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Three New Products Aim to Solve Traceability Problems for Many Industries

Three key traceability-related products from Omron Microscan are now being released as part of Omron’s automation solutions.

Qorvo and Leedarson Launch Multi-Standard Smart Lighting Solutions for IoT

The partnership developed industry’s first smart light bulb that combines Zigbee 3.0/BLE 5.0 and Green Power efficiency.

X-Fab Doubles 6 Inch SiC Foundry Capacity in Response to Customer Demand

In preparation for doubling capacity, X-Fab Texas has purchased a second heated-ion implanter for manufacturing 6 inch SiC wafers.

Saelig Introduces AFV-P Series Programmable AC Power Supplies with DC Output and Precision Measurement Capabilities

The versatile AC+DC power sources suit a variety of test situations and power simulations.

What Smart City Initiatives Will Emerge First?

Smart metering, smart transportation and smart lighting will lead off but will transition to active society and citizen empowerment.

Voith Announces Formation of a New Automation Research and Development Team at Digital Campus in North Carolina

The new R&D office is initially focusing on digital controls and modular automation solutions for hydropower products.

Key MMIC LNA Choices That Can Make or Break a Receiver Design

There are a wide range of options and trade-offs an engineer must consider when picking an LNA MMIC for a particular system design.

Would You Switch Off a Robot That Begs For Its ‘Life’?

A study published July 31 in the open-source journal PLOS One attempted to determine whether a robot’s objection to switching it off had any effect on human operators.

Watch: Autonomous Drones Divert Birds Away from Dangerous Airspace

Researchers from KAIST, CalTech and Imperial College London have teamed up to create a method to divert birds away from airports with automated drones.

New Development Allows Bacteria to Produce Vaccines and Biofuel

University of Kent researchers in the School of Biosciences teamed up with researchers from University College London, University of Bristol and Queen Mary University London to develop a new method that manipulates organelles.

Augmented Reality App for DJI Drones Gives Real-time Flight Assistance to Pilots

Epson has introduced a new mixed-reality app for DJI drone pilots using the company’s Moverio augmented reality smart glasses.

Nissan Begins Production of First Electric Car for Chinese Market

The Sylphy Zero Emission is based on the popular LEAF car in the global market.

Growing More Efficient Cannabis Crops with High-intensity LED Lighting

Fluence Bioengineering has introduced three new LED lighting solutions.

Watch: 3D Printing is Making Research Labs More Efficient

The Printed Fluorescence Imaging Box (PFIbox) is a 3D-printed box that is streamlining the way that scientists are studying bacteria.

Implantable Device Stops Seizures at the First Signs of an Episode

A new device from researchers at the University of Cambridge, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines and French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) in France can stop seizures at the first symptom.

Watch: Hospitals are Vulnerable to Cyberattacks that Could Change Records and Kill Patients

University of California researchers have proven that it is easy to modify test results or control medical devices by attacking the connection in a hospital’s computer system.

Pollution Significantly Affects Solar Power Production, Losing Millions of Dollars a Year

After Ian Marius Peters, an MIT researcher, experienced a pollution cloud in Singapore in 2013, he wondered how pollution hazes and clouds affect solar panel operations. He teamed up with other researchers and conducted a two-year-long study to examine the issue.

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