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ON Semiconductor’s new 8 megapixel (MP) KAI-08052 image sensor enhances imaging performance in demanding industrial applications with technology that improves the near-infrared sensitivity of CCD image sensors.

The image sensor provides up to twice the sensitivity in near-infrared wavelengths as the company’s standard Interline Transfer CCD pixel design. This enhanced sensitivity can be critical in applications such as scientific and medical imaging, where samples emit or fluoresce in NIR wavelengths; or in machine vision and intelligent transportation systems (ITS), where NIR illumination is often used to better examine an object or to isolate a vehicle’s license plate.

The new CCD pixel design used extends the electron capture region deeper in the silicon to better capture electrons generated by long wavelength photons. This deeper pixel well improves detection of NIR wavelengths by up to a factor of two depending on the specific wavelength studied.

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Pure Genius is an upcoming American medical drama television series created by Jason Katims starring Dermot Mulroney. A young Silicon Valley tech-titan enlists a veteran surgeon with a controversial past in starting a hospital with a cutting-edge, new school approach to medicine.

A young Silicon Valley tech-titan enlists a veteran surgeon with a controversial past in starting a hospital with a cutting-edge, new school approach to medicine.

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DNA codes for life as we know it, but in recent years, scientists have discovered more uses for the molecule. Because DNA is foldable and “sticky,” they’ve begun making microscopic shapes called DNA origami. Over the last decade or so, researchers have improved at this DNA art, and now, Caltech scientists say they used DNA to sketch a glowing masterpiece — a replica of Vincent van Gogh’s famous painting “The Starry Night”— on a canvas the size of a dime.

While the mini-van Gogh is neat — if a little fuzzy and monochromatic — the demonstration shows the technique may be approaching more practical uses. One of the difficulties of making technologies ever-smaller is figuring out how to precisely place components. As it turns out, our fingers are just a little too fat to build on scales far thinner than a human hair.

Researchers hope DNA origami can be like surrogate hands on the tiniest scales, and if successful, the technology may be used to build useful devices smaller than any yet in existence.

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Say hi to the ARmKeypad Air, which uses ‘smart glasses’ to turn the arm of a wearer into a virtual keyboard, allowing for contact-free use.

Interesting story on VR.

How did a traditional gaming software company end up creating arguably the most cutting-edge VR hardware on the market, the HTC Vive?

Elite athletes need never miss an opportunity to train again, even when they’re 40,000 feet above the ground.

A new luxury private plane for sports teams aims to keep athletes in top shape while travelling to and from events, thanks to on-board training facilities including exercise bikes and massage tables.

Russian luxury jet firm Sukhoi unveiled its concept SportJet at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire this week.

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Hate your head; don’t worry Russian scientist knows how to correct that problem.

Russian programmer Valery Spiridonov is scheduled to have head transplant surgery in December 2017. This unique and highly complex operation will utilize Russian technology and know-how.

New drones and fighters could fry enemy hardware from a distance.

Michael Peck

Have a lot of corporate corruption; take your executives on a tour inside the local Federal Prison. China believes this is the best option to prevent corruption.

Shanghai’s online finance association showed its member executives a taste of life behind bars on Tuesday as part of an effort to nip crime in the bud in a sector that has been dogged by scandal.

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