Philips recently showcased a new gigantic member of its WOWvx 3D display, measuring a whooping 132 inches (335.28 cm). The huge size was achieved by combining no less than nine 42-inch Philips 3D displays in a 3×3 display setup. The ...
It’s a Kind of Magic – Computerized Telekinesis
“NeuroSky” – a California-based company has developed video games, which can be controlled by… your brain. The technology, which sounds as if it came straight off the pages of a science fiction novel, is in fact based on recent developments ...
PICO Enables Two-Way Man-Machine Interaction
Digital interactive displays, which respond to human touch, have been evolving rapidly in the last few years. Dr. James Patten who works in the field of industrial design advanced the idea of interactive displays to a new level by developing ...
Stretchable and Washable Electronic Devices
Electronic devices with stretching and washing abilities may enhance their functionality and usability. Belgian researchers are currently working on what could be part of our daily wardrobe in the not too distant future. Led powered by inductive coil embedded in ...
Mempile – Terabyte on a CD
Revolutionary new optical-storage technology currently under development will allow the equivalent of 250,000 high-quality MP3s or more than 115 DVD-quality movies and about 40 HD movies on a single CD-size medium. At 200 layers a disc, future versions of the ...
Ford’s Hydrogen Car Sets New Record
Fusion Hydrogen 999 – Ford’s 500-horsepower fuel cell race car, recently broke the land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats at a speed of 207 miles per hour (333 km/h). According to Ford the Fusion is the world’s first ...
HP’s Mobile Beauty Advisor
Cellular phones have added another skill to their long the list of features – providing beauty consultation. Color and imaging science has led researchers at HP Labs to develop a novel color-matching technology that can be installed in any camera-equipped ...
New Generation of Solar Cells
Over the past year, First Solar, a firm based in Phoenix, Arizona, has significantly expanded its activity worldwide and has brought its new solar-power technology to the forefront of the media’s attention. Solar power systems are still considered extremely expensive ...
Flash Memory Capacity to be Doubled
A new flash memory fabrication process is able to double flash memory capacity. Startup Company Nanosys claims that the use of metal nanocrystals may have a dramatic effect on the storage capacity of flash devices. According to the company, the ...
A Look Back at RoboCup 2007
“By mid-21st century, a team of fully autonomous humanoid robot soccer players shall win the soccer game, complying with the official rule of the FIFA, against the winner of the most recent World Cup”. This is the official goal that ...