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Ford develops communication between robot car and humans
Ford develops communication between robot car 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…
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…
Quantum internet moves closer to reality
Quantum internet moves closer to reality
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A team of researchers at The Australian National University (ANU), led by Associate Professor Matthew Sellars, have taken a major…
Configurable VLIW core boosts energy efficiency for long battery life
Configurable VLIW core boosts energy efficiency for long battery life
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Researchers at Cambridge Consultants in the UK have developed a flexible VLIW core for highly power efficient systems that can…

ARB card generates waveforms precise enough for quantum research
ARB card generates waveforms precise enough for quantum research
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Test & measurement company 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…
Blockchain system tackles component counterfeiting
Blockchain system tackles 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.
Piezo-nanowires make fingerprint sensor
Piezo-nanowires make fingerprint sensor
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As promised, the European R&D project known as PiezoMAT has developed a pressure-based fingerprint sensor that enables resolution above 1,000 dots per inch, more than twice that required by the…
Spectrometric ‘pen’ identifies cancer in seconds
Spectrometric ‘pen’ identifies cancer in seconds
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Scientists and engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have created a handheld instrument that can rapidly and accurately identify cancerous tissue during surgery.
GM unit unveils first ‘real’ self-driving car
GM unit unveils first ‘real’ self-driving car
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General Motors-owned Cruise Automation (San Francisco, CA) has unveiled its 3rd-generation self-driving car prototype.
BrainChip launches neuromorphic hardware accelerator
BrainChip launches neuromorphic hardware accelerator
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BrainChip Inc. (Aliso Viejo, California), developer of the Spiking Neuron Adaptive Processor (SNAP) neuromorphic technology, has released a hardware acceleration board featuring a Xilinx FPGA implementation of its technology.
Codeplay adds support to Renesas R-Car platform
Codeplay adds support to Renesas R-Car platform
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Codeplay Software Ltd. (Edinburgh, Scotland) is adding its software expertise – including high-level programming support for cognitive vision and machine learning systems – to the R-Car platform from Renesas Electronics…
Flexible OLEDs switch color on demand
Flexible OLEDs switch color on demand
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP has developed flexible adjustable-color OLEDs.
Dual metal ion battery approaches performance of supercapacitors
Dual metal ion battery approaches performance of supercapacitors
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Researchers in Spain have developed a miniature rechargeable battery that can provide energy levels comparable to supercapacitor and still be safe.
AlN nanowall-based UV LEDs boast 60% internal quantum efficiency
AlN nanowall-based UV LEDs boast 60% internal quantum efficiency
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Researchers from the University of Michigan (US) and the McGill University (Canada) have demonstrated large area AlN nanowall light emitting diodes emitting at 214nm with an internal quantum efficiency as…
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.
Apple, Google Enter the AR Fray
Apple, Google Enter the AR Fray
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Augmented reality (AR) can be implemented in a number of ways. One of the primary approaches is to use AR glasses; another is to use a tablet or smartphone equipped…
Video: Dual Input Prioritizers with Built-In Battery Monitoring
Video: Dual Input Prioritizers with Built-In Battery Monitoring
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Selecting the appropriate input supply to power a system with multiple input power sources is not a trivial task. This video discusses challenges associated with the supply selection process, also…
NXP enables AI-based ADAS platform; rolls V2X chip
NXP enables AI-based ADAS platform; rolls V2X chip
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Just in time for the IAA, chip manufacturer NXP announces a cooperation with the software manufacturer Hella Aglaia (Berlin). The two companies intend to jointly develop an AI option for…
Practical building blocks for a quantum internet
Practical building blocks for a quantum internet
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A team of researchers at The Australian National University (ANU), led by Associate Professor Matthew Sellars, have taken a major leap forward to provide practical building blocks for a global…
“Vatican” stops hacker attacks on cars
“Vatican” stops hacker attacks on cars
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For hackers, the Connected Car offers many digital entry gates that can lead to devastating scenarios, so scientists from the Competence Center for IT Security at Saarland University (CISPA) have…
Energy-harvesting yarn generates electricity
Energy-harvesting yarn generates electricity
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A research team of scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas and Hanyang University in South Korea has developed coiled carbon nanotube yarns that generate electricity when they are…
Fuji Pigment Co to manufacture perovskite quantum dots on a large scale
Fuji Pigment Co to manufacture perovskite quantum dots on a large scale
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Moving away from traditional semiconductor-based quantum dots including CdSe, CdS, InP, ZnS, InP/ZnS, CIS, AgInS2 CIS/ZnS, and PbS, Fuji Pigment Co. has been actively researching and developing perovskite-based quantum dots.
7nm low power process on schedule with EUV at Samsung
7nm low power process on schedule with EUV at Samsung
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Samsung Electronics announced it has added 11nm FinFET process technology (11LPP, Low Power Plus) to its advanced foundry process portfolio, broadening the range of options for customers' next-generation products.
PlayNitride in the race for Micro LED wearable displays
PlayNitride in the race for Micro LED wearable displays
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According to a report from Taiwanese news outlet Digitimes, Taiwanese Micro LED maker PlayNitride aims to start trial production of Micro LED in the second half of 2017, having achieved…
Lightweight chassis changes battery pack design for electric vehicles
Lightweight chassis changes battery pack design for electric vehicles
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A new concept design for an integrated lightweight chassis by Williams Advanced Engineering in the UK could significantly change the way battery packs are designed for electric vehicles.
Cadence brings 16 nm FinFET chip IP into cars
Cadence brings 16 nm FinFET chip IP into cars
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The cooperation with the semiconductor foundry TSMC enables Cadence to offer a comprehensive automotive IP portfolio for the 16 nm FinFET Compact (16FFC) automotive process technology. The IP's range of…
3D printer outputs stretchable soft circuits hybridized with SMT parts
3D printer outputs stretchable soft circuits hybridized with SMT parts
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Although they can be made thin, flexible and stretchable, the organic materials used for printed electronics can't compete with the processing power provided by hard silicon chips, which somewhat frustrates…
3D printer creates soft circuits hybridized with SMT parts
3D printer creates soft circuits hybridized with SMT parts
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Although they can be made thin, flexible and stretchable, the organic materials used for printed electronics can't compete with the processing power provided by hard silicon chips, which somewhat frustrates…


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