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California DMV Drafts Rules on Autonomous Vehicle Deployment
Proposed rule requires a driver and may prompt other states to follow suit.
Robotic Hand Controlled by Muscle Vibrations
Prototype sensor system detects mechanical signals from vibrations produced by muscle fibers that move when muscles flex.
Types of Diodes, Their Characteristics and Applications
A semiconductor diode is a non-linear device whose most outstanding feature is the fact that, basically, current is only allowed to flow in one direction.
Sensor Detects Toxins That Leach from Plastic
For residents in countries that have not banned DEHPs, the device provides a way to ensure there aren’t harmful levels of contamination in packaged food and drinks.
Navy Funds Development of Air-and-Water Drone
By summer 2016 researchers plan to demonstrate a vehicle that can swim in a seawater environment and do complex maneuvers.
Baidu to Launch Self-Driving Cars, Buses by 2020
AutoBrain, the core of the company’s autonomous driving technology, includes positioning, smart decision-making and control, detection and highly automated driving maps.
Engineers Build Biologically Powered Chip
While other groups have harvested energy from living systems, Shepard and his team are exploring how to do this at the molecular level.
Faraday Future Taps Las Vegas for EV Plant
Startup company plans to build a 3-million-square-foot automotive manufacturing facility in North Las Vegas with an initial investment of $1 billion.
"Invisible Wires" Could Boost Solar Cell Efficiency
Nanopillars act as funnels that capture light and guide it to a silicon substrate.
Pneumatic Suit Operates Without Electronics, Tanks
The suit uses a pneumatic gel muscle as an actuator in a lightweight design intended to assist people of varying mobility.
Samsung Launches Automotive Electronics Unit
Division will focus on infotainment and autonomous driving.
Nissan, Enel to Test Auto-Grid System in Europe
Denmark will host the first set of trials, with Germany, the Netherlands and other northern European regions to follow.
Smart Camera Could Further Automate Home, Cars
TeraDeep uses an accelerator-embedded hardware system so that video footage can be processed locally, privately and quickly.
Smart Battery Could Boosts Electric Vehicles' Range
In existing designs, a car battery is only as strong as its weakest cell.
Row-bot Eats Microbes, Powers Itself
The Row-bot mimics the way that an aquatic insect moves and feeds on organisms in the water.
ECIA and IHS Launch Online Partnership
Datasheets360.com buyers now seamlessly access component price and availability from ECIAAuthorized.com.
Robotics Pioneer Joseph Engelberger Dies at 90
His industrial applications fundamentally changed the auto sector, introducing robotics that enabled manufacturers to achieve greater efficiency and precision.
Self-Healing Gel Makes Electronics More Flexible
Technology is making flexible electronics possible, but the circuits that power them are not built to bend freely and self-repair cracks.
Smart City Could Rise in Midtown Manhattan
The Eastern Rail Yard platform will comprise a 10-acre deck supporting six acres of open space, four towers, a culture center and 1 million square feet of shops and restaurants.
Next-Generation Polymer for Automotive Applications
To overcome the negative effects of solvents, GVD created a “dry” process for applying polymers.