Posted by Mike on February 1st, 2008 in display, heat, optic
Halleluiah, a resurrection to end all technology resurrections, the rebirth of the Polaroid film pack! This Zink printer, “inkless”, as they claim, uses the Polaroid “inkless” film pack technology to make high resolution pictures.
For you youngsters, Polaroid instant pictures were almost as ubiquitous as “Brownie” cameras during my adolescence and young adulthood. I think that […]
Posted by Mike on December 10th, 2007 in biology, optic
Here’s a technology that an old timer can love, as well as an increasing number of not-so-old timers. This article describes an “in vivo” (in the body) spectroscopy system that looks for soft plaque buildup on your arterial walls.
First, why would you care about soft plaque? Well, you could ask Jim Fixx, a marathon runner […]
Posted by Mike on December 6th, 2007 in biology, communication, optic
Again, I am blown away by what come from the field of biomimetics (a big word for “the application of methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology”, thank you Wikipedia). The iridescent colors of a butterfly wing come from photonic crystals. The “lighted up look” […]
Posted by Mike on November 29th, 2007 in display, optic
I have been a follower of the work in Terahertz radiation for a long time. Terahertz radiation lies in a range of frequencies from about 500 Gigahertz (above the highest cell phone range) to far infrared, or about 1700 Gigahertz. The significance of the terahertz frequency range is that you can get a great amount […]