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GPS/LoRa based personal tracker works without mobile network
GPS/LoRa based personal tracker works without mobile network
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How do you keep track of exactly where service and rescue personnel are at a large event? The Fraunhofer Institute…
Personal tracker combines GPS and LoRa RF technology
Personal tracker combines GPS and LoRa RF technology
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How do you keep track of exactly where service and rescue personnel are at a large event? The Fraunhofer Institute…
Flexible lithium battery targets wearables
Flexible lithium battery targets wearables
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PolyU's A novel lightweight Textile Lithium Battery developed by PolyU demonstrates high energy density of more than 450 Wh/L, and…
NASA awards first contract for Moon base
NASA awards first contract for Moon base
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US space agency NASA has awarded a $375m contract for power and propulsion in the first step of its Artemis…

BMW makes car software updateable over the air
BMW makes car software updateable over the air
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In the new edition of its 1 series model, BMW brings a host of new electronic functions onto the road. The most striking: The car’s software can now be updated…
Military technology to improve ADAS
Military technology to improve ADAS
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With a technology originally developed for defence applications, Israeli startup TriEye aims to improve driving safety: The company plans to streamline infrared cameras to complement the conventional environmental sensors used…
Flexible lithium battery can be integrated into textiles
Flexible lithium battery can be integrated into textiles
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Researchers at PolyU in Hong Kong have developed a lightweight flexible lithium battery with an energy density of more than 450 Wh/L and a bending radius of less than 1mm…
Custom pulsed laser source for LiDAR
Custom pulsed laser source for LiDAR
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To be demonstrated at Laser World of Photonics, the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (FBH) has developed a stand-alone, PC-controlled pulsed laser source for LiDAR research, allowing the flexible adjustment of…
Flexible textile lithium battery targets wearable electronics
Flexible textile lithium battery targets wearable electronics
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PolyU's A novel lightweight Textile Lithium Battery developed by PolyU demonstrates high energy density of more than 450 Wh/L, and excellent flexibility with a bending radius of less than 1-mm,…
Combination of aluminium and copper increases efficiency of electric drives
Combination of aluminium and copper increases efficiency of electric drives
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Producing powerful coils for electric motors in a casting process allows an increase of the groove filling factor and leads to an excellent thermal behaviour of the motor. It also…
First unified theory of heat conduction could revolutionise power system design
First unified theory of heat conduction could revolutionise power system design
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Researchers at EPFL in Switzerland have developed a new theory for heat conduction that can finally describe and predict the thermal conductivity of any insulating material. This will let engineers make…
Google Glass 2 unveiled for smarter, faster work
Google Glass 2 unveiled for smarter, faster work
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Google (Menlo Park, CA) has announced the second edition of its wearable smart glasses/augmented reality headset.
Researchers find inherent security flaws in FPGAs
Researchers find inherent security flaws in FPGAs
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Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are electronic components that can be used more flexibly than standard processors. They are also used in large data centers for cloud services. Until now,…
Hailo-8 deep learning processor capable of 26-TOPS
Hailo-8 deep learning processor capable of 26-TOPS
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Hailo Technologies Ltd. (Tel Aviv, Israel) has announced it is sampling its first product, the Hailo-8 processor, with the claim that it outperforms all other machine learning edge processors.
Chaotic oscillating circuit inspired by prime numbers
Chaotic oscillating circuit inspired by prime numbers
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A small, efficient device that generates "chaotic signals" and is suitable for emerging applications such as realizing wireless networks of sensors has been developed by researchers at Tokyo Institute of…
Circuitry inspired by prime numbers creates chaotic signals
Circuitry inspired by prime numbers creates chaotic signals
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A small, efficient device that generates "chaotic signals" and is suitable for emerging applications such as realizing wireless networks of sensors has been developed by researchers at Tokyo Institute of…
Koito, Blickfeld plan to integrate lidar into headlamp
Koito, Blickfeld plan to integrate lidar into headlamp
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The Japanese vehicle lighting specialist Koito Manufacturing and the Munich-based start-up company Blickfeld GmbH have announced that they will jointly integrate a lidar sensor in vehicle headlamps.
Acoustic metamaterial can focus sound like a lens
Acoustic metamaterial can focus sound like a lens
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Researchers at the universities of Sussex and Bristol have unveiled how the practical laws used to design optical systems can also be applied to sound through acoustic metamaterials…
FPGAs have inherent security flaws, say researchers
FPGAs have inherent security flaws, say researchers
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Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are electronic components that can be used more flexibly than standard processors. They are also used in large data centers for cloud services. Until now,…
New robot could be future of self-driving vehicle delivery
New robot could be future of self-driving vehicle delivery
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Automaker Ford (Detroit, MI) has announced that it is partnering with legged locomotion specialist Agility Robotics (Albany, OR) to explore a new way of thinking about self-driving car deliveries.
Google to access health data at the source
Google to access health data at the source
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While Google’s unmatched advert-driven revenues rely on the scavenging and analysis of internet-browsing and smartphone-generated user data, the search engine giant also aims to extract and monetize user health data,…
Bosch develops sensor unit for air taxis
Bosch develops sensor unit for air taxis
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Drawing on its experience with MEMS sensors for automated driving functions, Bosch has developed a sensor unit for use in a rather fledgling market: Urban electric air taxis.
FPGA devices delivers ASIC-like performance for machine learning
FPGA devices delivers ASIC-like performance for machine learning
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Embedded FPGA IP provider Achronix Semiconductor has developed a new FPGA family to meet the growing demands of artificial intelligence, machine learning and high-bandwidth data acceleration applications.
Commercial DNA data storage ‘just a few years away’
Commercial DNA data storage ‘just a few years away’
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James Linton, founder and CEO of startup Iridia, told the IMEC Technology Forum held in Antwerp last week that commercial DNA data storage is just a few years away.
Miniature atomic clock promises to bring next-gen timing to portables
Miniature atomic clock promises to bring next-gen timing to portables
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A much smaller than`usual, experimental, next-generation atomic clock that 'ticks' at high "optical" frequencies is made of just three small chips plus supporting electronics and optics.
Smart tool chains make a significant contribution to green transport
Smart tool chains make a significant contribution to green transport
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Not only efficient engines and intelligent traffic control systems help to reduce the energy consumption of road traffic and thus harmful emissions. Smart tool chains can also have a positive…
DNA data storage has startup champion
DNA data storage has startup champion
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James Linton, founder and CEO of startup Iridia, told the IMEC Technology Forum held in Antwerp last week that commercial DNA data storage is just a few years away.
Stretchable, washable sensor can be woven into materials
Stretchable, washable sensor can be woven into materials
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Researchers at the University of British Columbia Okanagan’s School of Engineering say they have created a low-cost sensor that can be interlaced into textiles and composite materials.


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