Chip-cooling by corona discharge
The company Thorrn Micro Technologies developed a fan without any moving parts. The RSD5 is with a size of 15x15mm and a height of 2mm only a quarter as big as usual fans but moves two or three times more air. The new fan works completely silent, except for the sound of air flow. [...]
Superconductor at room temperature
Superconductors are materials whose electrical resistance decreases to a not measureable value below a critical temperature. Through external magnetic fields it is possible to lower this temperature. [...]
Convert photos into three-dimensional views
Researchers at Stanford University like Andrew Ng, junior professor of computer sciences and his doctoral student Ashutosh Saxena developed a web service called Make3D. It can convert two-dimensional images into three dimensional models. So it is possible to get a more realistic impression of a still image. [...]
Changing polyphonic audio material
With the technology Direct Node Access it is possible to access and manipulate each note of an audio stream even within chords. Now it is possible to correct wrong played notes even after recording. [...]
Mini Notebooks on the rise
Wether in office or on the road. Especially people who are much appreciate like the Note- or Powerbook. For some tasks the Handheld is not sufficient and therefor the notebook is the first choice. Before you purchase a Notebook you should be aware of the tasks it has to handle and afterwards meet its facilities. [...]
The end of the keyboard?
According to Bill Gates the future of the computer belongs to touch screens and voice input. In five years there should be more internet search request with speech than with keyboard. [...]
Controlling the computer with thoughts
Whether there are people who can read the mind of others is questionable. That it is technically possible, to control machines with thoughts some researchers and companies could show. They use a device called EEG which is frequently encountered in medicine. [...]
Surf with mobile 2D bar codes
Barcodes are used to encrypt information into a picture which can be decoded by optical reading devices (scanners) and processed electronically. With image recognition software it is possible to decrypt the contained information. Mostly the information is written as clear text below the barcode. [...]
Printing without Ink
The company Polaroid introduced a new printer, which uses the ZINK-Technology to printing paper without the need for ink. The special paper consists of the colors cyan, magenta and yellow bounded into layered crystals in the paper and activated by heat impulses. [...]
Mobile phones affect motorists and pedestrians
That mobile phones distract drivers and lead therefore to more accidents is well known. But also pedestrians are affected negative. [...]
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