#technology #scifi
#technology #scifi
Originally shared by Singularity 2045
PhysOrg wrote (1 April 2015): "The Tricorder is no longer science fiction. An invention by Tel Aviv University researchers may be able to turn smartphones into powerful hyperspectral sensors, capable of identifying the chemical components of objects from a distance. Prof. David Mendlovic of TAU's School of Electrical Engineering and his doctoral student, Ariel Raz, have combined the two necessary parts of this invention: an optical component and image processing software." http://phys.org/news/2015-04-tau-star-trek-fictional-tricorder.html
Fox News (2 April 2015): "This tech, soon to be revealed in Israel, works with your phone to scan any object and reveal its chemical composition." http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/04/02/how-your-smartphone-could-become-star-trekstyle-tricorder/
KurzweilAI (2 April 2015): "The technology combines an optical component and image processing software, according to Prof. David Mendlovic of TAU’s School of Electrical Engineering and his doctoral student, Ariel Raz." http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-hyperspectral-smartphone-based-star-trek-tricorder
Daily Mail (1 April 2015): "According to Professor Mendlovic, Unispectral is currently in discussions with major smartphone makers, car companies, and wearable device makers to move the technology forward." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3022053/The-Tricorder-Gadget-works-phone-study-chemical-makeup-object-released-June.html
#Tricorder #smartphone
You may be interested in a previous post about early phones circa 1983: https://plus.google.com/+Singularity-2045/posts/ezBMNa4LjiJ
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3022053/The-Tricorder-Gadget-works-phone-study-chemical-makeup-object-released-June.html
Originally shared by Singularity 2045
PhysOrg wrote (1 April 2015): "The Tricorder is no longer science fiction. An invention by Tel Aviv University researchers may be able to turn smartphones into powerful hyperspectral sensors, capable of identifying the chemical components of objects from a distance. Prof. David Mendlovic of TAU's School of Electrical Engineering and his doctoral student, Ariel Raz, have combined the two necessary parts of this invention: an optical component and image processing software." http://phys.org/news/2015-04-tau-star-trek-fictional-tricorder.html
Fox News (2 April 2015): "This tech, soon to be revealed in Israel, works with your phone to scan any object and reveal its chemical composition." http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/04/02/how-your-smartphone-could-become-star-trekstyle-tricorder/
KurzweilAI (2 April 2015): "The technology combines an optical component and image processing software, according to Prof. David Mendlovic of TAU’s School of Electrical Engineering and his doctoral student, Ariel Raz." http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-hyperspectral-smartphone-based-star-trek-tricorder
Daily Mail (1 April 2015): "According to Professor Mendlovic, Unispectral is currently in discussions with major smartphone makers, car companies, and wearable device makers to move the technology forward." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3022053/The-Tricorder-Gadget-works-phone-study-chemical-makeup-object-released-June.html
#Tricorder #smartphone
You may be interested in a previous post about early phones circa 1983: https://plus.google.com/+Singularity-2045/posts/ezBMNa4LjiJ
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3022053/The-Tricorder-Gadget-works-phone-study-chemical-makeup-object-released-June.html
