E-ink displays are great in sunlight, but useless in the dark. So with hopes of ridding the world of stupid reading lamps, this super thin film promises to add a front light to your e-reader without sacrificing its battery life. More »
Sure, the immediate impetus of Pop Photo's list of 12 film cameras to buy is the creeping price of DSLRs in the wake of Japan's giant mess, but really, summer is the perfect time to get into film, the perfect time to make seriously artsy photos. More »
Andrey Tarkovsky's 1972 sci-fi masterpiece Solaris is not just a great film about space, it's an all-time great, period. Now, the score to the film is available for free download. And as awesome and spooky sounding as it is, the story of it's creation is arguably better. More »
A new coating material for food packaging could keep sodas fizzy, chips crispy and military rations more edible, scientists say. It's made of a thin film of nanoscale bits of clay, the same kind used to make bricks, mixed with polymers. When viewed under an electron microscope, the film looks like bricks and mortar, according to its creator. More »
Now that scientists have worked out how to create 3D images from just a single stationary lens, the possibilities are endless. Sure, it's only able to film microscopic objects now, but imagine a larger-scale lens that could be fitted on cellphones. More »
