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Bluetooth low energy nodes offer accuracy to within 30 cm
Bluetooth low energy nodes offer accuracy to within 30 cm
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The myriads of Bluetooth beacons that had to be deployed in commercial buildings in order to track the whereabouts of…
Relaxation oscillator saves power in rarely-active IoT sensor nodes
Relaxation oscillator saves power in rarely-active IoT sensor nodes
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A relaxation oscillator used as a picowatt wake-up timer could save power in rarely-active IoT sensor nodes 1000-fold, according to…
IMEC, Leti form European hub for AI, quantum computing
IMEC, Leti form European hub for AI, quantum computing
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Leading European research institutes IMEC and CEA-Leti have agreed to work together on artificial intelligence and quantum computing in order…
Floating AI robot assists astronauts on the ISS
Floating AI robot assists astronauts on the ISS
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IBM (Armonk, NY) has announced that the world’s first artificial intelligence-enabled astronaut assistant has made its debut aboard the International…

Relaxation oscillator could save power in IoT
Relaxation oscillator could save power in IoT
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A relaxation oscillator used as a picowatt wake-up timer could save power in rarely-active IoT sensor nodes 1000-fold, according to researchers from National Universtiy of Singapore.
Cotton-based hybrid biofuel cell could power implantables, sensors
Cotton-based hybrid biofuel cell could power implantables, sensors
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Researchers in the US and Korea have developed a glucose-powered biofuel cell with electrodes made from cotton fibre that could be used to power implantable medical devices such as pacemakers…
Bluetooth low energy tracks you down within 30cm
Bluetooth low energy tracks you down within 30cm
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Exit the myriads of Bluetooth beacons that had to be deployed in commercial buildings in order to track the whereabouts of consumers and their smartphones. Many dedicated beacon applications could…
Menlo moves MEMS switch process to Silex foundry
Menlo moves MEMS switch process to Silex foundry
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MEMS microswitch developer Menlo Microsystems Inc. (Irvine, Calif.) has ported its technology from an R&D facility to a 200mm wafer manufacturing line belonging to MEMS foundry Silex Microsystems AB (Jarfalla,…
Ethernet, audio and video over a single cable
Ethernet, audio and video over a single cable
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With its Intelligent Network Interface Controller networking (INICnet) technology Microchip promises to slash interfacing and cabling costs while shortening development cycles for in-vehicle communication networks encompassing multiple vehicle domains.
Graphcore’s Toon tips Dell AI server
Graphcore’s Toon tips Dell AI server
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Nigel Toon, CEO of Graphcore Ltd. (Bristol, England), has confirmed his company has been shipping the Colossus machine learning processor on PCIe cards to early access customers and in particular…
Electro-optical circuit boards made of cheap glass
Electro-optical circuit boards made of cheap glass
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At electronica, researchers from Fraunhofer IZM were showcasing a novel type of electro-optical circuit boards (EOCB), embedding optical connections and data paths within the bulk of a glass panel.
Hydrogel-based soft lenses integrate LED and RF antenna
Hydrogel-based soft lenses integrate LED and RF antenna
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In partnership with contact lens manufacturer SEED Co., Ltd, Researchers at imec and the Ghent University (UGent) have developed a contact lens with an integrated LED light, including an ultra-thin…
Cotton-based fuel cell aims at implantable medical devices
Cotton-based fuel cell aims at implantable medical devices
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Researchers in the US and Korea have developed a glucose-powered biofuel cell with electrodes made from cotton fibre that could be used to power implantable medical devices such as pacemakers…
Electronic skin shows the way to magnetic north
Electronic skin shows the way to magnetic north
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Many birds use the earth's magnetic field for orientation. Humans lack this sense - so far. Scientists at the Helmholtz Centre Dresden-Rossendorf have developed a highly sensitive electronic magnetic sensor…
High-voltage resistors go lead-free
High-voltage resistors go lead-free
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Toxic lead was banned from most electronic products in 2006 but for now, component manufacturers are still allowed to have lead oxide in the glass within thick-film materials. RoHS (Restriction…
Samsung integrates wafer-level microreflectors into multi-pixel LEDs
Samsung integrates wafer-level microreflectors into multi-pixel LEDs
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Targeting applications such as adaptive lighting and light patterns projection for automotive applications, Samsung Electronics has developed various lighting modules concepts it demonstrated at electronica. The Matrix Beam Module was…
Project looks at new materials for solid-state batteries
Project looks at new materials for solid-state batteries
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Researchers at the Jülich Institute for Energy and Climate Research (IEK) are now getting to the bottom of the question of which materials are best for solid state batteries.
Perovskite-based LEDs boast near 100% internal quantum efficiencies
Perovskite-based LEDs boast near 100% internal quantum efficiencies
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Designing a LED with emissive layers comprising quasi-two-dimensional and three-dimensional (2D/3D) perovskites and an insulating polymer, researchers from Cambridge University have set a new efficiency record for perovskite-based LEDs.
Research project to remove obstacles to the use of solid-state batteries
Research project to remove obstacles to the use of solid-state batteries
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Due to their outstanding properties, solid-state batteries are in the focus of research worldwide, but it is still unclear which materials are best suited for this purpose. In the "Unibat"…
Sensing data with haptic displays
Sensing data with haptic displays
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Instead of constantly staring at screens, employees in control rooms in the process industry, power plants or similar applications can also „feel“ their data. Scientists at the Karlsruhe Institute of…
Blue light still needed, can reduce blood pressure
Blue light still needed, can reduce blood pressure
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According to a recent study from the University of Surrey and Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, in collaboration with Philips, exposure to blue light decreases blood pressure, reducing the risk of…
Osram aims for 10,000s of individually addressable pixels in one LED
Osram aims for 10,000s of individually addressable pixels in one LED
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Last year, Osram Opto Semiconductors had revealed its Eviyos hybrid LED prototype as the first market-ready smart controllable high-resolution LED for adaptive lighting. The prototype accommodated a 32x32 array of…
Automotive blockchain platform targets connected vehicles
Automotive blockchain platform targets connected vehicles
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Enterprise IoT blockchain solution provider Filament (Reno, NV) has announced an automotive blockchain platform for connected vehicle applications.
Food safety detection system uses existing product RFID tags
Food safety detection system uses existing product RFID tags
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Researchers at MIT (Cambridge, MA) have developed a wireless system that uses the radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags that are already on billions of food products to sense for potential contamination.
SiOx ReRAM selected for neuromorphic research
SiOx ReRAM selected for neuromorphic research
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Weebit Nano Ltd. (Hod Hasharon, Israel) is partnering with the non-volatile memory research group at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) to collaborate on the use of ReRAM for…
Deep Neural Networks – only in combination with traditional computer vision
Deep Neural Networks – only in combination with traditional computer vision
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It will still take some time before fully-autonomous vehicles come onto the streets - even though the automotive industry is currently discussing automated driving intensively. Developments are evolutionary. Step by…
Renesas launches energy-harvesting embedded controller
Renesas launches energy-harvesting embedded controller
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Renesas has developed an energy-harvesting embedded controller that can eliminate the need to use batteries in IoT devices.
Intel accelerates development of 5G modem
Intel accelerates development of 5G modem
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Intel has said it is accelerating the development of its XMM860 5G modem by six months and now expects to be able to supply it in the second half of…


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