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New Cooling Textiles Provide Relief in Summer Temperatures
Researchers report the development of a new material for clothing that we could one day don as our own personal cooling unit, without any external energy needed to power it.
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Fully Integrated Circuits Can Be Printed Directly onto Fabric and Last 20 Wash Cycles
Researchers have successfully incorporated washable, stretchable and breathable electronic circuits into fabric. This opens up new possibilities for smart textiles and wearable electronics.
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Virtual Wall That Can Improve Security and Performance Developed
A team of researchers led by Dartmouth College may have finally solved the problem of how to inexpensively improve wireless signal strength for indoor spaces with multiple rooms.
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Amphenol Connectors for Wind Power
The connectors can withstand vibration, salt spray, humidity, dust, EMI/EMC and temperature extremes.
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VMware to Buy SD-WAN Startup
VMware has agreed to acquire SD-WAN startup VeloCloud Networks. The transaction is expected to close in VMware's fiscal fourth quarter 2018.
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Language Subtleties That Do Compute
A University of Pennsylvania researcher is breaking down language subtleties into terms that machines can understand, and surmounting barriers in the process.
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New Device Directs Colors to a Set of Output Angles
A team of scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed nanoscale devices that divide incident white light into its component colors based on the direction of illumination or directs these colors to a predetermined set of output angles.
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Smart Home Products On the 'It' List
New research by Parks Associates finds that 41% of U.S. households with WiFi intend to purchase a smart home product in the next 12 months.
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Interactive Blocks for Kids Use Mixed Reality to Teach STEM Skills
Logitow is an interactive smart tool for kids aged 3 to 12, made up of smart building blocks combined with a powerful app that bridges the gap between the screen and reality.
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New Tech May Boost Cyber Threats in Aviation: Report
New technology increases the risk of cyberattacks in the aviation industry, according to a report released today.
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Cost-Effective Electronics Mass Production, with a Hint of 'Star Trek'
A new electronics assembly technique relies on an innovative freeze-drying method and the 'Star Trek' tractor beam-like forces of optoelectronic tweezers.
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First Full Land Motion Map of Scotland Developed Over Two Years
The first country-wide map of relative land motion has been created by a team at the University of Nottingham.
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First Smartphone-Compatible Insertable Cardiac Monitor Launched in the U.S.
Abbott has secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for the Confirm Rx™ Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM), the world's first smartphone-compatible ICM designed to help physicians remotely identify cardiac arrhythmias.
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Broadcom May Need to Woo Qualcomm a Bit More
Broadcom offered $130 billion for Qualcomm yesterday, but the mobile chip maker is rumored to be against the deal.
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Physicists Improve Sensor Accuracy to Prevent Electrical Grid Overload
Electrical physicists from Czech Technical University have provided additional evidence that new current sensors introduce errors when assessing current through iron conductors.
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Flexible Organic Flash Memory for Foldable and Disposable Electronics Developed
A KAIST team reported ultra-flexible organic flash memory that is bendable down to a radius of 300 µm. The memory exhibits a significantly-long projected retention rate with a programming voltage on part with the present industrial standards.
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Metamaterials Could Lead to the Development of Far Fetched Electronics
Metamaterials offer a real possibility that our most far-fetched fancies could one day become real as rocks. From invisibility cloaks and perfect lenses to powerful batteries, their super-power applications seem to be never-ending. So far these applications haven’t been developed, even though scientists have been studying these metamaterials for more than 15 years.
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Study Finds Use of Autonomous Vehicles Will Lower Number of Fatal Car Crashes
Autonomous vehicles only have to be a little bit better than human drivers before becoming widely used in the United States. This approach could save thousands of lives annually, even before the technology is perfected, according to a new RAND Corporation report.
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Apple, Qualcomm May Split; Enter Intel
A decade-long partnership between Apple and Qualcomm may be coming to an end. And -- surprise! -- Intel may be in the picture.
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AT&T, Amazon Web Services Partnership Widens
AT&T’s recently expanded relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides customers a cloud-optimized networking environment with secure, flexible connectivity options to serve cloud, cybersecurity and mobility requirements.
