Industries
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Automotive-grade Embedded Storage Device for ADAS and Infotainment in Connected Cars
Western Digital has introduced a EFD to work in extreme conditions in and around vehicles
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DIY Interactive Photography
A new set of "Street View ready" certification standards will expand access to interactive photo creation tools.
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Breakthrough Design Produces Dendrite-free Lithium Metal Battery
Breakthrough technology solves the dendrite problem in lithium-metal batteries, opening the possibility to build batteries with three times the capacity of lithium-ion batteries.
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Video: No-sweat Workout Suit
MIT has developed a new breathable outfit with ventilating flaps that open and close in response to body heat and sweat
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MOSFETs for Automotive Electronic Control Units
STMicroelectronics has introduced new 40V devices targeted at increasing the density in automotive electronic control units (ECUs).
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The Unsecured Connected Car
The rush to get more options in automobiles may be at the expense of a lack of security
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Printable Electronics Coming Soon to a Store Near You
Additive manufacturing and 3-D printing have eliminated the complex parts of creating memory devices. They have allowed for a more streamlined process.
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New 4mm Pitch Spring-Loaded Connector Targets Rugged Applications
A new ruggedized long stroke 4 mm pitch SLC from Mill-Max is geared toward tough applications in rough environments.
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New Self-Charging Power Unit Made Out of Cut Paper
Researchers Zhong Lin Wang and Chenguo Hu wanted to come up with a new, wireless way for portable electronic devices to charge. Currently, the only way to get a full charge on a hearing aid, heart monitor, etc. is to plug them into the wall. But Wang and Hu thought, what if they could take the energy that a person expels every day and put that energy back into the device.
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Multi-channel Temperature Data Loggers
The temperature data logger operates standalone on battery power and can couple with up to 3 additional units to allow for up to 16 synchronized channels.
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IoT Capability Included in Energy Management System Upgrade
An Internet of Things (IoT) upgrade will enable device to device, device to Cloud and device to smart phone and tablet communications.
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Video: Touchable Tablet Helps the Visually Impaired Navigate
The lightweight, reconfigurable touchscreen tablet generates graphical information that can be ‘read’ with the user’s fingers.
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Video: Digital Air Traffic Control Comes to the UK
A digital air traffic control tower is to be installed at London City Airport, the first of its kind in the UK.
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Video: Lighting Up Wind Turbine Airspace
The active aviation light management solution developed by Vestas for wind turbines is now ready for use in the U.S.
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Overcoming Centuries-old Challenges in Microscopy
A newly-developed flat lens for immersion microscopy can be cost-effectively mass-produced through existing foundry technology or nanoimprinting.
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Turning Commercial Microprocessors into Space-Grade Powerhouses
Teledyne e2v has re-engineered commercial microprocessors for use on the Meteosat meteorological satellite.
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VarCity Software Creates City Models from Images Alone
Machine-learning algorithms have produced a detailed three-dimensional model of Zurich using only image data.
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Video: The Smart Home Goes to the Dogs
Connect the family dog to the smart home using AI-based sound recognition software.
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New Technology Enables Easier Way to Remotely Operate Robots
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have designed a new, simple, efficient system that doesn’t require any major training. The user points and clicks on an item chooses a grasp, and the robot does the rest.
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Video: How to DIY an Autonomous Cooler for the Summer
A pair of engineers used an Arduino Uno, a lithium-ion battery and a host of off-the-shelf hardware to create the device.
