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Toshiba shares jump as it drops Japan TV operations

Toshiba shares surged almost six percent Thursday after saying it had stopped making televisions in Japan where a strong yen has hurt exports as slow demand and falling prices also ate into earnings.

Technology / Business

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Middle class woe

the American middle class has been battered by the loss of well-paying jobs for the 70 percent of the workforce without a college degree and failed by would-be protectors in government and private institutions, said panelists ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 13

James Webb Telescope flight backplane section completed

The center section of the backplane structure that will fly on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been completed, marking an important milestone in the telescope's hardware development. The backplane will ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New microscope captures nanoscale structures in dazzling 3D

(Phys.org) -- A new x-ray microscope probes the inner intricacies of materials smaller than human cells and creates unparalleled high-resolution 3D images. By integrating unique automatic calibrations, scientists ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Sony more than doubles net loss forecast to $6.4 bn

Japan's Sony on Tuesday said it would book a net loss of about $6.4 billion in the year to March, more than double its previous forecast amid sweeping changes at the struggling electronics giant.

Technology / Business

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Engineers tuck nuSTAR in its nose cone

(PhysOrg.com) -- Technicians at Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California are placing the two halves of the rocket nose cone, or fairing, around NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Elpida Memory develops resistance RAM prototype

Elpida Memory, the world's third largest Dynamic Random Access Memory ("DRAM") manufacturer, today announced the development of its first-ever high-speed non-volatile resistance memory (ReRAM) prototype. As the ReRAM prototype ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Sharp to introduce industry’s thinnest CMOS camera module with optical image stabilization for smartphones

Sharp Corporation has developed a 12.1-Megapixel, 1/3.2-inch CMOS camera module with optical image stabilization that features the industry’s thinnest profile (5.47 mm in height). The new RJ63YC100 is ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Sharp to evaluate Eco House, aims to minimize energy consumption

Sharp Corporation has completed a Sharp Eco House at GREEN FRONT SAKAI in Osaka, Japan and in June 2011 began operation with the aim of realizing a house that emits "zero CO2 emissions." Sharp’s dual goals for the Ec ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sharp, NHK develop 85-inch direct-view LCD display (w/ video)

NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and Sharp Corporation have jointly developed an 85-inch LCD compatible with Super Hi-Vision, a next-generation television broadcast format. This is a world first for a direct-view display.

Electronics / Hardware

created May 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

High-output, high-color-rendering LED lighting devices to be introduced by Sharp

Sharp Corporation has developed and will introduce high-output, high-color-rendering 25W-class LED lighting devices that boast an industry’s highest luminous efficacy of 91 lm/W for light sources such ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Industry’s smallest photointerrupter to be introduced by Sharp

Sharp Corporation has developed and will introduce the industry’s smallest photointerrupter, the GP1S396HCPSF, measuring just 2.26 × 1.4 × 1.6 H mm.

Technology / Semiconductors

created Sep 24, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sharp Introduces Eight New LED AQUOS TVs with Built-in Blu-ray Disc Recorder

Sharp Corporation will introduce into the Japanese market eight models in the DX Series of LED AQUOS LCD TVs with built-in Blu-ray Disc recorders (52V-, 46V-, 40V-, and 32V-inch screen sizes).

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Sharp Introduces 1/3.7-Type, 320,000-Pixel CMOS Camera Unit for Vehicle Use

Sharp Corporation has developed and will introduce a CMOS camera unit designed for vehicle rearview monitoring systems. The 1/3.7-type RJ642A10000Q CMOS camera unit features a resolution of 320,000 pixels ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Sharp to Commercialize a Solar-Powered Mobile Phone for the Chinese Market

Sharp Corporation will commercialize a mobile phone equipped with a solar cell module for the Chinese market from this February. This will be the first solar-powered mobile phone by Sharp for the overseas ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 28, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3