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2017: The Year In Robocars
Promises of self-driving cars are beginning to come due
Minimally Actuated Robot Arm Has Lots of Joints, Just One Clever Motor
A motor that travels along unactuated joints makes for a flexible, reconfigurable manipulator
Use the ezPixel FPGA Board to Control Giant Arrays of Smart LEDs
The ezPixel lets your microcontroller handle over 9,000 WS212B LEDs
The Beautiful Mind of Neural Networks
A “second-best” technology moves to the center of our lives
Multi-Physics Simulation – Critical Systems Driven Product Development Strategies for Smart Appliances/White Goods
Details and best practices that can shed light on how multi-physics simulation is making a systems driven product development approach possible for smart household appliances.
A New Route to High-Sensitivity Pressure Sensors
Research at Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) and at Instituto de Estudos Avançados (IEAv) reveals new designs for optical fiber pressure sensors.
Simulation Apps Bring STEM to Life
University of Hartford integrates simulation apps into undergraduate engineering courses to prepare students for their future careers.
Peeling Away Memory Chips
As consumers demand smaller memory chips with greater capacity, engineers optimize the manufacturing process to ensure the chips will hold up.
Where’s the Next Silicon Valley? This VC is Betting on the Midwest
How VC Chris Olsen picked Ohio as the next Silicon Valley—and moved there to prove it
Floating Solar Rig Produces Hydrogen Fuel
A new device uses solar-powered electrolysis to separate hydrogen from seawater without any membranes or pumps
Stimulating the Brain’s Emotional Center Enhances Memory
Brief electrical stimulation of the amygdala augments links to other memory regions in the brain, raising hope for treating memory loss
Wideband Optical Modulator and Detector Characterization: Uncertainties and the Impact on Eye Diagrams/Time Domain Modeling
This paper will explore the characterization and calibration processes, mainly for >70 GHz bandwidth components in both 1550 and 1310 nm wavelengths.
Electro-Optical Measurements using Anritsu VNA’s
Our application note describes the techniques and hardware required to characterize E/O and O/E devices, as well as optical components with economies of scale and flexibility not present in current Lightwave Component Analyzer (LCA) designs.
Flash DSC Revolutionizes Rapid-Scanning DSC
Flash DSC is a novel technique, a quantum leap in DSC technology that opens up new frontiers. Flash DSC revolutionizes rapid-scanning DSC thanks to its ultra-high heating and cooling rates. The state-of-the-art instrument can easily analyze reorganization and crystallization processes which were previously difficult or impossible to measure.
Adding a Bit of Artificiality Makes Graphene Real for Electronics
For first time artificial graphene is made to duplicate the electronic structure of graphene in a semiconductor device
Building Alaska’s Internet
A network of 109 microwave towers brings the Internet to remote areas of Alaska
Video Friday: Giant Robotic Chair, Underwater AI, and Robot Holiday Mischief
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
How Long Before Sodium Batteries Are Worth Their Salt?
Researchers bet that sodium's abundance and flame resistance will make it a good replacement for sodium in energy storage
Sexism’s National Reckoning and the Tech Women Who Blazed the Trail
It’s not that women finally broke the silence; it’s that they were finally listened to, say women at inclusion summit
New Technique Could Put Millions of Qubits on a Chip
Australian researchers say their take on quantum computing could be manufactured in traditional CMOS facilities
Eagles Are Out and Registration Is Back In a Not-Fun-Week for Drones
No more anti-drone eagle squads?
What Happens Now That the FCC Repealed Net Neutrality
With the vote passed, the court battles begin
Machine Learning Gets a 2.2x Performance Boost
Industrial automation applications increasingly leverage machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to reduce dependence on human operators and improve overall efficiency.
Gain Visibility into Your Supply Chain with Connected Logistics
Integrated, low-cost Internet of Things (IoT) sensor suite and management platform capable of monitoring assets from distribution center to destination.
Is Qualcomm's NanoRing the Transistor of the (Near) Future?
Qualcomm engineers think a new transistor design called nanorings will make smartphone batteries last longer
Use COM Express Modularity to Future-Proof CNC Equipment
Modular embedded hardware standards like COM Express provide a future-proof migration path for CNC machines, combining application-specific carrier boards with replaceable processor modules that can be swapped out if components are damaged or next-generation process technology becomes available.
Using Virtualization to Empower IoT Network Infrastructure
Not only do IoT networks require the flexibility to adapt to sudden, dramatic changes in resource demand brought on by unpredictable data usage patterns, topologies must also be able to scale into the future without massive, repeated investment
By Firing Anthony Levandowski, Uber Got Otto on the Cheap
Despite reports of Anthony Levandowski’s start-up being bought in 2016 for nearly $700m, the final price-tag is likely much lower
Deploy Scalable Smart City Architectures Confidently With Network Simulation
Simulation technologies originating from the network infrastructure sector can be used in place of traditional PoC methods, allowing smart city designers to generate virtual networks of thousands of devices and connections
How to Build a More Resilient Power Grid
During big storms, falling trees cause more damage to power grids than strong winds
Was a Sonic Weapon Deployed in Cuba
Two dozen US embassy workers in Cuba suffered headaches, hearing loss, and brain swelling—but no one knows why
Interactive: Patent Power 2017
The technology world’s most valuable patent portfolios
Patent Power 2017
New competitors—and a new industry—mix up the scorecards
2D Material Integrates Digital Logic and Memory Into One Chip
Researchers use molybdenum disulfide to build a 1-transistor-1-resistor memory cell
A Case for Net Neutrality
Without it, a new era of paid prioritization will hurt the economy and leave the public behind
A Case Against Net Neutrality
Allowing ISPs to throttle and prioritize network traffic could improve the user experience—but we need better ways to monitor such behavior
Light Camera Founder Explains Delays, Software Bugs, and Slow Data Transfer
Light has shipped 2,000 of its multi-lens cameras, and says a deal with a cell phone manufacturer is in the works
'Skywalker' Prosthetic Hand Uses Ultrasound for Finger-Level Control
With an ultrasound sensor, this new type of prosthetic hand allows precision control over each finger
$17 Billion Modernization Plan for Puerto Rico's Grid Is Released
The plan adds details and cost estimate to what was outlined earlier to Energywise by a senior official who oversaw the report's development.
Robotic Blimp Could Explore Hidden Chambers of Great Pyramid of Giza
Minimally invasive robotic exploration means stuffing a robotic blimp through a 3.5-cm hole
New Analysis of Lithium-Ion Batteries Shows How to Pack in More Energy
For the first time, scientists have studied the atomic structure of lithium-rich cathodes while they're charging
TetraVue Says Its Lidar Will Dominate the Robocar Business
The startup's technology combines a camera with laser ranging to take 30 snapshots per second
The Net Neutrality Debate Hinges on Defining the Internet
In the U.S., it boils down to whether the Internet is a telecommunications service or an information service
Carbon Nanomaterials Could Push Copper Aside in Chip Interconnects
The days of copper interconnects are numbered and carbon nanomaterials are poised to take up the job
The Numbers of Women in Tech Rise and Fall, But Sexual Harassment is Ever Present
How to boost women in tech? Bring in powerful women from other fields, says tech historian
MRAM-like Device Could Make Logic Run Backwards
Magnetic tunnel junctions like the ones that form MRAM could form invertible logic—multiplication circuits that factor or adders that subtract
Video Friday: ROS 10 Years, Robotic Imaginations, and Centimetre Bots
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Flexible UV Imagers for Drones
2D materials give ultraviolet sensors and imagers a boost
Review: Ohmni, a Telepresence Robot for the Rest of Your Family
Is a relatively affordable telepresence robot a worthwhile investment for keeping in touch with people you love?
New Carbon Nanotube Sheets Claim World’s Top Heat-Sink Performance
Fujitsu Laboratories found a way to manufacture pure CNT sheets that conduct heat at a record rate
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