Prenumerata. Clear photos in dim light: New sensor a thousand times more sensitive than current camera sensors. May 30, 2013 — Cameras fitted with a new revolutionary sensor will soon be able to take clear and sharp photos in dim conditions, thanks to a new image sensor invented at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). The new sensor made from graphene, is believed to be the first to be able to detect broad spectrum light, from the visible to mid-infrared, with high photoresponse or sensitivity. This means it is suitable for use in all types of cameras, including infrared cameras, traffic speed cameras, satellite imaging and more.
Not only is the graphene sensor 1,000 times more sensitive to light than current imaging sensors found in today's cameras, it also uses 10 times less energy as it operates at lower voltages. When mass produced, graphene sensors are estimated to cost at least five times cheaper. Graphene is a million times smaller than the thickest human hair (only one-atom thick) and is made of pure carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb structure. How the Graphene nanostructure works. Technology Product Reviews, News, Prices & Downloads | PCMag.com | PC Magazine. Chip.pl - Komputery: recenzje, opinie, programy, testy. Popular Mechanics - Automotive Care, Home Improvement, Tools, DIY Tips. Flexible, Paper-Like Tablet Computers Work Together To Make Computing More Like Shuffling Papers.
There's a lot of consumer electronics news flooding out of CES in Las Vegas this week, but one of the more interesting technology stories we're seeing is trickling out of Ontario, Canada, where Queen's University researchers working with partners in the UK as well as at Intel Labs and Plastic Logic have developed a tablet computer that is both paper-thin and flexible. And while we've seen concept prototypes for flexible e-ink screens and the like previously, what's most intriguing about the so-called PaperTab is the user interface.
The idea behind PaperTab isn't to make your iPad flexible, but to rethink the way we use tablet computers--and to make them more like the actual pieces of paper we shuffle around our desks. Designed to work in clusters of up to ten tablets, the user can control various screens at once, with one or more PaperTabs for each app in use. [Human Media Lab] Popular Science | New Technology, Science News, The Future Now. Second Earth: Print Edition. An uncut version of this article, with additional content that had to be removed from the print edition for space reasons, can be found here. A thunderhead towers at knee level, throwing tiny lightning bolts at my shoes. I’m standing–rather, my avatar is standing–astride a giant map [SLurl] of the continental United States, and southern Illinois, at my feet, is evidently getting a good April shower.
The weather is nicer on the East Coast: I can see pillowy cumulus clouds floating over Boston and New York, a few virtual meters away. I turn around and look west toward Nevada. There isn’t a raindrop in sight, of course; the region’s eight-year drought is expected to go on indefinitely, thanks to global warming. But I notice something odd, and I walk over to investigate. The red polka dots over Phoenix and Los Angeles indicate a hot day, as I would expect. “Any clue why this dot is blue?” “Let me check something,” Manbi/Corbin responds. “I guess it’s feeling blue,” he jokes. Software Reviews - Laptop Magazine Reviews | Laptopmag.com. PCWorld - News, tips and reviews from the experts on PCs, Windows, and more. Top 10 Computer Magazines. Wired.com.