy-Fry announced late Monday. The two Iranian firms being targeted are Bank Mellat and the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines.
India tests nuclear-capable short range missileOctober 12th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - India Monday successfully test fired the nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile twice from a test range in Orissa, officials said. The missiles were fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Balasore district, some 230 km from state capital Bhubaneswar -- first at 10.30 a.m.
Airborne survey to study changes to Antarctica's sea ice, glaciers and ice sheetsOctober 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA is all set to begin a series of flights to study changes to Antarctica's sea ice, glaciers and ice sheets. The flights are part of Operation Ice Bridge, a six-year campaign that is the largest airborne survey ever made of ice at Earth's polar regions.
NASA set to conduct largest airborne polar ice surveyOctober 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA will conduct a massive polar survey from Oct 15 to examine changes to Antarctica's sea ice and glaciers. The flights are part of Operation Ice Bridge, a six-year campaign that is the largest airborne survey ever made of ice at the polar regions.
Laser tweezers build super-fast computers more easilyOctober 1st, 2009 SYDNEY - Building super-fast computers has just become easier, thanks to a breakthrough that lets researchers grab hold of tiny components and probe their inner structure using only a beam of light. The discovery takes researchers a step closer to utilising semi-conductor nano-wires that will be key components of future integrated devices and circuits.
A breakdown of Iran's missile arsenalSeptember 30th, 2009 A breakdown of Iran's missile arsenalA breakdown of Iran's missile arsenal:
SAJJIL 1 and 2:
The Sajjil 2 is Iran's most advanced two-stage, surface-to-surface missile. It is powered entirely by solid-fuel, which increases the weapon's accuracy.
New laser gun to dazzle Somali piratesSeptember 8th, 2009 LONDON - A British defence manufacturer has designed a laser gun that can be used to dazzle pirates, leaving them incapacitated, thus becoming the perfect weapon to fight Somali pirates. According to a report in the Telegraph, known as the 'Laser Dazzle System, the device is powerful enough to incapacitate pirates up to 1,000 yards away, while leaving them physically unscathed.
Scientists using laser light to generate underwater soundSeptember 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States Naval Research Laboratory is working on a new technology that uses flashes of laser light to remotely create underwater sound. Researchers behind the project say that the new technology has the potential to expand and improve both Naval and commercial underwater acoustic applications, including undersea communications, navigation, and acoustic imaging.
New laser technology makes it possible to turn light into soundSeptember 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists has developed a new laser technology that has made it possible to turn light into sound. Developed by scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory, US, the technology has the potential to expand and improve both Naval and commercial underwater acoustic applications, including undersea communications, navigation and acoustic imaging.
Laser tests may soon replace dentist's dreaded drillAugust 31st, 2009 LONDON - The dentist's dreaded drill may soon be a thing of past, thanks to the laser tests University of Sydney scientists have developed to identify weaknesses in dental enamel. Currently, X-rays and metal probes are used to check cavities, but they fail to detect weaknesses in the enamel in time to repair the surface.
Laser technology creates new forms of metal and enhances aircraft performanceJuly 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists is using laser light technology to create new forms of metal and enhance aircraft performance. The laser light technology is being used by AFOSR (Air Force Office of Scientific Research) funded researchers at the University of Rochester to help the military create new forms of metal that may guide, attract and repel liquids and cool small electronic devices.
World's most powerful laser, to be used for checking old nuclear weapons, unveiled in Calif.May 31st, 2009 World's strongest laser unveiled at California labLIVERMORE, Calif. — The world's most powerful laser, created to help keep tabs on the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile while also studying the heavens, has been unveiled.
Laser doubles brightness of bulb filamentsMay 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An ultra-powerful laser not only doubles the brightness of light bulbs filaments but also slashes their power consumption, according to a new study. "We've been experimenting with the way ultra-fast lasers change metals, and we wondered what would happen if we trained the laser on a filament," said Chunlei Guo, associate professor of optics at the University of Rochester, who led the research.
Soon, microwaves that could defuse bombsApril 17th, 2009 LONDON - US researchers are designing a laser-guided microwave blaster to destroy explosives. The weapon, called the Multimode Directed Energy Armament System, could destroy the electronic fuse of an explosive device or missile, such as a roadside bomb, or immobilise a vehicle by disabling its ignition system, reports New Scientist.
Battlefield laser weapon can destroy rockets, mortars and artillery shellsApril 1st, 2009 LONDON - A US based company has developed a battlefield laser weapon that can fire a strong beam, which can destroy rockets, mortars and artillery shells. "We're doing our part to make gunpowder a 20th-century technology," said Dan Wildt of Northrop Grumman, whose battlefield laser weapon passed another milestone last week.
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