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Nanophysics Jul 9, 2014

Researchers develop holography technology that could change the way we view the world

Since the 1960s, theatergoers have shelled out for crude 3-D glasses, polarized glasses, and shutter glasses to enhance their viewing experience. These basic devices, used to trick the brain into perceiving an artificial ...

Hi Tech & Innovation Jul 8, 2014

New optical component set to revolutionise augmented reality

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has developed a revolutionary optical component for augmented reality devices in partnership with a new British company, TruLife Optics.

Hi Tech & Innovation May 23, 2014

What shopping will look like in the future

When it comes to shopping, more Americans are skipping the stores and pulling out their smartphones and tablets. Still, there's more on the horizon for shopping than just point-and-clicking.

General Physics May 23, 2014

A holographic technique for imaging electric fields in the vicinity of toner microparticles

Electrophotography techniques such as laser printing or photocopying involve the transfer of charged microparticles of toner or ink onto a rotating drum using electric fields. The microscopic electrostatic interactions between ...

General Physics May 7, 2014

Computer simulation supports a "holographic" theory describing a black hole

A "holographic" theory, which was conjectured to describe accurately the dynamical phenomena occurring in a black hole, has been tested numerically by a research group composed of four researchers: Masanori Hanada, Ph.D., ...

Materials Science Apr 16, 2014

A greener source of polyester—cork trees

On the scale of earth-friendly materials, you'd be hard pressed to find two that are farther apart than polyester (not at all) and cork (very). In an unexpected twist, however, scientists are figuring out how to extract a ...

Consumer & Gadgets Apr 15, 2014

Amazon reportedly plans to release a smartphone this year

After years of rumors, Amazon.com Inc. might finally be getting into the smartphone business.

Consumer & Gadgets Apr 12, 2014

Amazon 'to release smartphone later this year'

Amazon is preparing to release a smartphone in the second half of 2014, thrusting itself into a market already crowded with Apple and Samsung models, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Consumer & Gadgets Apr 7, 2014

Review: 'Kinect Sports Rivals' a moving experience

When the Xbox One was unveiled last year, Microsoft boasted the Xbox 360 successor would feature an updated—and mandatory—version of its camera-based Kinect sensor with more accurate movement tracking and voice detecting. ...

Hi Tech & Innovation Mar 26, 2014

Students virtually dissect hologram-like 3-D cadaver

(Phys.org) —The 3-D virtual reality cadaver floats in space like a hologram on an invisible gurney.

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