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Stretchable fabric is self-charging to power smart garments
Stretchable fabric is self-charging to power smart garments
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Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and from the Georgia Institute of Technology have designed a stretchable fabric that…
EV front grill cover generates artificial engine sound
EV front grill cover generates artificial engine sound
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Electric cars need a sound generator so that passers-by can perceive the completely silently approaching vehicle. Most manufacturers use electronic…
Process improves common mode chokes in EVs and renewable energy
Process improves common mode chokes in EVs and renewable energy
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A new process for common mode chokes can deliver a 250A choke with a 12mm diameter in a high power…
Wearable enforces social distancing guidelines
Wearable enforces social distancing guidelines
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Lopos, a spin-off of imec and the Ghent University, has developed a wearable that helps employees follow social distancing guidelines.

Radiator grille generates artificial engine noise
Radiator grille generates artificial engine noise
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Electric cars need a sound generator so that passers-by can perceive the completely silently approaching vehicle. Most manufacturers use electronic systems with loudspeakers to generate the sound. The automotive supplier…
UWB-based wearable enables simple social distancing
UWB-based wearable enables simple social distancing
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Lopos, a spin-off of imec and the Ghent University, has developed a wearable that helps employees follow social distancing guidelines. To be commercialized under the name “SafeDistance”, the wearable warns…
Quantum entanglement aids radar detection
Quantum entanglement aids radar detection
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Physicists in a team from across Europe and the US have developed a form of microwave radar that makes use of quantum mechanically entangled photons.
Power shelf drives 48V data centre move
Power shelf drives 48V data centre move
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An OCP ORv3 power shelf will be a key technology enabler in the growing adoption of 48V rack power distribution in hyperscale data centres…
Framework to secure COVID-19 smartphone proximity tracing
Framework to secure COVID-19 smartphone proximity tracing
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In response to the global coronavirus pandemic, a new ETSI group has been established to provide a standardization framework that will enable developers to build interoperable mobile apps for proximity…
Standardization framework to secure smartphone-based proximity tracing
Standardization framework to secure smartphone-based proximity tracing
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In response to the global coronavirus pandemic, the new ETSI Industry Specification Group “Europe for Privacy-Preserving Pandemic Protection” (ISG E4P) has been established to provide a standardization framework that will…
Electric vehicle slims down at the push of a button
Electric vehicle slims down at the push of a button
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In response to the challenges of urban mobility, Polish startup company Triggo S.A. has developed the mini e-car of the same name. The vehicle offers a variable geometry and thus…
Augmented reality facilitates helicopter landings on ships
Augmented reality facilitates helicopter landings on ships
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Landing a helicopter in poor visibility on a strongly fluctuating ship is a great challenge even for experienced pilots. Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed an…
Low-noise phantom microphone supply uses capacitor “trick”
Low-noise phantom microphone supply uses capacitor “trick”
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A mini dc-dc boost converter and filter scheme using a clever arrangement of capacitor and high-beta transistor provides the 48-V phantom power source needed for a condenser microphone.
Manufacturers collaborate on development of a 3D touch sensor
Manufacturers collaborate on development of a 3D touch sensor
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Nano Dimension and REHAU have succeeded in printing a 3D touch sensor with premium polymer products from REHAU that can be transformed into back-lit human-machine-interface surfaces.
Single-atom transistor ‘recipe’ simplifies atomic-scale fabrication
Single-atom transistor ‘recipe’ simplifies atomic-scale fabrication
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland say they have developed a step-by-step recipe to produce single-atom transistors.
140GHz D-band explored for 6G wireless networks
140GHz D-band explored for 6G wireless networks
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French research institute CEA-Leti has been investigating the 'D-band' a part of the radio spectrum around 140GHz, for use in 6G wireless communication.
AMD Ryzen Pro 4000 series made in 7nm
AMD Ryzen Pro 4000 series made in 7nm
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AMD has announced a family of x86 processors made in a 7nm silicon manufacturing process technology.
Solid-state batteries – key to greater driving range
Solid-state batteries – key to greater driving range
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With solid-state batteries, electric vehicles should be able to achieve an autonomy (driving range) matching—and eventually surpassing—that of cars with an internal combustion engine.
Solid-state battery tech for electric cars: key to greater autonomy
Solid-state battery tech for electric cars: key to greater autonomy
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With solid-state batteries, electric vehicles should be able to achieve an autonomy (driving range) matching—and eventually surpassing—that of cars with an internal combustion engine.
Non-contact battery test uses atomic magnetometry
Non-contact battery test uses atomic magnetometry
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Researchers at the University of Mainz have developed a non-contact battery test technique for measuring the charge state, defects, and capacity losses using atomic magnetometry.
Portable, reusable COVID-19 sensor tests in 60 seconds
Portable, reusable COVID-19 sensor tests in 60 seconds
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A researcher at the University of Utah has received a $200,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grant to develop a portable, reusable coronavirus sensor that people can…
Efficiency boost for wireless charging of moving vehicles
Efficiency boost for wireless charging of moving vehicles
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A wireless charging system for moving vehicles developed at Stanford University has a transfer efficiency of 92 percent…
Efficiency boost for wireless charging of moving vehicles
Efficiency boost for wireless charging of moving vehicles
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A wireless charging system for moving vehicles developed at Stanford University has a transfer efficiency of 92 percent…
Stretchable and transparent electrodes scale up to large areas
Stretchable and transparent electrodes scale up to large areas
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Researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed a process to fabricate large-area highly transparent and stretchable electrodes out of wavy silver nanowires.
Machine learning boosts power waveform analytics in the cloud
Machine learning boosts power waveform analytics in the cloud
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Keysight's PathWave Waveform Analytics uses machine learning algorithms to improve anomaly detection in voltage and current waveforms in low power semiconductor designs…
Contact-tracing solution to leverage against Covid-19
Contact-tracing solution to leverage against Covid-19
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IoT solutions provider Kerlink and Microshare have jointly developed a turnkey solution to trace contacts proximity in the workplace to help to fight spread of Covid-19.
Battery-in-the-loop test system for electric vehicles
Battery-in-the-loop test system for electric vehicles
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The battery-in-the-loop test system at the Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF in Darmstadt is the first to enable lab trials of battery systems under real-world conditions.
AMD launches x86 processor in 7nm
AMD launches x86 processor in 7nm
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AMD has announced a family of x86 processors made in a 7nm silicon manufacturing process technology.


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