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Teardown: Xiaomi Mi Pad 2

Xiaomi Tablet with 16GB eMMC NAND and 2GB Mobile DDR3 SDRAM.

Video: Watch the Test Flight of a Four-Seat Hybrid Fuel Cell Plane

The aircraft’s fuel cells convert hydrogen into electricity to power the propeller.

Was there a shortage of STEM graduates in 2016? If so, what do we do? For several years now, we have heard about how we should have STEM education earlier and earlier in school—that in order to stay competitive, it is mandatory. But are we competitive? Maybe not…

How Will Social Robots Navigate?

Robot navigation recently meant ensuring that a robotic arm did not smack an adjacent worker, or bump into or trip over anything. Now it is so much more. How are the social robots in the home going to navigate effectively?

Mobile Cameras, Sensors Used to Automate Streetlight Inspection

Drive-by monitoring system proposed for urban streetlight inspections.

California Signs Four Bills to Boost Energy Storage Growth

The bills will increase funding, requirements for utilities and resolutions to help accelerate deployment of behind-the-meter storage.

Robot Sews Complete Garment

Conventional robot sews first complete garment, a T-shirt.

Start-Up Moves to Commercialize Magnetic Tunnel Junction MRAM

Spin Transfer Technologies says its memory could potentially replace flash, SRAM and DRAM in various applications.

Wireless Battery-Charging Chipset Simplifies Wearable Designs

The STMicroelectronics device allows for slim form factor devices while eliminating the need for a conventional charging connector.

Teardown: Amazon's Kindle Oasis

Amazon's eReader with 4GB NAND Flash and 512MB SDRAM.

U.K. Tomato Growers Use LED Lighting to Improve Yield and Taste

Two farms have used 100% Philips horticultural LEDs to produce better products.

Mitigate EMI/EMC in today’s electric and hybrid vehicles

The evolution from mechanical to computerized automotive systems over the past 40 years has ushered in a myriad of features and benefits, as well as a greater need for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) filtering, especially in today’s electric and hybrid vehicles.

Q&A: Zume Pizza First Employs Robots, Now Launches Food Delivery Vehicles

Robots are making pizzas at California-based Zume Pizza. Now the company reveals a pizza-making delivery vehicle. Co-founder Julia Collins sheds light on the innovative technology.

Video: Watch Nissan’s Self-Driving Chair

For those who dislike having to wait in long lines

Stewart Filmscreen Shows the Next Generation of Screen Materials with 16K+ Capabilities

While the audio–visual and consumer electronics industries focus on 4K resolution, 8K and even 16K awaits. At least one screen manufacturer acknowledges this with the announcement that its screen materials have always accommodated 16K resolution—long before projectors approached high-definition imagery. These popular screens have offered 16K capabilities, inherent in the company’s manufacturing process, since 1947.

1.7-Megapixel Automotive Image Sensors Aim for Backup Camera, ADAS Applications

OmniVision Technologies releases a pair of wide-format image sensors targeting automotive applications.

3-D Line Profilers Focus on Small-Part Inspection

LMI Technologies' Gocator 2410 and 2420 blue-laser profiling sensors specifically target small-part inspection.

LG Electronics Launches 77-inch, 4K, $20K Signature OLED TV with Concierge Service Plan

Is there a market for a $20,000 4K TV? At least one major manufacturer seems to think so, launching the 77-inch 4K OLED Smart TV at CEDIA 2016. Boasting richer blacks, more than a billion possible color variations, and no halo effects sometimes seen on LCD TVs, this TV also comes with the company’s concierge service, 24/7, a VIP-level support contract.

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