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Consumer & Gadgets Jan 21, 2015

Microsoft debuts hologram goggles (w/ Video)

Microsoft unveiled headgear on Wednesday that overlays holograms on the real world, in what it touted as the next generation of computing.

Software Jan 21, 2015

Windows 10 aims to be core of connected devices (Update 2)

Microsoft pulled back the curtain Wednesday on the upcoming Windows 10 operating system focused on bringing harmony to the diverse array of Internet gadgets in people's lives.

General Physics Jan 21, 2015

New analysis shows a way to self-propel subatomic particles

Some physical principles have been considered immutable since the time of Isaac Newton: Light always travels in straight lines. No physical object can change its speed unless some outside force acts on it.

Nanophysics Jan 12, 2015

Metasurface solves calculus problems as an analog computer

Scientists have demonstrated that a 2-D man-made material called a metasurface can perform spatial differentiation and integration, the two main types of calculus problems, when illuminated by a laser beam. Essentially, the ...

Consumer & Gadgets Jan 9, 2015

From quirky to revolutionary, the CES show has them all

Sure, the International CES show was chock full of connected cars, smart home sensors, music gear and computer gadgets, as you'd expect. There were even drones buzzing the 160,000-plus people that tromped across the 2.2 million ...

Optics & Photonics Jan 6, 2015

New technology enables ultra-fast steering and shaping of light beams

A team of engineers has developed a new acousto-optic device that can shape and steer beams of light at speeds never before achieved. The new technology will enable better optical devices to be made, such as holographs that ...

Optics & Photonics Dec 15, 2014

The science and engineering behind Amsterdam's "Rainbow Station"

If you're passing through the Amsterdam Central train station you may be pleasantly surprised to see a vibrant rainbow projected on the large arch that spans over its platforms. It's the "Rainbow Station" project by artist ...

General Physics Dec 12, 2014

Comet landing named Physics World 2014 Breakthrough of the Year

The first ever landing of a man-made probe onto a comet has been named Physics World Breakthrough of the Year for 2014.

Hi Tech & Innovation Dec 2, 2014

See it, touch it, feel it: Team develops invisible 3-D haptic shape (w/ Video)

Technology has changed rapidly over the last few years with touch feedback, known as haptics, being used in entertainment, rehabilitation and even surgical training. New research, using ultrasound, has developed an invisible ...

General Physics Nov 6, 2014

3-D digital holography of moving objects at a million frames per second

A million frames per second has been achieved in 3D digital holography of moving objects. The method, developed at Kyoto Institute of Technology in Japan, could be used to analyse high-speed phenomena, including plasmas and ...

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