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Why You Should Care about What's Happening at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC)
Are you wondering what the next generation of power needs is going to be and where is the industry headed? Power is something that no system can live without, so how are all these new inventions and technologies – 5G, self-driving cars, smart home, solar cells, cloud computing – going to meet the power needs that their designs will demand? Will we see a new generation of power supplies and power ICs being developed to support these technologies? Or is it already in place?
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EPA Approves Grant to Replace Diesel School Buses with Electric Versions
The deal will help reduce about 11 tons of nitrogen oxides and two tons of fine particles from the air in the New York area.
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Ready for 3GPP Compliance
Anokiwave is adding to its portfolio of millimeter-wave (mmW) 5G products with a new family of ICs that support 3GPP NR compliant solutions.
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Laser Technology Used to Map 470 Kilometers of Maya Ruins
Archeologists in Guatemala have used airborne laser mapping technology to research Mayan sites on the largest scale ever.
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Contact Lenses Developed to Detect Glucose Levels in Diabetes Patients
The new contact lenses are made of biosensors that can detect glucose through the eyes.
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Watch: Laser Beam Developed to Charge Your Phone Across a Room Without Wires or Charging Pads
Engineers from the University of Washington say they have developed a method to charge a phone with a laser.
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Presto Engineering Declares the Second ASIC Revolution
Application-specific integrated circuits can actually be a cost-effective alternative to printed circuit board assemblies even for small runs by using mainstream, well established nodes.
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Vodafone Begins Drone-Tracking Trials to Protect Aircraft and Civilians From Accidents
The technology will use a radio positioning system, 4G and the internet of things to account for drones flying where they shouldn’t be.
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Video: Watch a Snake Soft Robot Use Kirigami to Move
The robot could be used in exploration over harsh environments or search-and-rescue missions.
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APEC 2018: GaN Systems to Expand Power Transistor Portfolio
The company will introduce devices for consumer and data center applications and new design tools.
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How Unique and Customizable UPSs Can Fulfill Your Niche Needs
A UPS goes unnoticed until it is needed. Power outages are unpredictable and are common during disasters; a UPS keeps equipment up and running during those trying times.
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Is Your Computer Being Cryptojacked?
Thanks to the huge and lucrative growth of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, a new cyber threat has emerged: cryptojacking. This latest version of hacking doesn’t steal data; it steals computing power.
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Leti & Mapper to Present Three Papers on Massively Parallel Electron-beam Litho at SPIE Advanced Lithography 2018
Leti will also host a workshop on "Alternative Lithography" on March 1 with Mapper, ARKEMA and EVG.
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The Importance of Electrical Contacts and Contact Resistance
Electrical contacts, connectors, and connections are very important components in assuring performance and safety. If an electrical contact or connection fails, then disaster can strike with costly damage to capital equipment and the possibility of loss of life.
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Nearly Half the Workforce Will be Replaced by Robots by 2035
A new report indicates robots will be taking away a vast number of jobs from humans across numerous industries.
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Any Smartphone Becomes a Microscope with 3D-printed ‘Clip-on’
The smartphone microscope is powerful enough to visualize specimens as small as 1/200th of a millimeter, such as micro-organisms and blood cells.
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New Robot Vacuum Responds to Commands via Amazon Alexa
The new Deebot can be used hands-free via voice activation or an installed app.
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Amazon, The Disruptor
“Disruptive” innovation is the term given to business practices that break up the existing market by creating a new one. Here's a look at how Amazon became the biggest disruptor of the past generation.
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APEC 2018: AVX to Showcase Harsh Environment, High-Reliability Medium- and High-Power Components
The company will demonstrate its latest ceramic, tantalum and power film capacitors and supercapacitors.
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Evaluation Board from RECOM Extends Lifetime of SensiBLE Module
RECOM’s breakout board SBL-1 for the R-78S Evaluation Board enables engineers to consider an alternate power source for the SensiBLE sensor module whose input voltage from a coin cell quickly drops below 2V after only a few hours of use.
