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Configurable trucks save up to 25 percent fuel
Configurable trucks save up to 25 percent fuel
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In the EU research project TRANFORMERS (Configurable and Adaptable Trucks and Trailers for Optimal Transport), an international consortium has taken…
145W battery pack is largest allowed on aircraft
145W battery pack is largest allowed on aircraft
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US startup Omnicharge has launched a 145W power pack that it says is the largest such pack allowed on aircraft.
Baidu launches ‘no code’ AI model training platform
Baidu launches ‘no code’ AI model training platform
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Chinese internet giant Baidu (Beijing, China) has launched an AI platform designed to make building custom machine learning models easier…
Photo-grade plasmonic colour printing: back to silver
Photo-grade plasmonic colour printing: back to silver
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Researchers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University have revived the use of silver-ion solutions on glass plates and light exposure…

Startup formed for agent-based AI processor
Startup formed for agent-based AI processor
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The latest AI processor company to surface is AlphaICs Corp. headquartered in California, with offices in Bangalore and co-founded by engineer Nagendra Nagaraja, engineer-turned venture capitalist Vinod Dham and marketing executive…
Indo-US startup preps agent-based AI processor
Indo-US startup preps agent-based AI processor
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The latest AI processor company to surface is AlphaICs Corp. headquartered in California, with offices in Bangalore and co-founded by engineer Nagendra Nagaraja, engineer-turned venture capitalist Vinod Dham and marketing executive…
Highly sophisticated simulation facility for virtual vehicle tests
Highly sophisticated simulation facility for virtual vehicle tests
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To thoroughly test the vehicles of tomorrow with their complex electronics, engineers are increasingly using virtual test drives in the simulator. Hundreds of variants of the vehicle in all possible…
BMW builds highly sophisticated system for vehicle simulation
BMW builds highly sophisticated system for vehicle simulation
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To thoroughly test the vehicles of tomorrow with their complex electronics, engineers are increasingly using virtual test drives in the simulator. Hundreds of variants of the vehicle in all possible…
NASA CO2 challenge looks to advance biomanufacturing in space
NASA CO2 challenge looks to advance biomanufacturing in space
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched a competition aimed at finding ways to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful compounds that can be used to manufacture a…
Black silicon reduces solar panel costs
Black silicon reduces solar panel costs
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Researchers in Finland have found a way to reduce production costs of solar cells by more than 10 percent by using 'black silicon'.
1.2GHz Bandwidth Direct Receiver >43dB Image Rejection
1.2GHz Bandwidth Direct Receiver >43dB Image Rejection
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This video shows a reference design that DC couples the LTC5594, a 9GHz direct-conversion I/Q demodulator to the AD9208, a 3Gsps, 14-bit dual ADC that delivers 1.2GHz bandwidth.
Open source smartphone for $50 based on Raspberry Pi, Linux
Open source smartphone for $50 based on Raspberry Pi, Linux
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A Raspberry Pi Zero-based, open-source, Linux-powered handset – called ZeroPhone – has been launched as a crowdfunding project.
Hide those unsightly TV screens
Hide those unsightly TV screens
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With higher resolutions and larger screen sizes taking up to a wall, TVs typically do not blend well in room decor, often leaving an unsightly black board when turned off.
Forecasting earthquake aftershock locations with AI
Forecasting earthquake aftershock locations with AI
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Researchers at Google (Mountain View, CA) and Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to try to predict where aftershocks from earthquakes might occur.
Researchers study the ergonomics of screen rolls
Researchers study the ergonomics of screen rolls
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Finding their inspiration from ancient scrolls, researchers at Queen’s Human Media Lab have designed a flexible display into what they describe as a rollable touch-screen tablet. Dubbed the MagicScroll, the…
$50 open source smartphone is based on Raspberry Pi, Linux
$50 open source smartphone is based on Raspberry Pi, Linux
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A Raspberry Pi Zero-based, open-source, Linux-powered handset - called ZeroPhone - has been launched as a crowdfunding project.
‘Top’ semi company licenses CMOS photonics tech for wearable vital signs monitoring
‘Top’ semi company licenses CMOS photonics tech for wearable vital signs monitoring
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ActLight SA (Lausanne, Switzerland) has announced it has licensed its dynamic photodiode (DPD) technology to a 'prestigous' semiconductor company for inclusion in an ASIC for vital signs monitoring.
Supercaps help support power grid stability
Supercaps help support power grid stability
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Siemens is the world's first supplier to combine reactive power compensation capability with the use of supercapacitors to compensate for voltage and frequency fluctuations in just milliseconds for large scale…
ActLight gains licensee for photodiode tech
ActLight gains licensee for photodiode tech
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ActLight SA (Lausanne, Switzerland) has announced it has licensed its dynamic photodiode (DPD) technology to semiconductor company for inclusion in an ASIC for vital signs monitoring.
200MW supercapacitors in frequency stabiliser support power grids in milliseconds
200MW supercapacitors in frequency stabiliser support power grids in milliseconds
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Siemens is the world's first supplier to combine reactive power compensation capability with the use of supercapacitors to compensate for voltage and frequency fluctuations in just milliseconds for large scale…
China claims 7nm chip lead with Kirin 980
China claims 7nm chip lead with Kirin 980
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The world's largest telecommunications company Huawei claims to have taken a lead in chip technology with the use of the 7nm Kirin 980 system chip inside its upcoming Mate 20,…
Ground penetrating radar could make autonomous vehicles safer
Ground penetrating radar could make autonomous vehicles safer
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Founded in 2017 with the vision to make self-driving navigation weather-proof, on any road and in any condition startup WaveSense sees ground-penetrating radar (GPR) as a failsafe complement to existing…
WaveSense ‘sees’ need for self-driving cars to have ground penetrating radar
WaveSense ‘sees’ need for self-driving cars to have ground penetrating radar
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Founded in 2017 with the vision to make self-driving navigation weather-proof, on any road and in any condition startup WaveSense sees ground-penetrating radar (GPR) as a failsafe complement to existing…
Tandem perovskite CIGS solar cell tops 22 percent efficiency
Tandem perovskite CIGS solar cell tops 22 percent efficiency
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Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering in the US have developed a highly efficient dual layer perovskite thin-film solar cell…
Ultra-Low-Power Management for WiFi
Ultra-Low-Power Management for WiFi
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WiFi is generally considered as quite power-hungry. The reason is not an inherent inefficiency of the IEEE 802.11 protocol but rather the way it is implemented and deployed for conventional…
Daimler brings 3D printing closer to series production
Daimler brings 3D printing closer to series production
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Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, used to be a technique for prototype and one-off production. In a joint project with Premium Aerotec and EOS, Daimler now intends to…
Daimler tests 3D printing for series production
Daimler tests 3D printing for series production
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Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, used to be a technique for prototype and one-off production. In a joint project with Premium Aerotec and EOS, Daimler now intends to…
Self-driving cars need ground penetrating radar, says WaveSense
Self-driving cars need ground penetrating radar, says WaveSense
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Founded in 2017 with the vision to make self-driving navigation weather-proof, on any road and in any condition startup WaveSense sees ground-penetrating radar (GPR) as a failsafe complement to existing…


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