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Facebook Developing Method to Animate Profile Photos Based on Reaction to Posts
Computer scientists at Tel-Aviv University collaborated with researchers at Facebook to develop a new computational technique that makes it possible for users to animate still images in a highly realistic way.
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Researchers Developed Faster, Longer-Lasting Batteries
New battery prototype is an “all-solid-state” and has the potential to store more energy while maintaining high safety and reliability levels. Further, the battery is based on sodium, a cheap alternative to lithium.
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Toyota's Humanoid Robot Just Wants to Help
Toyota Motor Corp. this week revealed T-HR3, the company’s third generation humanoid robot.
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Heilind Electronics Stocking JAE's DX07 Series USB Type-C Connectors
Heilind Electronics has added the manufacturer’s DX07 Series USB Type-C connectors to its extensive inventory of interconnect products.
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Yokowo’s New One-action Lead Socket Connector Provides Reduced Assembly Time and Stable Attachment
The connector provides easy one-action lead wire connection to a printed circuit board (PCB) for improved stability and decreased assembly time.
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Researchers Develop Imaging Method that Reveals 17th Century Artists’ Secrets
Using modern, high-speed scanners and advanced signal processing techniques, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are peering through layers of pigment to see how painters prepared their canvasses, applied undercoats and built up layer upon layer of paint to produce their masterpieces.
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Seoul Semiconductor’s SunLike Series Natural Spectrum LEDs Are First to Receive RG-1 Low Risk Eye Safety Certification
SunLike Series LEDs from Seoul Semiconductor received an RG-1 Eye Safety certification based on and were recognized for the highest level of safety among 25W COB type LED.
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High-performance Elastomer Socket from Ironwood Electronics
Ironwood Electronics recently introduced a new high-performance elastomer socket for 0.4 mm pitch BGA package.
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5 Ways Tech Can Help Ease Holiday Shopping Stress
Holiday shopping can be one of the most stressful times of the year. Luckily, there are technologies here to help keep stress down while trying to find the perfect gifts for your friends and family.
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Build Your Own Muon Detector
The pocket-sized device can be assembled with common electrical parts at a cost of about $100.
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New Ingestible Sensor Can Detect Movement in the GI Tract
Researchers from MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have built a flexible sensor that can be rolled up and swallowed.
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PIN vs. APD: Different Sensitivity, Different Applications
The main advantage of the APD is that it has a greater level of sensitivity compared to PIN. The avalanche action increases the gain of the diode many times, providing much higher sensitivity.
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New Parts for Old: Cost-Competitive and Comparable to OEM Equipment
Radwell International offers another, more cost-effective option for manufacturers: Radwell verified substitutes. These high-quality new product replacements can be substituted for the original manufacturer’s item at a considerable savings.
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Physicists Discover Why Thin Carbon Nanotubes Have Metallic Conductivity
An international team of researchers has examined the optical and dielectric properties of thin, macroscopic films. These films are based on single-walled carbon nanotubes.
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How Your Computer Actually Creates Color
The key lies in millions of individual groupings of tiny red, green and blue subpixel elements of varying intensities arrayed across a monitor.
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New Supercapacitor Has 100 Times More Energy Storage
Mouser Electronics is now stocking the DMH Series supercapacitor from Murata.
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New Robot Measures Plant Growth at the Cellular Level
Plant scientists have developed a new tool called an automated confocal micro-extensometer (ACME). It allows scientists to measure spatial variation in the mechanical properties of plant cells with unprecedented accuracy.
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Researchers Test Artificial Photosynthesis to Use Renewable Energy to Convert Carbon Dioxide
A new catalyst created by U of T Engineering researchers brings them one step closer to artificial photosynthesis — a system that, just like plants, would use renewable energy to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into stored chemical energy.
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New Method to Write Magnetic Info Could Lead to Hardware Neural Networks
Researchers have shown how to write a magnetic pattern onto nanowires, which could help computers mimic how the brain processes information.
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Researchers Discover Nanoparticles Could Allow for Faster and Better Medicine
Gold nanoparticles could make drugs act more quickly and effectively, according to new research conducted at the State University of New York at Binghamton.
