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Watch: Nissan Brings Brain-to-Vehicle Technology to CES 2018

The technology enables vehicles to interpret signals from the driver’s brain, redefining how people interact with their cars.

All-Electric Concept Car to be Unveiled by Kia at CES 2018

Kia will present a new electric vehicle concept and outline its vision for future mobility and technology strategies.

Hyundai to Debut New Autonomous Features on Next-Gen Fuel Cell Vehicle at CES 2018

The hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicle features new Advanced Driver Assistance System technologies.

Thermal Design for Outdoor Electronic Products

While NEMA 4X enclosures provide a superior level of protection from corrosion and extreme environments, thermal management has become the most critical factor. Device miniaturization, increased power requirements and complex circuitry have beckoned the need for advanced thermal design considerations as engineers need to account for climatic variables, solar absorption as well as power dissipation from within the enclosure.

ConnectSense Announces New Smart Outlet for CES 2018

Just in time for CES 2018 in Las Vegas, ConnectSense introduced the Smart In-Wall Outlet.

New Battery has 4 Lithium Ions, 3 Times the Number of Today’s Batteries

Wolverton teamed up with Argonne National Laboratory. Wolverton’s group at Northwestern University developed rechargeable lithium ions than the common lithium-cobalt-oxide battery that can cycle more lithium ions than the common lithium-cobalt-oxide counterpart.

Toyota Research Institute Unveils Next-Gen Automated Driving Research Vehicle at CES® 2018

The new platform is built on a Lexus LS 600hL and combines greater technological capabilities with new harmonized styling that integrates the automated vehicle technology into the LS model’s design.

Synchrotron Study Shows Oxygen's Role in Air Pollution Formation

The research improves understanding of auto-oxidation reaction mechanisms routinely used to predict fuel ignition and provides insights relevant to aerosol formation.

Researchers Develop Method to Clean Nanotubes as Much as Possible

A research team has figured out how to get nanotubes clean and discovered why the electrical properties of nanotubes have been so difficult to measure.

An Exoskeleton Engineered for Nano-electronics

A new platform has been engineered for the construction of micron sized origami machines that change shape in fractions of a second in response to environmental stimuli.

First Juicero, Now Otto: Is IoT Reaching Peak Hype?

When the sky (or Wi-Fi bandwidth) is the only limit, it was only a matter of time before a few products overshot the average IoT user’s utility.

Watch: Garmin® Heads to CES 2018 With a New Scalable Infotainment Platform

The platform uses the Intel Atom® quad core x7 or Intel Atom® dual core x5 (Apollo Lake) processor and includes wireless rear-seat navigation and integration of Amazon’s cloud-based Alexa voice service.

Smart Shoes for Better Health

Two new "smart shoe" offerings to be introduced at CES 2018 are geared, respectively, at runners and diabetics.

Molex, BlackBerry to Debut Ethernet Platform for Secure, Intelligent Vehicles at CES 2018

The 10 Gbps Ethernet Automotive Networking platform is designed to increase data bandwidth in intelligent connected vehicles.

MyKronoz Announces Availability of ZeTime Petite Hybrid Smartwatch at CES 2018

The hybrid device with mechanical hands over a color touchscreen offers the classic design of a Swiss timepiece with the advanced features of a smartwatch.

Wearable Sensors for Plants Measure Water Use

Iowa State University plant scientists Patrick Schnable has described how he measured the time it takes for two kinds of corn plants to move water from their roots to low leaves and then the upper leaves.

IoT's Future, As Seen by One of Its Builders

The internet of things (IoT) will depend on a variety of network technologies; among them is low-power wide-area networking, or LPWAN. Electronics360 recently had a chance to talk with Von Cameron of Actility, one of the companies at the forefront of this developing technology.

Researchers Create a Red Flare that is Human and Environmentally Friendly

Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany have developed an environmentally friendly red light flare that is popular in fireworks displays and among soldiers who use them in training and battlefield operations as signaling devices.

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