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Revomaker 3-D Prints Fully-Functional Objects with Electronic Components

Engineers from Purdue University have come up with a new system that allows a 3-D printer to create a functioning product with enclosed electronic and motorized components and customized devices such as a computer mouse molded to a user's hand.

Toyota to Open $1 Billion Artificial Intelligence Company

Toyota Motor Corporation announced in early November that it will start a new company, Toyota Research Institute Inc.

Western Digital Potentially a No. 1 Player in Enterprise SSD after SanDisk Acquisition

When Western Digital Corp. (WDC) acquired SanDisk Corp., it was assumed the storage maker was after a stable NAND supply.

PNI’s SENtral-A2 Combos Tiny and Low Power for Wearables

PNI sensor fusion coprocessor eliminates the creation of build-from-scratch algorithms.

IDT Buys ZMDI for $310 Million

IDT estimates $20M of quarterly revenue to IDT at 57% gross margins from purchase.

Researchers Use 3-D Printing to Understand How Smell Affects Food Enjoyment

Penn State University created a nose and trachea schematic to determine how air works with eating.

ARMTechCon: Google Calls for End To IoT Power Taxation

“Be nice to your users, and they’ll be nice to you,” is the first law of the Internet of Things (IoT) for developers, according to Cort McAnlis, Google’s Developer Advocate.

Wi-SUN Alliance Adds Long-Range Mesh to Wireless IoT Fray

Touting low power, long range, security, and Internet compatibility, combined with a strong global customer base in high-reliability power utility networks, the Wi-SUN Alliance is jumping into the hotly contested wireless Internet of Things (IoT) fray.

Video: MIT Drone Dodges Trees at 30 Mph

Drone system runs about 20 times faster than existing software on the market and uses stereo-vision algorithm, which allows the drone to detect objects and then create a full map of its surroundings in real time.

Researchers Develop Mini Flexible Lenses with Wide Field of View

Researchers from the UW-Madison have created miniature lenses with vast range of vision inspired by insects’ multi-faceted eyes.

Laser-Driven Particle Accelerator Could Become Ultra-Compact Machines

Physicists at the University of Maryland have just made a discovery that could lead to inexpensive and portable particle accelerators in the near future.

PITTMAN Adds Brushless Motor IDEA

The PBL4850E IDEA brushless motor drive is designed to enable fast and easy complex motion profiles.

Q&A: NASA Project Manager Reveals How One Robot is Changing the Way Space Vehicles are Made

John Vickers, manager of NASA’s National Center for Advanced Manufacturing tells more about the robotic technology and its impact on space vehicles and exploration.

China to Become Largest FPD-Producing Region by 2018

Chinese TFT capacity is projected to grow 40% for the next three years.

Thermal Sensor Made of Graphene Could Lead to Better Night Vision Devices

A new thermal imaging development that uses graphene could lead to a flexible, transparent and low-cost infrared vision system.

Bosch Sensortec and NextNav Collaborate on Mobile Apps

Collaboration covers a host of new mobile applications, from indoor navigation with floor level tracking, weather forecast and calorie consumption.

Andromeda Box IoT Platform Integrates Google OS

Andromeda Box platform helps accelerate IoT gateway and edge device development.

Next-Gen BLE Solutions Provide IoT Flexibility

Microchip releases next-gen BLE solutions that are qualified to the latest Bluetooth 4.2 standard.

New Software Can Convert 2-D into 3-D Video

Researchers at MIT and the QCRI have developed a system that can automatically convert 2-D video into 3-D video by using graphics-rendering software that appears in popular sports video games.