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1 week, 6 days ago

Hotter than the sun: Hubble zooms in on star that suddenly brightened 100 times

Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled remarkable new insights into FU Orionis, a young star located in the constellation Orion, known for its dramatic brightness fluctuations. Recent observations reveal that the accretion disk surrounding FU Ori is significantly hotter than previously estimated, with temperatures reaching an astonishing 16,000 Kelvin—nearly three times that of our Sun's surface. The new findings, published …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Isro's AstroSat catches never-before-seen nuclear explosion in Andromeda Galaxy

India Today

For the first time, astronomers have detected far-ultraviolet emissions from novae — sudden, bright explosions on stars—during their outbursts in the Andromeda galaxy, our closest large galactic neighbour. Using data from the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope aboard ISRO’s AstroSat satellite, the researchers identified ultraviolet emissions from 42 novae, including four caught in the act of erupting. “UVIT’s unique ability to observe …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Extreme ultraviolet: The technology behind the world's fastest microchips : Planet Money : NPR

NPR

The strange way the world's fastest microchips are made Enlarge this image Jeff Guo/NPR Jeff Guo/NPR This is the story behind one of the most valuable — and perhaps, most improbable — technologies humanity has ever created. It's a breakthrough called extreme ultraviolet lithography, and it's how the most advanced microchips in the world are made. Only one company in …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Export rules for chip maker ASML tightened up in line with US

Dutch News

The cabinet is tightening the export conditions for chip machinery maker ASML to countries outside Europe to prevent “disruption of the economy”, foreign trade minister Reinette Klever has said in a briefing to MPs. The company will have to have a government export licence for every machine destined for a non-European country, bringing it in line with American export rules. …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Export rules for chip maker ASML tightened up in line with US

Dutch News

The cabinet is tightening the export conditions for chip machinery maker ASML to countries outside Europe to prevent “disruption of the economy”, foreign trade minister Reinette Klever has said in a briefing to MPs. The company will have to have a government export licence for every machine destined for a non-European country, bringing it in line with American export rules. …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Golfers follow the sun. Here is what we can learn from them about protecting ourselves from dangerous rays

Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Camilo Villegas wasn’t just trying to refine his golf swing as he prepared to play in the Masters for the first time in nine years. “I’m trying a Korean brand now, and that has worked pretty good.” Skin cancer has his attention — along with many of his fellow golfers. “The amount of time we spend in …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

NASA's Hubble Telescope captures 'fierce Tarantula Nebula', stellar picture goes viral

Hindustan Times

NASA often shares numerous kinds of space-related posts that never fail to capture the interest of many people. Recently, the space agency posted a picture of the Tarantula Nebula that has stunned people. The "Hubble telescope was able to obtain stellar data in ultraviolet light which can only be viewed from space to help astronomers in their research for decades …

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9 months ago

Asteroid named after Bengaluru Professor

The Hindu

International Astronomical Union has named an asteroid after Prof. Jayant Murthy, who was acting director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics before his retirement in 2021. Buie at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, USA, in 2005 and has been named after Prof. Murthy in recognition of his work in the NASA New Horizons Science Team to observe the ultraviolet …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Scientists build a camera to ‘show’ how animals see moving things

The Hindu

To most people, leaves are green and oranges are orange. In a paper published in PLoS Biology, the team has written their device can even reveal what colours different animals see in motion, which hasn’t been possible so far. In sum, the camera system translated what animals see in visible and non-visible light into colours compatible with the human eye. …

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11 months ago

Best water purifiers in 2024: Choose the top 10 solutions for clean and healthy drinking water

Hindustan Times

Ensuring access to clean drinking water is vital for maintaining good health. Specifications of the Livpure GLO PRO++ RO+UV+UF Water Purifier: Purification Technology: RO, UV, UF Storage Capacity: 7 Litres Purification Capacity: Up to 15 litres per hour Input Water Temperature: 10 Degree Celsius to 40 Degree Celsius Operating Voltage: 140-300 V AC/50 Hz Installation: Wall-Mounted Dimensions : 290 mm …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Does Exposure To Sunlight Boost Your Appetite? Check What Experts Say

News 18

Sunlight does a lot for us, the reason sunbathing has been considered very beneficial for the body. A team of researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel claim that sun exposure appears to stimulate hunger—though only in males. After spending time in the sunlight, when the participants were asked about their appetites, men reported feeling hungrier, while women experienced no …

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1 year ago

Video: Aditya L-1's SUIT opens up to capture the Sun in space

India Today

India's leap into solar exploration has reached a new milestone as the Indian Space Research Organisation unveils a captivating video from its Aditya-L1 mission. The Aditya-L1 mission, India's first dedicated scientific expedition to study the Sun, has successfully captured full-disk images of our star in near ultraviolet wavelengths. WATCH ADITYAL1 SUIT OPEN UP IN SPACE These images, taken using eleven …

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54 years, 11 months ago

The Nature Conservancy photo contest 2023: Winners announced

CNN

CNN — A dried-up pond revealing holes dug by fish, a settlement in the middle of a yellow rapeseed field, and a wolf spider protecting her babies are among the winning images that captivated the judges of The Nature Conservancy’s 2023 Global Photo Contest. Illuminated with an LED lamp, and captured using a camera in a waterproof case with a …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Intel hails 'landmark' as high-volume extreme ultraviolet production begins at Irish plant

The Hindu

Chipmaker Intel said on Friday it had begun high-volume production using extreme ultraviolet lithography machines at its $18.5 billion plant in Ireland, calling it a "landmark" moment as it seeks to regain ground on its rivals. Intel's general manager of technology development Ann Kelleher told Reuters it was on track to meet this target, with two manufacturing processes now complete, …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Why is Dutch govt aggressively promoting use of sun creams among citizens?

Hindustan Times

In an effort to address rising skin cancer cases, the Dutch government has taken a proactive step by initiating a comprehensive programme that provides free sun protection to its citizens. Under this new initiative, sun cream dispensers will be installed throughout the Netherlands during the summer season. This ambitious effort aims to cultivate a culture of regular sun cream application, …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Google doodle celebrates 80th birthday of Dr. Mario Molina. Top points

Hindustan Times

Google doodle on Sunday celebrated the 80th birth anniversary of Dr. Mario Molina, a Mexican chemist who pioneered the task of convincing governments to come together to save the planet’s ozone layer. “A co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Dr. Molina was one of the researchers who exposed how chemicals deplete Earth’s ozone shield, which is vital to …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Ozone hole 7 times bigger than the last one discovered: What is it and why you should be worried

Firstpost

The newly-discovered all-season hole in the ozone layer has been located in the lower stratosphere over the tropics for the last 30 years Adding to the worries of environment activists and possibly increasing the impact of climate change on the planet, a new and larger hole in the ozone layer has been discovered recently. According to American space agency NASA, …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Stylish Sun Protective Clothing For Women And Men

Huff Post

With summer exposure to the sun comes conversations about the importance of sunscreen — but there’s another, often overlooked protective measure you can take to safeguard your skin from the sun, and that’s choosing clothing that’s specifically made to protect you from ultraviolet rays. But certain types of clothing can absorb or block harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun that …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Ultraviolet light can help prevent spread of Covid - in the right dose, new study finds

The Independent

A type of ultraviolet light can kill the Covid virus without causing any harm if the right dose is given, a new study has found. Scientists at Columbia University have found that a particular type of ultraviolet light, Far-UVC light, could be used to prevent the spread of coronavirus indoors, where it is most likely to be transmitted. Scientists also …

Covid Ultraviolet Light

2 years, 8 months ago

Vapourised Rock Rain, Sunburned Atmosphere — Bizarre Conditions Found On Hot-Jupiters

ABP News

New Delhi: Hubble astronomers studying ultra-hot Jupiters have found evidence of bizarre weather conditions on the sizzling worlds. The other paper, published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, is about a planet which has its upper atmosphere getting hotter rather than cooler because it is being "sunburned" by intense ultraviolet radiation from its star. Daytime Side Of One Planet Enriched In …

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3 years, 1 month ago

These Corporations Funded The Co-Sponsors Of Ohio’s Proposed Abortion Ban

Huff Post

Pfizer is one of 38 companies found to have given campaign contributions to Ohio lawmakers backing a proposed abortion ban in the state. via Associated Press A number of health care companies and major corporations have made campaign contributions to two dozen Ohio state lawmakers who are co-sponsoring new legislation to ban abortion in the state. The bill’s sponsors titled …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Hole in Earth's protective ozone layer larger than usual and surpasses size of Antartica, say scientists

Firstpost

Atmospheric ozone absorbs ultraviolet light coming from the sun. Its absence means more of this high-energy radiation reaches the Earth, where it can harm living cells Berlin: Scientists say the hole in the Earth’s protective ozone layer over the Southern Hemisphere is larger than usual this year and already surpasses the size of Antarctica. The European Union’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Air purifiers and ultraviolet lights to be trialled in schools in bid to tackle Covid

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Air purifiers and ultraviolet lights are to be trialled in schools …

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3 years, 4 months ago

NASA Finds Water Vapour on Jupiter's Moon Ganymede for the First Time

News 18

Did you know that Jupiter’s moon Ganymede contains more water than all of the oceans combined on the Earth? So, water on Jupiter’s largest moon’s surface is just in solid form, or at least that is what scientists thought before they found the evidence of water vapour in Ganymede’s thin atmosphere. The reason behind this, scientists thought, was the presence …

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Hotter than the sun: Hubble zooms in on star that suddenly brightened 100 times

Isro's AstroSat catches never-before-seen nuclear explosion in Andromeda Galaxy

Extreme ultraviolet: The technology behind the world's fastest microchips : Planet Money : NPR

Export rules for chip maker ASML tightened up in line with US

Export rules for chip maker ASML tightened up in line with US

Golfers follow the sun. Here is what we can learn from them about protecting ourselves from dangerous rays

NASA's Hubble Telescope captures 'fierce Tarantula Nebula', stellar picture goes viral

Asteroid named after Bengaluru Professor

Scientists build a camera to ‘show’ how animals see moving things

Best water purifiers in 2024: Choose the top 10 solutions for clean and healthy drinking water

Does Exposure To Sunlight Boost Your Appetite? Check What Experts Say

Video: Aditya L-1's SUIT opens up to capture the Sun in space

The Nature Conservancy photo contest 2023: Winners announced

Intel hails 'landmark' as high-volume extreme ultraviolet production begins at Irish plant

Why is Dutch govt aggressively promoting use of sun creams among citizens?

Google doodle celebrates 80th birthday of Dr. Mario Molina. Top points

Ozone hole 7 times bigger than the last one discovered: What is it and why you should be worried

Stylish Sun Protective Clothing For Women And Men

Ultraviolet light can help prevent spread of Covid - in the right dose, new study finds

Vapourised Rock Rain, Sunburned Atmosphere — Bizarre Conditions Found On Hot-Jupiters

These Corporations Funded The Co-Sponsors Of Ohio’s Proposed Abortion Ban

Hole in Earth's protective ozone layer larger than usual and surpasses size of Antartica, say scientists

Air purifiers and ultraviolet lights to be trialled in schools in bid to tackle Covid

NASA Finds Water Vapour on Jupiter's Moon Ganymede for the First Time