3DTVwatcher has been reporting on various innovations in the spheres of medicine and tridimensional printing. It was only a matter of time before the two merge into a single 3D super-sector.
Researchers at the University of Glasgow have cooked up a tridimensional printing process which it coined ‘reactionware’.
This includes using specialist containers which store polymer gel – a chemically reactive substance.
When the printer adds other substances to the gel and the vessel itself (which too is chemically reactive), it simulates a chemical engineering process only on…
Edita Lozovska - 17 April 2012 | comments. Read more
It has been in the cards for a while but now it has landed: 3D World, a web-based catalogue filled with full-fat 3D content brought to you by none other than LG.
Lucky owners of the company’s 3D Cinema Smart TV in over 70 countries will be able to take advantage of the library stuffed with tridimensional videos.
Havis Kwon, President and CEO of LG Home Entertainment, has been reported as stating:
“3D World is a critical part of LG’s long-term strategy which includes controlling more of the…
Geoff Slaughter - 16 April 2012 | comments. Read more
Recent reports have suggested that Philips is to join forces with Dolby to cook up some sweet and spicy glasses-free 3D displays.
It is anticipated that the format will come in high quality and that the concept will be better than any of its predecessors – some of them included sitting at a fixed position to get the most out of the tridimensional experience.
The news also suggested that the new range of 3D displays will come in different sizes and that this move will help to…
Geoff Slaughter - 13 April 2012 | comments. Read more
More 3D Apple patenting action. Recent reports have confirmed that the tech giant has recently snatched the patents necessary to create an app which would allow users to make their own tridimensional avatars.
According to watchdogs, the app might be a compliment to 3D gaming software rather than a standalone feature. Patently Apple reported that the plan was to make use of these after the construction and rollout of “movable” tridimensional and holographic screens.
Referring to the next-gen screens, Patently Apple explained:
“Apple…
Geoff Slaughter - 4 April 2012 | comments. Read more
It seems that the 3D format has opened new paths in the sphere of medicine as Manchester Royal Infirmary’s doctors have revealed that they made use of a tridimensional projector while performing a surgery. Very successfully too.
While in theatre, the team wore special glasses to view the process in crystal clear 3D.
According to the medical experts, new technologies combined with the 3D format will allow doctors more flexibility while operating and will lessen the risks of some advanced operations (breaking…
Edita Lozovska - 3 April 2012 | comments. Read more
According to recent reports, flash memory can soon be replaced by 3D nanochips.
These tridimensional innovations can plough through temperatures of 538 degrees Celsius, are transparent and flexible. It has been suggested that one could fold them like a paper sheet. 3DTVwatcher instantly thought about chip-origami, but that’s just us.
According to a researcher at the American Chemical Society, the devices are practically death proof, and could survive almost anything – including a space trip to our red-coloured neighbour, Mars.
The new nanochips benefit from a 3D architecture…
Edita Lozovska - 2 April 2012 | comments. Read more
Will the next iPhone have a camera that can take 3D stills, videos and even 3D images that you can rotate?
A patent dug up by Patently Apple shows a design involving two cameras and an imaging processing unit, which will allow users to take 3D images.
The camera could be used to take several images of the same object, from different angles, to create a 3D model in the phone. This can then be rotated and viewed by the user.
One of the ideas for the patent…
Anna Sheldrick - 30 March 2012 | comments. Read more
Glass-free 3D technology could be doing more harm than good, Twentieth Century Fox stated.
Danny Kaye, the Executive Vice President of Global Research and Technology Strategy at Fox, said:
“We shouldn’t stunt the growth of 3D by introducing techniques that don’t show it off in the best light.”
It has been said that by using real time 2D to 3D conversions and glassless technology, consumers are being put off 3D technology as they are being exposed to sub-par 3D.
“Whether it is 2D to 3D conversion in real time…
Anna Sheldrick - 28 March 2012 | comments. Read more
According to recent reports, LG is keen on making its FPR 3D technology an industry standard.
Fuelled by the fact that there has been a market share increase in both North and South Americas as well as other tech giants using the firm’s parts within its own products, LG decided to start producing its FPR 3D television panels at a faster pace.
A spokesperson for LG commented on the fact that the giant opened a new plant in Mexico to produce 3D…
Edita Lozovska - 27 March 2012 | comments. Read more
More developments in the sphere of 3D printing have emerged, mainly that 3D printing specialists, Stratasys, have joined forces with Optomec to combine a 3D object with printed electronics.
The two firms confirmed that they didn’t expect everyone to grab the technology there and then but instead to investigate the option deeper and explore ways it can be used.
The pilot scheme was to embed printed electronics on a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which would lessen the need of glueing parts to the object and printing them…
Geoff Slaughter - 26 March 2012 | comments. Read more
