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• Optical mouse — A wireless optical mouse An optical computer mouse or optic mouse uses a light emitting diode and photodiodes to detect movement relative to a surface, unlike a mechanical mouse which has a ball which rotates orthogonal shafts which drive chopper …   Wikipedia

• Passive optical network — A passive optical network (PON) is a point to multipoint, fiber to the premises network architecture in which unpowered optical splitters are used to enable a single optical fiber to serve multiple premises, typically 32 128. A PON consists of an …   Wikipedia

• High definition optical disc format war — The high definition optical disc format war was a format war between the Blu ray Disc and HD DVD optical disc standards for storing high definition video and audio. These standards emerged between 2000 and 2002 and attracted both the mutual and… …   Wikipedia

• Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics       Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity.       Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …   Universalium

• List of astronomy acronyms — This is a compilation of acronyms commonly used in astronomy. Most of the acronyms are drawn from professional astronomy and are used quite frequently in scientific publications. However, a few of these acronyms are frequently used by the general …   Wikipedia

• Hubble Space Telescope — Infobox Space telescope name = Hubble Space Telescope (HST) caption = The Hubble Space Telescope as seen from Space Shuttle Discovery during its second servicing mission (STS 82) organization = NASAESASTScI alt names = nssdc id =… …   Wikipedia

• Gamma-ray astronomy — is the astronomical study of the cosmos with gamma rays. Early history Long before experiments could detect gamma rays emitted by cosmic sources, scientists had known that the universe should be producing these photons. Work by Eugene Feenberg… …   Wikipedia

• Quasar — This article is about the astronomical object. For other uses, see Quasar (disambiguation). Artist s rendering of ULAS J1120+0641, a very distant quasar powered by a black hole with a mass two billion times that of the Sun[1]. Credit: ESO/M.… …   Wikipedia

• Radio astronomy — is a subfield of astronomy that studies celestial objects at radio frequencies. The field originated from the discovery that many astronomical objects emit radiation in the radio wavelengths as well as optical ones. The great advances in radio… …   Wikipedia

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• High Energy Transient Explorer — The High Energy Transient Explorer (abbreviated HETE; also known as Explorer 79) is an American astronomical satellite with international participation (mainly Japan and France). The prime objective of HETE is to carry out the first… …   Wikipedia