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MyKronoz Announces Availability of ZeTime Petite Hybrid Smartwatch at CES 2018
The hybrid device with mechanical hands over a color touchscreen offers the classic design of a Swiss timepiece with the advanced features of a smartwatch.
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Wearable Sensors for Plants Measure Water Use
Iowa State University plant scientists Patrick Schnable has described how he measured the time it takes for two kinds of corn plants to move water from their roots to low leaves and then the upper leaves.
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IoT's Future, As Seen by One of Its Builders
The internet of things (IoT) will depend on a variety of network technologies; among them is low-power wide-area networking, or LPWAN. Electronics360 recently had a chance to talk with Von Cameron of Actility, one of the companies at the forefront of this developing technology.
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Researchers Create a Red Flare that is Human and Environmentally Friendly
Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany have developed an environmentally friendly red light flare that is popular in fireworks displays and among soldiers who use them in training and battlefield operations as signaling devices.
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Energous Corporation to Demo Power-at-a-Distance Charging Technology at CES 2018
The FCC-certified technology sends focused, RF-based power to devices at a distance.
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Learn New Optical and Test Strategies at Lightwave/400G Symposium 2018
Optical and Test Strategies in Lightwave/400G Symposium 2018 by Keysight, January 17-18, 2018.
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Laser Evaporation Could Create Better Solar Cells
Materials scientists from Duke University have developed a new method to create hybrid thin-film materials that have been difficult or impossible to make. This technique could be the gateway to new generators of solar cells, light-emitting diodes and photodetectors.
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WayRay to Present Holographic AR Navigation System with SDK Availability at CES 2018
WayRay, a Swiss developer of holographic augmented reality (AR) navigation systems for cars, will demonstrate its AR solutions at CES 2018.
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Watch: Emotionally Intelligent Companion Robot for Children to Launch in U.S. Market at CES 2018
The companion robot for children incorporates advanced artificial intelligence technology with enhanced emotional and social intelligence capabilities.
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Tyndall Smart Glove Displayed at CES 2018
The team of researchers and developers behind the Smart Glove—Haptic Human-Computer Interface Systems for virtual reality/augmented reality and robotics will showcase their new glove at CES in Las Vegas from January 9-12, 2018.
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Researchers Tweak Quantum Dots to Strengthen Double-Pane Solar Windows
With two types of “designer” quantum dots, researchers are creating double-pane solar windows that generate electricity with greater efficiency and create shading and insulation for good measure. It is all possible because of a new window architecture that utilizes two different layers of low-cost quantum dots tuned to absorb different parts of the solar spectrum.
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Researchers Find Safer Route for Ultrasonic Therapy
Duke University researchers have discovered a way to enhance the effectiveness and safety of sonogenetics, or ultrasonic modulation, emerging techniques that use sound waves.
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Where Autonomous Car Technology Stands in 2018
The driverless car technology chronicles show that we are going to hit Level 3 autonomy in 2018, while the industry will kick-off pilots for Level 5 autonomous cars operating in geo-fenced areas. For that, sensor fusion is moving to a higher level with ample processing available from new computer platforms.
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Researchers Aim to Standardize Perovskite Solar Cell Aging Measurements
Current research efforts on perovskite are continuously trying to improve perovskite stability. But the community is restricted by the fact that there are no general standards by which scientists can measure the stability of perovskite solar cells.
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Watch: Solar-powered Drone to Be Launched at CES 2018
The lightweight, solar-powered quadcopter promises an increase in flight time from less than 30 minutes to hours.
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Single Metalens Can Focus All Colors of the Rainbow in One Area
A team of researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) has developed the first single lens that can focus the entire visible spectrum of light—including white light—in the same spot and in high resolution.
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At CES 2018: Gyrfalcon Technology Competes with Intel with its Newly-Launched USB Stick
With the company’s first ultra-low power, high-performance AI processor Lightspeeur® 2801S, the Laceli™ AI Compute Stick runs a 2.8 TOPS performance within 0.3 watt of power.
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China Will Implement Digital IDs, Social Credit System in Coming Years
By merging an online identity with a real one, China hopes to combat online identification fraud.
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Five Robotics Makers to Meet at CES
Many routine, middle-skilled jobs involve relatively structured tasks, and robots are ideally suited for those jobs.
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Smart Cities Getting Attention as CES Nears
Smart cities will be a new area of focus at CES 2018, as the show, set for next week in Las Vegas, launches a dedicated exhibit area and a schedule of relevant conference programming.
