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  • Light Sensor Market to Grow 16% Between 2013 and 2016, Says IHS

    Samsung, Apple and Chinese original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will drive the light sensor market to grow 16% between 2013 and 2016, according to a new report from IHS.

  • Utilities Get Smart about Water Meters

    Abandoning what are sometimes referred to as “dumb" mechanisms for measuring water flow, many water utilities around the world are upgrading to smart water meters.

  • Boosting Electrical Energy Storage Using Graphitic Material

    Future technology requires electrical energy storage systems to have much larger storage capability, rapid charge/discharge cycling and improved endurance.

  • Billboard Recognizes Vehicle and Offers Targeted Messaging

    Porsche drivers got even more attention than usual when one of the first vehicle recognition technologies of its kind was deployed above Airport Drive near Melbourne Airport in Australia.

  • Researchers Identify Possible Silicon Substitute for Future Electronics

    A new form of germanium, germanane, may emerge as a viable replacement to silicon in future electronic devices, leading to more efficient LEDs and lasers, according to researchers at Ohio State University.

  • SanDisk Wins IEEE Corporate Innovation Award

    SanDisk Corp. says it won the 2015 IEEE Corporate Innovation Award for pioneering innovation, development and deployment of its Flash Memory Technology.

  • Magnet-free Motor with SiC Inverter Claims Weight and Space Savings

    Nidec develops a magnet-free switched reluctance (SR) motor, a motor-drive system which is powered by an inverter incorporating silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor devices.

  • Device Could Strengthen Security Screening Capabilities

    Engineers at Northwestern University built a compact version of a device that uses terahertz waves for the purpose of imaging, to identify explosives, chemical agents and dangerous biological substances from safe distances.

  • 2D Materials Could Build Next-gen Electronic Devices

    Researchers from the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield have developed a set of 2D designer materials that can be used to build flexible, transparent and more efficient electronic devices. The research shows that graphene and related 2D materials could be used to create light emitting devices for the next generation of mobile phones, tablets and televisions to make them thin, durable, flexible and semi-transparent.

  • New Design Trims Graphene Battery Size by 10x

    Korean researchers have successfully developed sponge-like graphene aerogel electrode material using graphene and a polymer. This is a graphene battery. The newly-developed battery is ten times as small as existing ones, but can show the same product performance.

  • Researchers Increase Distance for Fiber Optic Signals

    A new way to process fiber optic signals could double the distance at which data travels error-free through transatlantic sub-marine cables. The new method has the potential to reduce the costs of long-distance optical fiber communications as signals wouldn't need to be electronically boosted on their journey.

  • Top Access Control Trends for 2015

    2014 proved to be a busy year for the access control industry which brought an abundance of innovation and change with some suppliers challenging security perceptions, according to a white paper from IHS Technology.

  • Door Phone Market Shows Growth Potential, IHS says

    Door phone market shows potential growth. The home automation market has grown considerably in recent years, especially in the United States, where several alarm monitoring, cable and telecommunication companies have all released home automation and security products.

  • Toyota to Test SiC Power Semiconductor in Bid to Boost Efficiency

    A technology that could lead to significant improvements in the efficiency of hybrid and other vehicles with electric powertrains is set to start testing in Japan.

  • Apple Market Share Grows in Mobile Manufacturing

    Apple has surpassed former market leader Microsoft—which includes Nokia’s devices units—to become the second-largest manufacturer of mobile handsets worldwide. Apple is trailing behind Samsung despite being listed in the mobile phone market only in 2007. In the past two years Samsung has showed signs of weakness. Fast growing brands from China such as Xiaomi, Lenovo and Huawei are competitive threats if it does not maintain its position.

  • One Step Closer to Flexible Computer Screens, Researchers Say

    Researchers at Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science announced that improvements in the manufacturing of transistors used in flexible, paper-thin computer screens can be expected soon.

  • Research Seeks to Improve Lifespan, Safety of Lithium Batteries

    Research that looks into the science behind the formation of “dendrites” that cause lithium-ion batteries to fail could lead to safer, and longer-lasting batteries that can be charged within minutes, instead of hours.

  • Signal Amplification Process Could Transform Communications

    Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (USCD), say they have discovered a new signal amplification process that may fuel new generations of electrical and photonic devices.

  • Wi-Fi and Hybrid Technologies to Lead in Indoor Positioning

    IHS Technology By the end of 2015, Wi-Fi and hybrid technologies will make up the majority of the systems that navigate users in locations covered by nearly 91,000 digital indoor positioning maps, according to a research note by IHS’s Jamie Fox, principal analyst with IHS Technology.

  • Australian Discovery Could Improve Solar Cells and Printed Electronics

    A discovery by University of Melbourne researchers could lead to improved solar cell performance and printed electronics. The research, published in Nature Communications, discovered nematic liquid crystals that researchers say will be easier to manufacture and able to work in cells that are twice

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