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Filament bulb replacements: The GaN-on-Silicon LED bulb arrives
Filament bulb replacements: The GaN-on-Silicon LED bulb arrives
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Plessey is targeting the filament bulb market with the launch of a range of LED filaments, manufactured with the company’s…
RealSense teardown highlights IR light projector
RealSense teardown highlights IR light projector
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Reverse engineering services company Chipworks Inc. (Ottawa, Canada) has deconstructed an Intel RealSense depth-sensing camera taken out of a Lenovo…
Josephson junctions: Ballistic discovery reveals graphene supercurrent potential
Josephson junctions: Ballistic discovery reveals graphene supercurrent potential
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Researchers with Europe's Graphene Flagship have made the first direct observation of ballistic mirroring of electron waves in a 2D…
Filament bulb replacements: The GaN-on-Silicon LED solution arrives
Filament bulb replacements: The GaN-on-Silicon LED solution arrives
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Plessey is targeting the filament bulb market with the launch of a range of LED filaments, manufactured with the company’s…

Sol-gel capacitor beats a battery on energy density
Sol-gel capacitor beats a battery on energy density
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Researchers at Georgia Tech’s Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE) have developed a new capacitor dielectric material that provides an electrical energy storage capacity rivaling certain batteries, with both…
Sol-gel capacitor dielectric achieves record energy storage
Sol-gel capacitor dielectric achieves record energy storage
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA) have developed a new capacitor dielectric material that provides an electrical energy storage capacity rivaling certain batteries, with both a high…
3D printing as seen by the engineering community
3D printing as seen by the engineering community
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Distributor RS Components has conducted some research over the past 12 months to understand what engineers and consumers are most interested in when it comes to technology, and the findings…
IBM’s Watson to help CVS manage patient health data
IBM’s Watson to help CVS manage patient health data
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IBM and pharmacy giant CVS Health have announced a collaboration in which IBM's Watson cognitive computing technology will be used to improve quality and effectiveness of personalized patient care.
Qualcomm enables wireless charging for mobile devices with metal cases
Qualcomm enables wireless charging for mobile devices with metal cases
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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., has engineered a solution that claims to allow wireless charging for devices with metal exteriors. The solution, which uses Qualcomm WiPower technology, is designed to be compliant…
Mobile security report shows malware impacting Android market
Mobile security report shows malware impacting Android market
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In its "Q2 2015 Malware and Vulnerability Report", 360 Mobile Security Limited reveals that of the devices that were compromised by malware in the U.S., more than half were infected…
First color-tunable graphene-based LED is demonstrated
First color-tunable graphene-based LED is demonstrated
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Researchers at Tsinghua University in Beijing have demonstrated an LED that can be tuned to emit different colors of light and do so across nearly the entire visible spectrum.
Audi to demo OLED exterior lighting at IAA
Audi to demo OLED exterior lighting at IAA
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After several years of experimentation with OLED lighting, carmaker Audi will showcase at the upcoming IAA motor show what it calls the next step in lighting – a Matrix OLED…
Saltwater-powered lamp lights up areas with no electricity
Saltwater-powered lamp lights up areas with no electricity
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An LED lamp powered by salt and tap water is being offered as a safer and more efficient means of lighting in areas with no access to electricity.
World first: Samsung monitor integrates inbuilt wireless charging
World first: Samsung monitor integrates inbuilt wireless charging
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Samsung is claiming a world first by creating a monitor with an inbuilt wireless charging pad. All Qi-enabled devices, including Samsung, HTC and Sony smartphones, can be charged using the…
MEMS force sensor in a chip-scale package begins sampling
MEMS force sensor in a chip-scale package begins sampling
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NextInput Inc., has begun sampling the world’s smallest ForceTouch solution. NextInput’s FT-4010F ForceTouch Sensor with proprietary software and algorithms enable a complete 1D, 2D, and 3D Touch experience in the…
‘Test city’ opens for autonomous cars
‘Test city’ opens for autonomous cars
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The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) has officially opened a simulated city that will be used for developing and testing driverless and connected vehicles.
Intel, Micron launch “bulk-switching” ReRAM
Intel, Micron launch “bulk-switching” ReRAM
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Intel Corp. and Micron Technology Inc. have launched a new class of non-volatile memory that they have called 3D Xpoint and which the companies said would be available as samples…
World first: MEMS force sensor in a chip-scale package begins sampling
World first: MEMS force sensor in a chip-scale package begins sampling
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NextInput Inc., has begun sampling the world’s smallest ForceTouch solution. NextInput’s FT-4010F ForceTouch Sensor with proprietary software and algorithms enable a complete 1D, 2D, and 3D Touch experience in the…
DC/DC converter PCB layout, Part 3
DC/DC converter PCB layout, Part 3
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Timothy Hegarty of Texas Instruments considers the routing of critical traces for the gate drives, current sense and feedback network; and a review of power and ground (GND) plane design…
SK Hynix starts 3D NAND flash production
SK Hynix starts 3D NAND flash production
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Memory chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. has said it will prepare for its first production volumes of 3D NAND flash memory in the third quarter of 2015. It joins the ranks…
Breakthrough for really cost-efficient fuel cells in sight?
Breakthrough for really cost-efficient fuel cells in sight?
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Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a manufacturing technique for platinum nanocages that can help building cheaper, more efficient fuel cells. Being used as catalysers, they increase sevenfold…
Free handbook details PC-based digitizer technology benefits
Free handbook details PC-based digitizer technology benefits
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Spectrum has published a free handbook that covers the major product features of PC-based digitizer technology and also indicates when a digitizer can replace an oscilloscope.
Troubleshoot errors in low-voltage measurements
Troubleshoot errors in low-voltage measurements
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Many data-acquisition systems connect directly to sensors. As with all measurement systems, you must contend with errors and do your best to minimize them. Errors caused by thermal drift, EMI/RFI,…
Plessey extends colour options for wearable LED range
Plessey extends colour options for wearable LED range
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Plessey has expanded the company's dotLED range, which has been designed specifically for wearable applications, with the addition of a wider selection of colors, including red, green and blue.
‘Heartbeat car’ displays driver’s pulse on biometric bodywork
‘Heartbeat car’ displays driver’s pulse on biometric bodywork
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In a conceptual project demonstration of "a car that's connected to the driver," Lexus has created a vehicle that can display a driver's heartbeat on its exterior.
Smart meters can destabilize grid, says study
Smart meters can destabilize grid, says study
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In some locations including Germany, smart meters are mandatory for new buildings – being an ingredient of smart grids, they allow energy suppliers to match energy generation and consumption by…
Smart meters can destabilize grid, study says
Smart meters can destabilize grid, study says
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In some geographies including Germany, smart meters are mandatory for new buildings – being an ingredient of smart grids, they allow energy suppliers to match energy generation and consumption by…
Can metallic nanoparticles lower the cost of solar cells?
Can metallic nanoparticles lower the cost of solar cells?
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Researchers from Rice University claim that they could make it easier for engineers to harness the power of light-capturing nanomaterials to boost the efficiency and reduce the costs of photovoltaic…


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