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IBM Preps Optics to Replace Copper Interconnects
By R. Colin Johnson | 2010-03-11 08:45:03 | Article Views: 126 | Comments: 0
Recently perfected optical interconnection technologies will obsolete copper traces for routing electronic signals around on printed circuit boards (PCBs) and even between cores inside microchips, according to IBM, which plans to commercialize on-chip optics over the next few years. READ MORE >>>
By R. Colin Johnson | 2010-03-11 08:45:03 | Article Views: 126 | Comments: 0
Recently perfected optical interconnection technologies will obsolete copper traces for routing electronic signals around on printed circuit boards (PCBs) and even between cores inside microchips, according to IBM, which plans to commercialize on-chip optics over the next few years. READ MORE >>>
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AR Gets Real, Real-Time, That Is
By Salvatore Salamone | 2010-03-11 08:29:01 | Article Views: 104 | Comments: 0
A new technique for the real-time identification of objects in a video stream holds the promise to simplify the development of augmented reality (AR) applications. READ MORE >>>
By Salvatore Salamone | 2010-03-11 08:29:01 | Article Views: 104 | Comments: 0
A new technique for the real-time identification of objects in a video stream holds the promise to simplify the development of augmented reality (AR) applications. READ MORE >>>
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3-D on the Cheap: $50 Makes iPhone Stereoscopic
By R. Colin Johnson | 2010-03-09 08:13:37 | Article Views: 756 | Comments: 2
Who says 3-D has to be expensive? An autostereoscopic adapter for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch converts the handheld into a stereoscopic display for $50, plus a free app lets you take 3-D photos, too. READ MORE >>>
By R. Colin Johnson | 2010-03-09 08:13:37 | Article Views: 756 | Comments: 2
Who says 3-D has to be expensive? An autostereoscopic adapter for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch converts the handheld into a stereoscopic display for $50, plus a free app lets you take 3-D photos, too. READ MORE >>>
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A Script for Health Care Fraud Solutions
By Dennis McCafferty | 2010-03-08 08:00:07 | Article Views: 352 | Comments: 1
Whether filing false medical claims or "doctor shopping," the cost of defrauding the health care system runs into the billions. Here are solutions that are stopping cheats in their tracks. READ MORE >>>
By Dennis McCafferty | 2010-03-08 08:00:07 | Article Views: 352 | Comments: 1
Whether filing false medical claims or "doctor shopping," the cost of defrauding the health care system runs into the billions. Here are solutions that are stopping cheats in their tracks. READ MORE >>>
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10 Essentials for Your Own Business Cloud
By Eric Lundquist | 2010-03-05 08:23:03 | Article Views: 353 | Comments: 0
A year ago, no one cared too much about cloud computing. Now that is all anyone cares about. READ MORE >>>
By Eric Lundquist | 2010-03-05 08:23:03 | Article Views: 353 | Comments: 0
A year ago, no one cared too much about cloud computing. Now that is all anyone cares about. READ MORE >>>
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Unclonable RFIDs Authenticate Electronic Fingerprints
By R. Colin Johnson | 2010-03-04 08:38:33 | Article Views: 395 | Comments: 0
Counterfeiting radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags is possible today by cloning an exact copy of the chip inside the tag. To thwart counterfeiters, Verayo has invented "electronic fingerprints" that work like an electronic passport to make RFID tags unclonable. READ MORE >>>
By R. Colin Johnson | 2010-03-04 08:38:33 | Article Views: 395 | Comments: 0
Counterfeiting radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags is possible today by cloning an exact copy of the chip inside the tag. To thwart counterfeiters, Verayo has invented "electronic fingerprints" that work like an electronic passport to make RFID tags unclonable. READ MORE >>>
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A Stream of Better Information
By Dennis McCafferty | 2010-03-03 07:43:45 | Article Views: 306 | Comments: 0
Better stock forecasting, health-care providing for infants and even outer-space monitoring are all possible via a new "stream computing" software product. READ MORE >>>
By Dennis McCafferty | 2010-03-03 07:43:45 | Article Views: 306 | Comments: 0
Better stock forecasting, health-care providing for infants and even outer-space monitoring are all possible via a new "stream computing" software product. READ MORE >>>
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The Guitar Hero of Tech?
By Dennis McCafferty | 2010-03-02 08:44:00 | Article Views: 400 | Comments: 0
Fender, the legendary guitar maker, has found cost-savings shortcuts with a 3-D printer upgrade. READ MORE >>>
By Dennis McCafferty | 2010-03-02 08:44:00 | Article Views: 400 | Comments: 0
Fender, the legendary guitar maker, has found cost-savings shortcuts with a 3-D printer upgrade. READ MORE >>>
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Going Up? Escalator, Elevator Motors Get Green-Friendly Fine-Tuning
By Dennis McCafferty | 2010-03-02 08:25:32 | Article Views: 323 | Comments: 1
The biggest waste of energy isn’t really the motors in automobiles -- it’s the motors in many machines we use every day. Find out how one tech company is changing this equation. READ MORE >>>
By Dennis McCafferty | 2010-03-02 08:25:32 | Article Views: 323 | Comments: 1
The biggest waste of energy isn’t really the motors in automobiles -- it’s the motors in many machines we use every day. Find out how one tech company is changing this equation. READ MORE >>>
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Gadgets, GPS, Networking Systems Make for Gold-Level Winter Games
By Dennis McCafferty | 2010-03-01 08:00:13 | Article Views: 525 | Comments: 1
With the Winter Olympics in Vancouver a big success, Games officials can credit a wide variety of tech solutions for making it happen. READ MORE >>>
By Dennis McCafferty | 2010-03-01 08:00:13 | Article Views: 525 | Comments: 1
With the Winter Olympics in Vancouver a big success, Games officials can credit a wide variety of tech solutions for making it happen. READ MORE >>>
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How to Make Celestial Observations in Your Pajamas
By R. Colin Johnson | 2010-03-01 07:55:24 | Article Views: 386 | Comments: 2
Poor man's astronomy can be performed by slewing over to Slooh.com (the name sounds like the slewing action of a telescope when it aims at a new object). There, anyone can take control of an observatory to photograph celestial objects. READ MORE >>>
By R. Colin Johnson | 2010-03-01 07:55:24 | Article Views: 386 | Comments: 2
Poor man's astronomy can be performed by slewing over to Slooh.com (the name sounds like the slewing action of a telescope when it aims at a new object). There, anyone can take control of an observatory to photograph celestial objects. READ MORE >>>
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Eight New E-Paper Displays Vie for Your Eyeballs
By R. Colin Johnson | 2010-02-26 08:34:22 | Article Views: 602 | Comments: 1
Today, every popular ebook uses the same Vizplex display from E-Ink. Apple's forthcoming iPad will use a conventional LCD, but eight other display alternatives will offer longer battery lifetimes and novel features that could win you over. READ MORE >>>
By R. Colin Johnson | 2010-02-26 08:34:22 | Article Views: 602 | Comments: 1
Today, every popular ebook uses the same Vizplex display from E-Ink. Apple's forthcoming iPad will use a conventional LCD, but eight other display alternatives will offer longer battery lifetimes and novel features that could win you over. READ MORE >>>
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Holy Copters! Smart Pixels Take to the Air
By Stan Gibson | 2010-02-26 08:17:31 | Article Views: 493 | Comments: 0
What can you do with a fleet of tiny helicopters? Plenty, if the group is self-organizing and each copter carries a few LEDs. READ MORE >>>
By Stan Gibson | 2010-02-26 08:17:31 | Article Views: 493 | Comments: 0
What can you do with a fleet of tiny helicopters? Plenty, if the group is self-organizing and each copter carries a few LEDs. READ MORE >>>
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Metamaterials Meld Multiple Modes onto Single Antenna
By R. Colin Johnson | 2010-02-25 08:27:49 | Article Views: 405 | Comments: 1
One of the world's first mobile phones to use metamaterials--LG's BL-40--allows multiple radio modes to share a single smart antenna. Invented by Rayspan, now a single antenna can meld today's 3G, GMS, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS with tomorrow's 4G WiMax and LTE standards. READ MORE >>>
By R. Colin Johnson | 2010-02-25 08:27:49 | Article Views: 405 | Comments: 1
One of the world's first mobile phones to use metamaterials--LG's BL-40--allows multiple radio modes to share a single smart antenna. Invented by Rayspan, now a single antenna can meld today's 3G, GMS, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS with tomorrow's 4G WiMax and LTE standards. READ MORE >>>
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The Twenty-First Century Maid?
By Dave Greenfield | 2010-02-25 08:07:53 | Article Views: 419 | Comments: 0
A new robot can finally fulfill every man’s fantasy--heating up food in the microwave--and a whole lot more. READ MORE >>>
By Dave Greenfield | 2010-02-25 08:07:53 | Article Views: 419 | Comments: 0
A new robot can finally fulfill every man’s fantasy--heating up food in the microwave--and a whole lot more. READ MORE >>>
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Carbon Life Forms to Create Like-Minded Microchips
By R. Colin Johnson | 2010-02-24 08:24:30 | Article Views: 532 | Comments: 2
Silicon microchips are the mainstay of all current electronic devices today, but could soon be replaced by carbon-based microchips that harness carbon's higher speed but without generating the excess heat plaguing silicon chips today. To prove the point, IBM Research recently demonstrated the world's fastest carbon transistor. READ MORE >>>
By R. Colin Johnson | 2010-02-24 08:24:30 | Article Views: 532 | Comments: 2
Silicon microchips are the mainstay of all current electronic devices today, but could soon be replaced by carbon-based microchips that harness carbon's higher speed but without generating the excess heat plaguing silicon chips today. To prove the point, IBM Research recently demonstrated the world's fastest carbon transistor. READ MORE >>>
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Optogenetics Offers Insight into the Last Frontier: The Brain
By Dave Greenfield | 2010-02-23 08:00:11 | Article Views: 485 | Comments: 0
A new branch of science lets scientists turn parts of the brain on and off, enabling a host of new applications. READ MORE >>>
By Dave Greenfield | 2010-02-23 08:00:11 | Article Views: 485 | Comments: 0
A new branch of science lets scientists turn parts of the brain on and off, enabling a host of new applications. READ MORE >>>
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Audio in Utero
By Dave Greenfield | 2010-02-22 08:09:13 | Article Views: 258 | Comments: 0
A new technology will play music in utero so parents can find another way to stimulate their children. But does this in-womb system really work? READ MORE >>>
By Dave Greenfield | 2010-02-22 08:09:13 | Article Views: 258 | Comments: 0
A new technology will play music in utero so parents can find another way to stimulate their children. But does this in-womb system really work? READ MORE >>>
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Was Tennessee Coal Ash Spill 'Hazardous'?
By Dave Greenfield | 2010-02-22 08:00:12 | Article Views: 323 | Comments: 0
Coal ash spills are dangerous and toxic, so why hasn’t the EPA declared them as hazardous? READ MORE >>>
By Dave Greenfield | 2010-02-22 08:00:12 | Article Views: 323 | Comments: 0
Coal ash spills are dangerous and toxic, so why hasn’t the EPA declared them as hazardous? READ MORE >>>
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Pico Projectors Marry Mobile Phones
By R. Colin Johnson | 2010-02-19 08:31:50 | Article Views: 5200 | Comments: 5
Mobile phones are incorporating pico projectors for on-the-spot presentations, or for just sharing photos with friends, projected up to 100 inches wide. Four phones showcased that feature at Mobile World Congress. READ MORE >>>
By R. Colin Johnson | 2010-02-19 08:31:50 | Article Views: 5200 | Comments: 5
Mobile phones are incorporating pico projectors for on-the-spot presentations, or for just sharing photos with friends, projected up to 100 inches wide. Four phones showcased that feature at Mobile World Congress. READ MORE >>>
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