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Philips Lighting and Amazon in Smart Home Lighting Collaboration

Consumers that purchase an Echo Plus will receive a Philips Hue white connected light bulb controlled via Alexa.

Three New Color LEDs for Horticulture Lighting

Lumileds has expanded its SunPlus 35 line.

Wireless Charging Facilitates Power Transfer for Ferry

The system, based on inductive power transfer, can transfer more than a MW of electrical energy.

Triage Process and Patients Benefit from E-Tool

The electronic system offers scope for better identifying critically ill patients and assigning priority treatment levels.

Hitchhiking Robot Clings to Underwater Surfaces Like a Remora Fish

3D printing was used to create the structure to achieve the proper stiffness.

Secure Solutions for the Internet of Things

Q&A with Joe Britt, a tech industry veteran who founded Afero as a developer of encryption and authentication technologies for IoT security.

Torc and Caterpillar Join Forces for Autonomous Mining Trucks

Autonomous mining truck capabilities designed as a retrofit for the Komatsu 930E have been developed by construction and mining equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc., working in conjunction with Torc Robotics.

A Heart-Felt Approach to Computer Security

Improve cybersecurity and eliminate the tediousness of manually logging in and out by using dimensions of your heart as your identifier.

Video: Robot Uses Recycled Exoskeletons to Walk, Roll, Sail and Glide

The cube-shaped robot is controlled through magnets that use sheets of plastic that heat up and fold into different shapes

The Many Benefits of SCR Power Control

In today’s competitive, cost-conscious industrial landscape, semiconductor and general manufacturing industries need a reliable, flexible, and precise way to control electric-heating processes. These applications require precise control, ease-of-use, and excellent reliability. SCR power controllers are ideal devices for this purpose.

Watch: Cell Phone Signal Booster Makes Signal up to 32 Times Stronger

WeBoost has released Drive Sleek, a cell phone signal booster with adjustable cell phone holder.

SiC Optimization from the Chip Up

SiC MOSFETs and diodes are gaining market share in the power electronics industry. According to Research and Markets, the silicone carbide market is expected to be valued at 617.4 million by 2022.

The Epilog G2 Makes its Mark

Equipment for laser-based marking, etching and engraving on metal, plastic, glass and more are common and readily available. Examples of laser marking applications range from sports trophies for such entities as NASCAR and football bowl events to bar codes, serial numbers and logos on industrial manufactured metal components.

Computer Scientists are Working to Solve the Gap in Messaging Privacy

Researchers have developed a solution to a problem in the field of end-to-end encryption, a technique that ensures only the sender and receiver can read a message.

Universal Flash Storage for Next-Gen Automotive Applications

The solution is designed for advanced driver-assistance systems, next-generation dashboards and automotive infotainment systems.

Watch: Soft and Flexible Robot Inspired by Origami Can Contract, Extend and Twist

A researcher from Case Western Reserve University has turned origami into a patent-pending soft robot that may one day be used on an assembly line, in surgery or even outer space.

Powerful, Tiny DC Micromotor

Micromo, part of the Faulhaber group, announced today the launch of their new compact DC motor producing 24 percent more torque per watt than equivalent competitors' motors of the same dimension. A mere 10 mm in diameter and 16 mm in length, the Faulhaber 1016 SR motor is ideally designed for applications requiring maximum power in confined spaces, such as precision tools, active prostheses or special optical devices.

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