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How Small Sensors and Cloud Computing Can Make Infrastructure Safer

The goal is to create a smart civil infrastructure that can self-monitor, predict any failures in case of an extreme event, as well as prioritize areas for emergency response.

10 Quotes That Embody the Essence of the Maker Movement

There’s a ground-breaking crusade underway – and it involves hordes of tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers and DIY-lovers, all looking to create – or make.

Is Apple Prepping to Compete Against Amazon in the Smart Home?

Reports say the company is testing an Echo-like product powered by Siri voice assistant.

Thermal Imaging Fire Sensor for Rail Coaches

FLIR Systems' RSX-F combines an infrared (thermal imaging) sensor and visible light sensor to enhance its fire-detection powers while minimizing false alarms.

Canada Carbon Explores Testing of Thermally Upgraded Graphite in DOE Reactor Project

The company is in discussion with X Energy for its technology to be included in its nuclear reactor development program.

Wearable and Edge Devices

Mouser Electronics, Inc. has started carrying the Intel® Curie™ module, a low-power solution designed for wearable devices and consumer and industrial edge solutions.

Waveguide Couplers Operate At Up to 33 GHz

Waveguide couplers suit general purpose applications in wireless transmit/receive systems, satellite communications, radar systems, point-to-point backhaul and telecom.

Using 3-D Virtual Technology to Unwrap a 1,500-Year-Old Scroll

Computer scientists discovered and restored text on five complete wraps of the animal skin scroll, which will most likely never be physically opened for inspection, with the help of technology.

Toyota Working to Prevent Smartphone-Related Car Accidents with Coffee

The new application measures the distance the driver has driven while leaving the smartphone face down.

New Space Cloth Material Could Be Ideal for Embedded Electronics

Space cloth is the first non-woven material made from yarn with strong potential for use as a smart textile due to its unique structure, with space to encase copper wiring, LEDs and more.

Video: Engineers Create Biomedical Smart Fabrics to Save Lives

Engineers, designers, scientists and doctors at Drexel University have all teamed up to produce biomedical textiles to create a new line of smart clothing that could potentially save lives.

First Tesla Powerpack Energy Storage Units Being Deployed in Europe

The grid-scale installation from Camborne is seen as a first step toward delivering reliable renewable energy to the region.

Engineer Considers Digital Photography as the Future of Parts Manufacturing

Imagine if parts could be manufactured quickly and inexpensively by simply taking a series of digital photos of an object shot in close-range.

Canada Testing Cars that Communicate With Each Other

Canadian researchers are testing smart vehicles that can talk to one another as well as roadside infrastructure, hoping to improve safety.

Mouser Electronics Signs Global Distribution Deal with Opulent North America

Mouser Electronics will distribute Opulent’s line of solid state?lighting components and modules.

Future and CalcuQuote Team Up on Instant Part Price Data for EMS Companies

Electronic components distributor Future Electronics is partnering with CalcuQuote to enable Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) companies to instantly query price and availability information from a Future Electronics data feed.