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New PMIC Extends Wearable Battery Life
Mouser Electronics Inc. is now stocking the MAX77734 power management IC (PMIC) from Maxim Integrated.
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Valley Polarization for Electronic and Optoelectronic Technologies Clarified
A team of scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has uncovered a direct link between sample quality and the degree of valley polarization in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs).
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Magnesium Mystery in Rechargeable Battery Performance Solved
A research team at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, led by scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has discovered a set of chemical reactions involving magnesium that degrades battery performance before the battery can be fully charged.
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Watch Israel’s First Underwater Robotic Vehicle Explore the Ocean
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has developed Israel’s first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).
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Heading Toward Smarter Electronics
New research examining electron behavior within nanoelectronics sheds light on how engineers might overcome limitations by harnessing electrons’ quantum nature.
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Plasma Technology Could be the Key to Mars Making Its Own Oxygen
Plasma technology could be the key to creating a sustainable oxygen supply on Mars. This could mean that living on Mars is becoming more possible.
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New USB Doubles the USB Transfer Speed
Corigine, Inc. announced its USB 3.1 Gen 2 PC host and device controller intellectual property (IP) is certified by the Universal Serial Bus Implementers Forum (USB-IF) and compliant with USB SuperSpeed+.
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Device Captures the User’s Home in AR and Presents it in 3D or VR Data
Architecture IT startup “Archisketch” has launched the world’s simplest interior design solution on Kickstarter.
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This New Material Can Be Used for Digital Memories of the Future
Professor Martijn Kemerink of Linköping University has worked with his colleagues in Spain and the Netherlands to develop the first material that has conductivity properties that can be switched on and off using ferroelectric polarization.
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New Evaluation Kit Combines IR Sensor Technology with Bluetooth
Mouser Electronics is now stocking the Grid-EYE® evaluation kit from Panasonic.
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Researchers Improve the Security of Wearable Technology
A security-token necklace, earbuds or eyeglasses developed at the University of Michigan could eliminate vulnerabilities in voice authentication or the practice of logging in to a device or service with just your voice.
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Audio Processor Ups Performance for Near and Far-Field Voice Applications
Knowles has introduced a new device for digital assistants, smart speakers and TVs.
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Development Toolkit Targets Designers Making Advanced Hearing Aids
ON Semiconductor has introduced a new kit based on its Ezario 7100 DSP.
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New Evaluation Kit Reduces Time to Market, Risk and Cost of IoT Designs
Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking the WICED® CYW43907 evaluation kit from Cypress Semiconductors.
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Flexible Skin Helps Robots Do Everyday Tasks by Sensing Force
Engineers from the University of Washington and UCLA have developed a flexible sensor “skin” that can be stretched over any part of a robot’s body or prosthetic to accurately convey information about shear forces and vibration that are critical to successfully grasping and manipulating objects.
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A True Front Access Static Transfer Switch Cabinet
The front access Static Transfer Switch cabinet offers faster installation and increased worker safety during data center power maintenance procedures.
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Machine Learning Tool Can Identify Breast Lesions and Detect Cancer
A new machine learning tool can identify which high-risk breast lesions are likely to become cancerous. Researchers said that this technology has the potential to reduce unnecessary surgeries and help detect cancer quicker than other methods.
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Quantum Dot Laser Improved with Chemical Treatments
A nanotech research team at Los Alamos National Laboratory doctored, or “doped," nanometer-sized dots with additional electrons.
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Nanoantenna Arrays Provide Power to New Fluorescence-Based Sensors
Researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Bedfordshire, in collaboration with ABB, have designed and tested a series of plasmonic nanoantenna arrays that could lead to a new generation of ultrasensitive and low-cost fluorescence sensors to monitor water quality.
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High-Altitude Wind Energy Could Be Harnessed by Kites
The idea of tethered wind turbines that generate electricity from abundant and reliable high-altitude winds seems like a futuristic notion. But KAUST research, led by Georgiy Stechnchikov, has identified the most favorable areas for high-altitude wind-energy systems in the Middle East.
