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Intel details new core chip line
(Aug 21, 2008)
Intel has unveiled the processors that will form the core of its product
line from 2009 onwards. Details about Nehalem, now officially called
Core i7, were given at the Intel Developers Forum in San Francisco.
The chips will appear in laptops, desktops and servers and with them
Intel aims to boost processing ability, cut power use and improve
graphics.
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more. Source: BBC |
Elastic electronics see better
(Aug 8, 2008)
A new camera designed with a curved detection surface allows imaging
devices to see as animals do. The camera, inspired by the human eye,
relies on the ability to construct silicon electronics on a stretchable
membrane. In the future, these electronic membranes could be wrapped
around human organs to act as health monitoring devices, say US-based
developers.
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more. Source: BBC |
Say goodbye to the computer mouse
(Jul 17, 2008)
It's nearly 40 years old but one leading research company says the
days of the computer mouse are numbered. A Gartner analyst predicts
the demise of the computer mouse in the next three to five years.
Taking over will be so called gestural computer mechanisms like touch
screens and facial recognition devices.
Read
more. Source: BBC |
Your life will be flashed before your eyes
(Jul 3, 2008)
Babak Parviz wears contact lenses. But he's not yet using the new
contact lenses he's made in his Seattle laboratory. Containing electronic
circuits, they look like something from a science fiction movie. He's
now going to add some extremely small light emitting diodes (LEDs),
helping turn his prototype contact lenses into a sophisticated personal
display - the tiniest one possible.
Read
more. Source: Guardian |
Roundest objects in the world created
(Jul 1, 2008)
When asked by the Pope to demonstrate his artistic skill, 14th century
Italian painter Giotto di Bondone supposedly drew a perfect circle
freehand and said: "That's more than enough." Now, an international
group of engineers and craftsmen has gone him one better and built
a pair of nearly perfect spheres that are thought to be the roundest
objects in the world.
Read
more. Source: New Scientist |
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