LG OLED TV ready for action
Although Sony may have delayed development of larger screen OLED TVs, it seems LG can't wait to get its 15-inch active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (OLED) unit into stores, writes GizMag.
As well as announcing the TV is due to hit the shelves in Korea next month, LG also released some mouth-watering technical details about the world's largest consumer OLED TV ahead of its unveiling at the IFA 2009 consumer electric show in Berlin.
One of the first things people notice about OLED TVs is their slim profile, and the LG unit will be no different, boasting a panel just 1.7mm thin. It has a 1366x768 pixel resolution and a contrast ratio of 100 000:1. LG has also posted a roadmap of where it plans to take OLED technology over the next couple of years.
Call for innovative weather monitoring
Experts say developing countries need more funding for weather monitoring systems that would predict extreme weather associated with climate change, particularly in Africa, according to Finding Dulcinea.
Former UN chief Kofi Annan discussed the need for "more innovative projects" to warn the public of extreme weather, such as tsunamis, droughts and hurricanes. Annan is already leading an initiative that places weather stations on cellphone towers in five African countries.
The technology will bring "more accurate weather information to farmers and fishermen," according to Associated Press writer Alexander G. Higgins.
Nanotech centre to bring 'universal memory'
The University of Southampton's Southampton Nanofabrication Centre, which opens 9 September, will make it possible to manufacture high-speed and non-volatile 'universal memory' devices for industry within five years, says Science Daily.
According to Dr Yoshishige Tsuchiya from the Nano Group at the University's School of Electronics and Computer Science, the Nano electromechanical systems (NEMS) available within the new clean room will make high-speed, non-volatile and low-power computer memory a reality.
"This high-speed, non-volatile and low-power NEMS memory will be suitable for pen drive devices for PCs and mobile applications and will mean that computers will warm up immediately when switched on and will have a 'sleep' switch to conserve energy," said Dr Tsuchiya.
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