Harvard makes distortion-free lens from gold and silicon, aims for the perfect image (or signal)
By Jon Fingas posted Aug 25th 2012 12:00AM Imaging has been defined by glass lenses for centuries, and even fiber optics haven’t entirely escaped the material’s clutch. Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences might have just found a way to buck those old (and not-so-old) traditions. A new 60-nanometer thick silicon lens, layered with legions of gold nanoantennas, can catch and refocus light without the...
Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3 now working on Linux through Google Chrome, more or less
By Jon Fingas posted Aug 25th 2012 1:30AM A Holy Grail of Linux gaming has been an Unreal Engine 3 port. Getting one for the OS would unlock a world of games that has been the province of, well, just about any other mainstream platform. Thanks to Google preserving Flash on Linux through Chrome, that dream is alive in at least a rudimentary form. Experimenters at the Phoronix forums have found that Chrome 21 has support for the Stage...
Hisense building budget-friendly Google TV set-top box, will put Android in your living room for under $100
By Sean Buckley posted Aug 25th 2012 3:45AM Looks like consumers are about to get another option in their search for an affordable connected TV solution: Hisense is building its own Google TV set-top box. The product doesn’t have a price — let alone a name — but will sell for under $100 when it hits shelves later this year. “Hisense adds even more innovation to the growing list of Google TV-powered devices...
HP’s bad quarter could prove bad for America
Unless Hewlett-Packard gets its act together quickly, Lenovo will soon become the world’s number one PC maker. If that happens, it’s going to create a moment of national angst. Headlines would declare: Chinese firm becomes world’s top PC maker, displacing U.S., or, more simply, Chinese firm now leads world in PCs. A Lenovo lead in the PC market would prompt widespread commentary about how the U.S. is losing its place...
Unconventional Learning with iPad, Mac, and iPod touch
Students at the UK public school Flitch Green Academy use iPad, Mac, and iPod touch to create unique learning experiences. The inspiration Flitch Green is a public elementary/middle school located just outside of London. This modern eco-friendly version of a village school was designed to be the hub of the community — where the teachers support the kids so they feel safe to explore, to ask questions, and even to make mistakes. The...
