Industries
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UN Bans Lithium-ion Batteries as Cargo on Aircraft
The measure comes as concern over the devices exploding during flight.
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Toshiba Unveils New Image Recognition Processor for Automotive Safety
The chip includes features that will become part of the camera requirements for the European New Car Assessment Program in 2018.
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LED Sports Lighting Installed in Houston Astros’ Minute Maid Park
Musco will provide the lighting source for the Major League Baseball stadium.
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Internet of Things Foundation Formed by Industry Heavyweights to Tackle Software Protocols
The Open Connectivity Foundation will seek to accelerate innovation and map a single open standard.
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Engineers Create Modules That Link Together to Form Different Cameras
With this new modular camera system, users can piece together blocks into different formations to change camera functionality.
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Researchers Working on More Efficient Human-Robot Teamwork
MIT researchers don’t want robots to steal humans’ jobs. Instead they are working on ways for humans and robots to work in harmony.
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Time-of-Flight Ranging Sensor Readies for Smart Phone, Tablet, Robotics Applications
STMicroelectronics updates its FlightSense branded ranging technology for faster ranging over greater distances.
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Smart Homes Could Improve Your Relationships
A new Intel survey finds personal income and personal connections could benefit from future enhancements inside the home.
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Integrated PMIC Replaces 100+ Discrete Components in Smart TVs
Foreseeing demand for high-definition digital TVs, set-top boxes and other media gadgets, European power semiconductor manufacturer Dialog Semiconductor has readied highly integrated power management ICs (PMICs) for smart TVs and STBs.
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Tadiran Industrial Grade LiSOCL2 Batteries: High Energy Cells that Age Gracefully
With a standalone operating life of up to 40 years, high energy density and a wide operating temperature range, Tadiran’s bobbin-type lithium thionyl chloride (LiSOCL2) battery is a power source particularly well-suited to the requirements of the newest generation of industrial grade applications.
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Comcast Will Roll Out New Gigabit Tech Across the U.S. This Year
The new technology comes after Comcast launched its residential fiber-based multi-gigabit service, Gigabit Pro, in metro Atlanta last year.
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Subaru’s EyeSight Collision Technology Reduces Accidents by 61%
Based on a recent survey of traffic incidents, the technology helps to avoid potential hazards.
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New Enormous Blades Could Create More Offshore Energy in the U.S.
The researchers’ new design for blades that are longer than two football fields could help bring offshore 50-megawatt wind turbines to the U.S. and world.
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Researchers Propose Ultra-Fast Solution to Charge EVs in 15 Minutes
In an attempt to find a charging solution that would be the equivalent of filling up a tank of gas, EPFL researchers proposed intermediate storage.
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Video: 3D-printing Technique Uses Ultrasonic Waves to Print Composite Materials
A new 3D-printing technique could enable people to create many more products at home, inexpensively.
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How One Man’s $79 Handheld Computer Can Bring the Internet to the Entire World
The handheld desktop computer can connect to any TV monitor allow for Internet access to the 60% of the world that still goes without.
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Initiative Aims to Educate Students on 3D Manufacturing
Digital manufacturing leader Inventables has announced a list of schools that will be the first to have access to a 3D carving machine, in an effort to educate students on 3D manufacturing.
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3D Printing Advances Offset Yesterday’s Barriers
Researchers worldwide are making huge gains in 3D printing advances involving printers, materials and processes.
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U.S. Government Proposes $4 Billion Autonomous Driving Pilot Program
The DOT plans to collaborate with the automotive industry to develop guidance on testing of self-driving cars.
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Unleashing the Power of IoT on Indian Farmers
Entrepreneurs and multinationals are electrifying the Indian fields with sensors to improve productivity.
