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Improve your hearing with a new pair of glasses

April 15, 2006 New specs amplify sound directed at the person wearing them, while dampening background noise. TAGS: glass, Netherlands, microphone

Forget the glasses--3D monitors ready now

June 8, 2006 Expect to see more opportunities for three-dimensional viewing show up on TVs, cell phones and beyond. TAGS: 3D, glass, Philips Electronics N.V., monitor, pixel, conference, person, TV, image, movie

Sharp unveils 108-inch LCD television

January 7, 2007 Electronics giant says the television has a higher resolution than plasmas and lower power consumption. TAGS: Sharp Corp., LCD TV, glass, plant, plasma TV, sheet, LCD, Consumer Electronics Show, TV, power consumption, Samsung Electronics, video, PC

To harvest water from air, MIT copies beetles

June 16, 2006 The future of water is in bumps, according to researchers studying a desert beetle's method of water collection. TAGS: substrate, material, bump, polymer, glass, water, layer, professor

Apple takes wraps off fancy flagship store

May 18, 2006 Company plans to open its newest and biggest retail store, open 24 hours, on New York's swanky Fifth Avenue on Friday. Photos: Apple's glass palace TAGS: Manhattan, SOHO, New York, store, glass, Apple Computer, floor, senior vice president, General Motors, retailer, Apple MacBook, Apple iPod, Apple Macintosh

Solar-cell business poised for huge growth

October 18, 2006 Manufacturing plants to produce solar cells at a daily rate equal to the entire solar-cell production in 1980. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., silicon, plant, cell, semiconductor, equipment, manufacturing, factory, TFT, glass, ton, LCD

Clearly, there's nothing like Grand Canyon Skywalk

July 24, 2007 A visit to Grand Canyon West and its glass bridge over and into the canyon is an experience for a lifetime.Photos: Floating over Grand Canyon TAGS: glass, photograph

Eyeglasses switch focus in a flash

April 4, 2006 Researchers develop "switchable" lenses, a viable alternative to bifocals associated with grocery stores and old age. Photos: Eye on 'switchable' lenses TAGS: electrode, layer, lens, glass, researcher, grocery, age

LCDs to overtake tube TVs in 2009

June 5, 2006 Flat-panel TVs are all the rage, and a new study says they're poised to become the most popular type of set. TAGS: iSuppli Corp., LCD TV, shipment, LCD, trend, glass, Taiwan, CRT, TV, manufacturing, Philips Electronics N.V., Samsung Electronics

Week in pictures: Vista in view, Apple store cube

May 19, 2006 roundup Microsoft preps consumers for Vista, WMP 11, while Apple wows with glass palace, new MacBooks. TAGS: Apple MacBook, robot, glass, Apple Computer, Lotus, XM Satellite Radio, Sony Walkman, RIAA, Berlin, IBM Lotus Notes, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Intel, Yahoo! Inc., AMD, Apple iPod

MIT Media Lab's latest innovation? More space

September 27, 2006 Designed by award-winning architect Fumihiko Maki, the lab's expansion building breaks ground next year. Images: MIT Media Lab expansion TAGS: expansion, innovation, space, glass

3D cinema tech taking on a starring role

May 16, 2007 With new technology making the old red and blue glasses a thing of the past, moviegoers and theater owners are clamoring for 3D.Images: Getting Real about 3D films TAGS: 3D, film, The Walt Disney Co., depth, Disney Corp., 2D, glass, eye, movie, CEO, camera

Applied Materials equipping solar factory start-ups

May 16, 2007 Chip-equipment specialist is following through on plans to supply gear to solar-panel plant start-ups. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., manufacturing, plant, glass, representative, LCD TV, equipment, Texas, start-up, LCD, TV

Technology joins yacht racing crew

April 6, 2006 BMW Oracle Racing Team will use cutting-edge tech to try to reclaim the America's Cup for the United States. Photos: Oracle gets ready to race TAGS: BMW, Oracle Corp., boat, America, glass, U.S.
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