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Robot Assistants May Creep People Out
A new study finds that whimsical robots are less desired than those designed to be more serious.
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Renault Uses Metal 3-D Printing to Make Engines Lighter
The company has developed a prototype that reduces the weight of a 4-cylinder engine by 25 percent.
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PEI-Genesis to Partner With Trafag Sensors and Controls
Value-added connector distributor PEI-Genesis has begun distributing pressure sensors from Trafag Sensors and Controls.
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Vein Authentication Technology Reads Palm Veins
Palm vein authentication developed by Fujitsu is just 8 mm wide, suiting it for tablets and other mobile devices.
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Video: Watch the Department of Defense Test a Micro-Drone Swarm
Dropped from jets, the military is looking at collective decision-making, adaptive formation flying and self-healing of drones.
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More Than 60% of New Car Buyers Expect to Own a Full-Electric Car Within the Next 10 Years
To further adoption, Bosch is showcasing a new scalable, modular platform to boost efficiency in electric vehicles
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Interactive Digital License Plates Get Approval in Four U.S. States
A start-up has developed an interactive multi-function display that connects to the Internet of things to enable telematics, hyper-local messaging and vehicle management
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Google’s Waymo Launches Self-Driving Minivans
Google teamed up with Chrysler to add 100 autonomous hybrid minivans to Waymo’s fleet.
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Smart Home Market to Grow to $195 Billion by 2021
Amazon, Apple, Samsung and Alphabet expected to remain dominant and build on their success
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Narcissism Only One Aspect of Taking Selfies
A new study determines three categories of selfie takers including communicators and autobiographers
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International Partnership Delivers Virtual Reality for Product Development
Virtual reality enters the modern workplace in this mock-up and product lifecycle management solution.
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Google’s Tango Brings Augmented Reality to Museums
The first implementation will be at the Detroit Institute of Arts where AR can be used to enhance classical objects to view them as they once were.
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Industrial-grade Capacitors Are Good to 350 VAC
TDK’s EPCOS MKP X2 capacitors are rated to 350 VAC, suiting them for EMI suppression in input filters.
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Mouser Now Offering TI’s LDC2114 EVM for Inductive Touch Sensing
Global electronics distributor?Mouser Electronics is now offering TI’s LDC2114 Evaluation Module?(EVM) for the company’s LDC2112 and LDC2114 inductive touch solutions.
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3-D Printing and Nanotechnology Used to Detect Toxic Liquids
The technology could be used in heavy industry to monitor the transport of dangerous substances.
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LEGO, Gloves, Lamps, and Beds Get Even Smarter This Year
While it’s difficult to narrow down which products could be considered “most impressive” at CES 2017, here are five of the “coolest”—in no particular order.
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SiC MOSFETs and Diodes – More Options for Solar Technology
Converting solar energy from a niche technology into a realistic alternative to more conventional forms requires increasing its efficiency while reaching other performance targets and reducing its cost.
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Video: 3-D Graphene is 10 Times Stronger Than Steel
Using 3-D printing, researchers fused flakes of graphene into a sponge-like shape to produce one of the strongest and lightweight materials on Earth.
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The Strangest Gadgets from 2017 CES
Virtual Reality skin suits, self-cleaning litter boxes, smart rubber ducky, ear-free headphones and more
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Surface-Mount Devices Suppress Aircraft Lightning-Induced Transient Voltages
These MPLAD high-energy transient voltage suppressor devices from Microsemi are available in surface-mount packaging for better thermal performance and ease of board loading.
