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- Silicon chips for optical quantum computing
- UK researchers at Bristol University have shown that it is possible to control single photons on a silicon chip. The team developed 'the world's smallest optical controlled-NOT gate -- the building block of a quantum computer.' As said the lead researcher, 'This is a crucial step towards a future optical...
- Blog posts 2008-03-30
- Zoom liquid lenses for digital cameras
- Researchers at the University of Central Florida UCF have developed zoom lenses which closely replicate the working of the human eye. These adaptive lenses should be manufactured at a dramatically smaller size than conventional zoom lenses without compromising clarity. After being granted no less than 5 U.S. patents, the UCF...
- Blog posts 2007-07-23
- Pogue exposes the digital cam megapixel scam as a "big fat lie" and he's right
- Pogue exposes the digital cam megapixel scam as a "big fat lie" and he's rightActually, RTFM doesn't workI have several digital camera manuals here and they're all terrible. They're perfect at telling you how to set the camera to the different megapixel settings as well as adjust every other setting....
- Discussion threads 2007-02-08
- More megapixels, better photos: Fact or fiction?
- More megapixels, better photos: Fact or fiction?I upgraded KODAK cameras and found lower qualityI have owned several KODAK cameras, a 1 megapixel, 2 megapixel, and currently a 4 megapixel. Sadly, the DX6490 I purchased seemed to offer 4 megapixels of detail, and then used a compression engine that to...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-06
- Phillips Plastics' Focus on Innovation and Time-to-Market Enable Rapid Development of Sleek, Patented Chemical Splash Goggles
- Phillips Plastics wanted to design ultramodern chemical safety goggles to customer's criteria for style, fit, assembly and ventilation and meet delivery target. Concept sketches of the goggles were drawn by hand and then imported into NX. The customer had supplied Phillips with a physical model of a human head, so...
- Case studies 2007-01-01
- Carl Zeiss Foundation Reduces Backup Time 50%
- The two corporate groups of the Carl Zeiss Foundation, the Schott Group and the Carl Zeiss Group (Schott-Zeiss), produce high-quality glass and optics products. To ensure stability and availability, Schott-Zeiss desired a high performance backup and recovery solution in addition to the redundant design configuration of the system. Based on...
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- Optical Wireless for Security Applications: Highly Secure Inter-Building Wireless Bridges
- Keeping networks safe from intruders is a top priority for all Enterprises, including government agencies. With today's government agencies operating networks at speeds of Fast Ethernet and higher, IT professionals face constant pressure to balance LAN improvements and security to ensure the integrity of day-to-day business operations and protection of...
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- Can a cell phone replace your digital camera?
- Can a cell phone replace your digital camera?Not in near futureconsidering features, we may find almost all the we need in a cell phone camera.Its tough to imagine a phone used as camera. If you have a family you cannot give ur cameraphone to ur wife/kids. One things there, frnds...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-23
- MIT students making solar power realistic
- While most solar power installations involving standard photovoltaic cells are simply too expensive to be practical for most installations, a group of MIT graduate students just completed the first "parabolic" solar energy collector. Our algebra and pre-calculus students will remember that beams of light reflected from a parabola will...
- Blog posts 2008-06-22
- The harsh reality of suburban broadband
- The harsh reality of suburban broadbandi live in parsippanyand my Optimum line does not go down ever! I've had it for over a year now and I have decided to not even consider switching to FIOS as I have zero issues of any kind. My speed test results are 27468...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-22
- The harsh reality of suburban broadband
- Like millions of other Americans and many of New York City's "bridge and tunnel" crowd, I live in the 'burbs. While I do a great deal of travel for my full time job, I am also classified as a "mobile" employee, so I'm not formally attached to an office --...
- Blog posts 2008-06-22
- Nokia N78 (unlocked)
- First introduced at GSMA 2008, the Nokia N78 is finally making its way to the States. Like the other N series models, the N78 has a heavy focus on multimedia, boasting a 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, the ability to record video at VGA quality, an MP3 player, and...
- Product reviews 2008-06-20
- Cable: Act, Don't React
- Cable: Act, Don't React21-Hour coincidence?Isn't it amazing that the outage "happens" to get fixed just before the 24-hour point? After 24 hours, they would be stuck to give refunds, but it was fixed "just in time."Amazing.I've been through it many times.I dont quite understand what you mean here..."[i]If this household...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-13
- First impressions of the Nokia N78 with S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 and FM transmitter
- When it rains, it pours and I am getting swamped with new mobile devices to evaluate right now with the HTC Advantage 7510, Nokia N82, and now the Nokia N78. The Nokia N78 is the successor to the very popular Nokia N73 with significant improvements, including WiFi, GPS receiver, S60...
- Blog posts 2008-06-06
- Review: The sleek black Nokia N82 with Xenon lens lights up the night
- I was quite happy to upgrade my Nokia N95-3 with the firmware update that made my device a much better performer. A couple of days before I was able to upgrade my N95-3, I was sent a Nokia N82 to evaluate through the Nseries Blogger Relations program. After opening up...
- Blog posts 2008-06-04
- Image Gallery: Nokia N82 S60 multimedia computer
- The Nokia N82 continues to extend the line of Nseries devices with another innovation, the Xenon flash. The N82 has all the latest wireless connectivity options, with the exception of the North American 3G networks. The 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics takes very good photos and 30 fps...
- Image galleries 2008-06-04
- Microwaves from silicon chips?
- X-rays are widely used for medical imaging and security, but they still are dangerous. Would it be possible to replace X-rays by an imaging technology based on microwave radiation? Until now, it was not feasible because portable devices were not powerful enough. Now, two U.S. scientists have found how to...
- Blog posts 2008-05-30
- The first optical pacemaker
- According to a short news release from the Optical Society of America OSA, an international team of scientists at Osaka University in Japan has used a femtosecond laser pacemaker to control heart muscle cells. So far, this optical pacemaker will only be used for laboratory research. As writes OSA, 'exposing...
- Blog posts 2008-05-29
- Photos: Furnishings with a future
- The International Contemporary Furniture Fair, a showcase for modern design, attracted its fair share of tech-oriented, futuristic, and energy-saving devices.The International Contemporary Furniture Fair, which took place last week in New York, is a showcase for modern design. More than 600 exhibitors displayed contemporary furniture, flooring, lighting, and wall coverings....
- Image galleries 2008-05-27
- Automatic eyeglasses prescriptions?
- For its space missions, NASA wants astronauts with excellent vision without corrective lenses or glasses. This doesn't prevent its Vision Science and Technology Group to study human vision of ordinary people like you and me. Two members of this group recently discovered that a new formula connecting optical quality with...
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
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