Conventional CMOS image sensors are not suitable for low-light applications such as fluorescence, since large pixels arranged in a matrix do not support high readout speeds. A new optoelectronic component speeds up this process. ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Jan 3, 2012
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A unique filtering technology that combines light and sound waves on a single chip is expected to better detect radar and communications frequencies.
Optics & Photonics
Jan 12, 2016
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An optical device at nanoscale which allows light to pass in only one direction has been developed at TU Wien (Vienna). It consists of alkali atoms which are coupled to ultrathin glass fibres.
Nanophysics
Dec 14, 2015
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Signal amplification is ubiquitous to all electronic and optoelectronic systems for communications, imaging and computing - its characteristics directly impact device performance.
Optics & Photonics
Jan 20, 2015
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Michael Frohman, M.D., Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Pharmacological Sciences at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, and colleagues, have discovered a new role for mitochondria during ribonucleic acid (RNA) processing. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 16, 2011
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It's a digital world. Or is it? NASA technologist Jonathan Pellish isn't convinced. In fact, he believes a computing technology of yesteryear could potentially revolutionize everything from autonomous rendezvous and docking ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Nov 27, 2012
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An app developed at Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology makes it possible for skiers with smartphones to find people buried in the snow after an avalanche.
Software
Mar 14, 2014
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Sony Corporation announced the commercialization of “Exmor RS,” the world's first CMOS image sensor incorporating a unique, newly-developed 'stacked structure.' Shipments will commence in October. Sony is introducing ...
Hardware
Aug 20, 2012
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Sound travels as waves, which continue to bounce off surfaces like walls and ceilings. These reflected waves or reverberations interfere with the original sound. This noise or acoustic reverberation makes it harder for us ...
Engineering
Jul 11, 2013
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Most people only think about the electricity that powers our homes and gadgets when it isn't there. When the power is humming, we tend to take it for granted. The trouble is, the network that delivers the electricity to keep ...
Engineering
Jan 15, 2015
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