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Replacing scarce metals with graphene and other carbon nanomaterials
Replacing scarce metals with graphene and other carbon nanomaterials
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Scarce metals are complicated to extract, difficult to recycle and so rare that several of them have become "conflict minerals"…
Spinning a solid-state carbon nanofibre supercapacitor
Spinning a solid-state carbon nanofibre supercapacitor
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Researchers at Drexel University in the US have created a fabric-like material electrode for safer solid state batteries and supercapacitors.
Smart fuse reduces cost, weight of automotive wiring harness
Smart fuse reduces cost, weight of automotive wiring harness
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The steady growth in the number of electronic, electrical and electro-mechanical functions in cars has given rise to many innovations…
MIT spin out demonstrates wireless charging at a distance
MIT spin out demonstrates wireless charging at a distance
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A spin out from MIT has demonstrated a wireless charging technology that can handle multiple devices at a distance of…

Servo motor is first to use Gallium Nitride
Servo motor is first to use Gallium Nitride
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Yaskawa Electric in Japan has developed the first servo motor to use gallium nitride power devices using technology from Transphorn in the US. …
Photolithography-patterned OLEDs could break 10kppi barrier, says imec
Photolithography-patterned OLEDs could break 10kppi barrier, says imec
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At the annual International Smart Display and Touch Panel Exhibition, Touch Taiwan, in Taipei, Taiwan, Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. (CPT) together with IMEC and Holst Centre are exhibiting a 1400x1400…
Imagination launches flexible neural network IP
Imagination launches flexible neural network IP
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Imagination has sought to take an earlier mover advantage in the market for neural networking cores with the PowerVR 2NX that provides flexible bit depth down to 4bits.
Solar cells stretch for wearables, IoT apps
Solar cells stretch for wearables, IoT apps
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Researchers in Japan have developed an organic photovoltaic cell that is stretchable and waterproof so that it can be integrated into fabrics for wearable applications and other applications in the…
Servo motor is first to use Gallium Nitride
Servo motor is first to use Gallium Nitride
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Yaskawa Electric in Japan has developed the first servo motor to use gallium nitride power devices using technology from Transphorn in the US. …
New energy storage technologies promise better batteries
New energy storage technologies promise better batteries
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Researchers at the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL) have developed two energy storage technologies to extend the life of lithium ion and zinc air batteries.
Opinion: CAN fault confinement: It is a feature, not a flaw!
Opinion: CAN fault confinement: It is a feature, not a flaw!
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While a number of approaches to securing vehicles against malicious attacks have been presented recently, the discussion about cyber security in cars continues unabated. Against this background, is the CAN…
Amazon working on Alexa-enabled smart glasses
Amazon working on Alexa-enabled smart glasses
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Amazon (Seattle, WA) is reportedly working on its first wearable device - a pair of smart glasses.
Grown on silicon: QD-based micro-ring GaAs lasers operate from 0.6mA
Grown on silicon: QD-based micro-ring GaAs lasers operate from 0.6mA
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Led by professor John E. Bowers from the Optoelectronics Research Group of the University of California, an international team of researchers has not only succeeded in designing electrically-pumped quantum dot…
Stretchable waterproof organic solar cells for wearables and IoT designs
Stretchable waterproof organic solar cells for wearables and IoT designs
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Researchers in Japan have developed an organic photovoltaic cell that is stretchable and waterproof so that it can be integrated into fabrics for wearable applications and other applications in the…
Boosting the life of lithium ion batteries to 5000 cycles
Boosting the life of lithium ion batteries to 5000 cycles
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Researchers at the University of Central Florida in the US have developed two energy storage technologies to extend the life of lithium ion and zinc air batteries.
Foundry positions process for sensor hub ICs
Foundry positions process for sensor hub ICs
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Foundry SilTerra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd (Kulim, Malaysia) has launched a low-leakage 180nm CMOS process technology intended to address the IoT sensor hub IC market.
Safe alternative to lithium-ion batteries in sight
Safe alternative to lithium-ion batteries in sight
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Lithium-ion technology can be considered the gold standard among rechargeable batteries. However, it has a serious disadvantage: such batteries are easily flammable. Batteries with electrodes based on aluminum and magnesium…
Artificial nano-neuron recognizes speech
Artificial nano-neuron recognizes speech
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Researchers from across France, the US and Japan have developed the world’s first artificial nano-neuron with the ability to recognise numbers spoken by different individuals. …
Artificial ‘nano-neurons’ recognise speech for true AI
Artificial ‘nano-neurons’ recognise speech for true AI
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Researchers from across France, the US and Japan have developed the world’s first artificial nano-neuron with the ability to recognise numbers spoken by different individuals. …
Universities highlight smart meters problems
Universities highlight smart meters problems
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Researchers from the University of Bath and Sussex have highlighted the limitations of a £11 billion smart meter roll out being conducted in the UK…
Replacing scarce metals with carbon nanomaterials is possible, say researchers
Replacing scarce metals with carbon nanomaterials is possible, say researchers
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Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden) have studied the main applications of 14 different metals, and reviewing patents and scientific literature, investigated the potential for replacing them by carbon…
Dedicated testing configuration for emerging memory technologies
Dedicated testing configuration for emerging memory technologies
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Keysight Technologies has assembled a test and measurement package that is specifically targeted at performance evaluation, and acceleration of development and commercialisation, of novel memory types; a high-throughput 1 nsec…
IMEC reports low-power IP blocks for 5G
IMEC reports low-power IP blocks for 5G
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Nanoelectronics research institute IMEC has developed two building blocks for 5G applications with record-setting low power consumption.
Sibling startup offers RF for 5G
Sibling startup offers RF for 5G
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Movandi Corp. (Newport Beach, Calif.), a venture backed startup founded by sister and brother Maryam and Reza Rofougaran, has announced its BeamX approach to RF front-ends for 5G.
Harnessing electricity from blood flow
Harnessing electricity from blood flow
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Researchers at Fudan University (Shanghai, China) have developed a nanoscale device that could harness the flow of blood to produce electricity.
VTT is developing 3D-printing materials for wound care
VTT is developing 3D-printing materials for wound care
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Will 3D printers replace the hospital nurse? Not quite, but they can help treat wounds. That’s because scientists from Finland’s VTT Technical Research Center are developing a 3D wound care…
Smart roads for power generation
Smart roads for power generation
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Researchers at the University of Lancaster in the UK are looking to develop new piezoelectric materials in road surfaces to generate power from everyday traffic…
Smart meters not good enough, says report
Smart meters not good enough, says report
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Researchers from the University of Bath have highlighted the limitations of a £11 billion smart meter roll out being conducted in the UK…


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