Majorana fermions – the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything?
Posted by admin in Future, Science on 28. Apr, 2012 | 0 Comments
Physicists at the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, have achieved a milestone that might soon revolutionize the world of quantum computing, quantum physics, and perhaps shed new light on the mystery of the dark matter in our universe. Experimenting with nanoelectronics, a group led by Prof. Leo Kouwenhoven has succeeded in detecting the elusive Majorana [...]
Supermarket checkout scanner uses object recognition instead of barcodes
Posted by admin in Future, Hi-tech on 12. Mar, 2012 | 0 Comments
This Toshiba scanner, just demonstrated in Japan, knows what vegetables look like — just hold up your daikon or mizuna to the camera at the cash register, and it tots up the item. No need for stickers on your food, no need to consult a human, no need to even know what kind of onions [...]
A dozen science and tech stories to expect in 2012
Posted by admin in Hi-tech on 26. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
The coming year is going to be a big one in all kinds of areas, from space to supercomputing, research done both above and below the ocean, examinations into our distant past and into our future. And salmon. Expect to hear lots about salmon. Asteroid Fly-By On January 31, the 20-mile-long asteroid Eros makes its [...]
IBM announces its annual "Next 5 in 5" list
Posted by admin in Science on 21. Dec, 2011 | 0 Comments
It’s late December, and that means that it’s time once again for IBM’s Next 5 in 5 list. Every year since 2006, the corporation has put together an annual roundup of the top five emerging technologies that its researchers feel "will change the way we work, live and play" within the next five years. Here’s [...]
Electronic contact lenses tested successfully in real live eyes
Posted by admin in Future, Hi-tech on 23. Nov, 2011 | 0 Comments
The device’s display has only one pixel, but serves as a working proof-of-concept for developing more complex information lenses. A useful device would need hundreds of pixels at least, to display a short email or text message. The lens harvests energy from an external source using an antenna and has an integrated circuit to [...]
