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Science: U.K. Researchers Make Microchip Breakthrough

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 9, 2005 - 4:29am.
London -- According to a report in Science, a group of researchers at Imperial College London, Durham University and the University of Sheffield has made a breakthrough in computer chip design that could give mobile phones, which currently have very limited memory, the capacity of desktop computers. "The new video mobile phones are very popular, but they desperately need more memory so that people can take longer videos and store them," said lead researcher Russell Cowburn. "This technology has the potential to transform mobiles into fully functioning video cameras, in addition to a range of other applications." Their new design, which they claim will revolutionize the chip industry, links computing nodes with nano-wires much in the same way that neurons and axons are linked in the human brain. The report claims that the chip could potentially increase mobile memory capacity by as much as 200 times. The researchers said products could be on the market within the next few years.
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Kodak Introduces Glasses-Less 3D Imaging Display for Games, Science

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 15, 2004 - 5:27am.
Rochester, N.Y. -- Imaging giant Kodak on Monday announced its Stereoscopic Imaging Display, a display device that creates glasses-less 3D images targeted primarily at the video game, science/medical industries. "Unlike other 3D imaging systems, which rely on a barrier screen placed over an existing monitor, the Kodak display is an entirely new concept," said Lawrence Henderson, vice president and director of new business ventures for Eastman Kodak Company. "Kodak's Stereoscopic Imaging Display system maintains full image resolution and creates a very wide field of view." The company is currently seeking partners and early-stage customers for the system, and will provide licenses to the technology for integration into third-party products and systems.
tags: Games | Kodak | 3D | Science | Glasses-Less |