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Xbox Video Game Tech Could Help Improve X-Ray Imaging, Reduce Radiation

Since X-rays expose patients to harmful radiation, and the quality of the images can be affected by slight movements, researchers came up with a new approach to X-ray imaging that’s based on the Xbox video game system.

AutoResonant Wireless Power Transmitter Completes Linear's Wireless Charging Solution

Linear Technology’s LTC4125 resonant driver provides an enhanced wireless power transmitter that pairs with a companion receiver to form a complete wireless charging solution.

Three Countries Will Account for 59% of All Energy Storage Installations in 2016

South Korea, Japan and the U.S. will exceed 100 megawatts of energy storage this year.

New Sensors Can Detect Cable Fires before They’re Even Smelled or Noticed

The hybrid sensors may be able to detect the risk of cable fires earlier than they are perceived by eyes and nose.

Students Create Hi-Tech Bike that Measures Air Pollution

Four microengineering students invented an open-source bicycle system that can measure carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide levels in the air.

GE Will Connect 500,000 Medical Machines to the Cloud

The new cloud will connect over 500,000 GE imaging machines and change the way images are processed.

Diffractive Filter Brightens Smartphone Images

By swapping out the absorptive color filters for a diffractive filter array, new approach triples the sensitivity of color image sensors.

LG Display to Spend Nearly $9 Billion to Expand OLED Production

LG Display plans to spend $8.7 billion in order to build a new manufacturing facility for organic light emitting diode (OLED) production.

IEDM Spotlights Electron Devices Research Progress for 2016

Researchers will report on progress in many areas of electronic devices at the International Electron Devices Meeting in Washington, DC next week.

Planar Sold to Chinese LED Vendor

Digital signage vendor Planar Systems Inc. has completed its merger into Leyard American Corp., a subsidiary of Chinese display company Leyard Optoelectronics Co. Ltd. Under the all-stock $157 million deal, Planar will be absorbed into Leyard and the stock will be suspended on the Nasdaq Stock

Samsung Begins Mass Producing 128GB TSV DDR4 Memory Modules

The modules will be used for the growing need for ultra-high capacity memory in data center and enterprise segments

Renesas to Transfer 5-inch Wafer Fab to TDK

After originally planning on closing its Tsuruoka Higashi factory this year, Renesas Electronics Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary of Renesas Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. will transfer the fab to TDK Corp. Under the terms of the basic agreement, Renesas and TDK are currently negotiating

Fairhair Unifies Building Automation Networks Around IoT

It may be time to pick sides as alliances form to promote interoperability among devices enabling the IoT for home automation, field area networks and building automation.

Ordinary Inkjet Printers Can Now Produce Holograph Images

A team of scientists from ITMO University in Saint Petersburg has developed a new printing method that is expected to reduce the cost and time needed to create the so-called rainbow holograms that are sometimes used for security purposes.

It’s Not Long Until Your Building is More Intelligent Than You

Smart buildings have been talked about for several years and some advances have helped considerably to improve energy efficiency, safety and convenience.

Researchers Create FlatCam - A Tiny Camera Without a Lens

Rice University researchers have developed patented prototypes of their technological breakthrough—a thin sensor chip with a mask that replaces lenses in a traditional camera.

Stratasys 3-D Printing Tech Helps Save Mother with Near-Fatal Brain Aneurysm

Stratasys and a series of medical teams helped designed a new approach to repair a complex brain aneurysm for Teresa Flint, mother of three, using 3-D printing technology.