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Managing Energy Use in Commercial Buildings
Energy efficiency in commercial buildings can be effective, but costly to install in existing structures. The first article of a multi-part series outlines the issues and identifies strategies to manage energy use.
Wearable Sensors Help Frontline Troops
The Dismounted Close Combat Sensors system uses inertial and visual navigation sensors combined with algorithms to provide 3D navigational data when GPS signal is lost.
Self-Charging Tag Tracks Fish for Life
The tag uses a flexible strip containing piezoelectric materials, which generate electricity through physical movement.
Graphene Audio Speakers for Mobile Devices
Conventional speakers rely on many mechanical parts that vibrate to create sound and must be encased in an acoustic cavity.
Samsung Licenses Improved Display Technology
ORNL developed the technology by depositing a thin glass film on a glass surface and heating the coated glass to transform the surface into two material compositions.
Passwords Sent Securely Through the Body
“On-body” transmissions offer a more secure way to send authenticating information between a device that touches parts of the body and one confirming identity by requiring a password be entered.
New Imaging Technique for Alzheimer’s Disease
A recent study carried out by Lund University and Skåne University Hospital provided the ability to compare tau PET images and brain tissue from the same person for the first time.
Renesas Releases Communication Chips for Autonomous Cars
The products include two system-on-chips to help the development process for vehicle communication systems.
Norwegian Printed Electronics Maker to Move to Silicon Valley
The facility upgrade will allow Thinfilm to scale sheet-based manufacturing of its NFC, EAS, and sensor label products.
New Process for Copper Nanowires
Functional nanomaterials are notoriously difficult to produce in large volumes with highly controlled composition, shapes and sizes.
Texting Replaces Voice Communications in Airport Towers
A departure clearance using voice communications can take two to three times longer than one via Data Comm—and even longer as traffic increases.
SoC for Wearable Medical Devices
A new sensor hub integrated as a system-on-chip has been developed for use in a broad range of wearable health devices.
Keysight Product Aids Spectrum, Signal Analysis
Applications include millimeter-wave backhaul, satellite communications, automotive radar, military radar, and electronic warfare.
Acoustic Resonator May Enhance Communication
One feature of the system is that it operates at 10 gigahertz, which allows for a high signal-processing speed.
Next-Gen Hand Grenade Goes High-Tech
With the new multi-purpose grenade, soldiers have the ability to choose either fragmentation or concussive effects desired for the situation.
Room-Temperature Multiferroic Material Developed
In electronics, the advantages of multiferroics include their reversible polarization in response to low-power electric fields and the ability to hold their polarized state without continuous power.
Could Smart City Technologies Leave Municipalities at Risk?
Eighty-eight percent of IT professionals polled say a cyberattack targeting critical city infrastructure would pose a threat to public safety.
Industrial Internet Security Framework Is Published
The guidelines are intended to help managers protect their organizations from cyber security breaches by making use of well-designed risk assessments.
Neural Implant May Improve Tactile Sense for Amputees
An implantable electrode promises better prosthetic limb control and sensory feedback.
Extending Battery Life for Mobile Devices
The researchers designed a radio with the ability to offload energy to larger devices nearby, in effect making both device size and battery consumption proportional to the size of battery.