Following the success of Nintendo Co. Ltd’s Wii and Microsoft Corp.’s Kinect , Waterloo-based startup Thalmic Labs Inc. is releasing a consumer-friendly device with motion and gesture controls of its own. The device, called MYO, is a ...
Fujifilm Corp developed a new recording method for optical discs by using two-photon absorption to generate heat Fujifilm confirmed that the method realizes a recording density of 25 Gbytes per layer, which is equivalent to the recording density of ...
MIT has developed pencil 'leads' that can be used to draw gas sensors onto paper We’ve already seen a pen with silver-based ink, that lets its user draw electrical circuits on ordinary paper. Now, scientists from MIT have brought similar ...
Athletes are always on the lookout for ways to enhance their performance. For cyclists, pushing their endurance limits needs to be matched with the best available technology to translate their best physical efforts with equal results on the track. ...
French researchers have developed wallpaper that's designed to trap Wi-Fi signals, without interfering with radio or cellphone signals. It uses conductive ink containing silver crystals to block a Wi-Fi router's operating frequencies: your ...
Microsoft’s Kinect peripheral senses motion inputs using a combination of a depth sensor, RGB camera and a multi-array microphone. Now Microsoft’s research division, Microsoft Research , has developed a gesture recognition system called ...
New tech could lead to cheaper, more capacious batteries New research shows that sodium rechargeable batteries could replace lithium-ion batteries in electronics and some electric vehicles. This would require using a new electrode material that ...
The North Carolina State University researchers have developed an efficient and inexpensive way of cooling electronic devices that generate a lot of heat, such as lasers and power devices. The technique uses a heat-sink made of a copper-graphene ...
Sarah Mitroff Two European researchers have discovered a way to turn waste from paper-making into a rechargeable battery cathode. The research could lead to cheaper, sustainable batteries made from a renewable source. The waste in this case is ...
ATT brings gaming wheel idea to car GPS AT T Labs has been conducting experiments that would bring the haptic (vibration) feedback of steering wheels for video games to the real-world in a practical sense. The new method would communicate GPS ...