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A clean MIPS slate for academia
A clean MIPS slate for academia
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By letting universities study its MIPS RTL code and explore a real working MIPS CPU, Imagination Technologies seeks academia's attention…
European Space Agency to send ultracapacitors into orbit
European Space Agency to send ultracapacitors into orbit
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Europe’s leading manufacturer of ultracapacitors, Estonia-based Skeleton Technologies has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide ultracapacitor…
Philips Hue delivers personalized lighting via Apple Watch
Philips Hue delivers personalized lighting via Apple Watch
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Philips has integrated the company's wireless LED lighting solution Philips Hue to enable it to be controlled via an Apple…
Wireless charging gets universal antenna
Wireless charging gets universal antenna
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Officials at NuCurrent believe the company’s 50 patents in areas such as how to circumvent the skin effect will help…

New demands on DC-link power capacitors
New demands on DC-link power capacitors
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J.Konrad, M. Koini, M. Schossmann, M. Puff, EPCOS OHG, A TDK Group company considers new demands  facing DC-link power capacitors.
Carbon-nanotube sensor detects rotting meat
Carbon-nanotube sensor detects rotting meat
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The Massachussets Institute of Technology has developed a carbon nanotube sensor modified with a metalloporphyrin that can be used to detect gases emitted by rotting meat.
Trina claims world efficiency multi-crystalline silicon modules record
Trina claims world efficiency multi-crystalline silicon modules record
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Trina Solar's Honey Plus multi-crystalline silicon module is claiming a world record for high efficiency p-type multi-crystalline silicon PV modules with a module efficiency measured at 19.14% for a module…
Analog optical fiber forges RF link
Analog optical fiber forges RF link
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Bill Schweber observes that optical fiber is becoming a preferred domain for carrying analog signals at radio frequencies.
3D Sound Labs cracks user-centric surround sound
3D Sound Labs cracks user-centric surround sound
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French startup 3D Sound Labs is now taking pre-orders for its Neoh headphones which it claims produce a truly immersive, 3D spatial sound.
Creating broadband terahertz radiation from laser-generated microplasma in air
Creating broadband terahertz radiation from laser-generated microplasma in air
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Potentially finding applications in monitoring of explosives or illicit substances, researchers at the University of Rochester's Institute of Optics have shown that a laser-generated microplasma in air can be used…
A 100V DC Energy Monitor Measures Up
A 100V DC Energy Monitor Measures Up
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To reach the “green” goal of energy efficiency, a mere power rating might not be sufficient under all circumstances. To achieve more exact results it can be a good idea…
3D-printing aerogels for energy storage
3D-printing aerogels for energy storage
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have developed graphene aerogel microlattices with an engineered architecture by using a 3D printing technique known as direct ink writing. The 3D-printed aerogels will enable…
Samsung details its flex display
Samsung details its flex display
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Samsung Display released key details about its new flexible active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) display used on Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones. The company’s curved mobile display was first released in…
3D-printed aerogels promise energy storage benefits
3D-printed aerogels promise energy storage benefits
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have developed graphene aerogel microlattices with an engineered architecture by using a 3D printing technique known as direct ink writing. The 3D-printed aerogels will enable…
Wearable 3D home theater sound system
Wearable 3D home theater sound system
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Nordic Semiconductor has announced that further to a successful Kickstarter campaign, French startup 3D Sound Labs is employing Nordic nRF51822 Systems-on-Chip (SoCs) to provide Bluetooth® Smart wireless communications to smartphones…
EDA tool speeds FinFET design
EDA tool speeds FinFET design
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It's a race for chip designers working at advanced nodes (16/14nm and below) to get designs in production despite the challenges of these smaller nodes.
Ensuring Functional Safety Compliance for ISO 26262
Ensuring Functional Safety Compliance for ISO 26262
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Cars – and this includes their electronic control systems – must withstand years and years of wear and tear. ISO 26262 mandates that the systems will under all circumstance work…
Disposable sensor patch analyses golfers’ swing
Disposable sensor patch analyses golfers’ swing
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Printed battery developer Enfucell has developed a disposable sensor patch platform powered by its flexible SoftBattery technology.
Camera lenses with OLED displays offer creative image composition
Camera lenses with OLED displays offer creative image composition
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Zeiss has unveiled a new line of lenses which claim to be the world’s first full-frame autofocus lenses that feature an OLED display on the lenses for focus distance and…
What gives Samsung’s flexible AMOLED display a clear advantage?
What gives Samsung’s flexible AMOLED display a clear advantage?
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Samsung Display, the largest producer of OLED and LCD electronic display panels in the world, has revealed more details about the company's new Flexible AMOLED display, which is being used…
Cold Fusion: Still alive and kicking (But perhaps without the fusion)
Cold Fusion: Still alive and kicking (But perhaps without the fusion)
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Paul Pickering considers the technical challenges posed by cold fusion or Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions.
Cold Fusion: Still alive and kicking – but perhaps without the fusion
Cold Fusion: Still alive and kicking – but perhaps without the fusion
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Paul Pickering considers the technical challenges posed by cold fusion or Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions.
Silicon membranes with flat channels see huge reduction of heat conduction
Silicon membranes with flat channels see huge reduction of heat conduction
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According to standard theory as laid out by French physicist Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier in 1822, the ratio of the heat flux to the temperature gradient is an intrinsic property of…
Pseudoparticle discovery spotlights energy conversion processes for photovoltaics
Pseudoparticle discovery spotlights energy conversion processes for photovoltaics
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Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have unveiled how pseudoparticles play a key role in the conversion of light into storable energy.
Charged holes in graphene offer energy storage boost
Charged holes in graphene offer energy storage boost
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Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have discovered how to increase the amount of electric charge that can be stored in graphene which could improve the energy storage…
Wireless charging can have real impact in medical devices
Wireless charging can have real impact in medical devices
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Wireless charging of personal devices such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets is a hot topic. Several standards are competing to make it possible to just place the device on a…
Debug over USB capability offers system insights in complex SoCs
Debug over USB capability offers system insights in complex SoCs
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Ultrasoc Technologies Ltd., a Cambridge, UK, startup, and provider of advanced debugging and analytic technology for embedded systems, has announces USB-based debugging capabilities within its flagship UltraDebug product.
Wedge Networks and Spirent demonstrate NFV, security and scalability of open cloud
Wedge Networks and Spirent demonstrate NFV, security and scalability of open cloud
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Wedge Networks and Spirent Communications jointly demonstrate that NFV-based functionality can be embedded into cloud networks as virtual services — and that those services can exhibit the performance, predictability, scalability…


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