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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.
Sensor Detects Cable Fire Before It Starts
The sensor could be used to improve the safety of cable ducts or to detect toxic mold gases during food control, explosive gases in fertilizer silos or leaks in gas pipelines.
Chaotic Motion Device Aims for Scalability, Portability
A UK firm developed a device to provide power from a few watts to hundreds of kilowatts depending on the scale of the motion source.
Infrared Laser Used to Cool Water
The cooling technology might be used to enable higher-power lasers for manufacturing, telecommunications or defense applications, as these lasers sometimes overheat and melt.
Ingestible Device That Monitors Vital Signs
Researchers at MIT have developed an ingestible sensor that measures heart and respiratory rates from within the gastrointestinal tract.
"PoWiFi" Could Power the Internet of Things
In their proof-of-concept experiments, the team demonstrated that the PoWiFi system could wirelessly power a grayscale, low-power Omnivision VGA camera from 17 feet away.
Smartphone Functionality for Eyeglasses?
The technology is based on lightguide optics, which enables the manufacture of displays on either glass or plastic in the form of light elements with a thickness of just one millimeter.
Printable Lightweight Thermal Sensor Developed
The sensor shows a change in electrical resistance up to 100,000 times over a range of 5 degrees centigrade.
Organic Electronics Integrated into Plants
Using organic electronics, it is possible to combine electric signals with a plant’s own.
Graphene Key to High-Density, Energy-Efficient Memory Chips
Graphene's electrical, thermal and atomically thin properties can be used to create more energy-efficient data storage.
Using Nanotechnology to Boost Capacitors' Energy Density
Key to the success of the capacitor is its interdigitated design, which decreases the distance between opposing electrodes and increases the capacitor's ability to store an electrical charge.
Pop-Up Sensor May Help Robotic Surgery
Inspired by origami, pop-up manufacturing fabricates micromachines by layering laser-cut materials into thin, flat plates that pop up into complete electromechanical devices.