Professor Shlomo Peleg of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem invented a system for enabling investigators to view key segments only from many hours of video camera surveillance. Credit: Hebrew University photo by Sasson Tiram

Millions of surveillance cameras around the world are today watching public and private areas around the clock but most recorded video is never watched or examined.

A solution to this problem has been developed by Professor Shlomo Peleg of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem that uses motion detection technology to summarize a video captured over a very long time period into a synopsis only a few minutes long that contains only events where motion was detected.

Read the whole article at: PhysOrg.

Thermochemical nanolithography: the tip of an atomic force microscope uses heat to turn graphene oxide into reduced graphene oxide, a substance that can be used to produce nanocircuits. Image Credit: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Today’s silicon transistors are nearly as small as allowed by the laws of physics and further miniaturization will require a different substrate. Graphene is widely regarded as the most promising candidate to replace silicon as the building block of transistors. Graphene is a carbon sheet that is a single atom thick. Electrons meet with less resistance when they travel along graphene compared to silicon so graphene nanoelectronics could be faster and consume less power than silicon.

Read the article at: Physorg.

Samsung "Moments of Wonder" Contest

Samsung is launching an online photography contest on their Facebook page called “Moments of Wonder.” Winners will receive either a Samsung DualView Camera or a 50-series 24” LCD Monitor, and winning photographs will be featured prominently on Samsung.com!

From now till July 19th, submit a photo or video of your “moments of wonder” and you could win one of 7 DualView cameras or the 50-series 24” LCD monitor that they’re giving away every week.

Find out more information at: “Moments of Wonder” and enter the contest at: Samsung’s Facebook page.

Before entering, read the rules carefully, especially “All Entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.”

Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR

“There are parts of the F80EXR to be marvelled at, mostly down to the excellent EXR chip and feature set. It does perform well in low light [but]…”

We’ve added another Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR [Specs] Review to our Reviews Matrix.

TrustedReviews has posted their review of the Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR, a 12MP resolution (1/2.0-in. Super CCD EXR) compact digital camera which allows you to optimize the image capture according to the scene: : High Resolution, Wide Dynamic Range or High Sensitivity & Low Noise, and, according to PhotographyBLOG, produces "fantastic out-of-the-camera JPEG images with low noise and amazing dynamic range." The F80EXR features sensor-shift image stabilization, a 10x wide-angle optical zoom (27-270mm equiv.), a 3.0-in. LCD (230k-dot) and HD Movie 1280×720 @ 24fps.

You can read the full Fujifilm F80EXR Review at: TrustedReviews.

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS / IXUS 300 HS

“The SD4000 IS may not be blemish free, but it’s still an awfully good competitor in a very crowded field.”

We’ve added a new Canon PowerShot SD4000IS [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix.

DigitalCameraReview has posted their review of the Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS / IXUS 300 HS, a point-and-shoot ultra compact digital camera with 10MP resolution (1/2.3-in. High-Sensitivity CMOS), 3.8x wide-angle optical zoom (28-105mm equiv.) with fast F2.0 maximum aperture, optical image stabilization, 3.0-in. LCD (230k-dot), Auto, PASM, Scene Modes, High-Speed Burst of approx. 8.4fps (at 1824 x 1368 pixels), HD 720p Movie 1280×720 @ 30fps, and Super Slow Motion Movie 320×240 at 240fps.

You can read the full Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS / IXUS 300 HS Review at: DigitalCameraReview.

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