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By mertero, Section News Posted on Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 01:28:51 AM PST
A Spintronic battery could produce spin imbalances at its two electrodes, and the chip could use that imbalance, instead of an ordinary electric current.
Human evolution has virtually come to a halt, according to Professor Steve Jones of UCL (University College London). Speaking today at a UCL Lunch Hour Lecture in London, Professor Jones argues that human evolution has reached the end of the line and we have arrived at utopia - or as close to it as we are likely to get.
Mobile phones makers are slow to adapt to OLEDs, but 60% of new MP3 players have them
By mertero, Section News Posted on Fri Oct 03, 2008 at 09:47:44 AM PST
DisplaySearch says that SamsungSDI's AMOLED second quarter shipments are down 22% from previous quarter (the forecase was an increase of 12%) due to low demand from phone makers, including Nokia. The slowdown is expected to continue in the next quarter.
Total AMOLED revenue was 54M$, down 27% quarter to quater.
PMOLED shipments are up 17% from previous quarter (20M$), after 3 quarters of slowing down. PMOLEDs are now 60% of the MP3 players market.
Over on the Blah Blah Tech blog, Wayne Smallman has an interesting post on the true cost of innovation.
"There seems to be this idea that good ideas are not worth the effort of exploring their potential. There is also this misguided belief by venture capitalists and private funding organizations that their money is worth more than the ideas they are backing. Wrong. And it is a misconception that needs destroying..."
By EngrGene, Section Commentary Posted on Mon Sep 29, 2008 at 10:24:58 PM PST
A space elevator is a proposed structure designed to transport material from a celestial body's surface into space. Many variants have been proposed and all involve traveling along a fixed tether instead of using rocket-powered space launch. The concept most often refers to a structure that reaches from the surface of the Earth to geostationary orbit (GSO) and a counter-mass beyond. Japanese researchers recently laid out a proposal as to how this might be achieved. However, SciScoop contributor Eugene Keech believes no one will ever press the right buttons for a space elevator and it will always remain blue sky research
Tiny green diatoms create the illusion of a fernlike forest as they attach to their marine-invertebrate hosts. Mario De Stefano of the Second University of Naples, Italy, captured this miniscule "jungle" from the Mediterranean Sea with a scanning electron microscope.
The image earned first place in the photography category of the 2008 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge.
By mertero, Section News Posted on Mon Sep 29, 2008 at 12:52:53 AM PST
Japanese researchers have proved it is possible to manipulate magnetic domains in a semiconductor without using magnets. This could lead to more power-efficient and better MRAM.
By sciencebase, Section Reviews Posted on Wed Sep 24, 2008 at 08:03:18 AM PST
Seeds are the most sophisticated and precious organs produced by plants because they carry the next generation. But, it is the fruit that bears the seed that provides the focus of this astounding book. Think of fruit and the word will most likely conjure up memories of crunchy apples, strawberries and cream, peeling bananas, and succulent melons.
By sciencebase, Section News Posted on Tue Sep 23, 2008 at 10:42:56 PM PST
It can't be that season already, what happened to the summer..? But a press release just into the SciScoop corporate offices suggest that the rather than the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness being upon us once more, it's the season of coughs and yellow snottiness. So, what can you do to protect your family from colds and flu?
Tiny green diatoms create the illusion of a fernlike forest as they attach to their marine-invertebrate hosts. Mario De Stefano of the Second University of Naples, Italy, captured this miniscule "jungle" from the Mediterranean Sea with a scanning electron microscope.
Seeds are the most sophisticated and precious organs produced by plants because they carry the next generation. But, it is the fruit that bears the seed that provides the focus of this astounding book. Think of fruit and the word will most likely conjure up memories of crunchy apples, strawberries and cream, peeling bananas, and succulent melons.
