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The Essential Facts About Actuators
Actuators come in many shapes, sizes and capabilities, but it’s not necessary to be an expert to figure out how and when to use them. Understand their strengths and limitations and you’re on your way to implementing innovative and inexpensive automation solutions.
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Use of Automation Systems in Commercial Buildings Can Lower Energy Use by 29 Percent
Large commercial buildings can often go years without maintenance being performed on the controls designed to keep the building running smoothly. Often, these controls aren’t used to their full potential. When these controls go without maintenance and are not used to their full potential, the commercial building often has a high power bill.
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MEMS Gyro Sensors for Precision Measurement Applications
Tronics has signed a distribution agreement with Digi-Key
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DDR4 Chipsets Designed to Work with Intel’s Core X-series Processors
The kits are targeted at getting the maximum performance of Intel’s newestIntel’s Core X-series processors and the X299 chipset.
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Brain-Inspired AI Super Computing System Developed
IBM and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) announced they are collaborating on a first-of-its-kind brain-inspired supercomputing system powered by a 64-chip array of the IBM TrueNorth Neurosynaptic System.
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Building a Computer 10,000 Times Faster
USC has been selected to lead a consortium of universities and private companies to build lightning-fast quantum computers.
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Video: Intelligent Robot Designed for Urban Excavation
An international team is developing an autonomous underground robot with intelligent navigation for urban environments.
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New System Allows for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Testing
Custom MMIC has announced its expanded collaboration with X-Microwave LLC to create the X-MWblock™ system.
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Video: Smart Glass Keypad Transforms Your Macbook’s Trackpad
Nums is a new smart accessory that can transform your trackpad into a calculator and launch your favorite apps and websites with one swipe.
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New CPUs Launched with Four Communication Ports
AutomationDirect added two new feature-enhanced CPUs to its DirectLOGIC DL405 programmable logic controller product line.
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Timex to Introduce MEMS Powered Watch
The watchmaker has formed an agreement with French MEMS maker SilMach.
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This Human-Sized Flexible and Transparent Display Can be Rolled Up to Three Inches
LG has introduced a new OLED containing a 40 percent transparency with ultra-HD resolution.
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New App Allows Users to Try on Makeup Using AI
MakeupPlus is a virtual cosmetics counter that allows users to try on makeup virtually within the app before they buy. COUNTER features hundreds of lipstick products from brands like Charlotte Tilbury, Stila, GLAMGLOW, Lime Crime and more.
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New Outdoor Cables Can Operate in -40 C to +75 C Temperatures
L-com Global Connectivity has announced it had added new families of outdoor cables for industrial Ethernet, manufacturing, process industry, outdoor and direct burial applications.
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Raspberry Pi Add-on for Next Generation IoT Apps
The MATRIX Creator provides multiple functionality and enables faster, more cost-effective development of IoT devices.
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Sunlight Readable LCD Display Targeted for Outdoor Use
SunScreen’s new display allows consumers to view the screen even in bright sunshine.
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New Antireflection Film for Smart Devices Inspired by Moth Eyes
Researchers from the College of Optics at the University of Florida have created a new antireflection film coating for smartphones that is inspired by moth eyes.
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New Metal Through Silicon Via Wafers Released
Micralyne Inc. has teamed up with Microplex in Placentia, California to develop and manufacture custom wafers with metal 'through silicon vias' (TSVs).
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Say Goodbye to Eye Fatigue, Hello to Virtual Reality
A new type of 3D display could eliminate the extended-use discomfort typical of existing AR/VR displays.
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A New High-Power Line of Battery Chargers
The ruggedized devices are suitable for decentralized railway applications.
