The world’s lowest noise laser
January 27, 2008
Max Planck Institute researchers have set a new record for photon noise control in a laser beam, creating a laser that has the precision to be used as a gravitational wave detector.
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The world’s smallest 3-D full HD display
May 24, 2011
A prototype of the “world’s smallest 3-D full HD display” using thin film transistor (TFT) has been developed by Ortus Technology, a Japanese firm.
At 4.8 inches, the screen features glasses-free 3-D effects. It’s so dense at 546 pixels per inch (229 pixels per inch in 3-D mode) that the human eye can’t actually discern one pixel from another, creating a seamless, realistic image, claims Ortus.… read more
The World’s Smallest Crime Lab
March 4, 2008
George Mason University researchers have built a microwave smaller than an ant that can heat pinhead-size drops of liquid to precise temperatures–critical for the kind of lab-on-a-chip devices investigators could someday use in the field.
One big potential payoff: a portable DNA-analysis kit that could use crime-scene evidence, such as a drop of blood, to produce the genetic fingerprint of the culprit.
A study appearing Feb. 10 in Science Express calculates the world’s total technological capacity to store, communicate and compute information, part of a Special Online Collection: Dealing with Data.
The study by the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism estimates that in 2007, humankind was able to store 2.9 × 1020 optimally compressed bytes, communicate almost 2 × 1021 bytes, and carry out 6.4 ×… read more
The world’s first 3D-printed gun is a terrifying thing
July 26, 2012
Gun enthusiast “HaveBlue” has documented in a blog post (via the AR15 forums) the process of what appears to be the first test firing of a firearm made with a 3D printer, The Next Web reports.
Actually,. the only printed part of the gun was the lower receiver. But, according to the American Gun Control Act, the receiver is what counts as the firearm.
HaveBlue reportedly… read more
The X-Mice
March 30, 2007
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the University of California, Santa Barbara genetically engineered mice to express a third, humanlike photoreceptor, giving them human color vision.
Can they do the same for humans? Turns out some people may actually have a fourth photoreceptor that detects light within the visible range at a slightly different wavelength range than the other three.
The Year in Biomedicine
December 26, 2008
Brain trauma among soldiers, a $5,000 genome, cellular switches, and insight into the brain’s beauty.
The Year in Biomedicine
December 23, 2009
Advances in antiaging drugs, acoustic brain surgery, flu vaccines–and the secret to IQ.
The Year in Biomedicine
December 29, 2010
Two steps forward and one step back for stem cells, genome sequencing to diagnose disease, and the creation of artificial life.
The Year in Biotech
December 27, 2006
Brain chips, gene Chips, life-extending pills, and stem-cell cures and among the biotech developments on 2006.
The Year in Biotech
December 28, 2007
Stem cells from skin, myriad microbes, and a $350,000 personal genome are among Technology Review’s list of top biotech stories in 2007.
The Year in Computing
December 23, 2008
Computer interfaces, wireless devices, memory, and microprocessors were all hot topics in 2008.
The Year in Computing
December 29, 2010
New ways to feed our need for computing speed, novel controllers for our gadgets, and scary security risks all appeared in 2010.
The Year in Energy
December 28, 2006
Biowaste to ethanol could soon power cars, the plug-in hybrid-vehicle era begins, massive recalls spark interest in better batteries, cheaper solar power is on the horizon, and clean coal technologies get mixed up in politics.
The Year in Energy
December 29, 2009
Liquid batteries, giant lasers, and vast new reserves of natural gas highlight the fundamental energy advances of the past 12 months.