Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory are developing a new technology for use in underwater acoustics. The new technology uses flashes of laser light to remotely create underwater sound. The new acoustic source has the potential to expand and improve both Naval and commercial…
Read Full ArticleJapan Plans $21 Billion Solar Space Post to Power 294,000 Homes
The concept of space-based solar power was introduced way back in 1968, but it’s only recently that the world has latched on to the idea. Japan is definitely getting in on the action with its latest spacey plan – a $21 billion solar-powered generator…
Read Full ArticleTasting the Light: Device Lets the Blind “See” with Their Tongues
Neuroscientist Paul Bach-y-Rita hypothesized in the 1960s that “we see with our brains not our eyes.” Now, a new device trades on that thinking and aims to partially restore the experience of vision for the blind and visually impaired by relying on the nerves…
Read Full ArticleDNA Evidence Can Be Fabricated, Scientists Show
Scientists in Israel have demonstrated that it is possible to fabricate DNA evidence, undermining the credibility of what has been considered the gold standard of proof in criminal cases. The scientists fabricated blood and saliva samples containing DNA from a person other than the…
Read Full Article‘Repulsive’ Side To Light Force Could Control Nanodevices
A team of Yale University researchers has discovered a “repulsive” light force that can be used to control components on silicon microchips, meaning future nanodevices could be controlled by light rather than electricity. The attractive and repulsive light forces Tang’s team discovered are separate…
Read Full ArticleUQ researchers break the law – of physics – UQ News Online – The University of Queensland
Two UQ Science researchers have proved two famous physical laws that have been widely used for the past 25 years do not always work. Dr Tony Roberts and PhD student Christophe P. Haynes, from the School of Maths and Physics, showed the fractal-Einstein and…
Read Full Article‘Cloak of silence’ tech could hide submarines – Discovery.com- msnbc.com
A new invisibility cloak for sound could help doctors find tiny tumors or hide submarines from enemy sonar. “Our focus is not about dampening noise, but to guide sound waves around structures,” said Nicholas Fang, a professor a the University of Illinois at Urbana…
Read Full ArticleNew technology enables solar cells to be printed like money
World leading research from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) aims to develop flexible, large area, cost-effective, reel-to-reel printable plastic solar cells. CSIRO Executive Dr Steve Morton said the technology for the solar cells was the result of work by CSIRO researchers…
Read Full ArticleQuantum Leap in Lighting
Seth Coe-Sullivan flicks the switches on two desk lamps, and even from across the conference room, it’s immediately obvious which light the chief technology officer of QD Vision is there to brag about. The light coming from the lamp on the left is a…
Read Full ArticleLaser TV – The Next Step in Flat Screens
LCD and plasma TV’s can only reproduce about 60% of the colors your eye can see. New laser-pumped screens can show you 90%. And they use only half as much energy. Video Link
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