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Philips electronic skin technology enables new chameleon-like ambience designs

Philips electronic skin technology enables new chameleon-like ambience designs

Technology / Hi Tech

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Philips Research has developed a novel color e-paper technology that opens up new design opportunities for personalizing electronic devices. This means that the color and appearance, of the ...


'Rationalizer' bracelet tells traders when they're stressed

'Rationalizer' bracelet tells traders when they're stressed

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 4 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- Philips Electronics and the Dutch bank ABN AMRO have joined forces to develop a "Rationalizer" bracelet system that detects stress levels and displays a warning to help day-traders avoid making ...


Lighter, cheaper, LED light bulbs are starting to enter the marketplace

Technology / Energy

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (13) | comments 6

Just when you were finally warming up to the idea of swapping out your old light bulbs with compact fluorescent ones, you may soon find a new alternative at your local hardware store.


A bright idea: Philips lets flat lights out of lab (AP)

A bright idea: Philips lets flat lights out of lab

Technology / Hi Tech

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 5

(AP) -- Someday, our ceilings and walls might radiate light, illuminating indoor spaces as brightly and evenly as natural daylight.


Haptics Jacket

Watch, Listen, and Feel Movies with a Haptics Jacket

Technology / Hi Tech

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 4 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes you may feel a shiver go up your spine as you're watching a chilling movie scene, but a new jacket can actually give you a real shiver. The haptics jacket, designed by scientists ...


LED Lamp with E27 Edison screw.

LED light bulbs yield big savings in energy

Technology / Energy

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (20) | comments 42

One way the United States could slash its electricity use, dependence on fossil fuels and emissions of heat-trapping gases is really quite simple: better light bulbs.


Nokia sues top LCD, CRT display makers

Technology / Business

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Nokia Corp., the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said Tuesday it has filed suits against several leading liquid crystal display makers - including Philips, Toshiba, Sharp and Samsung - for alleged price fixing.


Light Blossom

Philips Designs the 'Light Blossom,' an Intelligent Street Light Concept

Technology / Hi Tech

created Oct 17, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (123) | comments 22 weblog

Designing nighttime lighting solutions for urban areas presents a challenge for city planners. Too much light results in light pollution - not just limiting the enjoyment of stargazers, but also interfering ...


Dutch company IREX Technologies has unveiled a new electronic reader for the US market

IREX latest entrant in US e-reader field

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dutch company IREX Technologies, a spinoff of Royal Philips Electronics, unveiled a new electronic reader for the US market on Wednesday, the latest entrant in an increasingly crowded field.


LED closes the yellow gap: Full conversion of blue into amber light by new nitride phosphor

LED closes the yellow gap: Full conversion of blue into amber light by new nitride phosphor

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Monochromatic light-emitting diodes cover a large part of the visible spectrum with high effi-ciency. For blue light, nitride diodes achieve external quantum efficiencies in excess of 65%, ...


45-nanometer chips for ultra-fast WiFi

45-nanometer chips for ultra-fast WiFi

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Powerful new radio technologies that promise blisteringly fast WiFi have been given a boost by a team of European researchers’ cutting-edge work on miniscule microchips.


Building the smart home wirelessly

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Like the paperless office, the smart home has been a long time coming, but a report published in the International Journal of Internet Protocol Technology, suggests that radio tags coupled with mobile communications device ...


Engineers unveil new lighting solutions

Technology / Energy

created Jun 09, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (8) | comments 5

A study by Carnegie Mellon University researchers argues that new lighting technologies can be a key player in the portfolio of strategies needed to promote energy efficiency and to help reduce the emission of greenhouse ...


OLED Chandelier

Philips presents OLED-based interactive lighting concepts

Technology / Hi Tech

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 4

Royal Philips Electronics today premiered the world’s first OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diodes) -based interactive lighting concepts, created for both consumer as well as professional use, during the Euroluce ...


High-intensity lights may help cut energy costs

Technology / Energy

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

For the past 6 months, the Silver Creek Sportsplex in San Jose, Calif., has been testing ceiling lighting from a nearby startup that holds the promise of saving huge amounts of energy.