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By Alan, on July 20th, 2012% Max Planck Society in Munich, Germany has licensed to TandemLaunch Technologies in Montreal, Canada a new three-dimension display technology that lets viewers see 3-D movies or games in 2-D without glasses to construct the images. Financial terms of the exclusive licensing agreement were not disclosed.
Current 3-D images are presented as stereoscopic pictures, with overlapping . . . → Read More: Max Planck Licenses 2-D/3-D Technology for Development
By Alan, on July 19th, 2012% Shivendra Panwar, left, and Ted Rappaport will direct the 5G project (NYU-Poly)
Researchers at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) in Brooklyn received federal, state, and business funding for a study of new wireless technologies that can define the next generation of mobile devices. Funders of the project include the National Science . . . → Read More: New Study to Examine Next Generation Mobile Networks
By Alan, on July 19th, 2012% (Yale School of Medicine/Wikimedia Commons)
Researchers at University of California in San Diego and Los Angeles, and Indiana University have discovered that irregular heart rhythms known as atrial fibrillation are the result of small electrical sources within the heart, in the form of spinning electrical rotors or focal beats. The research team published . . . → Read More: Technology Developed to Diagnose, Treat Atrial Fibrillation
By Alan, on July 19th, 2012% Neuros Medical Inc., a company in Cleveland developing a university-discovered electronic pain relief technology, says it raised $3.5 million in series B venture funds, the second round of financing after start-up. Boston Scientific and Glengary LLC led the round, with new investors RiverVest Venture Partners, LLC, Blue Tree Allied Angels, and ModelVest joining current investors . . . → Read More: Chronic Pain Technology Company Gains $3.5M Series B Funds
By Alan, on July 18th, 2012% Nissan Leaf charging port (Nissan USA)
University of California in Riverside has received a one-year $95,000 grant from the California Energy Commission to develop algorithms that find the route requiring the least amount of energy for an electric car’s trip. The research will be done by the Center for Environmental Research and Technology, . . . → Read More: Grant to Fund On-Board Systems Extending Electric Car Range
By Alan, on July 18th, 2012% Hovering Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (Bluefin Robotics)
Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have written algorithms that help underwater robots inspect the hulls of ships for mines as small as an iPod. The findings of mechanical engineering professor Franz Hover and Ph.D. candidate Brendan Englot will appear in a future issue of International Journal . . . → Read More: Algorithms Devised to Aid Inspections of Mines on Ship Hulls
By Alan, on July 18th, 2012% Jennifer Elisseeff (Johns Hopkins University)
Biomedical engineers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have devised a method for growing cells to repair cartilage damage from injury or age. The team led by Jennifer Elisseeff (pictured right) reported its findings last month in an online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of . . . → Read More: Stem Cells, Nanoscale Scaffolds Aid Cartilage Repair
By Alan, on July 17th, 2012% Scanning electron microscope image of aerographite (Hamburg University of Technology)
Researchers at Kiel University and Hamburg University of Technology in Germany have developed a network of porous carbon nanotubes that they say is the lightest material in the world. The research team, which includes a colleague from the Leibniz Institute of Surface Modification . . . → Read More: Scientists Produce Ultralight Carbon Nanotube Material
By Alan, on July 17th, 2012% Picoprojector with polarization grating-polarization conversion technology (ImagineOptix Corp.)
Engineers at North Carolina State University and ImagineOptix Corporation, both in Raleigh, have created a technology to convert unpolarized light into polarized light, making liquid crystal (LC) projectors — the kind often used in classrooms and conferences — almost twice as energy efficient. Their research . . . → Read More: University, Company Boost LC Projector Energy Efficiency
By Alan, on July 17th, 2012% (Research.gov)
A new report from the National Science Board, the governing body of the National Science Foundation, says declines in business R&D investment over the past decade, particularly during the recession of 2008-2009, are taking a toll on American innovation. The report, Research & Development, Innovation, and the Science and Engineering Workforce, also . . . → Read More: Report: Business Research Funding Decline Impacts Innovation
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