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New map shows makeup of British landscape

Scientists have released a digital map that shows in unprecedented detail the mosaic of vegetation and land-cover types that makes up the British landscape.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

BendDesk introduced: the desk that is a touch screen (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research project from the RWTH Aachen University Media Computing Group and Department of Work and Cognitive Psychology in Germany is developing a desk in which the entire curved surface ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 14, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (15) | comments 11 | with audio podcast report

HP Enables New Field of Flexible Electronics with Reflective Display Technology

HP today announced the launch of a new display technology for the personalization of consumer electronics products.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Thomas Edison inspires the oscar awards you don't see

Thomas Edison's invention of the first motion picture camera in 1891 inspired scientific and technological advances that he never could have imagined.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created 17 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

An eye for the tsetse fly

(PhysOrg.com) -- Geoffrey M. Attardo was one of those little boys who made pets of the spiders outside his bedroom window, feeding them and watching as they spun intricate webs. Age has not diminished his ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Polarization imaging: Seeing through the fog of war

Funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the development of a new circular polarization filter by a collaborative team of scientists at the Colorado School of Mines and ITN Energy Systems has the potential to ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Remote sensing places nature at our fingertips

When the crew of Apollo 17 snapped the famous Blue Marble photo of Earth in 1972, they gave humanity its first truly global perspective on the planet we all call home. The image helped spark recognition of ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Of microchemistry and molecules: Electronic microfluidic device synthesizes biocompatible probes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Microfluidic chemistry is fast gaining popularity – and for good reason: In addition to allowing highly-precise reaction control, micro-reactions often exhibit higher yield and proceed ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast feature

Photo industry mourns Kodak

Photographers, professionals and amateurs alike, are mourning the end of an era after Eastman Kodak, which produced the cameras and film many started hobbies and careers with, filed for bankruptcy.

Technology / Business

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stretching exercises: Using digital images to understand bridge failures

(PhysOrg.com) -- With a random-looking spatter of paint specks, a pair of cameras and a whole lot of computer processing, engineer Mark Iadicola of the National Institute of Standards and Technology has been helping the Federal ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gadget turns table-tops into stereo speakers

Roger Arnold reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a gadget that turned an ornate wooden table in a Las Vegas nightclub into a booming stereo speaker.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Clever math could enable a high-quality 3-D camera for cellphones

When Microsoft’s Kinect -- a device that lets Xbox users control games with physical gestures -- hit the market, computer scientists immediately began hacking it. A black plastic bar about 11 inches wide ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Powerful pixels: Mapping the 'Apollo Zone'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Grayscale pixels – up close, they look like black, white or grey squares. But when you zoom out to see the bigger picture, they can create a digital photograph, like this one of our moon.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast


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