Industries
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Open Source USB-Key-Fob Allows Makers to Add the Peripherals They Need
Mouser Electronics is now shipping the BeagleBoard PocketBeagle.
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BMW Plans to Introduce Inductive Wireless Recharging for EVs by 2018
The system will initially be used with the 530e iPerformance vehicle and later with all electric and hybrid cars.
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Mitsubishi Begins Field Testing its Satellite Positioning Self-Driving Platform
The system will use satellites to provide centimeter-level augmentation service (CLAS) for autonomous driving.
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A $25 Open-Source USB-Key-Fob Computer
The newest BeagleBoard.org® board is PocketBeagle®, an ultra-tiny-yet-complete open-source USB-key-fob computer for hobbyists, educators and professionals.
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Watch: Can a Car Drive Itself Through the Supply Chain?
A software solution enables cars to be transported through the logistics chain without a driver.
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A Lighter and Safer Electrode
The electronics industry, with the advent of mobile and wearable gadgets, is in need of better storage and safer devices–including batteries and supercapacitors.
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Heilind Electronics Now Stocking 3M’s SlimLine Twin Axial Cable Assemblies
Heilind recently introduced 3M’s SlimLine Twin Axial Cable Assemblies, designed to SFF-8654 specification and featuring x4 and x8 configurations.
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The 3D Selfie is Finally Here!
Computer scientists from the University of Nottingham and Kingston University have developed technology capable of producing 3D facial reconstruction from a single 2D image to create the 3D selfie.
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Ultra-Low Power Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Combo Targeted as Next-Generation Internet of Things Devices
The chip is compatible with 802.11ac access points and 802.11a/b/g/n.
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Smart Meter Monitors Power Use of Individual Devices
Energy suppliers will soon be able to give customers itemized electricity bills that detail how much power different appliances are using.
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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.
