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‘Lab in a smartphone’ hints at future of mobile health
‘Lab in a smartphone’ hints at future of mobile health
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Researchers at the University of Illinois (Champaign, IL) would like to sell mobile device manufactures on the idea of adding…
Researchers improve light propagation analysis tools for better white LEDs
Researchers improve light propagation analysis tools for better white LEDs
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In a paper titled "Analytical modeling of light transport in scattering materials with strong absorption" published in Optics Express, photonics…
Hybrid LED/HPS lighting installation boosts yields in tomato crops
Hybrid LED/HPS lighting installation boosts yields in tomato crops
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Together with LED lighting solutions provider Plessey Semiconductors, Dutch tomato grower Prominent Group ran a seven-month combining LED grow lights…
Graphene-based e-skin detects vibrations from audio to ultrasound
Graphene-based e-skin detects vibrations from audio to ultrasound
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Researchers from Nanjing University have developed a flexible force sensor consisting of a 3D graphene foam encapsulated into flexible polydimethylsiloxane…

Spectroscopic ‘science camera’ system for smartphones the future for mobile health
Spectroscopic ‘science camera’ system for smartphones the future for mobile health
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Researchers at the University of Illinois would like to sell mobile device manufactures on the idea of adding yet another image sensor (third camera) as a built-in capability for health…
Two test vehicles planned for SiO2 ReRAM
Two test vehicles planned for SiO2 ReRAM
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Weebit Nano has two test vehicles planned to show off its silicon-dioxide based non-volatile memory technology; a Kbit array built in a 0.3-micron process and a working memory cell in…
Big data skills bring AI to the US power grid
Big data skills bring AI to the US power grid
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The analysis of large amounts of data from the SLAC linear accelerator in California has led researchers to work on protecting the US power grid with machine learning.
European project tackles challenges of exascale computing
European project tackles challenges of exascale computing
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A pan-European project has started this month to bring together the technologies needed for exascale computing, tackling the key challenge of power usage.
Two test vehicles planned for SiO2 ReRAM
Two test vehicles planned for SiO2 ReRAM
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Weebit Nano has two test vehicles planned to show off its silicon-dioxide based non-volatile memory technology; a Kbit array built in a 0.3-micron process and a working memory cell in…
Autonomous concept car is extension of smart home
Autonomous concept car is extension of smart home
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For the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, lighting designers from Philips Lighting have collaborated with automotive company Renault on a unique concept where an autonomous electric car becomes a fully integrated…
Flexible organic ultracap targets medical implants
Flexible organic ultracap targets medical implants
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Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have designed a flexible and organic alternative to rigid batteries that power medical implants.
Educational TI calculator-controlled robot ‘puts STEM into motion’
Educational TI calculator-controlled robot ‘puts STEM into motion’
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Texas Instruments (Dallas, TX) has introduced an educational robot vehicle for teaching middle and high school students about robotics and programming.
Backscatter radio range reaches 2.8km
Backscatter radio range reaches 2.8km
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Researchers at the University of Washington have demonstrated passive RF devices that can run on almost zero power and transmit data across distances of up to 2.8 kilometers.
Researchers prove non line-of-sight ultraviolet Li-fi at 71Mbit/s
Researchers prove non line-of-sight ultraviolet Li-fi at 71Mbit/s
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Modulating the signal of an ultraviolet LED emitting at 294nm, researchers from King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) have demonstrated a high-speed near-solar-blind communication link with a data…
TowerJazz releases its advanced 5V 65nm CMOS process
TowerJazz releases its advanced 5V 65nm CMOS process
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Addressing LED lighting, analog switch, DC/DC converter and load switch applications, TowerJazz has released an advanced 5V 65nm power process, with enhanced Rdson efficiency and an attractive die cost advantage over…
BAE Systems designs lightweight but rugged AR glasses
BAE Systems designs lightweight but rugged AR glasses
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At the DSEI trade show in London this week, military equipment provider BAE Systems is exhibiting a conceptual demonstration of lightweight but rugged augmented reality glasses for military and commercial customers.
UVB LED to boost photo-pharmacology applications
UVB LED to boost photo-pharmacology applications
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In the Scientific Reports journal, researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine have published a paper titled "Ultraviolet B Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) Are More Efficient and Effective in…
Flexible organic ultracapacitor targets pacemakers and medical implants
Flexible organic ultracapacitor targets pacemakers and medical implants
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Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have designed a flexible and organic alternative to rigid batteries that power medical implants.
ARB card generates waveforms for quantum research
ARB card generates waveforms for quantum research
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Spectrum Instrumentation has disclosed that The Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information at the University of Innsbruck, Austria is using one of its Arbitrary Waveform Generators (AWG) to generate…
Ford looks at communication between autonomous vehicles and humans
Ford looks at communication between autonomous vehicles and humans
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Together with the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Ford Motor Company is testing a system that enables autonomous vehicles and human drivers to communicate with each other. Ford uses a car…
Near-zero-power devices shatter long-range communication barrier
Near-zero-power devices shatter long-range communication barrier
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Devices that run on almost zero power can transmit data across distances of up to 2.8 kilometers as shown in a demonstartion by University of Washington researchers – breaking a…
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 in the design and operation of automotive power systems. In…
Renault and Philips Lighting want you to stay in your car, at home
Renault and Philips Lighting want you to stay in your car, at home
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For the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, lighting designers from Philips Lighting have collaborated with automotive company Renault on a unique concept where an autonomous electric car becomes a fully integrated…
Adoption of xSPI standard by JEDEC opens opportunities for execute-in-place memory
Adoption of xSPI standard by JEDEC opens opportunities for execute-in-place memory
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Adesto Technologies (Santa Clara, California), provider of application-specific, ultra-low power non-volatile memory products, has announced that its EcoXiP product family, an eXecute-in-Place (XiP) non-volatile memory (NVM) solution, is compliant with…
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 in the design and operation of automotive power systems. In…
Algorithm makes smartwatches smarter
Algorithm makes smartwatches smarter
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Currently, smartwatches can recognise a limited number of particular activities, including yoga and running, but these are programmed in advance. have A new algorithm invented by Scientists at the University…
Blockchain used to address electronic component counterfeiting
Blockchain used to address electronic component counterfeiting
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An anti-counterfeiting system based on blockchain could help the UK military and large manufacturers have more confidence in the electronic components they use.
Always-alert zero-power IR sensor has promise for national security, IoT
Always-alert zero-power IR sensor has promise for national security, IoT
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Researchers at Northeastern University (Boston, MA) have developed a dormant sensor that awakens only when a signal of interest presents itself, opening the possibility for nearly unlimited duration of operation…


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