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Thin-film hybrid oxide-organic microprocessor for NFC and RFID markets
Thin-film hybrid oxide-organic microprocessor for NFC and RFID markets
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A general-purpose 8-bit microprocessor, manufactured using complementary thin-film transistors (TFTs) processed at temperatures compatible with plastic foil substrates (250°C) has…
A development guide for high-performance MEMS sensors
A development guide for high-performance MEMS sensors
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Antoine Filipe and Christophe Kergueris of Tronics Group (Grenoble, France) and Amr Hafez and Botros George of Si-Ware Systems (Cairo,…
Keysight software enables compliance testing for MHL 3
Keysight software enables compliance testing for MHL 3
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Mobile High Definition Link (MHL), an alternative to the digital multimedia interface HDMI, is gaining traction. To meet the rising…
Can LED technology puts algae on the menu?
Can LED technology puts algae on the menu?
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Scientists at the Technische Universität München (TUM) in collaboration with the Berlin LED manufacturer FUTURELED have developed a methodology for…

Death to “half-power handsets”
Death to “half-power handsets”
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Jeremy Hendy of Nujira looks at a new approach to overcoming the performance limitations of 4G handsets and thereby consign half-power handsets to history.
Australian researchers claim solar energy efficiency world record
Australian researchers claim solar energy efficiency world record
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Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have converted more than 40% of the sunlight hitting a solar system into electricity, the highest efficiency ever reported.
Freescale charges 15W wirelessly
Freescale charges 15W wirelessly
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Freescale is turning up the power on wireless charging with a new set of receivers and transmitters targeting larger phablets, tablets, and handheld medical equipment.
Custom optical bandpass filters raise solar energy efficiency to 40%
Custom optical bandpass filters raise solar energy efficiency to 40%
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Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have converted more than 40% of the sunlight hitting a solar system into electricity, the highest efficiency ever reported.
A copyright mess in 3D
A copyright mess in 3D
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Judging by IDTechEx's latest market figures about 3D printing materials, with a total consumable market expected to reach $8bn by 2025 (a ten-fold increase from 2013’s $800m), 3D printing is…
Quantum dots are key to spray-on solar cells
Quantum dots are key to spray-on solar cells
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A University of Toronto researcher claims that they have taken step towards spray-on solar cells and in future it may be possible to power your tablet device by wrapping it…
Freescale drives plastic-packaged LDMOS RF power transistors to 300-W CW
Freescale drives plastic-packaged LDMOS RF power transistors to 300-W CW
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RF power amplifiers designed for wireless base stations face huge challenges to accommodate the demands of high efficiency and linearity and lower power consumption. However, there are other applications that…
The battle for the future and viability of 5G is in R&D
The battle for the future and viability of 5G is in R&D
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We are still in a major roll-out for LTE and are just seeing the beginnings of LTE-Advanced, yet thousands of column inches are being written on the next big thing…
German scientists reveal light propagation in solar cells
German scientists reveal light propagation in solar cells
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Scientists from the German-based Jülich research centre claim to have succeeded in looking directly at light propagation within a solar cell by using near-field optical microscopy.
element14 challenges wearables to prevent sports injuries
element14 challenges wearables to prevent sports injuries
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According to market research firm IHS, 62 percent of consumers using sports and fitness apps are also prepared to purchase hardware that enhances the functionality of the software (that is,…
Adapting test strategies to IoT
Adapting test strategies to IoT
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The internet of things (IoT) brings with it the ability to build more flexible and responsive control systems in which devices from many different vendors are brought together to deliver…
Is print your own lighting now a reality?
Is print your own lighting now a reality?
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The world’s thinnest LED lighting solution is being claimed by Idaho-based company Rohinni. The company has introduced Lightpaper which is an innovative way to print lighting and apply it to…
Tin-oxide nanoparticle network paves way for fast-charging batteries
Tin-oxide nanoparticle network paves way for fast-charging batteries
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Researchers from Purdue University have developed an electrode design for lithium-ion batteries which potentially reduces the charging time from hours to minutes by replacing the conventional graphite electrode with a…
World’s first dual-screen smartphone extends battery life
World’s first dual-screen smartphone extends battery life
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YotaPhone Devices has launched in Europe the world's first smartphone with two screens that use AMOLED and electronic paper display technology to extend the phone's battery life while running Android…
Audi’s strategy to keep Google, Tesla at bay
Audi’s strategy to keep Google, Tesla at bay
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In an interview with daily paper Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Audi CEO Rupert Stadler described the carmaker's strategy for the connected car and for autonomous driving — and why the OEM is…
Tin-oxide nanoparticle network for fast-charging batteries
Tin-oxide nanoparticle network for fast-charging batteries
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Researchers from Purdue University have developed an electrode design for lithium-ion batteries which potentially reduces the charging time from hours to minutes by replacing the conventional graphite electrode with a…
E-ink a winner in wearables
E-ink a winner in wearables
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Slim, flexible and very low power due to their bi-stable property, E-ink displays could be the best match for today's power-conscious wearable applications.
Imec and Huawei to co-operate on high-bandwidth optical data link technology
Imec and Huawei to co-operate on high-bandwidth optical data link technology
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Belgian nanoelectronics research centre imec and Chinese company Huawei hav eannounced and extension of an existing partnership focusing on optical data link technology. The joint research on silicon-based optical interconnects…
Rambus develops lensless image sensor for IoT
Rambus develops lensless image sensor for IoT
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Image sensors for objects don't necessarily need to see the world the same way, or in as much detail, as humans. They can use lower cost image sensors and a…
Tubular LED lamp simplifies linear fluorescent fixture retrofits
Tubular LED lamp simplifies linear fluorescent fixture retrofits
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Energy Focus, Inc. (EFOI), has filed both international and US patent applications for an advanced tubular LED lamp product to be launched in the first quarter of 2015.
Keeping up with CMOS sensor design
Keeping up with CMOS sensor design
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Matthias Sonder, CMOS development leader at Teledyne Dalsa Inc. (Waterloo, Ontario), which makes MEMS and image sensors, talks about high-speed CMOS image sensors and the bandwidth needed to export image…
Multi-sensor development kit aims at Personal Health Monitoring
Multi-sensor development kit aims at Personal Health Monitoring
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Research centres imec and Holst Centre have developed an open hardware development kit for Personal Health Monitoring applications. In this kit, a highly integrated multi-sensor data acquisition chip is responsible…
New trace sources are necessary
New trace sources are necessary
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With highly complex System-on-Chips (SoCs), conventional test methods allow only a very limited view of the runtime behavior and internal processes. One reason for this is that high-performance peripheral units…
Wireless retina based on nanotechnology film
Wireless retina based on nanotechnology film
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Wireless technology and materials continue to revolutionize the world we live in. To help people suffering from damage to retina or degeneration resulting in visual impairment, scientists have developed a…


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