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Three-dimensional images become significant tool: Three-dimensional images become significant toolNothing new hereBiomechanics has long made use of motion capture, and is the originating pupose for the technology, long before it was applied to visual effects and game development ends. It would be harder to find a sport that hasn't used it for analysis.; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Three-Dimensional, tool, Biomechanics; Discussion threads 2008-01-22
Interactive 3D-environments based on MPEG-4: Computer scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT have developed a media player for interactive 3D-environments. 'Our system allows us to actively involve the viewers -- they can walk through rooms and select objects, for instance,' says one researcher. This is possible because each element -- a...; Tags: Spectator, MPEG-4, Scene, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-08-11
A new way to print bones: Good old ink jet printers are really versatile machines. Last week, I told you they will be used to print organic transistors. Now, Canadian and German researchers are using a slightly modified version of the printer that sits on your desk to build three-dimensional bioceramic bones. They took "advantage of...; Tags: Printers, Document management, printer, bone, room temperature, three-Dimensional, printing; Blog posts 2007-03-18
Microsoft's TouchLight makes 3D hands-on: Technology lets you manipulate three-dimensional imagesThe future is here: TouchLight technology, slated to be released by the end of the year, lets users move and manipulate three-dimensional images with their hands. CNET News.com's Neha Tiwari talks with David Harnett, Microsoft's senior director of IP ventures, about how the technology works...; Tags: three-Dimensional, TouchLight; Videos 2006-07-20
Virtual reality helps diagnose heart defects: According to BioMed Central, Dutch doctors are using a virtual reality system to visualize the heart in three dimensions and detect if it is healthy or not. In a pilot study, ten doctors were able to move around virtual three-dimensional animated images or 'holograms' of the heart and to make...; Tags: I-Space, virtual reality, Barco N.V., virtual reality system, three-Dimensional; Blog posts 2005-12-28

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Looking at single atoms of hydrogen: As you probably know, graphene is a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon atoms packed in a dense two-dimensional honeycomb lattice. And it recently became very popular recently as a basis for ultra-fast transistors. Now, according to Science News, U.S. researchers are using graphene to image individual hydrogen atoms via a standard...; Tags: Atom, Researcher, Hydrogen, Carbon, Here, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-19
A new look at technology visualization: Most organizations have no way to gain a comprehensive view of all technical components and their impact on the enterprise but consolidating and streamlining can do the trick, says Planet Associates' William Spencer. Commentary--Now more than ever, businesses and government agencies are dependent on clear,...; Tags: visualization, infrastructure, data centers, William Spencer, CEO, Planet Associates, Special to ZDNet; News items 2008-07-10
Web 3.0 - the future of social networking: Note: re-posted after withdrawing post a few days ago; no changes made since then. I would put this very much on par with a past Scoble moment, as I've been lucky enough to see something which actually impresses me. I've seen a lot over my life, the...; Tags: 3D, Web, Facebook, Network, Web 3.0, Scene, Vivaty Scenes, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Shark FX for Windows (exe): Punch! Shark FX is professional CAD software that provides modeling functionality beyond retail products, includes translators to enterprise CAD system such as CATIA and Pro-E and 2D dimensional constraint management methods for rapid design iterations. Includes precision 3D to 2D model to sheet tools based on our licensed CATIA V5...; Tags: Catia, 2D, Animation, Microsoft Windows, Modeling, Punch Software, Shark FX, CAD, Research & Development, Software, Business Operations; Software downloads 2008-07-04
Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!: If you read my blog postings semi-often, you know that I'm very, very critical of problems with airport security. Nicole Wong of the Boston Globe reported that Boston's Logan International Airport will become the next airport to implement full-body scanners (thanks for the link from the LiquidMatrix guys!) that can see...; Tags: Imaging, Airport Security, Privacy, Transportation Security Administration, Image, Attack, Madness, Scanners, Document Management, Security, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-03
'Sensing' more about what's coming in Windows 7: 'Sensing' more about what's coming in Windows 7Windows sensors will bring a new management interfaceto set them up, and then they'll crash unexpectedly, and make things stop responding.There'll be a "grandfather" sensor which automatically reboot the machine, and does some protocol sniffing on your box, to make sure that Microsoft...; Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, sensor, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP; Discussion threads 2008-06-18
EarthBrowser (air): EarthBrowser is an innovative Earth-simulation software that combines an easy-to-navigate, three-dimensional globe with real-time weather conditions, and a seven-day forecast for thousands of locations. The application also features live earthquakes, Web cams, volcanoes, and current cloud formations. With the screensaver option, EarthBrowser takes over your desktop with a gorgeous image....; Tags: Screensaver, Lunar Software, EarthBrowser; Software downloads 2008-06-11
Images: A bit of technology in a world of magic: TechRepublic contributor Wally Bahny takes you through World of Warcraft's Engineering Profession, a world of Steam Tonks, Dimensional Rippers, and Khorium Destroyers. by CNET News.com; Tags: World Of Warcraft, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-06-06
Could Apple kill the Nintendo DS? I doubt it: Brian Caulfield, writing for Forbes TechMeme coverage, believes that Apple could represent a threat to Nintendo's dominance in the gaming arena. I'm certain that no matter what Steve Jobs pulls out of his pocket at WWDC on Monday, Nintendo isn't going to be worried. Monday, however, Nintendo will likely face a...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Apple Inc., Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, Games, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-06-05
IBM to cool chips with H20: Much like a Porsche boxer engine -- only much, much smaller -- scientists from the IBM Zurich Research Lab and the Fraunhofer Institute in Berlin are working on a microchip that uses micro pipes of water to cool itself, IBM announced this morning. The chip's components are...; Tags: IBM Corp., Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-06-05
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...; Tags: Microwave, Signal, Silicon Chip, Capacitor, Chip, Lattice, X-rays, Ehsan Afshari, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Document Management, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-30
3Doku (for Mac OS X) (dmg): 3Doku brings the traditional Sudoku game to the third dimension. In a 9x9x9 cube, 27 Sudoku schemas intersect one another along the three axis. Every 9x9 bi-dimensional schema must be solved keeping in mind that every single cell belongs to the selected schema and also to the other two placed...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Schema, Simone Tellini, Apple Mac OS X, Games, Apple Mac OS, E-mail Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software; Software downloads 2008-05-29
Anyone ripped their entire DVD collection?: Over the weekend I was sitting down looking at my DVD collection when had one of those "weekend ideas" - Would it be feasible to rip my entire DVD collection to hard disk? Like most "weekend ideas" it sounded like a good idea at the time. No more...; Tags: Job, Disc, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-19
Builder 3D (Simplified Win Installer) (exe): The Builder 3D from Wise Bee is completely free and truly three-dimensional game where you build sets of 3D constructs out of basic building blocks - cubes. You can also create your own sets and share them with other players. You can, of course, get and play sets shared by...; Tags: Set, 3D, Wise Bee; Software downloads 2008-05-14
IDX Variable Constraint System for AutoCAD 2007 (exe): The Variable Constraint System provides variational sketching functionality within AutoCAD. It enables geometric or dimensional constraints to be applied that control relationships between drawn objects. Constraints may be applied to unbound lines, circles, ellipses, arcs, splines, points, and specific geometries in two dimensions, or a two-dimensional subspace of three dimensions....; Tags: Constraint, AutoCAD, IMSI/Design, Variable Constraint System; Software downloads 2008-05-13