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Regulators may hold back 60 GHz use
Regulators may hold back 60 GHz use
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Emerging 60 GHz communications could be a prime example of how a market can be held back by subtle differences…
Active tilting function: Mercedes cars lean into bends
Active tilting function: Mercedes cars lean into bends
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Daimler has introduced an active tilting function for its new Mercedes S-Class Coupé. The system identifies curves with help of…
How to make LED bulbs dimmable
How to make LED bulbs dimmable
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Peter Green, LED Group Manager of International Rectifier reflects on methods to make LED bulbs dimmable.
Nanoscale structural changes pinpoint lithium-ion battery degradation
Nanoscale structural changes pinpoint lithium-ion battery degradation
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Scientists from several U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories - Lawrence Berkeley, Brookhaven and SLAC - have collaborated to track…

Integrated web server turns smartphone into instrument display
Integrated web server turns smartphone into instrument display
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In response to the increasing trend to the Internet of Things and its manufacturing-specific manifestation, industry 4.0, measurement technology expert imc Messsysteme GmbH (Berlin) equips all its measurement systems and…
FPGA and FPASSP mapping tools: online and free
FPGA and FPASSP mapping tools: online and free
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EDA company Chip Path Design Systems has just launched device-mapping tools and an IP directory for FPGA front-end design, with free and pay by credit card use models.
LEDs tap indoor location technology for social shopping
LEDs tap indoor location technology for social shopping
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The next generation of LED lighting fixtures that communicate with shoppers' smart devices while in-store, enabling retailers to provide new location-based services have been revealed by GE Lighting and ByteLight.
Always-on analytics beyond the NSA’s dreams
Always-on analytics beyond the NSA’s dreams
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Some of you may be familiar with Apple’ Siri voice commands that let you operate an iPhone or an iPad and, search online, organise your life through natural speech rather…
Integrated web server turns smartphone into display
Integrated web server turns smartphone into display
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In response to the increasing trend to the Internet of Things and its manufacturing-specific manifestation, industry 4.0, measurement technology expert imc Messsysteme GmbH (Berlin) equips all its measurement systems and…
Touchscreen system offers intuitive control for architectural lighting
Touchscreen system offers intuitive control for architectural lighting
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Acuity Brands, Inc. has introduced the Fresco touchscreen from Acuity Controls, which enables intuitive control of traditional, color changing and tunable white light sources, as well as moving fixtures, to…
Integrated LED controller supports 18-W lamp power
Integrated LED controller supports 18-W lamp power
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NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled a compact, high-efficient driver IC for LED solutions. Equipped with an integrated MOSFET, the SSL5015/18 supports lighting applications up to 18 W lamp power like…
Smartphone becomes instrument display via integrated web server
Smartphone becomes instrument display via integrated web server
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In response to the Internet of Things and its manufacturing-specific implementation, industry 4.0, measurement technology expert imc Messsysteme GmbH (Berlin) equips all its measurement systems and instruments with their own…
Using Field-Oriented Control for Electric Drives in Vehicles
Using Field-Oriented Control for Electric Drives in Vehicles
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Field-oriented control (FOC) differs from ordinary control approaches for electric motors by providing precise control capabilities based on torque and speed. These features are also relevant for electric motors used…
Ledzworld reveals world’s highest CRI LED MR16 lamp
Ledzworld reveals world’s highest CRI LED MR16 lamp
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Ledzworld has unveiled the MR16 Chameleon LED lamp which the company claims offers an industry leading CRI of 98 while keeping the price of the lamp cost-competitive.
LED/PV technologies to benefit from energy transfer solution
LED/PV technologies to benefit from energy transfer solution
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Scientists from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with the Universities of Sheffield and Crete, have developed a hybrid energy transfer system that mimics the processes responsible for photosynthesis and…
Can graphene make large scale electricity storage viable?
Can graphene make large scale electricity storage viable?
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Researchers at University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute are exploring different ways to reduce the size and weight of batteries and extend their lifespan by adding graphene as a component…
Google robot car targets urban services
Google robot car targets urban services
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After years of preannouncements and speculation, Google introduced a prototype of its much-hyped self-driving car. The goal of the search engine vendor is to sell a two-seater which, logical, comes…
Quantum-dot photovoltaics set new efficiency record
Quantum-dot photovoltaics set new efficiency record
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A team of researchers at MIT has set a new record for the most efficient quantum-dot cells - a type of solar cell that is promising because of the technology's…
Vision sensor adapts to LED lighting spectral balance
Vision sensor adapts to LED lighting spectral balance
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Swiss applied research company CSEM has collaborated with Lausanne-based BOBST, the world’s leading supplier of machinery to the packaging industry, to develop an ultra-high-speed vision sensor that is able to…
Dimmable cove lighting system eliminates power supplies
Dimmable cove lighting system eliminates power supplies
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Lumenpulse has launched the Lumencove Nano, a dimmable cove lighting system that dispenses with the need for a power supply to provide what is claimed to be unequalled performance and…
Wind river infotainment platform is Genivi compliant
Wind river infotainment platform is Genivi compliant
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Wind River’s Automotive IVI (in-vehicle-infotainment) platform has achieved GENIVI 5.0 compliance and expands its support for advanced automotive applications. It is now available on the latest SoCs from Renesas and…
Superconductor discovery points to energy efficient power transmission
Superconductor discovery points to energy efficient power transmission
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Scientists at the Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a unknown phase in a class of superconductors called iron arsenides which may be able to harness their energy efficient power transmission…
Brain controls airplane – and perhaps soon, cars?
Brain controls airplane – and perhaps soon, cars?
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No, this article is not about automotive electronics - at least not yet. But it shows how automated driving in the future perhaps could be complemented: Through the thoughts of…
Brain controls airplane – cars next?
Brain controls airplane – cars next?
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No, this article is not about automotive electronics - at least not yet. But it shows how automated driving in the future perhaps could be complemented: Through the thoughts of…
Smartphone can now measure particulates in the air
Smartphone can now measure particulates in the air
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We all know the photos from Beijing or Sao Paulo where heavy smog is an everyday phenomenon. But how does the situation look like in your personal environment? Researchers from…
Fine prints and gigabits of data: on paper
Fine prints and gigabits of data: on paper
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Printed electronics is about reaching the most cost effective way to integrate and mass produce electronic components and systems into very thin flexible substrates.
Considerations when specifying a DC power supply
Considerations when specifying a DC power supply
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Every automated test system that tests electronic circuit boards, modules or equipment needs one or more DC power supplies. DC supplies provide power to the device under test as well…
Terahertz scanner detects illicit drugs and explosives in letters
Terahertz scanner detects illicit drugs and explosives in letters
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Until now there was no safe and simple way of reliably detecting the presence of explosives or drugs in letters and small packets. This enables bomb or poison (anthrax) scares…


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