Industries
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NASA uses drones to monitor volcanoes
The unmanned craft will fly beyond the visual line of sight to detect eruptions before they happen.
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Biodegradable fireworks may create sustainable celebrations
Studio Roosegaarde demonstrates organic light sparks as an environmentally friendly alternative.
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Raltron Electronics, New Yorker Electronics ink distribution franchise agreement
The agreement will supply high quality crystals, oscillators, antennas and high-end frequency management products to expanded markets.
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Reforestation project begins in Brazil using drones
XAG will take part in UFPR’s Arboreto Project.
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Precision compressed air thermal flow meter improves processes, reduces maintenance and costs
The meter supports compressed air systems for blowing, bottling, cleaning, coating, conveying, cooling and more.
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Testing an autonomous shuttle service in cold weather
The pilot project is part of the city’s goal to become a smart city.
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The automotive industry is abandoning the term self-driving
Instead, it will use autonomous vehicles.
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GM to invest $7 billion in four EV manufacturing sites
It is the single largest investment in GM’s history.
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RF transparent antenna introduced
The device increases efficiency in 5G network infrastructure.
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Bridgestone to add more charging stations to retail stores
A total of 50 charging stations will be installed in the first quarter of this year.
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Video: KleinVision flying car receives flight certification
But you will need a pilot’s license to fly it.
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Video: Automated calibration kits for vector network analyzers
Automated E-Cal, through-reflect-line (TRL) and through-reflect-match (TRM) calibration are now available with PicoVNA (vector network analyzer) 108 units.
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Ranking the top 5 smart cities
Shanghai was the highest ranked city due to its Citizen Cloud platform.
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SoC families unveiled for smart home, industrial applications
Silicon Labs’ new chips are designed to bring AI/ML to the home.
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New Philips Hue smart lighting unveiled by Signify
Three new series of LEDs for the smart home.
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Video: Radar sensor tracks micron distances in harsh environments
With an opening angle of just 4°, the device promises a measurement accuracy of up to 1 µm and a sensing range of 0.1 m to 50 m.
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Capacitors Week (Feb. 13 - 19)
Many of history's electrical innovations had literally painful beginnings, capacitors included.
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Video: eVTOL startup Overair tests propulsion system
The test is in preparation for its first test flight in 2023.
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Mercedes-Benz grabs a stake in lidar maker Luminar
The move continues automakers securing supply of parts.
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Pony.ai builds self-driving computing using Nvidia Drive SoC
The platform moves the technology from industrial-grade hardware to automotive-grade.
