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Solar power, stored chemically
Solar power, stored chemically
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Researchers at the Vienna Technical University have devices a novel photochemical cell that stores the energy of ultraviolet light at…
Measure a video ADC’s differential gain and phase
Measure a video ADC’s differential gain and phase
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Sambhav Jain & Abhijan Chakravarty consider how to measure a video ADC's differential gain and phase.
5G will be as disruptive as the Industrial Revolution
5G will be as disruptive as the Industrial Revolution
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5G is not here, but the LTE and the emerging IoT landscape are early indicators of what is to come…
Improving receiver sensitivity: a story of ADCs and SiGe gain blocks
Improving receiver sensitivity: a story of ADCs and SiGe gain blocks
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In modern communications systems the quieter the input network the more sensitive the receiver can be. The receiver section of…

Analyzer enables high resolution measurements of 3-µm lasers
Analyzer enables high resolution measurements of 3-µm lasers
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Yokogawa Meters & Instruments Corporation has released the AQ6376 optical spectrum analyzer which has a wide dynamic range and can perform precise, high resolution measurements of the optical spectrum of…
Test platform for WLAN and Bluetooth chipsets receives Broadcom validation
Test platform for WLAN and Bluetooth chipsets receives Broadcom validation
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The R&S CMW family of wireless test solutions is fully validated by Broadcom which allows Rohde & Schwarz to provide a proven solution for testing Broadcom's WLAN and Bluetooth chipsets.
Rubik’s Cube-size sensor data system targets UAVs
Rubik’s Cube-size sensor data system targets UAVs
The HyperCore data processing unit designed by Headwall Photonics (Fitchburg, MA) is specifically designed for UAV airborne applications requiring sensor fusion.
Silicon thermal flow sensors aid energy monitoring
Silicon thermal flow sensors aid energy monitoring
HotBlock Onboard SA (Grenoble, France) has developed a range of silicon sensors that measure heat flow between two points of contact.
Stretchable sensor offers ‘true wearability’ for biomed use
Stretchable sensor offers ‘true wearability’ for biomed use
Researchers from Monash University, Australia have been tackling the issues around the bending and stretching capabilities of wearable sensors for biomedical applications.
Free online IDE for PIC MCUs is offered by Microchip
Free online IDE for PIC MCUs is offered by Microchip
Experimenters and product developers working around the boundary between the professional and semi-pro, or even hobbyist, worlds can often be found using Microchip Technology's PIC microcontrollers (MCUs). Now, the company…
Smart shoes could power wearables from walking
Smart shoes could power wearables from walking
Scientists at Fraunhofer IPMS (Dresden, Germany) have developed a new energy harvesting device based on emergent electroactive polymers, which is small enough to be embedded in the sole of a…
The Bitcoin fork: A good problem to have
The Bitcoin fork: A good problem to have
Bitcoin use is growing so fast that some people have started worrying about the limits of the current version of the digital currency. While several solutions have been proposed to…
Centimeter-level precision GNSS technology to the mass market
Centimeter-level precision GNSS technology to the mass market
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Swiss company, u-blox has launched the NEO-M8P GNSS receiver modules delivering high performance down to centimeter-level accuracy.
Hardware cuts costs of fast fiber-to-the-home
Hardware cuts costs of fast fiber-to-the-home
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UCL researchers have designed and tested hardware that could dramatically reduce the cost of deploying fast fibre connections straight to homes — addressing the challenges of providing households with high…
Web-based service for the remote control and management of T&M resources
Web-based service for the remote control and management of T&M resources
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Anite has luanced a unique end-to-end online service, Nemo Cloud, which connects various Nemo products into one powerful web-based service that enables remote access and control of the compamny's measurement…
Ceragon to showcase 5G wireless backhaul technologies
Ceragon to showcase 5G wireless backhaul technologies
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Ceragon Networks Ltd., has announced that it will showcase its 5G wireless backhaul technologies at Mobile World Congress 2016, in Barcelona, Spain.
Gigabit class LTE modem claims industry first
Gigabit class LTE modem claims industry first
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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., has introduced its sixth-generation discrete LTE multimode chipset — the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X16 LTE modem, which is built on a leading-edge 14nm FinFET process, and the Qualcomm…
Micro-LED production technique opens next generation display opportunities
Micro-LED production technique opens next generation display opportunities
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New methods of growing crystals for producing micro-light emitting diodes (LED) have been developed by Zurich based EXALOS - an advanced semiconductor light source solutions provider.
Ultra-low ESR & high Q MLC capacitors at high temps
Ultra-low ESR & high Q MLC capacitors at high temps
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Dielectric Laboratories (DLI, part of Knowles Capacitors), has announced a number of specification extensions to its ultra-low ESR and high Q MLC capacitors. In both cases DLI have taken the…
ZigBee mesh network evaluation kit, in distribution
ZigBee mesh network evaluation kit, in distribution
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Distributor Mouser Electronic has the XBee ZigBee Mesh Kit from Digi International, which offers designers a hands-on way to learn how to use XBee radio frequency (RF) modules for device…
Broad-spectrum hyperspectral imaging sensors and cameras
Broad-spectrum hyperspectral imaging sensors and cameras
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At an event called SPIE Photonics West (San Francisco), imec (Leuven, Belgium) is presenting hyperspectral sensor and camera solutions with extended spectral range, going from the visible light (VIS) up…
Free, cloud-based development platform; entry to the world of PIC
Free, cloud-based development platform; entry to the world of PIC
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Way before the world learned that they were called ‘makers’, experimenters and product developers working around the boundary between the professional and semi-pro, even hobbyist, worlds could very often be…
Multi-sensor data fusion processing unit targets drones
Multi-sensor data fusion processing unit targets drones
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The HyperCore data processing unit designed by Headwall Photonics is specifically designed for UAV airborne applications requiring sensor fusion.
COM Express basic module features 14nm Intel Xeon processors
COM Express basic module features 14nm Intel Xeon processors
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Flat panel display specialist Data Modul has expanded its portfolio with a COM Express basic module featuring a type 6 pinout.
Qualcomm unveils wearable SoC
Qualcomm unveils wearable SoC
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Qualcomm announced a thinner and lower-power family of SoCs, Snapdragon Wear 2100, targeted at the wearable market. The Snapdragon Wear platform is a full suite of silicon, software, support tools,…
Stretchable band does it all for biomedical wearables
Stretchable band does it all for biomedical wearables
Technology News |
Researchers from Monash University, Australia have been tackling the issues around the bending and stretching capabilities of wearable sensors for biomedical applications.
IMEC hyperspectral image sensor exceeds 140 bands
IMEC hyperspectral image sensor exceeds 140 bands
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Research institute IMEC (Leuven, Belgium) has developed a set of hyperspectral sensors and cameras spectral range, going from visible light (VIS) up to near infrared (NIR).
Farnell element14 to back Atmel Xplained concept
Farnell element14 to back Atmel Xplained concept
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Farnell element14 and Atmel have launched the SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra evaluation kit for the fast prototyping and evaluation of Atmel's SMART SAMA5D2 Series of microprocessors. The board offers multiple memories…


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