Nvidia has announced that 3D Blu-ray movies will begin appearing in the Summer of 2010.
Nvidia will support the standard through its 3D Vision technology, with Berraondo noting that the new films will use bit rates of around 60Mbits/second – twice that of a standard movie.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Paper Batteries Could Power Almost Anything
Take ordinary office paper, a little carbon and a dash of nanomaterials, and you have a perfectly functional battery.
Wireless Brain-to-Computer Connection Synthesizes Speech
A system that turns brain waves into FM radio signals and decodes them as sound is the first totally wireless brain-computer interface.
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New species evolve in bursts
New species might arise as a result of single rare events, rather than through the gradual accumulation of many small changes over time, according to a study of thousands of species and their evolutionary family trees.
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NASA Drops A Helicopter From Midair to Test New Anti-Crash Tech
No stranger to rough landings, NASA just engineered a crash of its own design to test a new crash countermeasure for helicopters. NASA dropped a donated Army MD-500 carrying four crash test dummies from 35 feet, to determine whether a new honeycomb cushion made of Kevlar strapped to the bottom of the copter could absorb the brunt of the impact.
Philips to light Times Square ball and numerals with LEDs
Philips Electronics (Somerset, NJ) has illuminated the world-famous Times Square ball for the past ten years, as the company just announced. The past two years, Philips used its Luxeon LEDs to light the ball (which is actually a geodesic dome, and is also a lot bigger than it used to be). Now, for the 2009-2010 New Year's celebration, Philips will be lighting the Times Square ball numerals (which, unsurprisingly, are 2-0-1-0) as well, meaning that the entire display will be lit by LEDs.
Quantum Dots Enhance LED Lighting
Tiny semiconductor crystals could produce better colors for lighting and computer displays.
Quantum dots are nanometer-size bits of semiconductor material, such as cadmium selenide, that fluoresce when excited by photons or electrons. By choosing a certain material and a certain size, researchers can precisely tune the wavelength of light emitted.
Bomber, Space Surveillance Eye Boost
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz says that the service’s forthcoming budget request, though pinched by the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, will likely include money for a new bomber and a new space surveillance system.
First Production F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting System Delivered
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has marked successful entry into low rate initial production on the F-35 Lightning II Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS). The first production units have been delivered to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth, TX, for integration onto the aircraft.
Airbus A400M military ready for takeoff
After years of delays, the Airbus A400M, designed to replace aging military cargo carriers, is set to take off on its maiden flight this week.
The A400M is one of Europe's most ambitious defense projects, and any flight trial -- the maiden takeoff is expected as early as Wednesday -- would give the company a much-needed boost.
US forces on track to leave Iraq despite attacks: Mullen
US forces remain on track to begin withdrawing from Iraq in large numbers next year despite coordinated suicide attacks on Tuesday that killed 126 people, the top US military officer has said.
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India, Russia settle aircraft carrier deal
Ending a protracted logjam over the pricing of a naval aircraft carrier purchase, Russia and India have reached agreement on a key defense deal.
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