A glance at digital elements being embraced by stores
Retailers are testing high-tech elements in stores, from virtual dressing to interactive shelves. Here are three trends that shoppers will see this year:
Hi Tech & Innovation
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Improved detection of radio waves from space
Geodesy is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement of the Earth. One of the measurement techniques it employs uses radio waves from far-distant objects in space to determine factors such as the movement ...
Astronomy
May 4, 2015
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Wireless power transfer enhanced by metamaterials
(Phys.org)—Over the past decade, research on wireless power transfer has led to the development of several commercial applications, such as wireless charging of mobile devices and electric toothbrushes, as well as wireless ...
Chemists create 'comb' that detects terahertz waves with extreme precision
Light can come in many frequencies, only a small fraction of which can be seen by humans. Between the invisible low-frequency radio waves used by cell phones and the high frequencies associated with infrared light lies a ...
General Physics
Apr 22, 2015
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Researchers use passive UHF RFID tags to detect how people interact with objects
Disney Research has demonstrated that battery-free, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags can be used to cheaply and unobtrusively determine how people use and interact with daily objects, enabling new types of interactive ...
Engineering
Apr 17, 2015
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Mid-IR frequency combs enable high resolution spectroscopy for sensitive gas sensing
A frequency comb source is a light source with a spectrum containing thousands of laser lines. The development of these sources has been revolutionary for fundamental science. It has allowed the construction of a link between ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 10, 2015
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No signals from newest Kepler planet
A newly discovered planet has been observed with the Allen Telescope Array in a search for radio signals that would betray technically sophisticated inhabitants, but no transmissions have been detected.
Astronomy
Jan 7, 2015
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College students use 'smart' technology in football helmets to detect injuries
Imagine a football helmet with brain wave probes and a device that measures acceleration forces to detect concussions on the field and directly communicate the information to medical staff.
Engineering
Dec 24, 2014
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Thin-film hybrid oxide-organic microprocessor
Holst Centre, imec and their partner Evonik have realized a general-purpose 8-bit microprocessor, manufactured using complementary thin-film transistors (TFTs) processed at temperatures compatible with plastic foil substrates ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Dec 10, 2014
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Study 'makes the case' for RFID forensic evidence management
Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags—devices that can transmit data over short distances to identify objects, animals or people—have become increasingly popular for tracking everything from automobiles being manufactured ...
Engineering
Dec 5, 2014
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