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Are You Ready for Five Gbps optical?
Are You Ready for Five Gbps optical?
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Plastic optical fiber (POF) has been the successful solution for "high-speed" data networks in the car for almost two decades.
Electrolyte additives prevent fires in next-generation lithium batteries
Electrolyte additives prevent fires in next-generation lithium batteries
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Researchers at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have discovered that adding two chemicals to the electrolyte of a…
Jaguar taps into brain waves to ensure driver attention
Jaguar taps into brain waves to ensure driver attention
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In the recent past, Jaguar Land Rover already caught attention with futuristic technology approaches such as using the entire windscreen…
Power modelling of mobile basestations sees problems after 2020
Power modelling of mobile basestations sees problems after 2020
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As a part of the conclusion of the GreenTouch consortium’s five years of work, Belgian research centre imec has unveiled…

Cathode technology doubles lithium-ion battery capacity, slashes costs
Cathode technology doubles lithium-ion battery capacity, slashes costs
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BioSolar, Inc. is claiming to have developed a cathode technology which boosts the capacity of lithium-ion batteries.  The solution also will lower costs and extend the life of the batteries.
Wearables get their own MEMS
Wearables get their own MEMS
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Ultra-low power followed by ultra-small size are the two most important aspects of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensors used in wearables. MEMS manufacturer mCube Inc., (San Jose, California) discovered this in…
Vehicle Bluetooth device monitor helps ease traffic congestion
Vehicle Bluetooth device monitor helps ease traffic congestion
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Researchers at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) have developed an application that generates traffic information of cities and roads by detecting the Bluetooth devices on board vehicles.
Nevada ‘Electric Highway’ to let EVs cross state
Nevada ‘Electric Highway’ to let EVs cross state
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Nevada is looking to create an "electric highway" along a major highway that traverses the state from north to south that would consist of a network of charging stations for…
Bluetooth device monitor eases traffic congestion
Bluetooth device monitor eases traffic congestion
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Researchers at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) have developed an application that generates traffic information of cities and roads by detecting the Bluetooth devices on board vehicles.
Transparent, stretchable conductors target flexible, wearable electronics
Transparent, stretchable conductors target flexible, wearable electronics
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have created stretchable, transparent conductors that work because of the structures' "nano-accordion" design. The conductors could be used in a wide variety of applications,…
AMD beats Nvidia to 2.5-D graphics
AMD beats Nvidia to 2.5-D graphics
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AMD beat archrival Nvidia to the goal of rolling out high-end graphics cards that use DRAM chip stacks to provide more memory bandwidth — and thus performance — on relatively…
Printed designer organic electronics
Printed designer organic electronics
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Printed microelectronic components made of synthetics offer the benefits of being thin, light-weight, flexible and can be produced cost- and energy-efficiently. Some applications include flexible displays and touch screens, glowing…
Wearables get their own MEMS
Wearables get their own MEMS
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Ultra-low power followed by ultra-small size are the two most important aspects of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensors used in wearables. MEMS manufacturer mCube Inc. (San Jose, California) discovered this in…
Imec looks forward to life after FinFET
Imec looks forward to life after FinFET
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Imec is presenting concepts for successors to FinFET, for fabrication geometries of 7nm and beyond, at the VLSI Technology Symposium 2015…
Kerfless wafer mass production promises cheaper solar cells
Kerfless wafer mass production promises cheaper solar cells
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The race for higher energy efficiency and better production technologies for innovative photovoltaic applications is continuing at full speed. Now start-up company NexWafe GmbH joins the fray with a technology…
NEMA sketches out Temporal Light Artifacts measurement standard
NEMA sketches out Temporal Light Artifacts measurement standard
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The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Lighting Systems Division has published a position paper on temporal light artifacts (TLAs) that addresses what is commonly referred to as flicker and stroboscopic…
Quantum dot blinking – a problem solved?
Quantum dot blinking – a problem solved?
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Researchers at the University of Chicago have been probing the mysterious blinking process in silicon quantum dots using computer simulations at the Department of Energy’s National Energy Research Scientific Computing…
3D-printed steel bridge to be built in mid air
3D-printed steel bridge to be built in mid air
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A 3D-printing R&D startup is planning to use robotics technology to 3D print a steel pedestrian bridge in mid air over a canal in Amsterdam without using any support structures.
RS Components to sponsor first TV steps of hexapod machine
RS Components to sponsor first TV steps of hexapod machine
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RS Components is providing sponsorship for a robot creation built by inventor Matt Denton, an electronics specialist within TV and film. The Mantis, a two-tonne turbo diesel-powered hexapod walking machine,…
Solar passive technologies promise energy efficient building façades
Solar passive technologies promise energy efficient building façades
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Researchers at the European project MeeFS are developing advanced solar passive technologies for residential buildings with the aim of saving 30% on heating bills and up to 10% on air…
Configuring SmartMesh Networks for Different Applications
Configuring SmartMesh Networks for Different Applications
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Wireless Sensor Networks in general have a wide array of performance requirements. Data throughput, latency and power budget are often different per device, per customer, per installation, and per application.
Video: 8K-resolution on YouTube
Video: 8K-resolution on YouTube
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"Ghost Towns" from Neumann Films is claimed to be the first 8K-resolution video available to be viewed on YouTube.
RF MEMS tuner gains design wins in LTE phones
RF MEMS tuner gains design wins in LTE phones
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Cavendish Kinetics has said that its RF MEMS switch is gaining design wins as a tuning element for antennas in multiband LTE smartphones.
Hydrogen two-seater drives energy efficiency to the limits
Hydrogen two-seater drives energy efficiency to the limits
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Hydrogen fuel, supercap energy storage, wheel-hub drives: These are the ingredients for a new electric two-seater developed by Riversimple Engineering. With this recipe, the designers hope to reach a fuel…
Dual phase buck controller drives high density 1.2V/60A supply with sub-milliohm DCR sensing
Dual phase buck controller drives high density 1.2V/60A supply with sub-milliohm DCR sensing
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Designers of low output voltage rails for power supply systems are challenged to achieve greater load currents and higher efficiency in diminishing board space. This article by Mike Shriver describes…
Startup to develop neural network front-end for wireless sensor systems
Startup to develop neural network front-end for wireless sensor systems
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Analog Computing Solutions (Bloomington, Indiana), found in 2013, is developing a neural network IC that monitors sensor data for key events and thereby allows microcontrollers to stay in sleep mode…
LVDS display bridges and automated measurements – part 1
LVDS display bridges and automated measurements – part 1
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Sudhansu Mishra & Gautam Nain consider how to characterize LVDS devices and perform automated measurements.
Pothole information from the cloud
Pothole information from the cloud
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Never again with full speed into an unseen pothole: Jaguar Land Rover is researching a technology that will allow vehicles to identify location and severity of potholes and similar obstacles…


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