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Bluetooth tracker made of ocean plastic
Chipolo’s tracker can help users find lost objects.
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Nokia to jointly develop 5G processors with Finnish university
The processors will work with Nokia’s ReefShark chipset portfolio.
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Video: Mobile docking system introduced for autonomous underwater vehicles
Long term such a system could be used to explore extraterrestrial lakes such as those around Jupiter and Saturn’s moons.
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Explained: True wireless earbuds
What are true wireless earbuds and how do they work?
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Solid-state lidar introduced for ADAS and industrial automation
The sensor has no moving parts and a range of 200 meters.
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How do thermostats work?
Explaining the components and science of digital and old-style mechanical thermostats that keep you warm all winter.
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NTC thermistor with long PEEK-insulated, NiFe leads delivers fast, high accuracy measurement
The AEC-Q200 qualified device offers accuracy to ± 0.5° C and response time of less than 3 seconds in air for automotive and industrial applications.
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Heilind expands medical and industrial offering with Amphenol ICC’s MRD series
These rugged circular locking connectors provide reliable power or signal connections in harsh industrial, instrumentation and medical applications.
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Titanium efficiency front-end power supplies for server, storage and network
With AC-DC power-factor-corrected and high voltage DC-input variants, the 2200 W power supplies provide a main output of 12 V DC for powering intermediate bus architectures.
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Video: Industry’s first integrated zero cross detection ICs
The solution for power supplies in the home appliance sector provides designers a turn-key zero cross detector without the need for a complex design using discrete components.
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AI system helps overcome sex bias in medical research
Researchers from Columbia University created an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that helps doctors overcome sex-based bias in medical research.
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Video: Watch EHang’s heavy lift cargo drone take flight in China
The all-electric drone can haul up to 440 lb to deliver supplies for agriculture, offshore oil rigs and disaster relief.
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Rakuten Mobile launches new 5G smartphone for Japanese market
The phone contains the Felica contactless RFID smart card system for mobile payments in the region.
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Video: Voice-activated LED wall powered by Arduino
The 4 ft x 8 ft light wall contains 74 laser-cut cardstock to make up the undulating light-diffusing wave pattern.
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New three-electrode battery testing
The three-electrode cell holder allows for long-term cycling and provides consistent results between samples to expedite battery material research for electric vehicle applications.
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New radar multi-target simulator and advanced automotive Ethernet solutions
New solutions enable development of high-quality and high-performance products that improve safety in modern and autonomous vehicles.
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Choosing connectors for autonomous UxV applications
Autonomous UxV vehicles require an intricate combination of technologies such as radar, lidar, GPS, sonar, artificial intelligence, along with many sensors and cameras, all attempting to paint an instantaneous picture of the real world within an onboard computer.
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Solid state transformers: Past, present and future
Solid state transformers can play an important role in emerging smart grid and renewable integration.
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Autonomous cars moving as one stops traffic jams and saves lives
Researchers from the Michigan Technology University found that if autonomous cars and trucks moved cooperatively on the road, rather than independently, it would stop traffic jams and save lives.
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Watch: Measure absolute distance and thickness with white light interferometers
The new instruments operate with a broadband super-luminescent diode and can make absolute measurements, ideal for step height and surface measurements.
