A handheld leaf scanner that provides real-time crop nutrient and trace element readings is now available to growers. The Nutriscope leaf scanner, developed by French firm Senseen, is a portable ...

A Spectra Physics Model A supermarket scanner—one of the first ten ever produced. A laser within the unit projects a beam onto a mirror that redirects it through the glass plate on the top. Cade ...

Ever wonder why Java's const keyword is unimplemented? More specifically, why do we mark global constants in Java with both the static and final keywords? Why are Java constants static and final? The ...

The SureScan Microarray Scanner is a key component of Agilent’s complete microarray solution. With improved feature resolution, it delivers exceptional flexibility to analyze any microarray ...

Although much is known about the molecular components of cellular signaling pathways, very little is known about how these multicomponent biochemical machineries process complex extracellular signals ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

The scientific breakthrough: Some 1,700 high-resolution Siemens CT-scanner images of the world's most famous mummy -- King Tutankhamun. The opportunity: Besides providing boundless information on the ...