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MIT Researchers Prototype Electronic Malaria Detector
Researchers at MIT have found a way to detect early-stage malarial infection of blood cells by measuring changes in the infected cells' electrical properties.
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Egyptian Crisis Could Inflate Prices for Countless Products, Hindering US Economic Recovery
The escalating unrest in Egypt could potentially impact the cost of countless everyday consumer products that are made from crude oil—potentially impeding the U.S. economic recovery.
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Western European Advertising Recovery Postponed
The Western European advertising business is unlikely to return to profitability this year, with adverse economic conditions continuing to impact four of the largest markets...
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MIT Researchers Develop a Rechargeable Flow Battery Without a Costly Membrane
MIT researchers have engineered a rechargeable flow battery that doesn’t rely on expensive membranes to generate and store electricity.
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Chinese Cinema Continues Fast Growth in 2013
Cinema box-office revenue in China has been growing significantly during the past 10 years at an average increase of 35.5 percent each year. This year will be no different with...
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Despite Challenges, Industrial Semiconductor Market Has Positive Q1
Worldwide industrial electronics chip revenue in the first quarter reached $7.71 billion, up 1 percent from $7.63 billion in the final quarter of 2012.
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Maxim buys Volterra to expand power management offerings
Maxim is buying power management chip maker Volterra Semiconductor in a deal valued at $605 million.
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Flat-Panel-Display TV Market Fails to Grow in June
The global market for flat-panel-display televisions (FPD TV) was down in June as demand slipped in virtually every territory around the world. It was the second time in 2013 since...
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Teardown: The Chrysler UConnect Touch Infotainment Platform
Chrysler’s UConnect Touch system uses a modular approach linking an 8.4-inch resistive touch display with a head unit using Chrysler’s new PowerNet Electrical Architecture.
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Low-Cost Chinese Suppliers Threaten Shakeup in Pneumatic Components Market
The global market for pneumatic valves and actuators, worth nearly $8 billion in 2012, is undergoing a competitive shakeup as low-cost Chinese suppliers continue to expand into the U.S. and Europe.
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Researchers build a simpler resistive memory
A UC Riverside team of researchers has developed a next-generation memory device that is smaller, operates at a higher speed and offers more storage capacity than flash memory.
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Trimble Introduces Micro-LTE UHF RFID Module for Small Tag Populations
Trimble’s ThingMagic announced the introduction of Micro-LTE to its Mercury6e Series of embedded UHF RFID modules readers.
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First Solar Set to Be First Ever to Install 1 Gigawatt in One Year
The top-ranked company is expected in 2013 to become the first engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm ever to install 1 GW worth of solar or PV power systems in a single year.
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LED Oversupply Likely to Continue as Suppliers Add Production Capacity
Despite a major surplus in the LED market, suppliers are increasing their capital spending and production to cash in on an expected boom in the lighting business.
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IBM Releases Wind and Solar Power Analytics Tools
IBM announced a new technology for the power grid that combines weather prediction and analytics to forecast the availability of wind power and solar energy.
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PC Game Downloads Growth Set to Continue
The global market for PC game downloads is poised to surge an energetic 78 percent during a five-year period ending in 2017—partly because retail demand for physically packaged...
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An Uneven Rollout of a Smarter Grid
Smart grid deployment is proceeding in fits and starts around the world, but growth is expected to be steady to strong for deploying key elements of a power grid in the coming years.
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Ultra-High-Definition Panel Market Hits High Point in First Half
The market for ultra-high-definition (UHD) liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels hit a major inflection point at the end of June, with shipments crossing the half-million mark for the first time...
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Peregrine and LG Team Up on Antenna Tuning Design for LG Optimus G Pro
Peregrine’s UltraCMOS and DuNE technologies will help LG to optimize handset efficiency, data rate, call integrity and battery life.
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Demand for Key Raw Material Set to Double as LED Market Booms
The market for precursor used in the metal-organic chemical vapor deposition manufacturing process for making LEDs will rise to 69 tons in 2016, up a notable 114 percent from 2012.
