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The Evolution of the Light Bulb
The ordinary light bulb has evolved into something quite extraordinary, leveraging communications and sensing to provide automated management, remote control and—above all—energy efficiency. Here’s a look at the patchwork of technologies available on the market and a glimpse of their place in future applications.
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SmartWAN Platform Accelerates Virtualized SD-WAN
Ensemble's Open Virtualized Networking Platform Enables Service Providers to Realize New Business Opportunities
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14 Cybersecurity Predictions for 2017
More sophisticated attacks are coming, but cooperation between industry and law enforcement will be a deterrent.
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Four New Elements Added to the Periodic Table
Four new elements were added to the periodic table after the IUPAC officially approved the names.
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Video: Boeing Using Drones and Augmented Reality to Fight Wildfires
The company believes it could one day pilot a fleet of drones to help firefighters better contain a blaze.
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Artificial Dog Nose Increases Trace Detection of Explosives
The technology mimics a dog’s “active sniffing” to improve discovery by more than 10 times that of current technologies.
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Dual-Channel LVDS Buffer Devices Combine High Performance, Low Power
LVDS buffer family enables fanout of high-frequency clock and data signals with very low additive phase jitter.
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Traditional Inkjet Printers Used to Create Hidden Images
The development could be used as a new type of invisible ink for the industrial, corporate or military industries.
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Video: Giant 3-D Printers Fabricate Metal Parts on Demand
The Port of Rotterdam’s RAMLAB can manufacture parts for sea-bound vessels or other industries in short order.
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A More Efficient Solar Cell
Recently, a team of researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology developed a method to improve solar cell efficiency by almost 70%.
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NASA Harnesses Bulk Metallic Glass to Revolutionize Robot Gears
NASA harnesses bulk metallic glass to revolutionize robot gears.
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LED Light Bulbs Now Stream Music
Twist Home has created a bulb that connects to Apple’s AirPlay.
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Electric Car Start-up Lucid Motors to Build Vehicle Factory in Arizona
The company will begin construction in the first half of 2017 and plans to hire 2,000 employees by 2022.
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C0G-type MLCCs Are Rated to 300 nF
TDK’s automotive-grade soft-termination and MEGACAP-type MLCCs now include C0G types rated to 300 nF with voltages from 50 V to 3,000 V.
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USB-C Power Adapter Charges Wide Range of Devices
Adapter simultaneously charges MacBooks, Windows laptops, Chromebooks, iPhones, Android phones, tablets, storage drives and other devices.
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30 Trillion Tons of Stuff on Earth’s “Technosphere”
Geologists have figured out a way to determine the mass of all the buildings, houses, smartphones and landfills.
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Five Grand Challenges Engineers Face in the 21st Century
A look at five of the greatest challenges to solving engineering problems worldwide
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Study Shows Our Brains Can Identify Reality in an Instant
In spite of technology’s best efforts to blur the lines, this new study shows our brains can distinguish between what is alive and what is not.
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Sensors Take Down Spacecraft
The ESA’s Schiaparelli barreled to its death on the surface of Mars based on what seems to be a faulty IMU, while in 2013, a launch of a Russian craft failed when sensors were installed upside-down. The power of sensors.
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Netherlands Police Test Augmented Reality to Stop Crime Scene Contamination
The technology uses situational awareness and collaboration to help first responders not make mistakes in the field.
