Excerpts: Citation for 2009 Nobel Prize in physicsOctober 6th, 2009 Excerpts from 2009 Nobel physics prizeExcerpts from the citation awarding the 2009 Nobel Prize in physics to Charles K. Kao, Willard S.
Now, colour sensors for better vision in 'Car of the Future'October 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Taking a major step towards improved CMOS sensors for most in-car camera systems, scientists have developed a new process that could provide colours to these systems. The CMOS sensors are semiconductor chips that convert light signals into electrical pulses and are installed in most digital cameras.
Kao, Willard and Boyle win Nobel Physics PrizeOctober 6th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - Charles K. Kao, Willard S.
Revolutionary digital cameras to see in gigapixelsOctober 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A Duke University scientist will soon be developing futuristic digital cameras that could capture images in giga or even terapixels. Working with the U.S.
Now, a smart home that can alert owner about a stove burner left onSeptember 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Ever thought that your home would tell if you have left a stove burner on after making your breakfast? Well, it is now possible, thanks to the new sensor-stuffed apartment created by researchers at Washington State University in Pullman. The smart home, known as Casas, developed by Diane Cook and colleagues, can learn the ways of its inhabitants by observing their daily habits and how they use different appliances everyday.
An 'eye catching' discovery made among fishJuly 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Nearly all animals can detect light, thanks to three types of retinal cells that allow us to see images or distinguish between night and day. Now researchers have discovered in fish yet another type of cell that can sense light and contribute to vision.
Scientists find cell in fish that can sense light and contribute to visionJuly 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, US, have discovered in fish yet another type of cell that can sense light and contribute to vision. The team of neuroscientists shows that retinal horizontal cells, which are nerve cells once thought only to talk to neighboring nerve cells and not even to the brain, are light sensitive themselves.
Human body literally glows in the darkJuly 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The human body emits a visible light in very small quantities at levels that rise and fall with the day, researchers have found. Previous studies have shown that our body emits visible light, 1,000 times less intense than the levels to which our naked eyes are sensitive.
Indian scientists improvise to rescue maiden lunar mission from overheating, failureJuly 17th, 2009 Scientists save India's moon mission from failureNEW DELHI — India's only satellite orbiting the moon came close to failure after overheating but scientists improvised to save it and have achieved more than 90 percent of the mission's objectives, an official said Friday. The launch of Chandrayaan-1 in October 2008 put India in an elite group to have lunar missions along with the U.S., Russia, the European Space Agency, Japan and China.
Nintendo's Wii Vitality Sensor can measure stress levelsJune 3rd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Nintendo has unveiled the Wii Vitality Sensor - a pulse sensor that can measure stress levels. The revolutionary device was unveiled by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata at E3 - the Electronic Entertainment Expo - the world's largest gathering of the computer gaming community.
Gecko-inspired multifocal contact lenses, cameras on the anvilMay 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists are all set to harness the mechanism behind nocturnal geckos' unique ability to see colours at night, in making multifocal contact lenses and better cameras. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found that the key to the exceptional night vision of the nocturnal helmet gecko is a series of distinct concentric zones of different refractive powers.
Red light cameras at traffic intersections to spot out uninsured vehiclesMarch 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A fresh proposal by Chicago Alderman Edward Burke may lead to the traffic controllers getting out even more information from errant motorists with the help of the cameras at 132 city intersections. These cameras, which currently enforce 100 dollars red light violations, would also be used to nab motorists whose cars are, DC uninsured.
Researchers tame rogue waves of lightMarch 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Rogue waves of light, rare and explosive flare-ups that are mathematically similar to gigantic and terrifying freak waves at sea, have recently been tamed by a group of researchers. University of California, Los Angeles' (UCLA) Daniel Solli, Claus Ropers, and Bahram Jalali are putting rogue light waves to work in order to produce brighter, more stable white light sources, a breakthrough in optics that may pave the way for better clocks, faster cameras, and more powerful radar and communications technologies.
Optical sensor to track suspected terroristsFebruary 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists are designing a new kind of optical sensor that uses unmanned aerial vehicles to track suspected terrorists on foot or in vehicles. 'The Air Force has clearly recognised the change in the threat that we have,' said John Kerekes, associate professor in Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Chester F.
New organic bulbs better for lightingDecember 23rd, 2008 WASHINGTON - Green compact fluorescent bulbs cast a cold light, which does not seem to go well with many. Now researchers have achieved a new record in efficiency of blue organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), which will be more agreeable.
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