April 18, 2024

Caltech wizards develop terahertz-radiating chips, eye homeland security and ‘touchless gaming’ applications

A duo of electrical engineers (or mad scientists, if you prefer) at the California Institute of Technology have developed chips that could very well end up in the next James Bond movie. Or, you know, real life. The newfangled chips are capable of generating and radiating "high-frequency electromagnetic waves, called terahertz (THz) waves, that fall … [Read more...]

Warners, Hardy Develop Two Poaching Films

How do you make sure your film gets made? You create your own rival. Tobey Maguire‘s Material Pictures, Leonardo DiCaprio‘s Appian Way and Tom Hardy‘s Executive Options have put into development a second film about illegal poaching and endangered species trafficking says Deadline. The first film, previously announced back in April, is described … [Read more...]

University researchers develop 50 gigapixel camera, hope it hits the mainstream in five years

Gigapixel cameras aren't exactly hot-off-the-presses, but a few wizards at Duke and the University of Arizona may be close to getting that sort of technology into your future point-and-shoot. Reportedly, electrical engineers with gobs of free time and an imagination the size of Coach K's ego have managed to synchronize 98 minuscule cameras in a … [Read more...]