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Optics & Photonics Jun 21, 2017

New 3-D display takes the eye fatigue out of virtual reality

There is a great deal of excitement around virtual reality (VR) headsets that display a computer-simulated world and augmented reality (AR) glasses that overlay computer-generated elements with the real world. Although AR ...

Nanophysics Jun 7, 2017

New approach could transform semiconductor tech

Recent research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln may help future engineers of digital components get two (or more) for the space of one.

Engineering Jun 6, 2017

Plastic 12-bit RFID tag and read-out system with screen-printed antenna

Quad Industries, Agfa, imec and TNO announced today that they have demonstrated a plastic 12-bit RFID tag and read-out system with screen-printed circuitry. The system integrates, for the first time, a screen-printed antenna ...

Consumer & Gadgets Jun 5, 2017

The Latest: Apple's HomePod speaker coming this year

The Latest on Apple's annual conference in California (all times local):

Engineering May 31, 2017

Wearable system helps visually impaired users navigate

Computer scientists have been working for decades on automatic navigation systems to aid the visually impaired, but it's been difficult to come up with anything as reliable and easy to use as the white cane, the type of metal-tipped ...

Hi Tech & Innovation May 3, 2017

Operating smart devices from the space on and above the back of your hand

It relies on a depth sensor that tracks movements of the thumb and index finger on and above the back of the hand. In this way, not only can smartwatches be controlled, but also smartphones, smart TVs and devices for augmented ...

Materials Science Apr 25, 2017

Stretchable sodium-ion battery electrodes made using sugar cubes

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº)—Scientists have used sugar cubes as a template for synthesizing stretchable battery electrodes, which serve as a key component in newly designed stretchable yet mechanically robust sodium-ion batteries. Although ...

Other Apr 13, 2017

It's still a bad idea to text while driving even with a head-up display

Drivers commonly perform secondary tasks while behind the wheel to navigate or communicate with others, which has led to a significant increase in the number of injuries and fatalities attributed to distracted driving. Advances ...

Engineering Apr 13, 2017

Low-haze structures for transparent flexible electrodes by electrospinning processes

For flexible electrodes, INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials is working with the process of electrospinning, a technique that produces ultra-fine fibers that are up to 100 times thinner than a human hair. These fibers ...

Nanomaterials Apr 12, 2017

Graphene 'phototransistor' promising for optical technologies

Researchers have solved a problem hindering development of highly sensitive optical devices made of a material called graphene, an advance that could bring applications from imaging and displays to sensors and high-speed ...

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