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Antimony nanocrystals show promise for sodium-ion batteries
Antimony nanocrystals show promise for sodium-ion batteries
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A team of researchers from ETH Zurich and Empa claim to have produced uniform antimony nanocrystals for the first time.
Nanotube composites promise solar cell efficiency boost
Nanotube composites promise solar cell efficiency boost
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Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden have discovered that controlled placement of the carbon nanotubes, CNTs, into nano-structures gives them…
Energy efficient induction stove innovation cuts cooking costs
Energy efficient induction stove innovation cuts cooking costs
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As result of three-year 'InduKOCH' research project in Germany induction stoves will become more affordable and energy efficient.  Induction heaters…
Slideshow: Six shakers and movers in LED technology
Slideshow: Six shakers and movers in LED technology
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On the following pages you will find the names and brief biographies of ten individuals who have influenced the direction…

Coercivity breakthrough promises energy efficient sensors
Coercivity breakthrough promises energy efficient sensors
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have paved the way to more energy efficient high-frequency electronics, such as sensors, microwave devices and antennas, by reducing the coercivity of nickel ferrite…
Thin-film sensors could revolutionise process monitoring
Thin-film sensors could revolutionise process monitoring
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In modern production processes, sensing is a critical issue since more and more processes are becoming integrated into a closed control loop. In order to place the sensors closely enough…
“Beyond the Phone” — competing for wireless power
“Beyond the Phone” — competing for wireless power
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The element14 Community has selected 12 finalists, from hundreds of submissions around the world, to design with Wurth’s Wireless Power kit under the “Beyond the Phone” Wireless Power Challenge.
Analog building blocks support AC LED lighting applications
Analog building blocks support AC LED lighting applications
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X-FAB Silicon Foundries has unveiled a new library of analog building blocks to help designers create AC LED and AC/DC converter applications quickly and efficiently.
Smart grid communications interoperability takes a step closer
Smart grid communications interoperability takes a step closer
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The Wi-SUN Alliance has signed a liaison agreement with the HomePlug Alliance to facilitate collaboration toward the goal of enabling hybrid smart grid networks supporting both wireless (RF) and powerline-wired…
Newswatch: Will pollution in China cloud Tesla’s battery plans?
Newswatch: Will pollution in China cloud Tesla’s battery plans?
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Ironically one potential wrinkle in Tesla’s $5 billion Gigafactory lithium-ion battery strategic plans could turn out to be an environmental one.
3D corduroy patterns: key to low magnetic coercivity for better switching efficiency
3D corduroy patterns: key to low magnetic coercivity for better switching efficiency
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have paved the way to more energy efficient high-frequency electronics, such as sensors, microwave devices and antennas, by reducing the coercivity of nickel ferrite…
Competing for wireless power
Competing for wireless power
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The element14 Community has selected 12 finalists, from hundreds of submissions around the world, to design with Wurth’s Wireless Power kit under the “Beyond the Phone” Wireless Power Challenge.
AIXTRON unveils demo cluster for OLED production
AIXTRON unveils demo cluster for OLED production
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Semiconductor deposition systems supplier AIXTRON SE has launched a new R&D cluster that demonstrates the core processes used to produce organic semiconductors such as OLEDs.
SMPS: a crucial component of the system data center
SMPS: a crucial component of the system data center
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Francesco Di Domenico of Infineon Technologies considers the benefits of using a switch mode power supply to support system data center operations.
Thin-film sensors to integrate process monitoring
Thin-film sensors to integrate process monitoring
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In modern production processes, sensing is a critical issue since more and more processes are becoming integrated into a closed control loop. In order to place the sensors closely enough…
Higher supply voltage, better mileage: Continental, Schaeffler show how
Higher supply voltage, better mileage: Continental, Schaeffler show how
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In a joint project, automotive suppliers Continental and Schaeffler prove that there is still significant headroom for better fuel efficiency in conventional combustion engines. For their demo car they used…
Webinar demonstrates online tool for complex power system design
Webinar demonstrates online tool for complex power system design
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A live presentation on April 10, 2014 is ineteded to help power engineers architect, analyse and optimise power system designs with flexibility and efficiency…
Coercivity breakthrough promises energy efficient sensor gains
Coercivity breakthrough promises energy efficient sensor gains
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have paved the way to more energy efficient high-frequency electronics, such as sensors, microwave devices and antennas, by reducing the coercivity of nickel ferrite…
Reference design cuts costs of lithium e-bike batteries
Reference design cuts costs of lithium e-bike batteries
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An example design for lithium pedelec/e-bike batteries which implements accurate cell monitoring and balancing without the need for a microcontroller in the Battery Management System (BMS) has been introduced by…
Metallization innovation lowers solar module costs, boost efficiency
Metallization innovation lowers solar module costs, boost efficiency
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GT Advanced Technologies Inc., has unveiled an innovative cell metallization and interconnect technology which is claimed to offer savings in both the manufacture and installation of solar modules.
MIMO test environment targets satellite RF links
MIMO test environment targets satellite RF links
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During a multi-year study with the European Space Agency (ESA), Finnish electronics and software group Elektrobit (EB) has developed a test environment for multiple antennas (MIMO) in satellite communications. This…
MIMO test environment for satellite RF links
MIMO test environment for satellite RF links
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During a multi-year study with the European Space Agency (ESA), Finnish electronics and software group Elektrobit (EB) has developed a test environment for multiple antennas (MIMO) in satellite communications. This…
Acoustic invisibility cloak tricks sound waves and sonars
Acoustic invisibility cloak tricks sound waves and sonars
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Using clever design rules and crunching numbers through computational simulations, Researchers from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University (North Carolina), have managed to engineer a hollow…
See a robot solve Rubik’s Cube in 3s
See a robot solve Rubik’s Cube in 3s
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A robot using ARM technology has set a new world record of 3.253 for solving a Rubik’s Cube…
Power Tip 69: A simple oversight can ruin EMI performance
Power Tip 69: A simple oversight can ruin EMI performance
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Robert Kollman, Senior Applications Manager, Texas Instruments explains how a simple design oversight can ruin EMI performance.
700-V 8-inch 0.18-um power platform focuses on driving LEDs
700-V 8-inch 0.18-um power platform focuses on driving LEDs
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Global specialty foundry TowerJazz has unveiled at APEC 2014 Fort Worth, Texas, the first 700 V 8-inch 0.18 um Power platform which allows customers to design in a smaller node,…
Chemical breakthrough optimizes solar cell efficiency performance
Chemical breakthrough optimizes solar cell efficiency performance
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Scientists at the Institute of Materials Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (IIM -UNAM) are claiming to have developed chemical compounds that will collect energy from the sun…
Impedances on the test bench
Impedances on the test bench
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Almost all designers and producers of digital high-speed systems are about to face the challenge of having to consider high-frequency design aspects. Specifically, this is about optimal data transfer being…


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