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Tesla and SolarCity Agreement Moves One Step Forward
The deal has been approved by both companies’ board of directors.
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Researchers Develop Interactive Dynamic Video for Touching VR Objects
In real life, we can reach out and touch objects—poke them, push them, prod them—then watch them react as a result. In a video, it does not quite work like that, unless you are dealing with a new simulation system like the one developed at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab.
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Columbia Engineers Developing Functional 3-D Food Printer for All
The final prototype should be done by the end of the year, and the hope is that as it cooks it prints a variety of new edible items.
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Axiom Raises Funds to Bring Smart Refrigeration Mainstream
The company is deploying refrigeration batteries to supermarkets and cold-storage facilities.
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Locking Plug Meets Board-To-Board Apps
The 70-9159 Series locking plug contact has positive latching mechanism that eliminates the need for costly thermal adhesives and hand soldering.
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UMC Qualifies 0.18um BCD Process for Automotive-Grade Semiconductors
The pure-play foundry says it is ready for mass production of ICs based on this process.
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Which Programming Languages Are Actually Most Popular?
Lucky for you IEEE Spectrum has released an application that ranks the popularity of a plethora of programming languages.
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How Smartwatches Can Make Nursing Homes Safer
A team of engineers has developed a smartwatch application that can help certified nursing assistants (CNAs) respond to alerts more quickly and help prevent falls.
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New Lattice Structure Absorbs Dreadful Vibrations from Propellers, Rotors and Rockets
Engineers have a solution to the vibrations in machines, vehicles and aircraft: a 3D lattice structure that can expand the possibilities of vibration absorption.
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New Device and Software Will Determine How Much Power Your Home Consumes
The new invention poses an easier way to determine how much power is being used by every appliance, lighting fixture and device in your home, with pinpoint accuracy and at low cost.
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MicroQSFP connector offers increased density and better thermal performance.
The microQSFP connector offers 33% increased density over the QSFP connector and better thermal performance than other pluggable solutions.
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TDK Acquires Tronics Microsystems to Expand Sensor Portfolio
TDK’s subsidiary EPCOS has expanded its sensor portfolio with the acquisition of European sensor manufacturer Tronics Microsystems.
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Voltage Variable Attenuators Cover Range From 400 MHz to 18 GHz
Pasternack’s line of voltage variable attenuators?offer up to 60 dB of attenuation across a 400 MHz to 18 GHz range.
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DC/DC Converter Drives Gate Circuits
Murata’s MGJ1 DC/DC converter is designed to drive high and low-side gate circuits such as those using IGBTs and SiC MOSFETs.
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Smart Clothing: the Next Generation of Wearables
Encapsulated electronics woven into clothing—“smart clothing”—are primed to reach beyond fitness to a wide range of personal uses. The analysis firm ABI Research predicts the smart clothing market will top 18 million clothing articles annually by 2021, representing a 48% CAGR. Smart textiles built from conductive polymers will enable built-in features such as computing devices and multifunctional sensors, offering new possibilities for interacting with services, devices and environments.
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‘MacEtching’ Helps Transistors Stand Tall for Faster Speed
University of Illinois researchers aim to get higher speeds from computers and other electronic devices by developing a new method to make transistors stand tall.
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Plated Probe Tailored for Fine Pitch PCB Assembly Test
Lead-free-plated probes provide enhanced performance in high-volume production test applications.
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Privacy Application in the Works for Smartphones
A personalized privacy assistant application is coming that promises to simplify the chore of setting permissions for your smartphone applications.
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Global Energy Storage Market to Double in 2016
Total grid-connected storage capacity to reach 21 GWh by 2025
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Rechargeable Coin Cell Batteries Offer High mAH Capacity
Encapsulation technology increases storage capacity to suit cells for IoT wearable products.
