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Do you know what is nanothechnology? Could you imagine what is this? Nanotechnology is the art and science of manipulating matter at the nanoscale (down to 1/100,000 the width of a human hair) to create new and unique materials and products.

“Nanotechnology is all about small, light and cheap, and you’re not in the cell phone business if you’re not thinking small, light and cheap — the two are made for each other,” said David Bishop, vice president of research at Lucent’s Bell Labs in Murray Hill, N.J.

As proof of principle, Bishop said Bell Labs researchers are developing nano-scale phones for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency consisting of radio transmitters about the diameter of a human hair. The transmitters could be used to look at processes within living cells and measure chemical potentials, electric fields and pressures.

“It’s also an opportunity to shrink existing technology to its practical limits,” Bishop told UPI’s Nano World.

The parts of mobile phones that help send and receive data rank among their most expensive and energy-draining components.

“With nanotechnology, you can lower costs, increase functionality and lower power,” Bishop said at a meeting of the NanoBusiness Alliance in New York.

High power semiconductor laser designer and manufacturer QPC Lasers, Inc. is hosting private demonstrations of their high power miniature prototype BrightLase Red-Green-Blue “RGB” laser, which is designed for high resolution miniature projectors in the 100 lumens output region for portable handheld consumer electronics, Gizmo reports.

QPC offers visible laser technologies designed to be compatible with the leading micro-display technology including LCOS, scanning micro-mirrors, DLP and LCD and offers advantages to consumer electronics manufacturers including an expanded color gamut, low power consumption, an ultra compact footprint, and is designed for low cost high volume manufacture.

Dr. Jeffrey Ungar, President and CEO of QPC Lasers, Inc. believes mating consumer electronics with powerful projectors powered by compact, powerful Red-Green-Blue lasers offers a way around the display of information on portable devices. “We believe that our BrightLase® technology is a vehicle uniquely suited to making this dream a reality, and expect the exceptional brightness, efficiency, compactness and low cost of these lasers to provide compelling advantages in displays for PDAs, games, laptops, automobiles, and aircraft,” said Ungar.

The prototype BrightLase Red-Green-Blue “RGB” laser is being shown at the Society of Information (SID) Display Week 2008 - the leading North American show for the electronic-display industry - which is running until May 23 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Japan finds a new concept for QR codes - mobile-based epitaphs
QR codes (barcodes which can be scanned using a mobile phone) are on everything in Japan, from magazines to cereal boxes. In fact, the only place you’d struggle to find them is the local graveyard - although that’s likely to change in the near future.

Memorial designer Ishinokoe is to design gravestones with QR codes embedded, allowing passers to look up information on the deceased with a quick scan. Users could be sent links to websites with pictures or eulogies - sounds a bit quirky but could it be a natural evolution from the classic epitaph?
Sourse - CScout Japan