Tech post for 22-July-2008
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dracodraconisFrog can tune it's hearing - A species of Chinese frog, Odorrana tormota, can tune the frequency of sounds that it is able to hear to compensate for its noisy environment by actively opening and closing their Eustachian tubes. No other species of animal is known to have this capability.
3D theatres come to Canada - Cineplex Entertainment plans to install 175 3D theatre systems in Canada by December 2009.
Breakthrough method converts wood into biofuel - A Chinese researcher have developed an approach that allows them to convert lignin, an key component in wood, into alkanes and alcohols that can then be used to produce biofuels. Combined with recently-developed techniques for converting cellulose into ethanol, this may make it possible to efficiently convert wood into biofuels.
Printing FETs on paper - Portuguese researchers have developed the first field effect transistor (FET) to be built on a substrate of paper, with performance similar to that achievable using glass or silicon substrates. They hope to use this for disposable electronic devices such as paper displays and smart labels.
Esquire cover to use e-Ink - 100,000 copies of the September issue of Esquire magazine will feature an electronic ink (e-Ink) display with enough charge to last until December. The covers will flash "The 21st Century Begins Now".
3D theatres come to Canada - Cineplex Entertainment plans to install 175 3D theatre systems in Canada by December 2009.
Breakthrough method converts wood into biofuel - A Chinese researcher have developed an approach that allows them to convert lignin, an key component in wood, into alkanes and alcohols that can then be used to produce biofuels. Combined with recently-developed techniques for converting cellulose into ethanol, this may make it possible to efficiently convert wood into biofuels.
Printing FETs on paper - Portuguese researchers have developed the first field effect transistor (FET) to be built on a substrate of paper, with performance similar to that achievable using glass or silicon substrates. They hope to use this for disposable electronic devices such as paper displays and smart labels.
Esquire cover to use e-Ink - 100,000 copies of the September issue of Esquire magazine will feature an electronic ink (e-Ink) display with enough charge to last until December. The covers will flash "The 21st Century Begins Now".