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Open source code may unite IoT
Open source code may unite IoT
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A high profile open source project working on software-defined networks has given birth to what could become an important standard…
Clutch-by-wire helps saving fuel
Clutch-by-wire helps saving fuel
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Powertrains with manual transmission are typically already more power-efficient than their automatic counterparts. Transmission manufacturer ZF now has introduced an…
Transparent coating cools solar cells while boosting efficiency
Transparent coating cools solar cells while boosting efficiency
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Stanford university engineers have invented a transparent material that claims to improve the efficiency of solar cells by radiating thermal…
The road to 5G is progressing rapidly, but prototyping is essential
The road to 5G is progressing rapidly, but prototyping is essential
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5G networks hold a lot of promise in providing 1 to 10 Gbps throughput anywhere with complete transparency at lower…

Integrated isolation and power bridges the gap between USB and traditional industrial interfaces
Integrated isolation and power bridges the gap between USB and traditional industrial interfaces
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Conal Watterson of Analog Devices looks at how integrated isolation and power bridges the gap between USB and traditional industrial interfaces.
JRC doubles the precision of solar photovoltaic power measurements
JRC doubles the precision of solar photovoltaic power measurements
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An analysis carried out by JRC scientists shows that the uncertainty in measurement of power generation from a photovoltaic (PV) cell can be more than halved, which brings an economic…
Underwater exploration on the cheap
Underwater exploration on the cheap
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Having reached well over ten times its initial USD 50,000 crowd funding goal on kickstarter and not even half-way through its campaign, Californian startup OpenROV is re-iterating its successful launch…
Innovation measures luminous efficacy of LEDs more accurately
Innovation measures luminous efficacy of LEDs more accurately
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Researchers at Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have succeeded in developing a method which helps to improve the relative uncertainty in measuring the luminous efficacy of…
Wireless brain sensor begins benchtop preclinical testing
Wireless brain sensor begins benchtop preclinical testing
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Brown University has developed wireless transmitter prototypes of the investigational BrainGate Neural Interface System which enable future users not have to be tethered to the system’s computers via cable.
Leti lowers costs by manufacturing micro-accelerometers on 300-mm wafers
Leti lowers costs by manufacturing micro-accelerometers on 300-mm wafers
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Grenoble-based CEA-Leti is claiming a first for the MEMS industry with the manufacture of micro-accelerometers on 300 mm wafers, a development that could lead to lower MEMS manufacturing costs.  …
Nano-trapped molecules promise high-resolution instrument innovation
Nano-trapped molecules promise high-resolution instrument innovation
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Single atoms or molecules imprisoned by laser light in a doughnut-shaped metal cage look like unlocking the key to advanced high-resolution instruments, storage devices and  computers.
Unlocking 3-D vision from ordinary digital camera technology
Unlocking 3-D vision from ordinary digital camera technology
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Engineers from Duke University have unlocked a previously unrecognized 3D imaging capability of modern cameras by simply repurposing its existing components.
Meteorites to nanoelectronics and tunable semiconductors
Meteorites to nanoelectronics and tunable semiconductors
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Carbyne, a material that is found in astrophysical bodies and a possible ingredient of interstellar dust, could have profound implications for nanoelectronics and possible uses as a tunable semiconductor, potentially…
Connected Cars and Mobile Security
Connected Cars and Mobile Security
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Internet of Things (IoT) solutions promise to improve productivity, enhance safety, and provide advances in comfort and convenience. In this way, IoT solutions are intended to radically improve the quality…
Open standards drive smart lighting and the Enterprise IoT
Open standards drive smart lighting and the Enterprise IoT
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Mandeep Khera, Vice President Marketing and Channels, Daintree Networks, Inc consider why to select open standard-based lighting control systems.
Chevrolet spotlights flowing ambient light car interior solution
Chevrolet spotlights flowing ambient light car interior solution
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German lighting specialiast HELLA has provided a new kind of interior light concept for Chevrolet's Camaro 2016 which has been unveiled for the first time in Europe at the International…
World efficiency record claimed for both sides-contacted solar cells
World efficiency record claimed for both sides-contacted solar cells
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE is claiming a new efficiency record for silicon solar cells. For the first time, an efficiency of 25.1 percent has been measured…
Computing platform tackles automated driving
Computing platform tackles automated driving
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Elektrobit, Infineon and Nvidia have jointly developed a computing platform that will facilitate the design of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) including controllers foe autonomous driving.
Mysterious Mott transition could make better electronics
Mysterious Mott transition could make better electronics
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The Mott transition – a phase transition between metal and insulator states in certain metal oxides – has yielded some additional clues to its quantum mechanical nature with the observation…
Signal processing development platform supports HWIL testing
Signal processing development platform supports HWIL testing
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RFEL’s qu-IQ Signal Processing Platform hosts a Xilinx Kintex 7 FPGA, a Xilinx Zynq 7045 System on Chip with a dual-core ARM A9 processor and 3 GB of on-board DDR3…
Researchers develop small, inexpensive high frequency comb signal generator
Researchers develop small, inexpensive high frequency comb signal generator
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Researchers from the Italian National Research Council (SPIN-CNR) and the National Enterprise for nanoScience and nanoTechnology (NEST-CNR) in Italy have devised a novel, inexpensive way to turn low frequency signals…
Smart material targets wide range of applications from antennas to medecine
Smart material targets wide range of applications from antennas to medecine
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Using a series of grants from the National Science Foundation, a team of researchers, including some from Michigan State University, is manipulating a material known as vanadium dioxide making it…
Disney advances visible light communications for IoT
Disney advances visible light communications for IoT
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Researchers have demonstrated that visible light can be a medium for LED light bulbs to communicate with each other, with smart objects, and with the Internet.
Innovative adaptive charging solution slows smartphone battery ageing
Innovative adaptive charging solution slows smartphone battery ageing
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Qnovo has announced that the company's QNS adaptive charging software now fully supports Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 3.0. With Qnovo QNS software included on Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 compatible smartphones, mobile…
Solar cell produced on EpiWafer yield 20 percent efficiency
Solar cell produced on EpiWafer yield 20 percent efficiency
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Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in co-operation with NexWafe have optimized all production steps for the EpiWafer which is seen as a drop-in replacement for…
LED lighting development kit focuses on plant growth
LED lighting development kit focuses on plant growth
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Intelligent LED Solutions (ILS) has launched a LED development kit that uses three colours to produce the perfect spectrums for plant growth and will enable the future development of energy…
Wearable sensors target boosting sports performance
Wearable sensors target boosting sports performance
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, in cooperation with Finland's national swimming team and archery association, has developed wearable technology for improving sports performance.
How to power FPGAs with digital power modules
How to power FPGAs with digital power modules
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Felix Martinez of Intersil discusses a FPGA reference design generator and walks you through the steps for selecting an FPGA, required power rails, backplane and digital power modules for POL.


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