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TI Adds Wi-Fi to Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
A new reference design allows for remote monitoring and control over the charging of vehicles.
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Strides in Soft Robotics
Soft robots have become an area of interest due to the fact that they would make possible tasks and environments previously unachievable by traditional and rigid robotic systems.
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SimpliPhi Releases Plug-and-Play Energy Storage System for Hawaii
The system works with new or existing solar installations to reduce energy costs and provide power during outages.
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nuTonomy Begins Self-Driving Car Trials in Singapore for “Robo-Taxis”
The trial will offer no-cost rides to select residences in a self-driving electric vehicle.
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Kwikset Rolls Out Second Generation Smart Locks
The Smart Home application allows homeowners to lock and unlock doors with the touch of a finger.
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Frequency Dividers Cover 0.5 to 18 GHz Range
Pasternack’s new line of high-reliability?frequency dividers cover wide frequency bandwidths from 0.5 to 18 GHz and are available?in 2, 4, 5, 8 and 10 divide-by-prescaler configurations.
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Open-Frame AC/DC Supply Produces 250 W
The CPS-250M open-frame power supply from Artesyn Embedded Technologies delivers 250 W in an industry-standard 2 x 4 in. form factor.
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Linear Current Regulators and Controllers Control Automotive LED Lights
The A6274 and A6284 linear current regulators offer pre-regulator gate drive that minimizes power losses to extend output power capability.
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High-Voltage Capacitors Are Good to 200° C
Kemet’s HV-HT surface mount multilayer ceramic capacitors are now offered in EIA 2824, 3040, 3640 and 4540 case sizes.
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Zinc-Ion Batteries Cut Costs for Grid Energy Storage
Researchers from the University of Waterloo have developed a long-lasting zinc-ion battery that’s 50% cheaper than current lithium-ion batteries.
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Smart Microphones Usher in an Era of “No-interface” Devices
Advances in smart microphones lay the groundwork for a major transformation in user interfaces. With tens or hundreds of smart devices predicted to populate the home, the time has come to embrace a more “universal” interface — voice.
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New York’s Facial Recognition Tech Leads to 100 Arrests this Year
Back in January, the state of New York launched a program implementing facial recognition technology to combat identity theft and fraud, and remove high-risk drivers from the road.
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Near-Infrared Sensor Aims for Resolution Records
InVisage Technologies announces what it considers to be the world's highest-resolution near-infrared camera sensor.
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Flexible VNA Coax Cables Introduced for Test Labs
The cables can be used in chip probe testing, precise bench top testing or lab/production testing.
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New Technology Lets Mobile Devices Share Battery Life
New technology developed by computer scientists is said to have the ability to extend battery life hundreds of times in some cases.
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Vishay Adds Ferrite Bead Impedance Calculator to Website
Vishay has added an online ferrite bead impedance calculator that enables designers to quickly find the impedance of the company’s most popular surface-mount ferrite beads.
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Wireless Charging Pads Come to Starbucks
Three Munich, Germany, coffee houses will be the first step in a nationwide rollout for the wireless charging systems.
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Video: Watch an Autonomous 3-D Printed Robot Powered by Microfluid
The “Octobot” was created by Harvard University in order to advance soft robotics.
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Sensor-to-Cloud Developer Kit Leverages Bluetooth Low Energy for IoT Connectivity
Silicon Labs' Thunderboard React developer kit makes it easy to explore developing Internet of Things applications.
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Future Electronics, Microsemi Team on Low-cost Development Board
Future Electronics and Microsemi have introduced a development board costing under $50. The board, which incorporates a 25k logic element (LE) FPGA.
