August 24, 2008 – 6:02 pm
HGH Infrared Systems, manufacturers of advanced infrared cameras and a variety of thermal imaging products and systems, introduced the new IR Revolution 360, a 20° vertical, 360° horizontal field of view (FOV) panoramic infrared vision system for security and surveillance.
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June 21, 2008 – 4:50 pm
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world’s largest provider of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels announced today that it has developed the world’s first “Blue Phase” LCD panel – which will offer more natural moving images with an unprecedented image-driving speed of 240 Hertz. Samsung is planning to unveil a 15” model of its […]
June 20, 2008 – 1:31 pm
Gnat-sized robots, microscopic gyroscopes, television beamed directly onto your retina. This may sound like a grocery list for a crazed sci-fi visionary. But all these projects are in the works today, thanks to an emerging chip technology known as microelectromechanical systems. While magical microbots may still be a few years away, MEMS […]
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Also posted in Advanced Materials, Computer Technology, Consumer Electronics & Entertainment, Control Engineering, Gadgets, Image Processing, MEMS, Nano Revolution, Optics, Physics, Robotics, Sensors
June 13, 2008 – 8:10 pm
White organic light-emitting diodes offer a power efficiency, lifetime, and brightness that together constitute a significant advance toward viable devices for lighting.
May 27, 2008 – 8:08 pm
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has authorized Raytheon Company to demonstrate target recognition technology designed to increase protection for ground forces without compounding risk to an aircraft stalking enemies who threaten those forces.
First in a laboratory and then aloft, the company expects to show how its Air-to-Ground Radar Imaging II program would permit aircraft […]
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May 27, 2008 – 6:13 pm
Corning Glass
Corning is a world leader in delivering advanced optical solutions for a wide variety of markets. For over 150 years, Corning has solved complex material and process challenges across multiple, diverse industries. By calling upon its unmatched heritage in innovation and its unrivaled understanding of glass science, Corning enables applications for a broad […]
May 16, 2008 – 4:10 pm
Normally fragile and brittle silicon chips have been made to bend and fold, paving the way for a new generation of flexible electronic devices. The stretchy circuits could be used to build advanced brain implants, health monitors or smart clothing.
The complex devices consist of concertina-like folds of ultra-thin silicon bonded to sheets of rubber.
April 21, 2008 – 5:58 pm
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Engineers have created the first “active matrix” display using a new class of transparent transistors and circuits, a step toward realizing applications such as e-paper, flexible color monitors and “heads-up” displays in car windshields.
March 1, 2008 – 11:39 pm
r. Yu-Chong Tai, professor of electrical engineering and bioengineering at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, is an electrical engineer whose early work pioneered a new direction that is now called, “microelectromechanical systems” (MEMS). He has published on just about every facet of MEMS, from shear-stress sensors to micromachining to thermal sensors to lab-on-a-chip. […]
