News tagged with natural vision

Scientists invent long-lasting, near infrared-emitting material

Materials that emit visible light after being exposed to sunlight are commonplace and can be found in everything from emergency signage to glow-in-the-dark stickers. But until now, scientists have had little ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 20, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (26) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Biologists use Sinatra-named fly to show how to see the blues -- and the greens

New York University biologists have identified a new mechanism for regulating color vision by studying a mutant fly named after Frank ('Ol Blue Eyes) Sinatra. Their findings, which appear in the journal Nature, focus on how ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The brain of the fly - a high-speed computer

(PhysOrg.com) -- Neurobiologists use state-of-the-art methods to decode the basics of motion detection.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 12, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 30 | with audio podcast

Engineers turn noise into vision

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new technique for revealing images of hidden objects may one day allow pilots to peer through fog and doctors to see more precisely into the human body without surgery.

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (19) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Sharp Develops Five-Primary-Color LCD That Faithfully Reproduces Real Surface Colors

Sharp Corporation has developed a five-primary-color display that faithfully reproduces the real surface colors that humans are capable of perceiving. A prototype of this display will be exhibited at the international symposium ...

Electronics / Hardware

created May 29, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 3

Protein-protein interaction explains vision loss in genetic diseases

The mystery of genetic disease is only partially solved with the identification of a mutated gene. Often, the pattern of disease - the features or disorders associated with it - vary in type and severity among those who are ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1