Technology will benefit display companies in manufacturing low cost and light weight 2D/3D convertible displays for mobile applications Convertible video displays that offer both 2D and 3D i... Read more
A South Korean research team has developed new technology to improve tabletop holographic displays Princess Leia, your Star Wars hologram moment may be redeemed. In the original ‘Star Wars’... Read more
First use of quantum technology to create a random number generator that is both tiny and fast Random number generators are crucial to the encryption that protects our privacy and security w... Read more
Unlike Bilbo’s magic ring, which entangles human hearts, engineers have created a new micro-ring that entangles individual particles of light, an important first step in a whole host o... Read more
Fraud-proof method for authenticating a physical “key” that is virtually impossible to thwart. Credit card fraud and identify theft are serious problems for consumers and industr... Read more
New hybrid approach may help power rockets, launch satellites, enable future aircraft to exceed Mach 10 Scientists and science fiction writers alike have dreamt of aircrafts that are propell... Read more
LCD technology developed in Hong Kong maintains the 3D images it displays without drawing power At first glance, the static, greyscale display created by a group of researchers from the Hong... Read more
Making smartphones smarter with see-through sensors Your smartphone’s display glass could soon be more than just a pretty face, thanks to new technology developed by researchers... Read more
Monitoring a patient’s vital signs and other physiological parameters is a standard part of medical care, but, increasingly, health and fitness-minded individuals are looking for ways... Read more
The researchers have built a lens attachment that turns a smartphone camera into a dermascope Because they’re so inexpensive, the lenses can be used in a variety of applications, inclu... Read more
Optical devices could bring natural light into dark, highly populated areas In dense, urban centers around the world, many people live and work in dim and narrow streets surrounded by tall b... Read more
Belgian researchers build the first circuit with stretchable optical interconnections For futuristic applications like wearable body sensors and robotic skin, researchers need to ferry infor... Read more
A new optical device puts the power to detect eye disease in the palm of a hand. The tool—about the size of a hand-held video camera—scans a patient’s entire retina in seconds and could aid... Read more
Technology tested in Hong Kong proves effective at monitoring commuter rail lines and detecting dangerous conditions A string of fiber-optic sensors running along a 36-km stretch of high-spe... Read more
New biological imaging system fifty times less expensive than standard equipment, suitable for imaging applications outside of the lab Tracking blood flow in the laboratory is an important t... Read more