Gadgets: Consumer Electronics Show 2010 roundup
With the annual Consumer Electronic Show taking over Las Vegas last week, an endless number of products were introduced and on display.
With the annual Consumer Electronic Show taking over Las Vegas last week, an endless number of products were introduced and on display.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 14, 2010
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When semiconductor nanorods are exposed to light, they blink in a seemingly random pattern. By clustering nanorods together, physicists at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that their combined "on" time is increased ...
Nanophysics
Jun 23, 2011
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Forecasting the future of technology is anything but an exact science. In late 2006, for instance, my colleagues and I put together an article outlining our predictions for the top 10 tech trends for 2007. My record was, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 1, 2010
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The world's first LED replacement for a 60-watt incandescent bulb is now also the first to earn ENERGY STAR qualification. Philips Lighting announced today that the Philips AmbientLED 12.5 watt (also sold professionally under ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 16, 2011
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(AP) -- To Steven Walls, it's beginning to look nothing like Christmas, anywhere he goes.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 21, 2009
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With their superior efficiency, stability, and device volume properties, conventional light emitting diodes (LEDs) have already revolutionized the lighting and display world. LEDs are typically stacks of semiconductor thin ...
Nanophysics
Oct 13, 2022
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Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, have become popular with backpackers and cyclists who mount them on headbands for a reliable, hands-free source of illumination. Now, a new lab at the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...
Other
Sep 29, 2010
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone. I hope you're at least partially finished with your shopping. (I'm certainly not.)
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 14, 2014
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There may be a reason why people have trouble seeing while driving at night, and it's not their eyesight. A new rating of the headlights of more than 30 midsized car models gave only one model a grade of "good."
Engineering
Mar 30, 2016
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When comparing LEDs to incandescent light bulbs, there is a noticeable difference in light quality: LED lamps when dimmed are perceived to be "colder" than incandescents. At CES 2013 this week, NXP Semiconductors is demonstrating ...
Engineering
Jan 10, 2013
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