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Wireless optical remote sensor network improves chemical sensing accuracy
Wireless optical remote sensor network improves chemical sensing accuracy
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Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Applied NanoFemto Technologies LLC have developed a miniature wireless optical remote sensor…
Disposable electrochemical sensor detects wound infections
Disposable electrochemical sensor detects wound infections
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A new method for detection of infection in wounds utilising a disposable electrochemical sensor could take physicians less than a…
Full spectrum lighting research focuses on horticultural applications
Full spectrum lighting research focuses on horticultural applications
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Ampleon today announced that it has entered into a collaborative research project with the HAS University of Applied Sciences in…
EUV gets $500M center
EUV gets $500M center
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Globalfoundries and SUNY Polytechnic Institute will spend a total of $500 million over five years to create a new R&D…

Disposable electrochemical sensor rapidly detects wound infections
Disposable electrochemical sensor rapidly detects wound infections
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A new method for detection of infection in wounds utilising a disposable electrochemical sensor could take physicians less than a minute to complete, rather than the current 24 hours it…
Lasers enable superconductors work at higher temperatures
Lasers enable superconductors work at higher temperatures
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An international team of scientists including the the Max Planck Institute, and the Universities of Bath and Oxford have shown that shining lasers at superconductors can make them work at…
Invisible photovoltaics extend smartwatch battery life by 30% to 50%
Invisible photovoltaics extend smartwatch battery life by 30% to 50%
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Sunpartner Technologies will return to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona for its fourth consecutive year to unveil its latest advances in telephones, connected accessories and IoT devices. The company is…
Power management can cause latchup in CMOS chips
Power management can cause latchup in CMOS chips
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Paul Rako of Atmel explains how power management can cause latchup in CMOS chips.
Test challenges for PAM4 signals
Test challenges for PAM4 signals
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David Maliniak of Teledyne LeCroy considers the various test challenges associated with PAM4 signals.
Pollen derived battery electrodes offer sustainable solution
Pollen derived battery electrodes offer sustainable solution
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Researchers from Purdue University have suggested that pollens show potential for use as a renewable resource for anodes in lithium-ion batteries.
Audi prepares digital push
Audi prepares digital push
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Within five years, carmaker Audi plans to realise about 50 percent of its sales with products around digital services and electromobility, reports German online magazine Bilanz. Towards this end, the…
Adding ferroelectric memory makes RFID chips hack-proof
Adding ferroelectric memory makes RFID chips hack-proof
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Researchers at MIT and Texas Instruments have developed a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip that is virtually impossible to hack, potentially defeating capture of data in scenarios such as theft…
Are lithium battery nanoparticles a landfill hazard?
Are lithium battery nanoparticles a landfill hazard?
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The nanoparticle material at the heart of the lithium ion batteries that power electric vehicles, laptop computers and smartphones has been shown to impair a key soil bacterium, according to…
Fraunhofer demos tool chain for fail-operational cars
Fraunhofer demos tool chain for fail-operational cars
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Highly automated driving presupposes that the vehicles are capable of tolerating system errors until the driver is ready to intervene. Towards this end it is necessary that in the on-board…
Samsung describes 10nm SRAM
Samsung describes 10nm SRAM
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Samsung gave a peek at its 10nm finFET technology and an advanced 128 Mbit SRAM made in the process in a paper at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) here.
Picking up good vibrations: artificial trees harvest energy
Picking up good vibrations: artificial trees harvest energy
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Researchers from the University of Ohio have shown that tree-like structures made with electromechanical materials are suitable for converting winds or structural vibrations into electricity.
BMW brings laser light to mass market in 7 series
BMW brings laser light to mass market in 7 series
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After the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car, the carmaker plans to equip its 7 series luxury sedan with laser headlights. In both cases, the laser module will be provided…
EM fields from cell phone masts can amplify pain
EM fields from cell phone masts can amplify pain
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The experience of retired Major David Underwood, that he could feel a buzzing sensation in what remained of his left arm when driving under power lines and near cell phone…
Matrix platform speeds design of luminaires for outdoor use
Matrix platform speeds design of luminaires for outdoor use
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Lumileds has introduced the LUXEON XR-TX module which incorporates 12 LUXEON TX high-efficacy LEDs to produce 3300 lumens and 140 lm/W at nominal drive conditions.
LED commercial light series boosts plant growth yields
LED commercial light series boosts plant growth yields
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Lighting Science has introduced the VividGro line which is an innovative series of commercial LED lighting solutions tailored for the agricultural and horticultural markets.
Low-power, long-range WiFi; imec shows all-digital HaLow transmitter
Low-power, long-range WiFi; imec shows all-digital HaLow transmitter
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Nanotech researchers Imec (Leuven, Belgium) and the associated Holst Centre have implemented a Wi-Fi HaLow low-power fully digital polar transmitter for IoT applications.
3D Plus promises universal space-grade colour CMOS camera module
3D Plus promises universal space-grade colour CMOS camera module
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The CNES (French Space Agency) and 3D PLUS partner to develop a colour camera fully qualified for space applications, and due to embark on NASA's Mars 2020.
Taiwan pursues white LED
Taiwan pursues white LED
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To make a white light emitting diode (LED) today, engineers either must use a white phosphor coated package illuminated by a single color LED or mix red, green and blue…
MIT neural network IC aims at mobiles
MIT neural network IC aims at mobiles
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MIT researchers have designed a chip to implement neural networks and claim it is 10 times as efficient as a mobile GPU. This could be used to allow mobile devices…
Neural network built in plastic
Neural network built in plastic
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A team of scientists from Russia and Italy have created a neural network made from plastic memristors.
3D Plus to develop space-grade colour CMOS camera
3D Plus to develop space-grade colour CMOS camera
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The CNES (French Space Agency) and 3D PLUS partner to develop a colour camera fully qualified for space applications, and due to embark on NASA's Mars 2020.
Panasonic develops 123dB dynamic range image sensor
Panasonic develops 123dB dynamic range image sensor
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Panasonic Corp. (Osaka, Japan) has developed a wide dynamic range CMOS image sensor that uses an organic photoconductive film so that charge storage and photo-conversion can be controlled independently.
Low-cost, low-power chip for multi-gigabit 60 GHz communication
Low-cost, low-power chip for multi-gigabit 60 GHz communication
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At the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC2016), nanoelectronics research center imec and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) presented a four-antenna path beamforming transceiver for 60 GHz multi Gb/s communication in…


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