University of Toronto
RSS
Multiple-exciton generation to benefit digicams in the dark
Jun 22 2009, Atul

A group of scientists from the University of Toronto have succeeded in developing light sensors which could help overcome the limitations faced by digital cameras in dim light circumstances. So far, the digital cameras have suffered under poor lighting.

Related Stories
Most Recent Most Popular Most Commented
(0)
Greenpeace’s Annual Green Electronics Rankings: Cellphone makers outsmart the PC giants
Desh, Shimla
Greenpeace International has just released its Guide to Greener Electronics wherein Nokia enjoys the top ranking. It is quite heartening that the cellphone...
Nokia, Samsung, Toshiba, Nintendo
made popular 12 hr. ago
(0)
Canada Sucks When It Comes to Climate Change
Tobin, Ottawa
If you were doing worse on climate action than Russia and the United States after eight years of Bush’s environmental policies, you’d know you had a problem. So it...
Climate change, Kyoto protocol, Environment
made popular 14 hr. ago
(1)
Fears for poor countries as the rich grab land to grow food
Korey, Houston
The acquisition of farmland from the world’s poor by rich countries and international corporations is accelerating at an alarming rate, with an area half the size...
Poor countries, Farmland, Aquisition of farm land
made popular 17 hr. ago
(0)
SAHIMO takes you around Turkey in just three liters!
Desh, Shimla
The Sakarya University Advanced Technologies Implementation Group (SAITEM) sets a record in fuel efficiency. Having been adjudged the third best fuel-efficient car in...
Sakarya University, SAITEM, Shell Eco Marathon, SAHIMO
made popular 19 hr. ago
(0)
Eco Cars: 110kg car does 568km on a single liter of hydrogen
Anupam, Shimla
Eco Factor: Zero-emission car running on hydrogen gets 568km per liter of hydrogen. Soaring fuel prices and the rise in global warming have always made inventors put...
SAHIMO, Sakarya University, Hydrogen, Eco Cars
made popular 20 hr. ago
(0)
Brad Pitt’s foundation ‘Makes It Right’ in introducing 14 duplex designs
Desh, Shimla
Brad Pitt surely deserves to be there in the green celebs’ list. Well, you may or may not agree to it. Still his foundation, Make It Right, makes him proud in...
Brad Pitt, Make It Right, Solar Energy, Duplex Design
made popular Jul 3 2009
(0)
Cheap Chic Wedding Contest recycles toilet paper into beautiful wedding gown
Aditi Justa, Shimla
Cheap Chic Weddings.com, is a wedding website that helps you plan a beautiful and elegant wedding without spending your life savings on your big day. The contest called...
Cheap Chic Wedding Contest, Ann Kagawa Lee, Honolulu, Hawaii
made popular Jul 3 2009
(0)
New dinosaur species discovered in Australia
Keith, London
Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Queensland, including a meat-eater larger than Velociraptor from the Jurassic Park movies, suggesting...
dinosaur, dinosaur Fossils, Velociraptor
made popular Jul 3 2009
(2)
Eco Tech: Hydrogen fuel from urine to power cars tomorrow
Anupam, Shimla
Eco Factor: Urine broken down into hydrogen using electrolysis. With the dearth of low-emission fuels and the high cost of renewable energy generating system such as...
Urine, Hydrogen, Cars, fuel
made popular Jul 3 2009
(0)
Slovenian Hydro-pump: Now open for bike-stunts
Aditi Justa, Shimla
The Slovenian hydro pumped storage power plant has given all the bicyclists a reason to smile. Built with an innovative approach, it provides riders with an open plain...
Slovenian hydro pumped storage power plant, Bicyclist, Capacitor, Wind power
made popular Jul 3 2009
(0)
UK eyes new Mobile Pollution Sensors ‘Pedestrians and Cyclists’
Desh, Shimla
The UK is serious about cutting down on its CO2 emissions and reducing the ever-increasing noise pollution. As it’s quite imperative to monitor the air quality before...
MESSAGE, Mobile Pollution Sensors, Imperial College London, John Polak
made popular Jul 3 2009
(0)
Eco Tech: ‘Greener’ fireworks burn nitrogen and lots of money
Anupam, Shimla
Eco Factor: Nitrogen-fueled fireworks produce less smoke and lesser toxins. Be it Diwali in India or the Fourth of July celebrations in U.S., people love to watch...
Fireworks, DMD Systems, Green fireworks, smokeless fireworks
made popular Jul 3 2009
(0)
Not the Humans, Ants colonizing the world
Andrew, Tempe
A single mega-colony of ants has colonised much of the world, scientists have discovered. Argentine ants living in vast numbers across Europe, the US and Japan belong...
Ants, Megacolony, Argentine ants
made popular Jul 3 2009
(0)
Energy-efficient intelligent home adapts to owner’s lifestyle
Aditi Justa, Shimla
InterHome, a new home that is capable of learning and adapting to its residents and take critical actions. In case the doors are left unlocked or burglers intrude, you...
InterHome, University of Hertfordshire, Microsoft Imagine Cup, Cairo
made popular Jul 3 2009
(0)
Solar Ivy: Photo-piezo-electricity generating panels
Desh, Shimla
SMIT (Sustainably Minded Interactive Technology) does a great job in making solar panels to flutter and gleam while lending a perfect grace to your abode. The siblings,...
Piezoelectric generator, Photovoltaic Panels, Solar Ivy, SMIT
made popular Jul 3 2009
(0)
Motorola offers TETRA solutions to Denmark’s SINE Network
Aditi Justa, Shimla
Motorola, one of the world leaders in the development and deployment of TETRA communication solutions, has been commissioned by Sine Network to install a total of 40...
Motorola, Inc., TETRA communication solutions, Sine Network
made popular Jul 2 2009
(0)
Toyota Prius’ Recycling: Vows to remain eco-responsible forever
Desh, Shimla
One of the world’s best hybrid cars, Toyota’s Prius thinks ahead of the times. Even before hitting the market, Toyota has plans to keep it fully recyclable when it...
Toyota Prius, Hybrid Car, Sedan, Hybrid Synergy Drive system
made popular Jul 2 2009
(0)
Eco Tech: Electric lawnmower provides three hours of mowing on a 12-hour charge
Anupam, Shimla
Eco Factor: Zero-emission lawnmower is powered by electricity. Gone are the days when mowing your lawn in the morning could have triggered a neighborhood brawl....
Lawnmower, Electric Lawnmower, Energy, Electricity
made popular Jul 2 2009
(0)
Gray Organschi Architecture’s eco- friendly solar-powered barn
Aditi Justa, Shimla
The architects at Gray Organschi Architecture have designed a simple but innovative structure from raw materials giving a completely new meaning to creativity. This...
Gray Organschi Architecture, Barn, Translucent, Polycarbonate panels
made popular Jul 2 2009
(0)
Eco Arts: Recycling cans and bottles in Kathy DellaValle’s style
Anupam, Shimla
Eco Factor: Eco artist turns plastic trash into functional jewelry. What relevance do trashed plastic bottles and aluminum cans hold for normal party animals? I guess...
Kathy DellaValle, Eco Arts, Recycled Jewelry, Jewelry
made popular Jul 2 2009
All Stories
Most Recent Most Popular Most Commented
(1)
Brain music therapy for insomniacs
Nishi Roy, Bangalore
Each one of us at some point of time or the other has had a sleepless night, for reasons ranging from stress to drinking too much of alcohol or caffeine. Insomnia is a...
insomnia, brain music therapy, sleep deprivation, sleeping pills
made popular Jul 16 2007
(0)
Global climate affects Greenland's mysterious and strongest winds
Irani, New Delhi
No not the disastrous hurricanes we know of, but some most mysterious winds on this planet blow over Greenland - they are also the strongest! True, we don’t have...
Hurricanes, Greenland wind, International Polar Year, weather patterns
made popular Mar 27 2007
(1)
Entirely automated after-plastic surgery facial-recognition software
Irani, New Delhi
Do you need to go for a plastic surgery or willing to change your facial feature? But, most of us step back getting skeptical about how would we look after the...
plastic surgery, AI-based software, Modiface, University of Toronto
made popular Mar 10 2007
(0)
Toronto: Jewish women may speak out against domestic violence
Pooja, Shimla
Jewish Women International Canada (JWI/C) has created a speakers’ bureau to help spread awareness of domestic abuse in the Jewish community. Executive director...
Toronto, Jewish Women International Canada, Penny Krowitz, University Of Toronto
made popular Dec 21 2006
(0)
Depression relapse possible with mild stress
Pratyush, New Delhi
Even mild stress may increase the risk of depression again if a person had previous history of depression. There are number of cases where patients, eventually relapse...
Depression, Mild Stress, Zindel V. Segal, University of Toronto
made popular Jul 7 2006
(0)
Rainfall impacts continental plates' movement deep under the earth
Irani, New Delhi
It is beneath the mountain ranges the continental plates are active. And their movements are effected directly by rainfall on the land’s surface. Yes, the erosion...
Rainfall impacts, Continental plates, University of Toronto, Climate Change
made popular Apr 21 2006
(0)
Professor claims hacker-proof system
Jayanta Bhattacharya, New Delhi
University of Toronto professor Hoi-Kwong Lo says he can now use a photon of light to thwart the most sophisticated computer theft schemes that hackers can devise. His...
Photon Protected Systems, Hacker-proof Security, Hoi-Kwong Lo, University of Toronto
made popular Feb 24 2006
(0)
Male Victim of Child Abuse faces negligence
Himadree, Delhi
According to expert Cornwall’s enquiry, men who have gone through child abuse in their early childhood are not getting the kind of help that should be provided to...
Child Abuse, University Of Toronto, Sexual Assault Centre, Ontario
made popular Feb 23 2006
(0)
Duck-Billed Dino's Colossal Crests Does Not Help It Smell
Irani, New Delhi
We all know the duck-billed dinosaurs’ massive crests help it smell. But, its actually not so. This has been kicking up debates or decades. But, a U of T...
Duck-Billed Dino, Crests, Smell, University of Toronto
made popular Feb 3 2006
(0)
Einstein's Dark Energy 'Do' Accelerates The Universe
Irani, New Delhi
The enigmatic “dark energy” that drives the acceleration of the Universe behaves just like Einstein’s famed cosmological constant, according to the...
Einstein, Dark Energy, Universe, Supernova Legacy Survey
made popular Nov 24 2005
(0)
Eco Tech: Newly developed light sensor could better solar cells and digicams
Anupam, Shimla
Eco Factor: Light sensor takes advantage of MEG for highly-efficient solar cells and digital cameras. Photons are used in solar cells to generate electric current and...
University of Toronto, MEG, solar cells, digicams
made popular Jul 1 2009
Related Tags
climate change dark Sensitivity depression Digicams Digital Camera eco-tech Environment Georgia Institute of Technology Gerd Kortuem Health & Fitness meg Microsoft Multiple Exciton Generation Natick Natick Soldier Systems Center Politics & Society solar cells Sony Technology United States
12345678910Next
FAQ / Help
Move to top