Archives: August2009

• SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Mount Wilson Fire, Nebula, More

  A wildfire surrounds a historic telescope, a “triple threat” nebula comes to light, a crater’s rim creates a “halo” on the moon, and more in the week’s best space pictures.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• “Electronic Tongue” Mimics Human Taste Organ

  A digital tongue that can measure the human taste of sweetness has been created, a new study says. The technology may someday be used to detect diseases in people.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Internet’s 40th “Birthday” Marked

  In fall 1969, computers sending data between two California universities set the stage for the Internet, which became a household word in the 1990s.Video.