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Rice Unveils Method for Tailoring Optical Processors
May 22, 2013 | by Jade Boyd, Rice University | Comments
Rice University scientists have unveiled a robust new method for arranging metal nanoparticles in geometric patterns that can act as optical processors that transform incoming light signals into output of a different color. The breakthrough by a team of theoretical and applied physicists and engineers at Rice's Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP) is described this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Stitching Defects into World’s Thinnest Semiconductor
May 24, 2013 9:53 am | by Columbia University | Comments
In pioneering new research at ...
Microsoft Touts Xbox One as All-In-1 Entertainment
May 22, 2013 10:17 am | by BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press DERRIK J. LANG, Associated Press | Comments
The company unveiled the Xbox One, an...
Penn Engineers’ Nanoantennas Improve Infrared Sensing
May 21, 2013 9:37 am | by Evan Lerner, University of Pennsylvania | Comments
A team of University of Pennsylvania...
With High-Tech Guns, Users Could Disable Remotely
May 24, 2013 10:42 am | by MARTHA MENDOZA, AP National Writer | CommentsA high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved — and disable it remotely. The technology, but not an actual gun, was demonstrated Tuesday at a wireless technology conference in Las Vegas and was shown to The Associated Press in advance. It comes at a time when lawmakers around the U.S. are considering contentious smart gun laws...
Detection of the Cosmic Gamma Ray Horizon
May 24, 2013 10:38 am | by University of California High-Performance AstroComputing Center | CommentsHow much light has been emitted by all galaxies since the cosmos began? After all, almost every photon (particle of light) from ultraviolet to far infrared wavelengths ever radiated by all galaxies that ever existed throughout cosmic history is still speeding through the Universe today. If we could carefully measure the number and energy (wavelength) of all those photons—not only at the present time, but also back in time...
Google to Add Galapagos Islands to Street View
May 24, 2013 9:36 am | by JASON DEAREN, Associated Press | CommentsFew have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Soon it will take only the click of a mouse or finger swipe on a tablet to explore some of the Galapagos Islands' most remote areas, surrounding waters and unique creatures.
Cradle Turns Smartphone into Handheld Biosensor
May 23, 2013 4:48 pm | by Liz Ahlberg, Physical Sciences Editor | CommentsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed a cradle and app for the iPhone that uses the phone’s built-in camera and processing power as a biosensor to detect toxins, proteins, bacteria, viruses and other molecules. Having such sensitive biosensing capabilities in the field could enable on-the-spot tracking of groundwater contamination, combine the phone’s GPS data...
Navy's Unmanned Ocean Recon Craft Makes 1st Flight
May 23, 2013 10:39 am | by Associated Press | CommentsAn unmanned jet built for U.S. Navy high-altitude maritime surveillance missions has made its first flight. Northrop Grumman Corp. says the MQ-4C Triton took off from Palmdale, Calif., Wednesday and completed a 90-minute flight. The aircraft is designed to fly missions lasting up to 24 hours at altitudes greater than 10 miles, allowing coverage out 2,000 nautical miles.
Innovation Could Bring Flexible Solar Cells, Transistors, Displays
May 23, 2013 10:19 am | by Emil Venere, Purdue University | CommentsResearchers have created a new type of transparent electrode that might find uses in solar cells, flexible displays for computers and consumer electronics and future "optoelectronic" circuits for sensors and information processing. The electrode is made of silver nanowires covered with a material called graphene, an extremely thin layer of carbon. The hybrid material shows promise as a possible replacement...
Whirlpools on the Nanoscale Could Multiply Magnetic Memory
May 23, 2013 10:00 am | by Paul Preuss, Berkeley Lab | Comments“We spent 15 percent of home energy on gadgets in 2009, and we’re buying more gadgets all the time,” says Peter Fischer of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Fischer lets you know right away that while it’s scientific curiosity that inspires his research at the Lab’s Advanced Light Source (ALS), he intends it to help solve pressing problems.
First Look: New Xbox Elegant, but Much Unknown
May 23, 2013 9:48 am | by DERRIK J. LANG, AP Entertainment Writer | CommentsAfter four years of development, Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One entertainment console and touted it as an all-in-one solution for playing games, watching TV and doing everything in between. Microsoft wants the Xbox One to be central to your living room, so it packed the new Xbox with such features as the ability to change TV channels through voice commands.
Twitter Adds Security Measure to Logins
May 23, 2013 9:38 am | by Associated Press | CommentsTwitter said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to enroll in a login verification program. For those who sign up, Twitter will send a six-digit code using a text message each time they sign in to Twitter.com. Besides their username and password, users will have to enter the code as well to log in.
Littelfuse Hosts Speed2Design TechTalks at NASA
May 22, 2013 4:48 pm | by Littelfuse, Inc. | CommentsLittelfuse, Inc. has created a NASA Exploration & Discovery Experience for the engineering community as part of its 2013 Speed2Design promotion. Winning design engineers will get an opportunity to go behind the scenes to spend time with NASA engineers at two premiere NASA facilities. Littelfuse will host Speed2Design TechTalk events at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif...
Aeroflex Releases the TETRA Enhanced Data Service Option for the 3920 Radio Test Set
May 22, 2013 4:18 pm | by Aeroflex Incorporated | CommentsAeroflex Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp. [NYSE:ARX], has announced the release of the TETRA Enhanced Data Service (TEDS) option for the 3920 Digital and Analog Radio Test Set. This operation enables the technician or engineer to use the 3920 for verifying the operation of TEDS mobile stations and base stations.
GS1 and Open Mobile Alliance team up to bring intelligent bar code scanning to mobile devices
May 22, 2013 4:07 pm | by GS1 and Open Mobile Alliance (OMA | CommentsGS1 and Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) are collaborating to enable bar code scanning features built directly into mobile devices. This will make it easier for application developers to allow their apps to scan and link to trusted content.
Focus on Chinese Broadband Home at HGI's Shenzhen Meeting
May 22, 2013 4:01 pm | by HGI | CommentsAn open forum addressing the latest broadband home-services trends and Smart Home requirements will be hosted in Shenzhen on June 18 by HGI, the leading global organisation for publishing requirements for the digital Smart Home. This event, part of HGI’s regular quarterly meeting, will feature presentations from two of China’s leading service providers and will take place from June 18-21 at the Westin Hotel, Shenzhen.
QuickLogic’s Parallel Camera Interface for TI Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 Processors
May 22, 2013 3:58 pm | by QuickLogic Corporation | CommentsQuickLogic Corporation [NASDAQ: QUIK], the innovator of ultra-low-power programmable Customer Specific Standard Products (CSSPs), today announced that its Parallel Camera Interface (CAM I/F) for Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 processors from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) now supports the Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Operating System (OS).
Samsung Selects ANADIGICS’ WiFi and Cellular Solutions for Galaxy S 4
May 22, 2013 3:51 pm | by ANADIGICS, Inc. | CommentsANADIGICS, Inc. [Nasdaq: ANAD] has announced that the Company’s AWL9581 802.11ac front-end IC (FEIC), AWT6651 ProEficient power amplifier (PA), AWT6624 HELP4 PA, and AWC6323 HELP3E dual-band PA enable wireless connectivity in the Galaxy S 4 by Samsung Electronics. This feature-rich smartphone offers a 5-inch full HD Super AMOLED display, 1.9 GHz quad-core processor, 13 megapixel camera, and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system.
