Monthly Archives: November 2015

New sensor technology – Large-Area Metasurface Perfect Absorbers from Visible to Near-Infrared

Posted on November 12, 2015 by AK

Pretty impressive development: http://www.kurzweilai.net/golden-window-wavelength-range-for-optimal-deep-brain-near-infrared-imaging-determined?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=23bc84c6eb-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-23bc84c6eb-282199609 Title of the article seems a bit off, but the range of applications of this tech, the scalability, and low cost mentioned all make this interesting and something to watch for!

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CNA Website Now Live!

Posted on November 6, 2015 by venti

Just wanted to post links to the CNA website and Gazette article in case people missed it. Colonial North American Project website: http://colonialnorthamerican.library.harvard.edu/ Gazette article: http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/11/a-digital-portrait-of-colonial-life/

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Flexible phototransistor is world’s fastest, most sensitive

Posted on November 5, 2015 by AK

May dramatically improve performance of cameras and other light-capturing devices October 30, 2015 University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) electrical engineers have created the fastest, most responsive flexible silicon phototransistor ever made, inspired by mammals’ eyes. http://www.kurzweilai.net/flexible-phototransistor-is-worlds-fastest-most-sensitive  

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