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Popular Mechanics
February 2010
Erin McCarthy |
NASA's Hubble Is Ready for Its 3D Closeup (With Video!) During the past 20 years, the Hubble Space Telescope revealed the age of the universe (about 14 billion years), shed light on dark energy and captured galaxies in all stages of evolution.   |
Popular Mechanics
May 2007
Thomas D. Jones |
Should We Repair Hubble? A plan to save the Hubble calls for five spacewalks and two shuttles. We asked a four-time shuttle astronaut if it's worth the risk. |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2011
Travis Hoium |
"Mission: Impossible" Will Test the Power of IMAX Could this movie debut give the Company a boost? |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2008
Jill Jusko |
Taking IMAX to the Stars Engineering firm uses simulation tools to help carry the camera to the Hubble telescope. |
Smithsonian
August 2005
Anne Broache |
Indelible Images - Footloose The image of Bruce McCandless' spacewalk two decades ago still amazes. It was the first untethered walk ever -- and was among the last. |
Popular Mechanics
October 24, 2008
Andrew Moseman |
Scientists Fixing Hubble Contend With Antiquated Computers NASA scientists trying to find out what went wrong during last week's repair of the Hubble Space Telescope find themselves dealing with 486 processors and other outdated computer technology. |
Popular Mechanics
May 15, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
The Future of 5 Telescopes in Space This week has been an active one for earthlings' quest to understand the universe. Here is the big news on five telescopes in the sky. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2012
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
IMAX Is on Cruise Control The big screen leader scores well with the latest "Mission: Impossible" movie. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Does Harry Potter Have More Magic For IMAX? The Harry Potter series has been good to IMAX shareholders in the past. Will the trend continue? |
Popular Mechanics
February 13, 2009
Erin McCarthy |
New IMAX Film, Under the Sea 3D, Puts Audiences in the Ocean Director Howard Hall seeks to make people fall in love with creatures of the ocean, several of which are in danger to become extinct. |
Geotimes
February 2005
Naomi Lubick |
NASA Debates Hubble's Fate Without a replacement telescope in sight, NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe announced in the spring that a robotic mission would be sufficient to service Hubble, but now a group of scientists says that a robotic mission is too costly and uncertain. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2009
Erin McCarthy |
The Tech Behind 3D's Big Revival What has convinced Hollywood that 3D is finally ready for its closeup? The short answer may be that technology has caught up with the concept. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Pirates Invade IMAX "Pirates of the Caribbean" sets a new record at IMAX. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2011
Travis Hoium |
James Cameron Pushes Studios Into the Third Dimension Will Hollywood pony up the extra cash to film in 3-D? |
The Motley Fool
July 7, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
IMAX Steels the Show The big-screen cinema savior gets help from the Man of Steel. IMAX is in a good place right now, even if putting itself on the bidding block conveys images of desperation. Investors, take note. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2013
Stephen Cass |
App Watch: The Final Frontier -- on Your Phone NASA brings its missions to the smallest screen |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2011
Travis Hoium |
To 3-D or Not to 3-D IMAX is in a better position than RealD to benefit from the realization that 3-D doesn't work for all movies. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2005 |
Space Shuttle uses QNX software for camera Neutrino software manages a laser camera system that monitors exterior damage to a space shuttle prior to the Return to Flight mission. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2011
Mark Harris |
Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W3 Digital Camera Fujifilm's new 3-D camera has some serious limitations, but points (and shoots) toward the future of photography |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2011
Travis Hoium |
IMAX by the Numbers IMAX has been crushed recently, but has the sell-off gone too far? |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Mission: Impossible for IMAX Can IMAX convince the market it still has a product studios and customers will pay up for? |
The Motley Fool
May 9, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
IMAX Screens New Models IMAX may be coming off a bad quarter, but it's in a pretty sweet place right now. It's got interested parties that may result in buyout offers for a near-term exit strategy, and the company's got new technology, like live-action 3-D and digital projecting, that will serve it well in the long-run. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2006 |
NASA's Hubble Looks for Possible Moon Resources NASA is using the unique optical capabilities of the Hubble Space Telescope for a new class of scientific observations of the Earth's Moon. |
Geotimes
August 2005
Kathryn Hansen |
Shuttle Repair Rundown The repair of the shuttle during a space walk Wednesday marked a first in the history of NASA. Astronaut Steve Robinson smoothly removed material found protruding from between the tiles on the belly of Discovery. |
Inc.
July 2005
Alison Stein Wellner |
Proving that You Have the Right Stuff A little-known, private digital imaging company called QuVIS landed a contract for the space shuttle Discovery's next mission. |
Wired
October 23, 2007
Frank Rose |
Beowulf and Angelina Jolie Give 3-D a Second Chance in Hollywood The new movie Beowulf starring Angelina Jolie brings old school 3-D glasses back into the theater. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Why Can't IMAX Get Any Love? Why can't a company that grew throughout the recession get any love from investors? |
Popular Mechanics
October 31, 2006
Matt Sullivan |
Trick and Treat: Behind the Scenes of the New "Nightmare Before Christmas" and the 3-D Movie Revolution How George Lucas' special effects house and new digital projection technology are manipulating images so fast your brain can't tell the difference -- and how Hollywood can. |
Popular Mechanics
September 1, 2009
Erin McCarthy |
Questions For IMAX on Small Screens and New Tech In the past eight years some technologies have been developed in some Hollywood films so that they could be displayed in an IMAX venue. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2009
Anders Bylund |
How 3-D Movies Will Save Theaters Since the Internet started nibbling away at Hollywood's traditional income streams, the movie industry has been trying to figure out how to entice people back into theaters. It looks like they've finally hit on a big audience-grabbing idea: 3-D movies. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2010
Travis Hoium |
Harry Potter Puts a Spell on IMAX Investors may have been a little late realizing that Harry still has some pull at the IMAX box office. |
Popular Mechanics
July 21, 2008
Seth Porges |
Are 3D Movies Finally Ready for Their High-Tech Close-up? With James Cameron's Avatar on the way, and theater owners scrambling to install the technology, 3D cinema could be on the verge of explosive growth. |
Popular Mechanics
July 24, 2009
Erin McCarthy |
3D Films Take Center Stage at San Diego Comic Con 2009 Special effects are highlighted with the arrival of four new movies. |
The Motley Fool
April 4, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney and IMAX's 3-D Duel IMAX battles digital 3-D in the quest for the ultimate movie experience. What will it mean for investors? |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2012
Howard Postley |
Sports: 3-D TV's Toughest Challenge Here's why live sports, the most popular 3-D shows, are the hardest to produce |
The Motley Fool
May 16, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Get Your Popcorn Ready for Summer Blockbusters The summer movie season is upon us and IMAX and RealD are ready for the show to begin. |
BusinessWeek
January 27, 2011
Sterngold & White |
Imax's Widescreen Profit Performance Lots of companies have rebounded from the recession, but few have regained form as quickly as the larger-than-life theater company Imax. With interest in effects-laden films up, the large-screen exhibitor soars. |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
IMAX Hopes to Snare Spidey The big-screen projection pioneer IMAX is in talks with Sony to release Spider-Man 2. |
Geotimes
October 2007 |
Hubble Sees Evolving Galaxies Researchers at the Space Telescope Science Institute recently compiled more than 500 images taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to reveal a tapestry-style image of at least 50,000 galaxies in a small stretch of sky near the Big Dipper. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2006 |
Crystal Group Contributes Technology to NASA's Space Video Gateway System NASA executives investigated computer server technologies for the International Space Station (ISS), and selected the CS900 server from Crystal Group Inc. to integrate with NASA's Space Video Gateway System. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2011
Anders Bylund |
3-D Tickets Are Still Box-Office Gold The new movie Puss In Boots tells a tale of continued riches in 3-D splendor. |
Science News
May 6, 2000 |
A Hubble Decade To celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope's 10th anniversary, the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md., has created a new Web site devoted to the Earth-orbiting telescope and its spectacular images.... |
Popular Mechanics
March 27, 2009
Erin McCarthy |
Monsters vs Aliens: Behind-the-Scenes Look at 3D Tech Creating an animated 3D film is a complex process, and directors are still using trial and error to find the true potential of the format, which is enjoying a resurgence thanks to improved digital technology. |
Geotimes
December 2005 |
Highlights 2005 -- Space Rovers still trucking... New "planetary" neighbors... Back to space... |
Adventure
March 2005
David Roberts |
What's Scarier? John Grunsfeld talks about his experiences and compares mountaineering expeditions to space missions. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2007
John McHale |
Manned Space Missions, International Space Station, Get Increases in 2008 NASA Budget Request Officials at NASA are looking for increased funding for the International Space Station, manned space systems and other programs that fulfill President Bush's goal of reaching the Moon by the end of the decade. |
Geotimes
May 2005
Naomi Lubick |
NASA on Deck As NASA prepares for the first space shuttle flight since the Columbia disaster on Feb. 2, 2003, the space agency remains in a transition stage. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
More Stamps in IMAX's Passport The big screen leader inks deals in China and Indonesia. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2010
Theo Valich |
Sony Launches Single-Lens 3D Cameras Are they good, or just good enough? |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2011
Travis Hoium |
IMAX Goes Big in China A new theater deal in China has given investors a reason to buy IMAX again. |
