The formation of the Solar System began 4.6 billion years ago with the gravitational collapse of a small part of a giant molecular cloud. Most of the collapsing mass collected in the center, forming the Sun, while the rest flattened into a protoplanetary disk out of which the planets, moons, asteroids, and other small Solar System bodies formed. This widely accepted model, known as the nebular hypothesis, was first developed in the 18th century by Emanuel Swedenborg, Immanuel Kant, and Pierre-Simon Laplace. Its subsequent development has interwoven a variety of scientific disciplines including astronomy, physics, geology, and planetary science. Since the dawn of the space age in the 1950s and the discovery of extrasolar planets in the 1990s, the model has been both challenged and refined to account for new observations.

MASTER IMAGE PROGRAMMES Director: Guillaume Fournie Producer: Anthony Mulsant

Glass 3D Printing (G3DP) Additive Manufacturing of Optically Transparent Glass developed by the Mediated Matter Group at the MIT Media Lab in collaboration with the Glass Lab at MIT. Ancient yet modern, enclosing yet invisible, glass was first created in Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt 4,500 years ago. Precise recipes for its production - the chemistry and techniques - often remain closely guarded secrets. Glass can be molded, formed, blown, plated or sintered; its formal qualities are closely tied to techniques used for its formation. From the discovery of core-forming process for bead-making in ancient Egypt, through the invention of the metal blow pipe during Roman times, to the modern industrial Pilkington process for making large-scale flat glass; each new breakthrough in glass technology occurred as a result of prolonged experimentation and ingenuity, and has given rise to a new universe of possibilities for uses of the material. This show unveils a first of its kind optically transparent glass printing process called G3DP. G3DP is an additive manufacturing platform designed to print optically transparent glass. The tunability enabled by geometrical and optical variation driven by form, transparency and color variation can drive; limit or control light transmission, reflection and refraction, and therefore carries significant implications for all things glass. The platform is based on a dual heated chamber concept. The upper chamber acts as a Kiln Cartridge while the lower chamber serves to anneal the structures. The Kiln Cartridge operates at approximately 1900°F and can contain sufficient material to build a single architectural component. The molten material gets funneled through an alumina-zircon-silica nozzle. The project synthesizes modern technologies, with age-old established glass tools and technologies producing novel glass structures with numerous potential applications. The G3DP project was created in collaboration between the Mediated Matter group at the MIT Media Lab, the Mechanical Engineering Department, the MIT Glass Lab and Wyss Institute. Researchers include John Klein, Michael Stern, Markus Kayser, Chikara Inamura, Giorgia Franchin, Shreya Dave, James Weaver, Peter Houk and Prof. Neri Oxman.

Chalmers University of Technology has been honored to coordinate one of the EU's biggest ever science project – Graphene Flagship – and time has come to take the super-material out from the research labs and into everyone's lives. In this video Jie Sun, Assistant Professor at the Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience, shows how he manufactures scalable and high-performing solid Graphene samples – the raw material for the over 100 research groups within the Graphene Flagship.

“Crystal Set / Self Test” executes an artistic test on the physical centerpiece of contemporary digital devices. The basic raw materials of our surrounding information technology are semiconducting crystals such as silicon, galena, germanium or silicon carbide, which, thanks to today’s advanced microtechnology and extremely sophisticated procedures, are processed into transistors or integrated circuits (IC). Crystal Set is an apparatus based on a raw silicon carbide specimen. 64 iron needles are attached to the surface of the specimen and build a semiconducting transition (diode) at the contact point. Silicon carbide has two additional qualities: it emmits light at the contact point (LED) and produces audible signals (piezoelectric effect). A programm investigates the logical structure of the crystal. It applies different electronic pattern to the contacts based on an analysis of current flow, resistance and response times in the specimen. By doing this it is inspecting its behaviour in a closed feedback loop. As a result it generates raw and untamed signals visible and audible to the observer.

Samsung - Nano Technology Experts

The challenge was to explain Nano Science and Nano Technology to kids while remaining compelling and engaging to adults.

SmartReview.com attended the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2015) to preview Samsung;s New 4K TV lineup. Samsung previewed its premium line of 4K LED TVs, called SUHD. The SUHD shown was the JS9500 series with Full Array LED backlights, and the JS9000 Series edgelit series. The new SUHD Ultra HD TVs use Nano Crystals (similar to Quantum Dots from other manufacturers) for deeper blacks and brighter whites than previous displays.

Envision a solution where the partition between the digital and physical landscapes no longer exists. To solve this we sought to create a fully integrated, 'seamless' retail environment. Seeking digital excellence in both customer frontend and technical backend. In part the solution was to create new interactions; expanding on product details, assortment, and real-time availability; while pairing brand owned social media streams and user generated content. The other part was to deliver these experiences through leading edge technology. To better connect consumer and product we sought to create an adaptive environment which engages the consumer respective to their journey. Three custom built multi-user, multi-touch terminals expanded the brand experience with product information and online purchasing options. Focus groups and user analysis further validated our concept while strengthening insight into today's consumer expectations.

The Xperia Z4 meanwhile is somehow shorter than the Xperia Z3 and its edges are more realistic. Back to the Z4 Ultra, it’s also said to come with a 20.7 MP Exmor RS camera, with 25600 ISO, 25 mm G Lens and RAW capture. The phone measures 8.51 mm in thickness and has S Force front surround sound, a feature that was also present on the Xperia Z3.