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Researcher turns to crowdfunding for ‘greener’ OLED project
Researcher turns to crowdfunding for ‘greener’ OLED project
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A researcher from NC State University (NCSU) Department of Chemistry has turned to the online crowdfunding platform Experiment to raise…
Driverless car sharing concept focuses on digital comfort
Driverless car sharing concept focuses on digital comfort
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A glimpse to future urban individual mobility provides a prototype of a vehicle designed by engineering company MBtech. Link &…
SmartMesh IP wireless sensor network starter kit
SmartMesh IP wireless sensor network starter kit
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SmartMesh IP is a ready-to-use, IPv6 enabled, low power mesh networking solution from the Dust Networks product group at Linear…
Future urban mobility: the autopilot takes over
Future urban mobility: the autopilot takes over
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A glimpse to future urban individual mobility provides a prototype of a vehicle designed by engineering company AKKA Technologies. Link…

60-A digital POL dc-dc module sets performance benchmarks
60-A digital POL dc-dc module sets performance benchmarks
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By using a SEPIC-fed buck converter CUI Inc., has created a family of digital POL dc-dc modules that claim to set performance benchmarks in efficiency, power density, and transient response…
OLED-based head mounted display promises immersive 3D training
OLED-based head mounted display promises immersive 3D training
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EON Reality, the world's leading interactive 3D software provider, has added the Carl Zeiss Cinemizer OLED, immersive 3D head mounted display to EON Studio's list of supported visualization products.
Wearable ring for gesture control
Wearable ring for gesture control
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In the spirit of Lord of the Rings, could a ring, in this case a clever piece of technology, become a powerful tool for controlling everything.
Roll-up digital screens near reality for all
Roll-up digital screens near reality for all
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Researchers from the University of Surrey working together with scientists from Philips have developed a new technology which could see flexible electronics such as affordable roll-up tablet computers become widely…
PMA reveals advanced specifications for vehicle wireless charging
PMA reveals advanced specifications for vehicle wireless charging
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Power Matters Alliance (PMA) is planning to expand features of the organization's automotive specification to standardize wireless charging requirements beyond what is currently available in the market.
NFC Apps of the future: who will hit the mainstream?
NFC Apps of the future: who will hit the mainstream?
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Near-field communications has been touted as the next big thing for mobile payment, in retail stores to replace contactless credit cards, for transport applications, or to pair devices for quick…
Lower-cost LED lighting by design
Lower-cost LED lighting by design
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Steve Alcock, UK Business Development Manager, Arrow Electronics considers a lower-cost approach to LED lighting design.
GaN transistors promise more light for less energy
GaN transistors promise more light for less energy
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Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF in Freiburg, Germany have discovered that LED drivers using gallium nitride (GaN) transistors can operate at higher currents, voltages…
FTDI reveals streaming instruction behind new 32bit architecture
FTDI reveals streaming instruction behind new 32bit architecture
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Glasgow-based chip designer FTDI has revealed more about the architecture of its new 32bit microcontroller core, adding a dedicated streaming instruction for data to avoid interrupts.
What future NFC apps will hit the mainstream?
What future NFC apps will hit the mainstream?
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Near-field communications has been touted as the next big thing for mobile payment, in retail stores to replace contactless credit cards, for transport applications, or to pair devices for quick…
Reliable Diagnostics of a MOST System
Reliable Diagnostics of a MOST System
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A MOST infotainment network has high demands regarding performance and stability. Developers are aware that in case of a critical failure a powerful method for analyzing the network is needed.
Lasers enable ultra-sensitive detection of radio waves
Lasers enable ultra-sensitive detection of radio waves
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When detecting radio waves, 'noise' in the detector of the measuring instrument limits how sensitive and precise the measurements can be. Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have developed a…
Micro smart grid plugs renewables into EV fleets
Micro smart grid plugs renewables into EV fleets
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The ability to charge up to 30 electric cars at once requires some ingenious energy management which is why researchers in Germany are incorporating a mix of renewables into the…
Graphene nanoflakes deliver threefold solar panel efficiency increase
Graphene nanoflakes deliver threefold solar panel efficiency increase
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Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have discovered a way of using graphene nanoflakes to make solar-powered panels in lights, calculators and roofs lighter, less expensive, more flexible and more…
Graphene nanoflakes triple solar panel efficiency
Graphene nanoflakes triple solar panel efficiency
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Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have discovered a way of using graphene nanoflakes to make solar-powered panels in lights, calculators and roofs lighter, less expensive, more flexible and more…
World’s most efficient OLED lighting panel delivers 131-lm/W
World’s most efficient OLED lighting panel delivers 131-lm/W
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Konica Minolta in Japan has claimed to have developed the world's most efficient OLED lighting panel which achieves an efficiency of 131 lm/W. The panel's emitting area is 15 square…
Are quantum dot solar cells commercially viable?
Are quantum dot solar cells commercially viable?
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A Korean research team has developed a technology which produces highly-efficient inverted colloidal quantum dot solar cells and could pave the way to a new generation of cheaper solar cells.
Liquid crystal waveguides split optical fibre signal at MHz speed
Liquid crystal waveguides split optical fibre signal at MHz speed
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Operating at speeds three orders of magnitude higher than conventional optical sensors, the optical switch / variable optical power splitter device (OS/VOPS) developed by Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS…
Bluetooth Smart wireless powers Scalextric slot-cars smartphone drive
Bluetooth Smart wireless powers Scalextric slot-cars smartphone drive
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Nordic Semiconductor's ultra low power nRF51822 SoCs have been specified by Scalextric slot-car division of British global toy giant, Hornby Hobbies Ltd, to provide Bluetooth Smart wireless connectivity in the…
Scalextric slot-cars get Bluetooth connection to smartphones
Scalextric slot-cars get Bluetooth connection to smartphones
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Nordic Semiconductor's ultra low power nRF51822 SoCs have been specified by Scalextric slot-car division of British global toy giant, Hornby Hobbies Ltd, to provide Bluetooth Smart wireless connectivity in the…
Nanoflow energy storage challenges lithium ion batteries
Nanoflow energy storage challenges lithium ion batteries
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At the Geneva Motor show, Nanoflowcell AG has introduced an electrically driven sports sedan with remarkable features: The vehicle is powered by an innovative energy storage system - a hybrid…
Startup slashes SRAM power with standard logic process
Startup slashes SRAM power with standard logic process
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A UK startup has developed an entirely new way of building static memory on a standard logic process that cuts the power in half without paying a penalty in area…
EEMBC benchmarks ultra low power devices
EEMBC benchmarks ultra low power devices
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A new benchmark is aiming to measure how much power is used by different ultra low power microcontrollers.
Internet cookies move to the physical world
Internet cookies move to the physical world
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Ten years ago, rafi Haladjian now CEO of French company Sen.se was already gazing at the Internet-of-Things, putting forward a first connected product, the Nabaztag Rabbit.


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