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Making MEMS at nano-scale avoids stiction issues, says startup
Making MEMS at nano-scale avoids stiction issues, says startup
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Nanusens solves the problem of stiction in MEMS inertial sensors by going smaller and creating nano-sensors in standard CMOS. The…
New magnetic tape storage record aims at cloud, big data
New magnetic tape storage record aims at cloud, big data
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IBM (Armonk, NY) has announced what it claims is a new record in magnetic tape data storage - 201 gigabits…
Alphabet X to build molten salt battery for renewable energy storage
Alphabet X to build molten salt battery for renewable energy storage
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Alphabet Inc. (Mountain View, CA), parent company of Google, has unveiled its latest "moonshot project" - a renewable energy storage…
PI-SCALE delivers 10m long OLEDs
PI-SCALE delivers 10m long OLEDs
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In March last year, the PI-SCALE project was launched as European-wide pilot line to support companies with the testing and…

New light-trapping sensor promises improved drug, bomb detection
New light-trapping sensor promises improved drug, bomb detection
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Researchers at the University of Buffalo (Buffalo, NY) have developed a new "light-trapping" sensor that they say could help detect drugs, bomb-making chemicals, and more.
New LED growth recipe yields vitamin C-rich arugula
New LED growth recipe yields vitamin C-rich arugula
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Philips Lighting (Amsterdam, Netherlands) has announced that it has developed a new growth recipe that produces seven times the average vitamin C content in arugula.
Alphabet X unveils renewable energy storage ‘moonshot’
Alphabet X unveils renewable energy storage ‘moonshot’
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Alphabet Inc. (Mountain View, CA), parent company of Google, has unveiled its latest "moonshot project" - a renewable energy storage system that uses molten salt.
QLC NAND takes storage to the next level
QLC NAND takes storage to the next level
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A hot topic at this year’s Flash Memory Summit (Santa Clara, California, 7 – 10 August 2017) is 4-bit QLC NAND flash. Triple-level-cell (TLC) NAND is the mainstay for high-capacity…
Silicon piezo micropump to boost gas sensors
Silicon piezo micropump to boost gas sensors
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Researchers at Fraunhofer have developed a silicon-based micro diaphragm pump that could boost the reaction times of inbuilt smartphone gas sensors from minutes to seconds by increasing the inflow of…
Deal puts cloud computing in boilers and heaters across Europe
Deal puts cloud computing in boilers and heaters across Europe
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Dutch cleantech startup Asperitas has teamed up with French green computing provider Qarnot to put cloud computing in boilers and heaters around Europe. …
Ion current battery is bio compatible
Ion current battery is bio compatible
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Engineers at the University of Maryland (College Park, MD) have invented a new kind of battery that uses the same ion-based energy system using by living organisms and could be…
Europe’s first 5G fixed wireless access trial runs in London
Europe’s first 5G fixed wireless access trial runs in London
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Following a statement of intent in February, UK communications infrastructure company Arqiva and Samsung Electronics have launched what they believe to be the first field trial of 5G Fixed Wireless…
Silicon piezo micropump to boost gas sensors
Silicon piezo micropump to boost gas sensors
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Researchers at Fraunhofer have developed a silicon-based micro diaphragm pump that could boost the reaction times of inbuilt smartphone gas sensors from minutes to seconds by increasing the inflow of…
Ryzen on the Rise: AMD rounds out processor family
Ryzen on the Rise: AMD rounds out processor family
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The Ryzen family now has a full complement of chips to meet different processing needs, with AMD adding members ranging from the Ryzen 3 up to the high-end Threadripper.
Flexible AMOLED display overcapacity is looming, predicts IHS Markit
Flexible AMOLED display overcapacity is looming, predicts IHS Markit
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In the current, unprecedented phase of active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) panel factory build-out, flexible AMOLED capacity will expand from 1.5 million square meters to 20.1 million square…
SFP-DD MSA group to define new Small Form-Factor Pluggable Interface
SFP-DD MSA group to define new Small Form-Factor Pluggable Interface
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The SFP-DD Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) Group has announced its intent to develop the specification for a high-speed, double-density small form-factor pluggable (SFP-DD) interface.
Smart surface manipulates droplets
Smart surface manipulates droplets
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Researchers at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC, Canada) have developed an inexpensive "smart surface" that can either repel or absorb liquid, depending on the voltage applied.
SFP-DD MSA to define new Small Form-Factor Pluggable Interface
SFP-DD MSA to define new Small Form-Factor Pluggable Interface
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The SFP-DD Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) Group has announced its intent to develop the specification for a high-speed, double-density small form-factor pluggable (SFP-DD) interface.
Internal sensor technology for intelligent batteries in renewable designs
Internal sensor technology for intelligent batteries in renewable designs
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Researchers from several Fraunhofer institutes are developing a research and demonstration platform for local, intelligent energy systems that combines various technologies and energy forms such as electricity, heat, cold and…
Product authentication as a service runs AI-algorithm on close-up images
Product authentication as a service runs AI-algorithm on close-up images
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New York City-based startup Entrupy announced it has just secured USD2.6 million in Series A funding for its AI-driven Luxury product authentication technology.
Cohda Wireless trials vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) technology on city streets
Cohda Wireless trials vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) technology on city streets
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In collaboration with Australian mobile network operator Telstra and the South Australian Government, Cohda Wireless has conducted the first test of V2P technology over a mobile network in South Australia’s capital, Adelaide.
Energy harvesting foil generates electricity from human motion
Energy harvesting foil generates electricity from human motion
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Researchers at Vanderbilt University's (Nashville, TN) Nanomaterials and Energy Devices Laboratory have developed an ultrathin system that harvests energy from motion at very low frequencies, one of the major challenges…
Intelligent batteries with cell-internal sensor technology
Intelligent batteries with cell-internal sensor technology
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In a joint project, scientists from several Fraunhofer institutes are developing a research and demonstration platform for local, intelligent energy systems that combines various technologies and energy forms - electricity,…
Radiation sensing systems have hackable security flaws, warns researcher
Radiation sensing systems have hackable security flaws, warns researcher
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According to an article in Wired, a security researcher at the recent Black Hat security conference has described a series of "potentially hackable security flaws" in radioactivity sensor systems designed…
PI-SCALE delivers 10m long OLEDs
PI-SCALE delivers 10m long OLEDs
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In March last year, the PI-SCALE project was launched as European-wide pilot line to support companies with the testing and scaling up of their flexible OLED lighting concepts.
Flexible AMOLED display overcapacity is looming, predicts IHS Markit
Flexible AMOLED display overcapacity is looming, predicts IHS Markit
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In the current, unprecedented phase of active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) panel factory build-out, flexible AMOLED capacity will expand from 1.5 million square meters to 20.1 million square…
LED lighting – meshed Bluetooth transforms lighting controls networks
LED lighting – meshed Bluetooth transforms lighting controls networks
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LED lighting has revolutionised the lighting industry and creates completely new market conditions. Bluetooth Low Energy is a protocol optimised for controlling smart lighting. Due to its unique combination of…
Transparent capacitive touch sensor flexes, stretches and detects 3D shapes
Transparent capacitive touch sensor flexes, stretches and detects 3D shapes
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Leveraging the versatile properties of graphene, a team of Korean researchers has designed a large transparent, flexible and stretchable capacitive touch sensor that will not only operate in multi-touch, spread,…


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