News tagged with prototype system

Robot uses 3-D imaging and sensor-based cutting technology to debone poultry

(Phys.org) -- Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have developed a prototype system that uses advanced imaging technology and a robotic cutting arm to automatically debone chicken and ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Researchers produce world's first programmable nanoprocessor

Engineers and scientists collaborating at Harvard University and the MITRE Corporation have developed and demonstrated the world's first programmable nanoprocessor.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (36) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Voice-based phone recharging

(PhysOrg.com) -- The noise that we produce can be a lot of things. It can be a valid means of communication. It can be an annoyance when you are trying to get to bed at night. It can be a migraine waiting ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 10, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 8 | with audio podcast weblog

Skinput turns your arm into a touchscreen (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you find yourself getting annoyed at the tiny touchscreens on today's mobile devices, you might be interested in a "new" yet overlooked input surface: yourself. A new skin-based interface ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 01, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (40) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

Nokia showcases indoor 3-D mapping phone solution (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nokia is showing off a prototype that location enthusiasts consider the next step in indoor mapping. Nokia has built a Location Extension Protocol on top of the Bluetooth 4.0 specification, ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5 | with audio podcast report

Researchers convert quantum signals to telecom wavelengths, increase memory times

Using optically dense, ultra-cold clouds of rubidium atoms, researchers have made advances in three key elements needed for quantum information systems - including a technique for converting photons carrying ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Sep 26, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

With a bang, Navy begins tests on electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher

Engineers have fired the Navy's first industry-built electromagnetic railgun (EM Railgun) prototype launcher at a test facility, commencing an evaluation that is an important intermediate step toward a future ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (20) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Two Retinal Imaging Display Devices at Prototype Stage

(PhysOrg.com) -- NEC and Brother are both developing wearable prototype devices that use Retinal Imaging Display (RID) technology to project images directly on the wearer's retina. NEC's gadget is designed ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (29) | comments 9 weblog

Asus Eee Pad tablet to favor Android over Windows Embedded OS

(PhysOrg.com) -- ASUS announced in May it would be producing two Eee Pad tablets, a 12-inch version running Windows 7 Home Premium and a 10-inch with the Windows Embedded Compact 7 operating system. It now ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

'Sleep talking' PCs save energy and money

Personal computers may soon save large amounts of energy by "sleep talking." Computer scientists at UC San Diego and Microsoft Research have created a plug-and-play hardware prototype for personal computers ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 6

Next generation lens promises more control

(PhysOrg.com) -- Duke University engineers have created a new generation of lens that could greatly improve the capabilities of telecommunications or radar systems to provide a wide field of view and greater ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Dec 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (24) | comments 1

Mask-bot: A robot with a human face

Robotics researchers in Munich, Germany, have joined forces with Japanese scientists to develop an ingenious technical solution that gives robots a human face. By using a projector to beam the 3D image of ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

SKR researchers develop a 32-inch Android-based multi-touch display

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at SKR have developed a prototype of a multi-touch 32" display screen that runs on the Android operating system. The screen, which runs off of a standard Android terminal, is ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast weblog

Touch-screen steering wheel keeps drivers focused on the road

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from the University of Stuttgart, University of Duisburg-Essen and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence have created a prototype automotive steering ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 11 | with audio podcast report

Researchers develop prototype to detect fake websites

(PhysOrg.com) -- Do you go online to pay bills, shop, transfer funds, sign up for classes, send email or instant messages or search for medical information? If so, then this pertains to you.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 3 | with audio podcast