Every month, between 50 and 70 million passengers travel through U.S. airports, toting more than 30 million pieces of luggage destined for aircraft cargo holds. Since 2004, federal legislation requires that every one of those ...
Engineering
Jun 11, 2013
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In Guerrero, Oaxaca, Michoacan, Colima, and Jalisco regions (as well as others in the Yucatan Peninsula) of Mexico hundreds of fires were detected by the MODIS instrument on the Aqua satellite. The location, widespread nature, ...
Earth Sciences
May 3, 2013
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Researcher Mikko Nuutinen has developed methods for measuring the quality of digital and printed images computationally with algorithms directly from natural images. These unprecedented methods are presented in his doctoral ...
Computer Sciences
Jan 7, 2013
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By fitting a "smart" mobile phone with magnifying optics, bioengineers at the University of California, Berkeley created a real "cell" phone, a diagnostic-quality microscope that can be used by clinics in developing countries ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 17, 2012
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Toshiba America Electronic Components announced a new 13 mega pixel, 1.12 micrometer, CMOS image sensor delivering high-image quality equivalent to a 1.4 micrometer pixel image sensor. Toshiba implemented back side illumination ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Nov 29, 2012
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(Phys.org)—NHK is drawing interest at this week's CEATEC in Japan with its prototype 3-D binoculars. They take advantage of something called "8K" resolution so that the user can now zoom into an image without sacrificing ...
(Phys.org)—Rumors are swirling around the internet concerning Nvidia's follow-up to its announcement last week of the GeForce GTX 650 and GTX 660, that a GeForce GTX 650 Ti graphics card is next and that it will fill in ...
Fujifilm Corporation announcing the launch of the FUJIFILM XF1. This latest addition to Fujifilm's X series range of cameras is due to hit the market in November this year. The XF1 extends the X series range to a much wider ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 17, 2012
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Researchers at the University of Leicester have developed a new form of digital microscope which can create an image 100 times faster than regular equipment – without losing image quality.
General Physics
Aug 24, 2012
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Apple is expected to unveil a new iPhone later this year with a slimmer screen thanks to updated touch-screen technology, a report said Tuesday.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 17, 2012
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