News articles tagged with 'film' (Page 3)
NIST scientists address 'wrinkles' in transparent film development
— 2 Apr 2010 13:10 | TechnologyA closer look at a promising nanotube coating that might one day improve solar cells has turned up a few unexpected wrinkles, according to new research conducted at the National Institute…
Incorporating biofunctionality into nanomaterials for medical, health devices
— 23 Mar 2010 14:32 | HealthA team led by researchers from North Carolina State University has published a paper that describes the use of a technique called atomic layer deposition to incorporate 'biological…
Young Britons see significantly more smoking in movies than US peers
— 19 Mar 2010 13:24 | HealthYoung Britons see significantly more on-screen smoking in movies than their US peers, finds research published ahead of print in the journal Tobacco Control…
Traces of the past: Computer algorithm able to 'read' memories
— 17 Mar 2010 14:35 | HealthComputer programs have been able to predict which of three short films a person is thinking about, just by looking at their brain activity. The research, conducted by scientists at…
These researchers really can read your mind
— 17 Mar 2010 14:14 | HealthNew evidence suggests that researchers can tell which memory of a past event a person is recalling from the pattern of their brain activity alone…
CeBIT 2010: Live 3-D TV
— 16 Mar 2010 04:36 | TechnologyStrikers and defenders furiously compete for the ball. Suddenly, the forward drops into the penalty area. Penalty shot. The penalty taker carefully sets the ball just right. Cut to…
The science of Hollywood blockbusters
— 24 Feb 2010 13:33 | HealthThere is something about the rhythm and texture of early cinema that has a very different 'feel' than modern films. But it's hard to put one's finger on just what that something is.…
How 'random' lasers work
— 24 Jan 2010 19:34 | TechnologyWhen University of Utah scientists discovered a new kind of laser that was generated by an electrically conducting plastic or polymer, no one could explain how it worked and some doubted…
Watching crystals grow provides clues to making smoother, defect-free thin films
— 22 Jan 2010 13:59 | TechnologyTo make thin films for semiconductors in electronic devices, layers of atoms must be grown in neat, crystalline sheets. But while some materials grow smooth crystals, others tend to…
Digital mammography delivers significantly less radiation than conventional mammography
— 22 Jan 2010 13:29 | HealthData from one of the largest mammography trials in history demonstrates that overall the radiation dose associated with digital mammography is significantly lower (averaging 22 percent…