A University of Nevada’s professor is looking into making the first fastest computers in the world that runs on infrared light than electricity. That said, they’re currently look to harvest the energy from terahertz radiation, which if successful will be the start of super computers/machines running on the speed of light.
“We have taken a first step to making circuits that can harness or guide terahertz radiation,” says Ajay Nahata, study leader and associate professor of electrical and computer engineering. “Eventually — in a minimum of 10 years — this will allow the development of superfast circuits, computers and communications.”
Electricity is carried through metal wires. Light used for communication is transmitted through fiberoptic cables and split into different colors or “channels” of information using devices called waveguides. In a study to be published April 18 in the online journal Optics Express, Nahata and colleagues report they designed stainless steel foil sheets with patterns of perforations that successfully served as wire-like waveguides to transmit, bend, split or combine terahertz radiation.
“A waveguide is something that allows you to transport electromagnetic radiation from one point to another point, or distribute it across a circuit,” Nahata says.
If terahertz radiation is to be used in computing and communication, it not only must be transmitted from one device to another, “but you have to process it,” he adds. “This is where terahertz circuits are important. The long-term goal is to develop capabilities to create circuits that run faster than modern-day electronic circuits so we can have faster computers and faster data transfer via the Internet.”
Nahata conducted the study with two doctoral students in electrical and computer engineering: Wenqi Zhu and Amit Agrawal.
In today’s overwhelming preference for all things green, more and more consumer products are becoming more environmentally friendly. One of those products are solar rechargeable products. This is a video reviewing 3 of those products:
If you’re not a really hands-on kinda guy, who can’t tell a carburetor to an engine or know which PSI your tire is suppose to be filled then these self-inflating tires are for you! Created in the Czech republic I can see how it would help the world AND Japan less one more headache to think about when they own cars. You don’t have to think about pumping air into your tires anymore, just remember to fill in your battery water. Or change your oil.
The tyres are inflated with a peristalistic pump, which keeps the pressure constant so it’s safe for driving at all times. Why didn’t anyone think of this before?
And I present you, miCoach (F110), a cellphone device that is akin to having your own personal trainer before you. Nevermind that it’s just a block of buttons, a screen and a sexy sliding keypads, the miCoach (F110) number one function is to serve your exercise regime. Of course, it would still have all the expected functions of today’s cellphone.
Ignore the Introduction of the presentation slide, it’s absolutely lame but do stay on for the whole lecture. It’s about the evolution of gadgets and it’s purpose evolved through the refinement of technology and advancement of mankind. I must say, it’s pretty insightful and quite true. I’ll tell you what’s stupid about today’s gadgets in a nutshell…there is more room for uselessness. *hic*
ZEverything costs you at Apple, even a stinking plastic remote that should come free, like when you buy a TV, a hifi system or a blu-ray DVD player. But at Apple, a remote will cost you another $19. Pfft. This is why I will never be a part of the Apple community save for the iPod I stowed away and converted into a hippie songster. It’s too capitalistic just like the country it comes from.
Has anyone thought of making Apple the country’s national brand? Maybe every home will have an Apple branded gadget/stuff/mookies because it’s patriotic like the national flag.
That’ll be $20/person annually for the royalty, please.
Wow. Just simply wow. At a brink of destroying earth with stupid gadgets and inventions, British scientist might have just found a solution to all those unwanted metal scraps left over from older generation technologies. They’ve found a way to grow flowers from unwanted/broken cellphones. Just dump your old cell into flowering pot, some soil, water, sunshine and some love and you’ll have flowers growing out of them.
Now that’s what I call “environmentally friendly”. Nothing is friendlier than daisies sprouting from your old Nokia.
Thing is, despite this fantastic idea, only the casing can be made environmentally friendly. The innards of your cellphone is still silicon and a mishmash of environmental hazard….it’s a start somewhat. *shrugs*
It’s been a week since I updated, I blame it on the tropical weather and the palm trees. For those of you who are still stuck in winter, my desolations to you. :P
Anyway, back to the program, I want to talk about when phones explode. It’s not a funny matter, some guy actually lost a nipple when his phone exploded. He left his phone in this breast pocket you see. I believe I can find a video to prove it.
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