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High-speed trains configure themselves dynamically
High-speed trains configure themselves dynamically
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In a series of trials, the automotive electronics industry recently demonstrated that it is possible to connect multiple trucks to…
Rechargeable battery discovery promises cheaper renewable energy storage
Rechargeable battery discovery promises cheaper renewable energy storage
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A team of researchers based at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland, WA) have discovered a…
Self-powered ‘smart skin’ eases design of touch-capable robots, bionic limbs
Self-powered ‘smart skin’ eases design of touch-capable robots, bionic limbs
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Researchers from Peking University in Beijing have developed a transparent and flexible touch-sensing film that is self-powered by the very…
Portable breath sensor detects lifestyle diseases
Portable breath sensor detects lifestyle diseases
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Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. (Kawasaki, Japan) has developed a portable breath sensor that extracts and measures the concentration of only specified…

Triboelectric touch-sensing skin is self-powered
Triboelectric touch-sensing skin is self-powered
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Researchers from Peking University in Beijing have developed a transparent and flexible touch-sensing film that is self-powered by the very objects it touches (through frictional contact).
Self-powered transparent skin localizes touch
Self-powered transparent skin localizes touch
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Researchers from Peking University in Beijing have developed a transparent and flexible touch-sensing film that is self-powered by the very objects it touches (through frictional contact).
How to automate measurements with Python
How to automate measurements with Python
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Fabrizio Guerrieri, Sr. System/Application Engineer at Maxim Integrated, considers ways of automating measurements with Python.
Anite adds advance forcing for Samsung Shannon chipset-based devices
Anite adds advance forcing for Samsung Shannon chipset-based devices
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Global wireless network testing company Anite has released the company's Nemo Handy measurement platform which includes advanced forcing features for Samsung Shannon chipset-based devices, Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and S6…
Portable sensor measures breath gases to pinpoint lifestyle diseases
Portable sensor measures breath gases to pinpoint lifestyle diseases
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Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. has developed a portable breath sensor that extracts and measures the concentration of only specified gas components, such as ammonia, that are included at low concentrations in…
Reprogrammable photonics tune optical path on-the-fly
Reprogrammable photonics tune optical path on-the-fly
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By combining a spatial light modulator with a multimode interference (MMI) device, researchers from the University of Southampton (UK), and the Institut d’Optique in Bordeaux (France) have demonstrated reconfigurable photonic…
Graphene-based sensor detects CO2, gases in the home
Graphene-based sensor detects CO2, gases in the home
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Scientists from the University of Southampton, in partnership with the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), have developed a graphene-based sensor and switch that can detect harmful air…
IC uses light to control optical routing
IC uses light to control optical routing
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Collaborators from the University of Southampton (UK), and the Institut d’Optique in Bordeaux (France) have devised a new approach for controlling light in a silicon IC by bringing the concept…
Rechargeable zinc-manganese battery discovery lowers large-scale energy storage costs
Rechargeable zinc-manganese battery discovery lowers large-scale energy storage costs
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A team of researchers based at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered a rechargeable zinc-manganese battery that is as inexpensive as conventional car batteries but…
Researchers fab ICs that use light to control opto-electronic routing
Researchers fab ICs that use light to control opto-electronic routing
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Collaborators from the University of Southampton (UK), and the Institut d’Optique in Bordeaux (France) have devised a new approach for controlling light in a silicon IC by bringing the concept…
Graphene-based sensor detects CO2, gases in the home
Graphene-based sensor detects CO2, gases in the home
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Scientists from the University of Southampton, in partnership with the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), have developed a graphene-based sensor and switch that can detect harmful air…
New metamaterial may unlock potential of thermophotovoltaic cells
New metamaterial may unlock potential of thermophotovoltaic cells
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A research team from the Australian National University and the University of California Berkeley has demonstrated an artificial nanomaterial, or metamaterial, that glows in an unusual way when heated and…
New metamaterial may unlock potential of thermophotovoltaic cells
New metamaterial may unlock potential of thermophotovoltaic cells
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A research team from the Australian National University and the University of California Berkeley has demonstrated an artificial nanomaterial, or metamaterial, that glows in an unusual way when heated and…
Mismatched monolayer semiconductors hold promise for advancing optoelectronics
Mismatched monolayer semiconductors hold promise for advancing optoelectronics
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A research team led by the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, TN) has synthesized a stack of atomically thin monolayers of two lattice-mismatched semiconductors which…
Graphene-based sensor detects CO2, gases in the home
Graphene-based sensor detects CO2, gases in the home
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Scientists from the University of Southampton, in partnership with the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), have developed a graphene-based sensor and switch that can detect harmful air…
Artificial nanomaterial spurs drive towards higher efficiency thermophotovoltaic cells
Artificial nanomaterial spurs drive towards higher efficiency thermophotovoltaic cells
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A research team from the Australian National University and the University of California Berkeley has demonstrated an artificial nanomaterial, or metamaterial, that glows in an unusual way when heated and…
DARPA awards GPS-beating sensor development contract to HRL
DARPA awards GPS-beating sensor development contract to HRL
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The United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded HRL Laboratories LLC (Malibu, Calif.) a $4.3 million contract to develop vibration- and shock-tolerant inertial sensor technology.
Energy-efficient optoelectronics: Will aligning ‘Odd Couple’ monolayer semiconductors pay off?
Energy-efficient optoelectronics: Will aligning ‘Odd Couple’ monolayer semiconductors pay off?
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A research team led by the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has synthesized a stack of atomically thin monolayers of two lattice-mismatched semiconductors which could provide a…
Cissoid delivers first SiC avionics IPMs to Thales
Cissoid delivers first SiC avionics IPMs to Thales
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Cissoid (Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium), specialist in high-temperature and extended lifetime semiconductor solutions, has disclosed that it has delivered first prototypes of a 3-phase 1200V/100A SiC (silicon carbide) MOSFET Intelligent Power Modules…
MEMS measure contact force in connectors
MEMS measure contact force in connectors
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Mechanical sensors based on silicon microsystems offer the potential to reliably measure physical variables such as force or pressure. As an application example, scientists from the University of Magdeburg (Germany)…
Low-power graphene-based sensor pinpoints air pollution in the home
Low-power graphene-based sensor pinpoints air pollution in the home
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Scientists from the University of Southampton, in partnership with the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), have developed a graphene-based sensor and switch that can detect harmful air…
Cheaper solar cells through kerfless wafers
Cheaper solar cells through kerfless wafers
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With the use of kerfless epitaxial wafers, the Belgian research organisation Imec together with Calfornia-based Crystal Solar say that they potentially have a disruptive solution for the solar cell industry,…
Cissoid delivers first SiC avionics IPMs to Thales
Cissoid delivers first SiC avionics IPMs to Thales
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Cissoid (Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium), specialist in high-temperature and extended lifetime semiconductor solutions, has disclosed that it has delivered first prototypes of a 3-phase 1200V/100A SiC (silicon carbide) MOSFET Intelligent Power Modules…
New publication; Spintronics principles explored in research textbook
New publication; Spintronics principles explored in research textbook
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“Rare Earth and Transition Metal Doping of Semiconductor Material” explores traditional semiconductor devices that are based on control of the electron’s electric charge; it examines materials which are of commercial…


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