http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/gadget-blog.html Be the first one to know about new gadgets Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:35:27 GMT en-us http://www.technology-blog.com/images/blogs/gadget-blog.jpg http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/gadget-blog.html 100 75 http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2012/in-solar-cells-tweaking-the-tiniest.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2012/in-solar-cells-tweaking-the-tiniest.html Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:35:27 GMT Scientists from the University at Buffalo, Army Research Laboratory and Air Force Office of Scientific Research have developed a new, nanomaterials-based technology that has the potential to increase the efficiency of photovoltaic cells up to 45 percent. -- Specifically, the scientists have shown that embedding charged quantum dots into solar cells can improve electrical output by enabling the cells to harvest infrared light, and by increasing the lifetime of photoelectrons. The technology can be applied to a number of different photovoltaic structures........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2011/new-laser-technology-could-kill-viruses.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2011/new-laser-technology-could-kill-viruses.html Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:35:27 GMT A team led by a professor at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering has made a discovery in semiconductor nanowire laser technology that could potentially do everything from kill viruses to increase storage capacity of DVDs. Ultraviolet semiconductor diode lasers are widely used in data processing, information storage and biology. Their applications have been limited, however, by size, cost and power. The current generation of ultraviolet lasers is based on a material called gallium nitride, but Jianlin Liu, a professor of electrical engineering, and colleagues have made a breakthrough in zinc oxide nanowire waveguide lasers, which can offer smaller sizes, lower costs, higher powers and shorter wavelengths........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2011/optics-in-leds-for-lighting.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2011/optics-in-leds-for-lighting.html Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:35:27 GMT Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been changing the way we see the world since the 1960s. Their usage in everyday life is pervasive and continues to increase thanks to the cutting-edge research being done in the field of optics. To highlight breakthroughs in LEDs, the editors of Energy Express, a bi-monthly supplement to Optics Express, the open-access journal of the Optical Society (OSA), today published a special Focus Issue on Optics in LEDs for Lighting. The issue is organized and edited by Guest Editors Jae-Hyun Ryou and Russell Dupuis of the Georgia Institute of Technology........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2011/electronic-life-on-the-edge.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2011/electronic-life-on-the-edge.html Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:35:27 GMT As far back as the 1990s, long before anyone had actually isolated graphene � a honeycomb lattice of carbon just one atom thick � theorists were predicting extraordinary properties at the edges of graphene nanoribbons. Now physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), and their colleagues at the University of California at Berkeley, Stanford University, and other institutions, have made the first precise measurements of the "edge states" of well-ordered nanoribbons........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2011/batteries-charge-quickly-and-retain-capacity.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2011/batteries-charge-quickly-and-retain-capacity.html Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:35:27 GMT The batteries in Illinois professor Paul Braun's lab look like any others, but they pack a surprise inside. Braun's group developed a three-dimensional nanostructure for battery cathodes that allows for dramatically faster charging and discharging without sacrificing energy storage capacity. The researchers' findings would be reported in the March 20 advance online edition of the journal Nature Nanotechnology........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2011/a-technology-tourist-in-new-york.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2011/a-technology-tourist-in-new-york.html Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:35:27 GMT Taking a trip to New York can be very rewarding for those who have an interest in technology. Home to some of the greatest museums and technological attractions in the world, New York will make any tech geek feel right at home. Visiting some of these museums will not only fill the day with wonder, but it will offer technology buffs a chance to enjoy a day in an environment they love........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2011/new-lab-on-chip-advance.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2011/new-lab-on-chip-advance.html Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:35:27 GMT Scientists have invented a technique that uses inexpensive paper to make "microfluidic" devices for rapid medical diagnostics and chemical analysis. The innovation represents a way to enhance commercially available diagnostic devices that use paper-strip assays like those that test for diabetes and pregnancy........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2011/increasing-wireless-speed.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2011/increasing-wireless-speed.html Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:35:27 GMT In the first phase of a more than two-year study funded by InterDigital, Virginia Tech scientists have made great strides in the development of more reliable and efficient spectrum sensing techniques that will be needed to meet the ever-expanding demand for wireless technologies. "The U.S. government has noted that broadband wireless access technologies are a key foundation for economic growth, job creation, global competitiveness, and a better way of life," explained Claudio da Silva, an assistant professor in Virginia Tech's Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering http://www.ece.vt.edu/faculty/cdasilva.php. He was referring to a recent report by the Federal Communications Commission on the need to ensure all Americans have access to broadband capability http://www.broadband.gov/download-plan/........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2011/better-than-the-human-eye.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2011/better-than-the-human-eye.html Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:35:27 GMT cientists from Northwestern University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are the first to develop a curvilinear camera, much like the human eye, with the significant feature of a zoom capability, unlike the human eye. The "eyeball camera" has a 3.5x optical zoom, takes sharp images, is inexpensive to make and is only the size of a nickel. (A higher zoom is possible with the technology.)........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2010/ffirst-high-temp-spin-field-effect-transistor.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2010/ffirst-high-temp-spin-field-effect-transistor.html Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:35:27 GMT n international team of scientists featuring Texas AandM University physicist Jairo Sinova has announced a breakthrough that gives a new spin to semiconductor nanoelectronics and the world of information technology. The team has developed an electrically controllable device whose functionality is based on an electron's spin. Their results, the culmination of a 20-year scientific quest involving a number of international scientists and groups, are reported in the current issue of Science....... ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2010/deals-on-electronics-watches.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2010/deals-on-electronics-watches.html Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:35:27 GMT New York (12/10/2010)-For perpetual bargain hunters and other shoppers looking to get a great deal on the latest electronics, brand name watches, wireless accessories, jewelry and more, 1SaleaDay.com is the lowest-priced deal-of-the-day website offering unheard-of exclusive deals on just a single item and only for 24 hours. To keep customers coming back for more, 1SaleaDay.com even offers surprise free products once or twice a week........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/11-2010/advance-could-change-modern-electronics.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/11-2010/advance-could-change-modern-electronics.html Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:35:27 GMT CORVALLIS, Ore. Scientists at Oregon State University have solved a quest in fundamental material science that has eluded researchers since the 1960s, and could form the basis of a new approach to electronics. The discovery, just reported online in the professional journal Advanced Materials, outlines the creation for the first time of a high-performance "metal-insulator-metal" diode........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2010/powergorilla-portable-charger.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2010/powergorilla-portable-charger.html Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:35:27 GMT I have been testing a Powergorilla portable charger for a few weeks now, mainly as a phone charger for extended trips rather than a laptop charger, and one thing sticks out –  this is not your average power block. The massive 21000mAh capacity battery pack for standard 5V USB devices is absolutely superb, and means you can keep all your gadgets charged on the move, without having to worry about finding a mains power socket at ......... ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/3-d-movies-via-internet-and-satellite.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/3-d-movies-via-internet-and-satellite.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:08 GMT Blockbusters like Avatar, UP or Toy Story 3 will bring the 3-D into home living rooms, televisions and computers. There are already displays available and the new Blu-Ray players can already play 3-dimensional movies based on MVC. The first soccer games were recorded stereoscopically at the Football World Championships in South Africa. What is missing is an efficient form of transmission........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/organic-led-light-source-for-home-electronics.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/organic-led-light-source-for-home-electronics.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:08 GMT Electronic products pollute our environment with many heavy metals before, during and after they're used. In the U.S. alone, an estimated 70% of heavy metals in landfill come from discarded electronics. With flat screen TVs getting bigger and cheaper every year, environmental costs continue to mount........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/glorious-gadolinium-gives-flash-memory.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/glorious-gadolinium-gives-flash-memory.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:08 GMT College Park, MD (August 24, 2010) -- Future flash memory could be faster and store more data without changing its basic design by using a clever nanocrystal material proposed by researchers at Taiwan's Chang Gung University, who describe a new logical element made with the rare earth material gadolinium in the journal APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, which is published by the American Institute of Physics........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/what-is-cloud-hosting.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/what-is-cloud-hosting.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:08 GMT When web hosting meets cloud computing, the result is a variety of hosting products that let businesses dynamically scale resources according as their business needs fluctuate. By adjusting their hosting packages on an as-needed basis, businesses can save money by paying only for what they need and still avoid any downtime caused by servers going over capacity. In general, there are three general kinds of cloud hosting technologies that businesses can leverage to reap the cost efficiencies of cloud computing. ....... ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/walden-digital.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/walden-digital.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:08 GMT I was sitting on the front porch of the cabin, reading Walden. On my iPad. Actually, it’s become more of Libby’s iPad, which doesn’t bug me too ......... ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2010/why-the-home-phone-has-become-irreplaceable.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2010/why-the-home-phone-has-become-irreplaceable.html Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:34:11 GMT Typically, a home phone concept was normally identified with the landlines or wired networks, where the phones were connected through the physical media. There was a time before a couple of decades, when the members of our families used to tell us who called, and pass on the information. With the advancement of technology, things have changed quite considerably all around the world. Communication has become more direct now, and the SMS facilities allow people to send messages even when the receiver's cell phones are switched off........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2010/creating-a-super-battery.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2010/creating-a-super-battery.html Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:34:11 GMT Using super-high pressures similar to those found deep in the Earth or on a giant planet, Washington State University scientists have created a compact, never-before-seen material capable of storing vast amounts of energy. "If you think about it, it is the most condensed form of energy storage outside of nuclear energy," says Choong-Shik Yoo, a WSU chemistry professor and main author of results reported in the journal Nature Chemistry....... ]]>