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Interview with Dr. Michael Fiebig, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors | OLED-Info
By mertero, Section Interviews Posted on Fri Jul 18, 2008 at 10:47:44 AM PST
Interview about OLED lighting, with Dr. Fiebig from OSRAM. OSRAM has recently announced the world's first OLED lamp, and it's interesting to see what they think about this new technology for lighting
As many of you know, recently in the news are stories about T. Boone Pickens Energy Plan. Though it is here in the US where I live, the growing energy problems are in fact world wide.
By adriaan, Section News Posted on Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 11:51:57 PM PST
Why is laughing out loud, cheering and booing such a group activity? And why do we spend hours watching almost the same stories on TV again and again? Maybe it is our social brain that makes us do it..
By mertero, Section Reviews Posted on Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 12:22:39 AM PST
Spintronics is "Spin based electronics". The idea is to use the electron's spin, as well as it's charge. Hopefully Spintronics will allow us to do more "work" than electronics, with less effort.
Spintronics-info is a web site dedicated to bring Spintronics news and resources.
By sciencebase, Section News Posted on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 10:50:05 PM PST
Scientists need higher high def displays than anyone else, not because they want to get the best view of the whale-throwing scene in Hancock or because they want to home in on amateur close-ups, but because the size of complex scientific data sets grows exponentially. Now, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) has unveiled the highest-resolution display system for scientific visualization in the world.
By sciencebase, Section News Posted on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 01:39:21 AM PST
Apparently, new research suggests that the best option for recovery after a strenuous workout is a big bowl of pasta washed down with a few cups of strong coffee, no decaff though.
I've been working for a while now on a high performance fractal rendering program for Macintosh computers. It's main features are its speed, its unique take on coloring, and its ability to create striking looking 3D images. Here are some samples of 3D fractal images I've created.
By sciencebase, Section News Posted on Wed Jun 25, 2008 at 08:57:30 AM PST
Inspired by an ancient, but newly revisited, chart in the humor archives, I created a few more charts and graphs based on Meat Loaf songs. Check 'em out, and leave your answers to the Top Seven in the comments...
Scientists need higher high def displays than anyone else, not because they want to get the best view of the whale-throwing scene in Hancock or because they want to home in on amateur close-ups, but because the size of complex scientific data sets grows exponentially. Now, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) has unveiled the highest-resolution display system for scientific visualization in the world.
Inspired by an ancient, but newly revisited, chart in the 