New Nanotech Helium Atom Camera
A new method of spraying helium atoms in an X-ray wave-like fashion could result in a nanotech-level atom camera or microscope. The research is based on de Broglie waves, for which France’s Louis de Broglie won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1929.
Nanoeggs
Nanoeggs are asymmetric particles that can be used for […]
3-D Stackable Computer Chips From Single Crystals
Research engineers at a Wisconsin university have come up with nanotechnology via a new process to produce a single-crystal layer TFT (thin-film transistor), extracted from a semiconductor, that can be stacked to produce 3-D computer chips. Other uses include solar cells, RFID tags, and flat panel displays.
It’ll be a […]
Telepresence can be defined as the projection of self to remote location, usually through means of video, audio, and general electronic means. On occasion, this is done by using robots controlled remotely, sending back information about the environment so that the human operator at the other end can give further instruction to the robot. Surgeons […]
There are some bold new technologies being researched, and they are going to impact our lives in incredible ways. Here’s a summary of a sampling from a fascinating, indepth article from the PC Mag website (which comes from the Aug 8th, 2006 print edition of PC Mag). Web page links to each technology are provided […]
When the print edition of this magazine first came out in 1993/4, “chaos” was not yet a common word. Many people who knew me liked the magazine name “Chaos Review”; others didn’t understand or didn’t like it. One person didn’t even want to be interviewed because they felt the word to be offensive. I tried […]
While people have been worrying about being subjected to implanted chips containing their personal information, Aveso, a maker of ultra-thin printed electronic displays, has come up with a more interesting solution: a smart card with a display.
These cards can be used for banking, contactless payment, giftcards, healthcare, and probably other applications such as security. Like […]
RFID is an acronym for Radio Frequency IDentification and refers to a collection of related technologies that work on various ranges of radio frequency waves. There are countless applications in numerous industries.
Some example applications include smartcards and keyfobs for contactless payment or secure entry, tracking of assets (SCM - Supply Chain Management) or parts (Inventory […]
Fujitsu has been working on a palm vein reader (PDF, 2 pgs) since 2002 or earlier. (They applied for patents in Sep 2002). They believe that each person has a unique configuration of veins in their palm, and that this can thus be used to identify someone. According to the document, palm vein patterns are […]
Nanotechnology, aka nanotech, is the study of structures designed and built at the nanoscale - in other words, at the molecular and atomic levels. A nanometer is defined as being 1 x 10^-9 metres, or a billionth of a metre.
Nanotech focuses on objects with dimensions of 1 to 100 nm (nanometres). To get an idea […]
Biometrics is the science of identifying human beings by measuring and analyzing unique characteristics. Currently, such characteristics include iris patterns in the eye, several aspects of voice, and fingerprinting - of which there are two types. One type, which does not use the inkpad approach you see on detective shows on TV, measures distance and […]
