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Startup aims to simplify networks with programmable switch chip
Startup aims to simplify networks with programmable switch chip
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Martin Izzard and 80 colleagues want to upend the multi-billion dollar industry of network hardware. They hope the chips they…
Google makes coding physical for kids
Google makes coding physical for kids
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Google Creative Lab's Project Bloks research collaboration aims to entice kids to code through recreational problem solving, providing colourful tangible…
Brain-sensing smart plastics, textiles highlight fashion collection
Brain-sensing smart plastics, textiles highlight fashion collection
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At the upcoming FashionTech Conference in Berlin and the Fashion Week in Amsterdam, fashion designer and start-up Jasna Rok will…
Teaching kids how to code: Google’s tangible offer
Teaching kids how to code: Google’s tangible offer
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The Project Bloks initiated at the Google Creative Lab aims to entice kids to code through recreational problem solving, providing…

FPGAs solve core IoT challenges
FPGAs solve core IoT challenges
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The Internet of Things (IoT) has become a wildly popular term these days, often used to describe a world in which virtually every electronic device connects to the Internet and…
Zinc doping to boost GaAs nanowire lasers
Zinc doping to boost GaAs nanowire lasers
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Scientists at ANU (The Australian National University) have improved the performance of unpassivated GaAs nanowire (NW) lasers more than a hundred folds, by adding zinc as a dopant, changing the…
NGMN Alliance pushes 5G development, testing and standardisation
NGMN Alliance pushes 5G development, testing and standardisation
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The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance has announced its newly launched activities on 5G Trial and Testing, End-to-end Architecture and Vehicle-to-X, highlighting its commitment to ensure successful 5G development,…
Perovskite solar cell discovery promises dramatic efficiency boost
Perovskite solar cell discovery promises dramatic efficiency boost
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Researchers have found a way to boost the efficiency of perovskite solar cells to 31%.
Fashion designer shows collection using smart plastics and textiles
Fashion designer shows collection using smart plastics and textiles
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At the upcoming FashionTech Conference in Berlin and the Fashion Week in Amsterdam, fashion designer and start-up Jasna Rok will present their “Fashion On Brainwaves” to the public.
Perovskite solar cell discovery promises dramatic efficiency boost
Perovskite solar cell discovery promises dramatic efficiency boost
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Researchers have found a way to boost the efficiency of perovskite solar cells to 31%.
Flexible OLED in the starting blocks for automotive lighting
Flexible OLED in the starting blocks for automotive lighting
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Offering extremely flexible design options, the OLED lighting technology is about to enter commercialization within a few years, says Osram. The lighting company has successfully concluded the R2D2 research program…
E-plane flies with record-breaking motor
E-plane flies with record-breaking motor
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Researchers from Siemens have developed an electric motor that is optimized for usage in airplanes. The motor’s power-to-weight ratio is five times better than that of industrial electric motors and…
Grain boundaries show huge boost to perovskite solar cell efficiency
Grain boundaries show huge boost to perovskite solar cell efficiency
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Researchers in the US have found a way to boost the efficiency of perovskite solar cells to 31%.
Casio to print 3D textures on paper
Casio to print 3D textures on paper
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At the 27th Design Engineering & Manufacturing Solutions Expo (DMS) which took place in Tokyo last month, Casio Computer Co Ltd reportedly exhibited a prototype 2.5D printer able to add…
Paper-based microbial fuel cell produces 1.3μW
Paper-based microbial fuel cell produces 1.3μW
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Researchers from the Iowa State University have developed a 3D paper microbial fuel cell (MFC) that could take advantage of capillary action to guide the liquids through the system, eliminating…
Always-on MEMS mic uses sound energy to wake a system
Always-on MEMS mic uses sound energy to wake a system
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Vesper Technologies (Boston, MA), a privately held piezoelectric MEMS company that began at the University of Michigan, has improved the acoustic experience with a wide range of consumer products via…
Microbial 3D paper fuel cell runs without external power
Microbial 3D paper fuel cell runs without external power
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Researchers from Iowa State University (Ames, IA) have developed a 3D paper microbial fuel cell (MFC) that could take advantage of capillary action to guide the liquids through the system,…
Adding magnetics could double storage density
Adding magnetics could double storage density
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Methods of storing information fall into one of two main categories; electronic or magnetic. However, if a material could be found that was independently bistable in both the electronic and…
Liquid crystal droplets used for PUF security
Liquid crystal droplets used for PUF security
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Researchers from the Universities of Luxembourg, Ljubljana and Vienna have developed a method to produce unique reflecting patterns that can be applied on valuable objects. As these patterns can’t be…
Researchers show 3D paper fuel cell protype
Researchers show 3D paper fuel cell protype
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Researchers from the Iowa State University have developed a 3D paper microbial fuel cell (MFC) that could take advantage of capillary action to guide the liquids through the system, eliminating…
Interference testing on CPRI links at wireless cell sites
Interference testing on CPRI links at wireless cell sites
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A key economic aim for wireless network operators is to reduce the amount of money spent in deploying the network in the field while maximising the cell coverage and ensuring…
A true white-light LED? Nano-structured InGaN shows promise in research
A true white-light LED? Nano-structured InGaN shows promise in research
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The holy grail of LED lighting, achieving white light in the most efficient and cost-effective way is a hot topic, both among established manufacturers and in academia.
Power Magnetics for wireless car charging
Power Magnetics for wireless car charging
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Magment is a new material, ideal to build large inductors. In contrast to metallic materials it is not manufactured with layered sheets; instead it is poured like concrete. This enables…
Nano-structured white LED delivers broadband emission
Nano-structured white LED delivers broadband emission
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The holy grail of LED lighting, achieving white light in the most efficient and cost-effective way is a hot topic, both among established manufacturers and in academia.
EB rolls software architecture for automated driving
EB rolls software architecture for automated driving
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Self-driving cars require specific software. Not the patchwork reflected in the diversity of dozens of ECUs in today’s cars. Software tool vendor Elektrobit (EB) has introduced robinos, a hardware-independent software…
Complex micro optical systems out of the 3D printer
Complex micro optical systems out of the 3D printer
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3D printing is entering the realm of optics: Researchers at the Stuttgart University used ultra-short laser pulses in combination with optical photoresist to create optical lenses which are hardly larger…
ZF reshuffles ADAS functions, applies them to heavy trucks
ZF reshuffles ADAS functions, applies them to heavy trucks
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Rear-end collisions are among the most feared hazards on the highway, in particular if heavy trucks are involved. Automotive tier one ZF Friedrichshafen AG has developed two electronic assistance systems…
Wireless in-ear listening system claims step toward wearable computing
Wireless in-ear listening system claims step toward wearable computing
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Doppler Labs (San Francisco, CA) has launched its flagship product - called Here One - which claims to be the world's first all-in-one wireless listening system.


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