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SiFive launches Linux-ready RISC-V quad-core processor
SiFive launches Linux-ready RISC-V quad-core processor
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SiFive Inc. (San Mateo, Calif.), a startup that is offering processor cores that comply with the RISC-V open source architecture,…
EpiGaN to supply OMMIC with GaN-on-Si technology
EpiGaN to supply OMMIC with GaN-on-Si technology
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EpiGaN NV (Hasselt, Belgium), a supplier of gallium-nitride on silicon and on silicon-carbide wafers, has formed a partnership with OMMIC…
Millimeter-wave circulator on a chip holds promise for VR, self-driving cars
Millimeter-wave circulator on a chip holds promise for VR, self-driving cars
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Researchers from Columbia Engineering, led by Harish Krishnaswamy, associate professor of electrical engineering, in collaboration with Professor Andrea Alu's group…
Zero-index waveguide enables researchers to directly observe infinitely long wavelengths
Zero-index waveguide enables researchers to directly observe infinitely long wavelengths
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In 2015, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) developed the first on-chip…

OmniVision enhances near-infrared image sensing
OmniVision enhances near-infrared image sensing
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OmniVision Technologies Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) has introduced a near-infrared (NIR) technology for image sensors suitable for machine- and night-vision applications.
Magnetic sensors roll at Tower foundry
Magnetic sensors roll at Tower foundry
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Specialty foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Migdal Haemek, Israel) has started volume manufacture of Tunnel MagnetoResistance (TMR) sensors for Crocus Technology Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.). The process uses Tower's 130nm CMOS…
Embedded sound recognition as a trigger for smart appliances
Embedded sound recognition as a trigger for smart appliances
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Without resorting to computationally intensive speech recognition, startup Audio Analytic bets on sound recognition to smarten up appliances at low cost and make them responsive to contextual audio events.
Researchers demonstrate a circulator on a silicon chip at mm-wave frequencies
Researchers demonstrate a circulator on a silicon chip at mm-wave frequencies
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Researchers from Columbia Engineering, led by Harish Krishnaswamy, associate professor of electrical engineering, in collaboration with Professor Andrea Alu's group from UT-Austin, claim to be the first to demonstrate a…
Paper-based flexible supercap holds promise for wearables
Paper-based flexible supercap holds promise for wearables
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Researchers from the US and Korea have developed a paper-based flexible supercapacitor that could be used to power wearable devices.
Machine learning yields ultrafast measurements with atomic force microscopy
Machine learning yields ultrafast measurements with atomic force microscopy
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Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, TN) have developed a new technique for high-speed voltage measurements at the atomic level using machine learning. The technique has been used…
Fast-moving magnetic particles could enable new form of data storage
Fast-moving magnetic particles could enable new form of data storage
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New research by scientists at three German institutes, working with a team at MIT, has shown that an exotic kind of magnetic behaviour discovered only a few years ago holds…
Interactive website helps you develop custom UV LED optics
Interactive website helps you develop custom UV LED optics
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Kopp Glass' UV LED Optic Design Lab is an interactive website that allows users to develop their own UV LED products, customizing everything from power, to optics. The platform has…
Machine learning allows ultrafast AFM atomic measurements
Machine learning allows ultrafast AFM atomic measurements
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Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the US have developed a new technique for high speed voltage measurements at the atomic level using machine learning.
Machine learning gives ultrafast atomic measurements of perovskite solar cell
Machine learning gives ultrafast atomic measurements of perovskite solar cell
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Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the US have developed a new technique for high speed voltage measurements at the atomic level using machine learning. The technique has…
Simple process builds paper-based flexible supercapacitor
Simple process builds paper-based flexible supercapacitor
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Researchers from the US and Korea have developed a paper-based flexible supercapacitor that could be used to power wearable devices.
Flexible PCBs can be populated automatically
Flexible PCBs can be populated automatically
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (Fraunhofer IPT, Aachen, Germany) has developed a range of techniques to create thin electronic components for flexible displays and sensors by printing conductive inks…
‘Smart’ prosthetics monitor for infection, stress
‘Smart’ prosthetics monitor for infection, stress
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Scientists at the Office of Naval Research (Arlington, VA) have developed a new "smart" prosthetic leg that is fitted with sensors to monitor for infection and stress.
Applying V2X technology to drones
Applying V2X technology to drones
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Drones have emerged as one of the fastest growing markets for a unique ecosystem of electronics. Drones need to navigate their environments and as a result will benefit from technologies…
OLED-based data glasses can do both AR and VR
OLED-based data glasses can do both AR and VR
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The bidirectional OLED microdisplays developed at Fraunhofer FEP were successfully integrated for the first time into a demonstrator of data glasses for the visualization of augmented and virtual reality (AR…
Harmonics open up itemised billing in smart meters
Harmonics open up itemised billing in smart meters
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UK R&D services company 42 Technology has developed and patented what it calls Triple Ohm, a sensing circuit based on shunt resistors which it says can deliver very accurate power…
Reading through harmonics, smart meters could deliver itemised bills says 42 Technology
Reading through harmonics, smart meters could deliver itemised bills says 42 Technology
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R&D services company 42 Technology has been active for some time, delivering solutions to big metering companies and providing wireless monitoring of 3-phase meters to prevent tampering and power theft…
Google AI demo lets anyone explore machine learning without coding
Google AI demo lets anyone explore machine learning without coding
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An online "AI experiment" by Google (Mountain View, CA) lets anyone with a webcam explore machine learning without needing any coding.
IMEC makes micro-optomechanical pressure sensor
IMEC makes micro-optomechanical pressure sensor
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Research institute IMEC has announced a pressure sensor based on micro-optomechanical systems (MOMS) technology.
High capacity, fast-charging lithium battery uses asphalt, graphene
High capacity, fast-charging lithium battery uses asphalt, graphene
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A chemist at Rice University (Houston, TX) has developed a high capacity, fast-charging lithium battery using a combination of graphene and asphalt, which is more commonly used for surfacing roads.
Organic glow-in-the-dark pigments hold promise for roadways, bio-imaging
Organic glow-in-the-dark pigments hold promise for roadways, bio-imaging
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In a paper titled "Organic long persistent luminescence" published in Nature, researchers from kyushu university detail how they were able to create Long Persistent luminescence (LPL) materials without relying on…
Flexible BiCMOS substrate with simplified process for roll-to-roll production
Flexible BiCMOS substrate with simplified process for roll-to-roll production
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Researchers in the US and China have developed the first flexible substrate with BiCMOS thin film transistors.
MOMS not MEMS: micro-optomechanical pressure sensor for biomedical apps
MOMS not MEMS: micro-optomechanical pressure sensor for biomedical apps
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Belgian research centre imec reports a novel high-precision large-range pressure sensor that combines the best of MEMS and photonics technology.
Japanese researchers unveil first transparent organic glow-in-the-dark pigments
Japanese researchers unveil first transparent organic glow-in-the-dark pigments
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In a paper titled "Organic long persistent luminescence" published in Nature, researchers from kyushu university detail how they were able to create Long Persistent luminescence (LPL) materials without relying on…


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