Articles Tagged “technology”
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Invisibility cloaks with metamaterials acoustical technology
A very simple bench-top technique that uses the force of acoustical waves to create a variety of 3D structures will benefit the rapidly expanding field of metamaterials and their myriad applications — including “invisibility cloaks.”…
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A mobile phone, instead of key
The technology is tested at a hotel in Stockholm, Sweden, where visitors can use “mobile” to open room doors. Clarion Hotel borrow clients who stay there often, special phones, radio transmitters equipped with short-range, which…
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Doe Run Showcases Revolutionary Lead Processing Technology Globally
Probably the most immediate challenges facing the worldwide lead market is environmental impact, Jerry Pyatt, chief operating officer from the Doe Run Company, told attendees from the Lead-Zinc 2010 Symposium in Vancouver, British Columbia, this…
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Self-Cleaning Technology from Mars Can Keep Terrestrial Solar Panels Dust Free
Find dusting those tables and dressers a chore or a bore? Dread washing the windows? Imagine keeping dust and grime off objects spread out over an area of 25 to 50 football fields. That’s the…
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Producing Electronic Individual: Bringing Jewelry To the Technical Age
Dr Jayne Wallace is making electronic a little much less disposable through making gorgeous objects that are destined to become family heirlooms. She fuses emerging technology with contemporary jewelry to produce psychologically significant, beautiful objects…
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Solid-State Illuminator Reduces Nitrates in Leafy Green Vegetables
Searching for ways to improve the nutritional quality of leafy green vegetables, Lithuanian researchers have found success with new technology that features high-density photosynthetic photon flux generated by a solid-state illuminator. The technology, which can…
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Military technology that is offensive rather than defensive in nature leads to shorter wars
It is generally assumed that military technology that is offensive rather than defensive in nature leads to shorter wars. Yet, a new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that this assumption is…
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New method makes vaccines stable at tropical temperatures
A cheap and simple way of making vaccines stable – even at tropical temperatures – has been proven to work by scientists at Oxford University. The British technology, developed by specialist manufacturer Nova Bio-Pharma Technologies,…
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Revolutionary way of capturing a high-resolution still image alongside very high-speed video
Scientists at the University of Oxford have developed a revolutionary way of capturing a high-resolution still image alongside very high-speed video — a new technology that is attractive for science, industry and consumer sectors alike.…
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Technology-Testing Proba-2 Opens New Eye on the Sun
Packed with novel devices and science instruments, Proba-2 is demonstrating technologies for future ESA missions while providing new views of our Sun. Since its launch on 2 November, Proba-2′s numerous subsystems have been switched on…
