Partner Investigator Prof Michael Kramer, Max-Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
Professor Michael Kramer is the Director of the Max-Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany (www3.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de and a CAASTRO Partner Investigator (www.caastro.org).
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Star trails light the night sky above observatories atop Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. In the distance is Haleakala on the island of Maui. Look at the image through red-blue glasses to see the 3-D effect.
By Alan Boyle
What better way to start off the year than with a beautiful view of the heavens from one of the world's highest astronomical vantage points? Here's one way to make it better: Show it in 3-D!
This picture of the Mauna Kea Observatories was captured last month by NBC News' John Brecher during a visit to Hawaii's Big Island. The 13,796-foot-high (4,205-meter-high) facility is home to 13 telescopes, ranging from the University of Hawaii's 0.9-meter educational telescope to the 25-meter radio dish used as part of the Very Long Baseline Array.
Here you see, from left, Japan's Subaru Telescope; the twin 10-meter Keck telescopes, operated by Caltech and the University of California; and NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility. Maui's Haleakala volcano looms in the far background, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) away. As my colleague Phil Plait of the Bad Astronomy blog would say, "Holy Haleakala!"
The view is really worth exclaiming about when you see it in 3-D. If you can't make your way to Mauna Kea just now and see it in person, put on some red-blue glasses to look into the sky's depths. If you're in the market for 3-D spectacles, check out this list of online vendors. You can also keep an eye on the Cosmic Log Facebook page for our next 3-D glasses giveaway, and use your specs to see all the cosmic 3-D pictures we've pointed to over the past decade.
Here's to a delightful year of discoveries from Mauna Kea and the rest of the world's great telescopes.
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Star trails light the night sky above observatories atop Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. In the distance is Haleakala on the island of Maui. Look at the image through red-blue glasses to see the 3-D effect.
By Alan Boyle
What better way to start off the year than with a beautiful view of the heavens from one of the world's highest astronomical vantage points? Here's one way to make it better: Show it in 3-D!
This picture of the Mauna Kea Observatories was captured last month by NBC News' John Brecher during a visit to Hawaii's Big Island. The 13,796-foot-high (4,205-meter-high) facility is home to 13 telescopes, ranging from the University of Hawaii's 0.9-meter educational telescope to the 25-meter radio dish used as part of the Very Long Baseline Array.
Here you see, from left, Japan's Subaru Telescope; the twin 10-meter Keck telescopes, operated by Caltech and the University of California; and NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility. Maui's Haleakala volcano looms in the far background, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) away. As my colleague Phil Plait of the Bad Astronomy blog would say, "Holy Haleakala!"
The view is really worth exclaiming about when you see it in 3-D. If you can't make your way to Mauna Kea just now and see it in person, put on some red-blue glasses to look into the sky's depths. If you're in the market for 3-D spectacles, check out this list of online vendors. You can also keep an eye on the Cosmic Log Facebook page for our next 3-D glasses giveaway, and use your specs to see all the cosmic 3-D pictures we've pointed to over the past decade.
Here's to a delightful year of discoveries from Mauna Kea and the rest of the world's great telescopes.
More astronomy for the new year:
Alan Boyle is NBCNews.com's science editor. Connect with the Cosmic Log community by "liking" the log'sFacebook page, following@b0yle on Twitterand adding theCosmic Log pageto your Google+ presence. To keep up with Cosmic Log as well as NBCNews.com's other stories about science and space, sign up for the Tech & Science newsletter, delivered to your email in-box every weekday. You can also check out"The Case for Pluto,"my book about the controversial dwarf planet and the search for new worlds.
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Singapore, 31 December 2012 Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced that further to the announcement made on 17 December 2012, Vision Technologies Aerospace Incorporated (VT Aerospace) has completed the acquisition of 100% equity interest in Volant Aerospace, LLC (Volant). The acquisition was completed following the fulfillment of customary conditions precedent.
With a current staff of approximately 60 specialists, Volant provides new and refurbished interior parts and support services to aircraft operators, leasing companies, integrators and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service providers. Volant will be managed as part of the aerospace sectors global MRO network, working closely with ST Aerospaces MRO subsidiaries, affiliates and in-house engineering and development centre, as well as its engineering design specialist, DRB Aviation to offer one-stop turnkey cabin retrofit services.
The acquisition will not have any material impact on the consolidated net tangible assets per share and earnings per share of ST Engineering for the current financial year.
VT Systems (Vision Technologies Systems, Inc.) is an engineering company providing integrated solutions to the commercial and government markets in the aerospace, electronics, land systems and marine sectors. VT Systems innovative solutions, products and services include aircraft maintenance, repair and modification; software solutions in training and simulation; satellite-based IP communications technology; network solutions that integrate data, voice and video; rugged computers and computer peripheral equipment; specialised truck bodies and trailers; weapons and munitions systems; road construction equipment; and ship design and shipbuilding. Headquartered in Alexandria, Va., VT Systems operates globally and is a wholly owned subsidiary of ST Engineering. Please visitwww.vt-systems.com.
ST Aerospace (Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd) is the aerospace arm of ST Engineering. Operating a global MRO network with facilities and affiliates in the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe, it is the worlds largest commercial airframe MRO provider with a global customer base that includes leading airlines, airfreight and military operators. ST Aerospace is an integrated service provider that offers a spectrum of maintenance and engineering services that include airframe, engine and component maintenance, repair and overhaul; engineering design and technical services; and aviation materials and management services, including Total Aviation Support. ST Aerospace has a global staff strength of more than 8,000 engineers and technical specialists. Please visit http://www.staero.aero.
ST Engineering (Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd) is an integrated engineering group providing solutions and services in the aerospace, electronics, land systems and marine sectors. Headquartered in Singapore, the Group reported revenues of S$5.99b in FY2011 and ranks among the largest companies listed on the Singapore Exchange. It is a component stock of the FTSE Straits Times Index, FTSE ASEAN 40 Index, MSCI Singapore and other indices. ST Engineering has more than 22,000 employees worldwide, and over 100 subsidiaries and associated companies in 23 countries and 41 cities. Please visit http://www.stengg.com.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The commercial aerospace, defense and maritime industries are set for high growth over the next few years in the ASEAN region. Increasing economic development, rising demand for travel and trade in the region have especially been driving the need for the region to strengthen its air and sea transport infrastructure to meet up with these demands.
HW LIMA together with knowledge partner Frost & Sullivan plans to address new market opportunities and shed insights on the future of Aerospace, Defense and Maritime Industries at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition, happening in March 2013.
"LIMA has been getting a lot of enquiries from new to market companies, which we attribute to the importance of the Asian market vis-a-vis what is currently happening in Europe and the United States. We have partnered with Frost & Sullivan with the aim to continue driving growth by delivering more to our participants. Our new tag-line 'Delivering Asian Markets' encompasses our overall strategy to provide an effective and relevant platform in a region widely considered to be the world's leading growth area for aerospace and maritime," said Mr. Ahmad Dzuhri Wahab, Managing Director of HW LIMA Exhibitions.
On the commercial aviation front, the introduction of LCCs and airport developments in the region are expected to drive growth of this industry in the near future. According to Frost & Sullivan, passenger traffic across airports in the five major ASEAN countries of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand, is expected to reach close to 318 million passengers by 2017.
Growth of maritime is expected to be driven by increasing port development in countries such as Singapore and Malaysia in efforts to increase their traffic handling capacities. The total sea freight traffic handled in this region is expected to reach 2.52 billion tonnes by 2017.
On the defense front, the acquisition of UAVs, armoured vehicles, ships and aircraft will drive defense procurement spending in the near future. A lot of this increased spending is being driven by the rising geopolitical instability in the region and the need for replacement of obsolete military equipment. Defense spending in the ASEAN region is expected to grow at a CAGR of close to 10% during 2012 to 2020, reaching more than US$61 billion by 2020.
"Overall, 2012 to 2020 is expected to be a period of opening up of many growth opportunities for the aerospace, defense and maritime industries in ASEAN region in the near future. The implementation of several governmental reforms such as the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and open skies agreements among ASEAN countries is expected to drive growth of these industries in the region," said Mr. Neil Dave, Consulting Analyst of Aerospace & Defense at Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific.
The Langkawi International Maritimeand Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition,from 26 to30 March 2013,is fast becoming a must attend show for Asia. LIMA is a biennial event that gathers the world's leading maritime and aerospace companies in a week of high impact business and networking activities with special aerobatic and ship displays as highlights.
The exhibition will introduce a number of key new programmes, foremost being the ASEAN Aviation Best Practices Awards, The LIMA '13 Shipbuilding and Ship repair conference and the ASEAN Aviation Conference designed at boosting LIMA's global profile and increase participation.
Registration and booking of space for LIMA'13 is now open and more information on the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2013 can be found at http://www.lima.com.my.
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Caffeine crammed energy drinks produce adrenaline and exacerbate the hormonal rollercoaster both the bane of most women. New research and GungHo Focus Supplement may provide the smooth focus, energy and mood enhancement women desire.
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85% of energy drinks and shots are consumed by men according to a study by Mintel. Yet busy women crave energy and alertness even more than most men. So why don't energy products cut it for the ladies?
Dr. Dan Mowry has studied female physiology for twenty years. He suggests, pre-menopausal women typically fight a continual battle to keep their emotional impulses on a level plain. The last thing such women want to consume is straight caffeine! Caffeine is the only active ingredient shown to be effective in these energy products. Thus they stimulate just one aspect of the central nervous system the sympathetic division. This helps the body produce adrenaline fine for men but the bane of most women, and anathema to persons undergoing PMS. This jolt to a ladys physiology exacerbates her hormonal rollercoaster. What women need, said Mowry, is a product that would deliver, enough caffeine to provide short-term alertness, but balanced to stimulate the cognitive side of her brain also so as to not disrupt an already overwrought emotional sensibility.
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A new focus supplement GungHo could be the solution women are seeking. Said Dr. Perry Renshaw, former Harvard professor, Director at the Brain Institute and renowned brain health scientist: GungHo is the only energy shot or drink that contains natural ingredients at proven effective doses to improve focus and concentration. Unlike other energy products that deal with short-term energy and no lasting impact on brain energy, GungHo will actually increase levels of critical neurotransmitters in the brain over time.
A core ingredient - Cognizin Citicoline - has been recently shown (2012 McGlade) to increase focus (performance in attentional tasks) among healthy women, at a dose of 250 mg per day - the effective amount found in every GungHo shot.
What about the jitters and crash? GungHo should offer more balance. Caffeine will provide short-term alertness but the cognitive elements in GungHo should also produce mood enhancing dopamine, serotonin and endorphins (commonly called the happy hormone), says Mowry.
GungHo patent-pending formula contains four calories, no sugar or carbonation and claims to be a mild appetite suppressant.
Sandy Wilson, mother of three, says, GungHo gives me the lift I need when Im tired. I think more clearly, forget less and don't get so cranky. I tried other energy drinks but the caffeine crash depressed me.
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Chef turns to microbiology to enhance cuisine
A top New York Chef teams up with Harvard Scientists to explore the role of bacteria in fermentation. He hopes to better understand and tweak the process in an effort to create new and unique flavours to entice the palette. Sharon Reich reports.
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Carl R. Woese, 84, a Syracuse native and the microbiology professor credited with discovering the third domain of life, died Sunday at his Illinois home due to complications from pancreatic cancer.
Woese was born July 15, 1928 to Gertrude and Carl Woese, and the family lived at 256 Robineau Road. His father was an executive of Haberle Brewing Co. and founder of the Robeson & Woese engineering firm.
Woese earned bachelors degrees in math and physics from Amherst College and a Ph.D. in biophysics at Yale University. He studied medicine at the University of Rochester, was a postdoctoral researcher in biophysics at Yale and worked as a biophysicist at the General Electric Research Laboratory in Schenectady, before joining the microbiology faculty at the University of Illinois in 1964. He was also a professor at the universitys Institute for Genomic Biology.
It is truly impossible to adequately describe or to categorize his contributions to the University of Illinois, to biology and to the world during his long and distinguished career here. The campus community has lost one of our giants this week, University of Illinois Chancellor Phyllis Wise said in release.
In 1977, Woese and his colleagues published two papers overturning a universally held assumption that the tree of life had just two branches bacteria (called prokarya), and everything else (eukarya). Their discovery added archaea, as a third main branch of the evolutionary family tree. Archaea resemble bacteria, but are biochemically and genetically different, and are often abundant in environments that are hostile to all other life forms.
Dr. George E. Fox, professor of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Houston, was a co-discoverer with Woese of the micro-organisms they originally called archaeabacteria. He said, I think it was a very important discovery. It sometimes goes under the name of the third form of life. It was a fundamental discovery in microbiology.
Woese received the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation genius award, the National Medal of Science, the Leeuwenhoek Medal awarded once every 10 years and several other honors.
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Biology Winter Break Extra Credit (Evolution)
Intro Ima rap about the way evolution arises So I highly advise you pay attention Evolution arises thru four mechanisms These four include natural selection, Gene flow, genetic drift, and mutation So listen up folks and cut out all the hating Verse One I only help my neighbors I never help the haters So ima give you a real quick lesson About evolution In this 4 minute session Evolution today is defined as the process whereby new species Arise from earlier species due to the series of changes in the earlier beings What kind of changes? Well, just look at the many phases and stages That all living things goes through It #39;s not just a point of view It #39;s a critical review So be sure to remember And to never forget the correct Central idea of evolution Some might thing it #39;s an illusion But it #39;s proven That we all come from a common ancestor Just as you and your cousins come from a common grandmother Verse Two Lets give props to the famous Mr Charles Darwin Who started Traveling to many places And receiving valuable information Leading to the four mechanisms of evolution So pay attention cause here comes natural selection I #39;ll give you a visual perception then I #39;ll give you my definition Natural selection refers to the process of individuals in a population that possess, Certain heritable traits that eventually, Survive more and go out and make more progeny Than those individuals who lack those traits So over time a population, will change Verse Three The next mechanism that I ...
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Chemistry Projects Hold Promise for Real World Applications
J. Clay Harris, auxiliary assistant professor in the department of Chemistry Biochemistry at The Ohio State University is developing a dye kit for use in testing groundwater. His research also looks at markers that may one day help detect the early onset of aneurysms.
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