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Consumer & Gadgets Jan 13, 2014

The hottest gadgets of CES: 3-D printers to 4K TVs

The biggest gadget trade show in the Americas wrapped up on Friday in Las Vegas after swamping the city with 150,000 attendees. This year, "wearable" computing was big, along with various 3-D technologies, especially 3-D ...

Computer Sciences Jan 2, 2014

Warping images using your PC graphics card

By projecting images onto contoured surfaces you get a virtual experience that puts you at the center of the action. Now, a quick and easy calibration technique could help the concept find a wider application beyond the planetarium.

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Dec 2, 2013

Invisibility cloak hides parts of objects, leaves other parts visible

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº) —When Harry Potter walks around with a visible head but an invisible body, the performance seems strongly rooted in fantasy. But in a new study, scientists have designed and fabricated an invisibility cloak that ...

Business Nov 29, 2013

Rare earths and our insatiable appetite for digital memory

This week a dozen protesters travelled from Malaysia to Australia to protest outside the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Lynas Corporation, an Australian rare earth mining company, for the third year running.

Hi Tech & Innovation Aug 8, 2013

Review: First peek through Google Glass impresses

Google hopes to change the face of technology by persuading people to wear computers on their heads.

Energy & Green Tech May 23, 2013

Tests find Rossi's E-Cat has an energy density at least 10 times higher than any conventional energy source

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº) —In the ongoing saga of Andrea Rossi's energy catalyzer (E-Cat) that promises clean, cheap power for the world, the latest events continue to bring as many questions as answers. Several scientists have performed ...

Business Apr 21, 2013

Former Google CEO shares vision in tech treatise

Some illuminating books already have been written about Google's catalytic role in a technological upheaval that is redefining the way people work, play, learn, shop and communicate. Until now, though, there hasn't been a ...

Internet Apr 17, 2013

Boston Marathon attacks: A restrained US media and online response

Winters in Boston are bitterly cold and excessively long. So it's little wonder that residents greet Patriot's Day – the mid-April, Massachusetts-only holiday marking the Revolutionary battles at Lexington and Concord – ...

Hi Tech & Innovation Mar 31, 2013

Tokyo smelling-screen demo lets scents go virtual

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº) —"Scent-delivery" technologies continue to interest marketers, who are always looking for ideas on how to deliver an enhanced shopper experience. Scent stimulation related to targeted products is one way to go. ...

Computer Sciences Mar 27, 2013

Research uses muscle activity to move virtual objects (w/ video)

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº) —Today's smartphones and computers offer gestural interfaces where information arrives at users' fingertips with a swipe of a hand. Still, researchers have found that most technology falls short in making people ...

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