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Hardly any competition for Chirp’s ultrasonic ToF sensor chips
Hardly any competition for Chirp’s ultrasonic ToF sensor chips
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Earlier this year, Californian startup Chirp Microsystems was promoting an ultrasonic sensing development platform for wearables, to detect objects and…
X-FAB targets IoT with low-power 180nm embedded Flash
X-FAB targets IoT with low-power 180nm embedded Flash
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Based on its highly reliable automotive-grade 180 nanometer platform, X-FAB claims it is able to offer the industry’s lowest power…
Complete quantum computer chip design uses standard CMOS technology
Complete quantum computer chip design uses standard CMOS technology
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Researchers at the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia) have shown how a quantum computer can be manufactured using…
Quantum computer with 46 qubits simulated
Quantum computer with 46 qubits simulated
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Scientists at the Jülich Supercomputing Center (Germany) have set a new world record in collaboration with researchers from universities in…

BrainChip founder to focus on ‘Akida’ chip
BrainChip founder to focus on ‘Akida’ chip
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Peter van der Made, the founder and CTO of BrainChip Holdings Ltd., is set to resign his position on the board of directors of the company, to focus exclusively on…
New electrolyte aims to triple lithium battery capacity
New electrolyte aims to triple lithium battery capacity
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Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada have found a way to triple the range of electric vehicles using existing battery technology.
Researchers print high-mobility poly-Si TFTs directly to paper
Researchers print high-mobility poly-Si TFTs directly to paper
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Printed electronics are potentially a cheap and scalable alternative to traditional silicon transistors.
Australian and Dutch researchers make progress on silicon quantum computer
Australian and Dutch researchers make progress on silicon quantum computer
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Researchers in Holland and Australia have designed a chip architecture that allows quantum calculations to be performed using existing semiconductor processes.
Open-source software speeds installation of working robots
Open-source software speeds installation of working robots
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Small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe remain reluctant to use robot technologies in production. The reason: They are too expensive, too inflexible and installation takes far too long. Now researchers…
Dutch researchers develop chip design for silicon quantum computer
Dutch researchers develop chip design for silicon quantum computer
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Researchers in Holland and Australia have designed a chip architecture that allows quantum calculations to be performed using existing semiconductor processes.
Improve signal reception with antenna diversity using multiple high speed DACs
Improve signal reception with antenna diversity using multiple high speed DACs
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In modern wireless systems, numerous diversity techniques are used to maximize data throughput and improve transmission reliability. Time, frequency and code diversity techniques are used to transmit signals to multiple…
New concept for communication between automated and non-automated road users
New concept for communication between automated and non-automated road users
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Novel lighting modules will ensure communication between automated vehicles and other road users.
Continental automates charging electric cars
Continental automates charging electric cars
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At the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES), automotive supplier Continental will show that charging e-cars as easily as filling the tank of a conventional vehicle is not longer a matter…
Google to use light beams to bring high-speed Internet to India
Google to use light beams to bring high-speed Internet to India
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Google’s moonshot factory, X Development LLC, is working with AP State FiberNet, a telecom company in Andhra Pradesh, India, to roll out two thousand Free Space Optical Communications (FSOC) links…
High-mobility poly-Si TFTs directly printed on paper
High-mobility poly-Si TFTs directly printed on paper
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Printed electronics, hand-in-hand with flexible electronics, is a hot topic where both active materials and substrates are being investigated for their processability as cheap and scalable roll-to-roll alternatives to traditional…
Google replaces fibre connectivity with free-space optics
Google replaces fibre connectivity with free-space optics
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Google’s moonshot factory, X Development LLC, is working with AP State FiberNet, a telecom company in Andhra Pradesh, India, to roll out two thousand Free Space Optical Communications (FSOC) links…
Microsoft unveils free Quantum Development Kit preview
Microsoft unveils free Quantum Development Kit preview
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Microsoft (Redmond, WA) has officially released a free preview version of its Quantum Development Kit - part of the company's plan to build a robust, full-fledged quantum computing system.
Google VR display prototype offers 10X more pixels
Google VR display prototype offers 10X more pixels
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Google (Mountain View, CA) is working on a 20-megapixel-per-eye prototype OLED microdisplay for use with augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications.
Netscout predicts rapid transformation, smart data and mission-critical connectivity in 2018
Netscout predicts rapid transformation, smart data and mission-critical connectivity in 2018
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With more than one-third of IT Professionals citing ‘moving faster’ as their top goal for 2018, and an overwhelming 99% of IT and business decision makers noticing an increasing pace…
Taking advantage of RISC-V capabilities for AI and Machine Learning
Taking advantage of RISC-V capabilities for AI and Machine Learning
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Esperanto Technologies is adopting RISC-V in its latest processors in an attempt to achieve the best TFLOPS per watt for machine learning,…
MIT researchers attempt to turn plants into lamps
MIT researchers attempt to turn plants into lamps
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Michael Strano's lab in MITis trying to turn plants into functional self-powered lamps.
MIPI opens up access to I3C specification
MIPI opens up access to I3C specification
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MIPI Alliance, the organization that develops interface specifications for mobile equipment has announced that it is opening access to its sensor interface I3C.
MIT researchers engineer light emitting plants
MIT researchers engineer light emitting plants
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Turning plants into functional self-powered lamps, that is the end goal of plant nanobiotics as performed at MIT in Michael Strano's lab.
ABB certifies first 1100kV DC transformer
ABB certifies first 1100kV DC transformer
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ABB has certified the low and high voltage units of the world’s most powerful ultrahigh-voltage direct current (UHVDC) transformer.
Wi-Fi in the car: how to meet the concurrent needs of multiple systems and applications
Wi-Fi in the car: how to meet the concurrent needs of multiple systems and applications
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People today have become used to living within wireless reach of the internet every minute of every day. At home, at the workplace, or when out on foot or on…
Perovskite solar cells stabilised at 19% efficiency
Perovskite solar cells stabilised at 19% efficiency
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Researchers at EPFL in Switzerland have found that adding large organic compounds called guanidinium (CH6N3+) into methylammonium lead iodide perovskite solar cells can provide stable power efficiency of 19%, approaching that…
Horticulture LED lighting study finds optimum spectra for crop growth
Horticulture LED lighting study finds optimum spectra for crop growth
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In a controlled horticulture lighting study, the National Science Foundation funded Center for Lighting Enabled Systems and Applications (LESA) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY) used a variety of commercial…
Top five cybersecurity trends for 2018
Top five cybersecurity trends for 2018
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According to cybersecurity service firm Zenedge (Aventura, FL), cyber threats will continue to loom in 2018, causing elevated levels of panic, requiring heightened awareness and preparation, and use of machine…


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