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Looking to Insects for Self-Righting Robot Design
The potential for tipping over has been an ongoing robotics challenge. A team of mechanical engineers and entomologists are working on solving it by looking to click beetles, which can right themselves without the use of their legs.
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See the Story of the Highest-Capacity Transatlantic Subsea Cable
The highest-capacity subsea cable to cross the Atlantic will transfer data at a staggering rate of 160 Tbps.
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Single-Chip Ultrasonic Sensing Microcontrollers for Smart Water Meters Released
Texas Instruments (TI) has revealed a new family of MSP430™ microcontrollers (MCUs) with an integrated ultrasonic sensing analog front end that enables smart water meters in order to deliver higher accuracy and lower power consumption.
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Artificial Intelligence is Key to Obtaining Chemical Fingerprints
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) research have led to a wide range of developments in this industry over the last ten years.
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Creative Use of Noise Brings Bio-Inspired Electronics Development
Researchers at Osaka University in Japan are working on achieving this with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). The research team has created a summing network SR device that detects subthreshold singles that are fabricated to include a self-noise component.
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Video: Maker Builds a Raspberry Pi-based Game Boy Color to Play “Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds”
A gutted Nintendo handheld is the base, streamed from a PC using Moonlight software.
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Q&A: AImotive's Vision-first Approach Propels Its Self-driving Car Strategy
AImotive’s CEO, Laszlo Kishonti, talks about the future of autonomous driving and the company’s role in it.
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App Creates 360° Photos for Real Estate Agents to Create VR Tours for Their Websites
YouVR has changed the way people engage with 360-degree photos and virtual reality tours. It aims to democratize VR, Next Aeon has developed an easy, affordable and fun way people can create and share VR content.
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Mars 2020 Rover Has New and Improved SuperCam for Gathering Information about Mars' Surface
On Earth, scientists are already building the next generation’s ChemCam with upgrades and new spectral capabilities for the NASA Mars 2020 rover. Along with a faster LIBS system, the SuperCam will feature a new conduction-cooled laser system to provide a non-destructive analysis ability of RAMAN spectroscopy that is capable of detecting carbon-based signatures of organic materials.
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Intel Unveils 8th Generation Desktop PC Microprocessors
Intel is targeting the new processor at gamers and creators.
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Watch: New Video Service Uses 360 Cameras and the Cloud to Monitor Drivers and Trucks
Lytx is making it possible for fleet and operation managers to virtually be in a car or in the field when they need to the most with the new Lytx Video Services.
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Boothroyd Dewhurst DFM Concurrent Costing 3.0 Supports OEM Supply Chain Partnerships with Science-Based Estimates and Best-Cost Practices
Software guides manufacturers toward optimum process and material choices for machining, casting, plastics and sheet metal for a range of industries.
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Blockchain-based Platform for New Peer-to-Peer Energy Models
The platform has been developed to exchange electricity from renewable and fossil sources.
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Lowe’s Launches Two Augmented Reality Apps for Home Makeovers
Lowe’s Companies Inc. is launching two apps that work with Apple’s new ARKit capabilities to transform smartphones into powerful measurement and design aides.
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Watch How Gita the Robot Follows You Anywhere
A startup is pioneering the intelligent movement of people and goods at a scale larger than aerial drones, but smaller than cars.
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Overcoming Component Obsolescence
Faster, smaller, better, more secure and more connected technology. Sounds good, doesn’t it? But every coin has two sides and, in this case, faster, more compact, and more secure and efficient technology triggers some unfortunate challenges.
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Electronic Load For Testing Fuel Cells
The electronic load has constant current/power/voltage/resistance modes for testing fuel cells as well as low-voltage power supplies.
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New 12-nm FinFET Technology for High-Performance Applications
The technology offers density and performance improvements over the current generation with enhancements for next-gen automotive electronics and RF/analog applications.
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Using Machine Learning to Fight Crime
In recent months, University of California programmers received a significant amount of attention for their work on a tool that helps determine if persons advertised online for sex are linked to larger organizations dabbling in human trafficking.
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Solar Panels to be Integrated into 10 Million Bicycles in China
The panels will power smart locks and other features for a bike-sharing company.
