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Holographic Discs to Store 20 Times More Than Blu-Ray

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Jan 23, 2009 at 6:36 AM

Blu-ray technology out-does DVD for one reason only: the discs store more information, so you can fit a higher-resolution movie file in the same physical space. That's a great thing now everyone and their dog has an HDTV. But a new ...READ»

ELECOM | Comment

Scope Node Mouse Sells With Nonsense Science Schtick

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 95
Tue Mar 17, 2009 at 11:11 AM

Elecom doesn't think that the dozens of mice populating the shelves of your local PC store are doing a good enough job for you, so its releasing the Scope Node Mouse--a precision pointing device the company claims is about as accurate ...READ»

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What We Have Here Is a Failure of Imagination

BY Heath Row
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Sat Apr 3, 2004 at 10:43 AM

Phil Neches was founder, chief scientist, and vice president of Teradata Corp., which applied parallel processing to relational databases. After Teradata was acquired by NCR, which was then acquired by AT&T, Neches served a number of ...READ»

3-D DISPLAYS | Comment

Will 3-D Displays Spiff Up Cell Phones?

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 52
Tue Oct 20, 2009 at 9:45 AM

Three-dimensional display tech is coming to all sorts of gear, from TVs to strange desktop prototypes from Sony. And now, thanks to 3M and thin-film tech, it could be making it onto the tiny LCD of your favorite cell phone. The ...READ»

STARTUPS | Comment

In Search of the Perfect Startup

BY Rekha Balu
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:37 AM

It's hard enough in this economic climate to start one new company. So why is H. Michael Zadikian, who sold his last startup for $500 million, determined to start four at the same time? An entrepreneurial adventure story, in two parts.READ»

TECHNOLOGY | 7 comments

Corning's History

Relevancy Score: 44
Thu Feb 14, 2008 at 6:35 PM

1908 EUGENE SULLIVAN joins Corning and creates an industrial-research lab to drive innovation in glassmaking. At the time, half of Corning’s revenue comes from manufacturing lightbulbs—by hand. 1912 Corning ...READ»

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Researchers Invent Eye-Tracking Eyeglass Display, Star Trek-Style

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 44
Tue Jun 2, 2009 at 9:09 AM

It may not be quite up to the spec of Geordi La Forge's visor on Star Trek TNG, but researchers in Germany have come up with an eyeglass-mounted display that's so freakily high-tech you may need only to move your eyes to control a PC.READ»

EYEBUYDIRECT | Comment

Chart An Unorthodox Path – EyeBuyDirect Paves Its Own Way

BY Kaihan Krippendorff
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Fri Feb 20, 2009 at 8:30 AM

On Wednesday I introduced a fascinating company, EyeBuyDirect. While interviewing the CEO, Roy Hessel, I noticed some similarities to another company we profiled several weeks ago – Valley Forge Fabrics. Valley Forge shook up the ...READ»

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Silky Innovation – An elegant way to make your food safer & monitor your health

BY Natalie Jenkins
Relevancy Score: 31
Tue Sep 2, 2008 at 5:59 PM

Silk has long been admired for its luxurious feel and quality in the textile industry. However, a new frontier is now being explored by scientist at Massachusetts’ Tufts University. They have created translucent, edible silk ...READ»

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