Researchers at University of California San Diego are hard at work, attempting to find a sustainable solution to growing issues surrounding the internet and data management. Data centers consume a significant amount of electricity and are currently projected to consume close to 140 billion kilowatt hours per year, in the U.S. alone. Much of this […]
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Theaters Using Lasers to Stop Phone Users During Performances
Most people would agree that cell phone use during a performance or concert can be incredibly distracting. Violators of cell phone policies are asked to silence or turn off their devices, and in some cases, asked to leave the venue. In China, however, some theaters have adopted a policy that uses lasers to “shame” theatergoers […]
Manufacturing and Lumber Processing Applications
When it comes to manufacturing within the lumber industry, companies are always looking for the best equipment around. The oldest known wooden constructions in the world were found by German archeologists in the Greater Leipzig region of Germany. It was discovered that these four Neolithic wells were created by the Linear Pottery Company and date […]
Optogenetics: The Future of Memory?
[ted id=1813] Everyone has bad days they would rather forget. But what if it were possible to actually edit out our negative memories with a beam of light, and replace them with new information? Thanks to two neuroscientists at MIT, this might be a reality sooner, rather than later. The first challenge in altering a […]
How Lasers May Help Prevent Food Poisoning
Affecting millions of people annually, food poisoning by consumption of contaminated products is a significant health issue. Typically, retailers and manufacturers rely on “sell by” and “good until” dates, as a way to measure the safe shelf life of the things we eat. This is mostly due to the fact that monitoring the bacteria and […]