Electronics

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  • Why did a Tesla veer left before a fatal crash?

    Data show that the Tesla's Autopilot feature was engaged continuously for the final 18 minutes and 55 seconds of the crash trip.

  • Battery-less sensor offers leak protection in buildings

    Researchers from the University of Waterloo have developed a small battery-less sensor for detecting water leaks in buildings.

  • Robot hand from KIMM can handle eggs, scissors

    Researchers from the Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM) have built a robotic hand that can handle objects that humans encounter daily such as scissors or eggs.

  • Solving the OLED problem for high-brightness applications

    OLEDs could replace LEDs in autos and signage, however, they have an issue of inhomogeneous light emission if they heat up.

  • Automotive engineering: On the road from ICE to EV

    Our solutions provide speed, flexibility and ease of use to help you adapt your production.

  • Molecular glass — A revolutionary new material enabling future OLED displays and lighting

    Molecular glass, or glassy small molecule organic light emitting diode (OLED) materials, is a new class of organic semiconductor materials poised to overcome several performance and manufacturing hurdles currently limiting adoption of OLED technology in larger sized OLED display and lighting products.

  • A no-touch robotics development

    This new ultrasonic robotic gripper produces standing pressure waves to levitate small objects and manipulate them without physical contact.

  • Team improves the adhesion of wearable sensors

    To improve the adhesion of wearable sensors, researchers from the University of Tsukuba in Japan have modified a commonly used polymer to better adhere sensors to the body.

  • Model continuity: From offline simulation to real-time testing

    Simulation models help developers in many ways during the entire development process of a new power electronics application. At each development stage, components are verified with appropriate test tools and procedures before being integrated into a larger system.

  • Electro Standards, the experts in power storage and management, data acquisition and process control instrumentation

    Electro Standards Laboratories (ESL) offers a broad range of data acquisition and process control instrumentation, as well as digital signal conditioners for load cell and linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) measurement sensors.

  • Smart ring wearable may enable users to control devices with just a finger

    Researchers from the University of Washington have developed a combination ring and wristband wearable to enable wearers to control other devices using finger gestures.

  • Carnegie Mellon researchers develop haptic helmet for firefighters

    A research team from Carnegie Mellon University has developed a helmet for firefighters that communicates haptic instructions during a fire or other disaster.

  • Researchers create an insect-inspired microrobot

    Improving upon the design of insect-inspired microscopic robots, researchers from the University of Washington have developed a new flying microrobot capable of multi-modal locomotion.

  • Stanford researchers develop stretchy battery for wearables market

    Researchers from Stanford University have created a soft and stretchy battery that uses plastic to store power for the wearable electronics market.

  • Electronic skin with fully integrated flexible electronics for robots and wearables

    The sensor system is made of magnetic sensors and organic circuits.

  • KAIST researchers improve speed of robot butler

    Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a robotic butler capable of transporting drinks to humans at a faster rate than similar robots.

  • Purdue researchers develop edible security tag for pharmaceuticals

    A team of researchers from Purdue University are attempting to protect prescription drugs from counterfeiting using an edible security tag.

  • The new iATL helps smart cars connect to smart infrastructure

    The 4,400-sq ft facility includes electronic devices that control a number of safety features such as traffic signals, school zone safety beacons and electronic crosswalks, and is surrounded by 125 connected intersections.

  • Watch: Engineers develop skin-like sensors

    Engineers from the University of Toronto have created skin-like sensors that are stretchy, transparent and self-powering.

  • Startup develops robots to help school-children on the autism spectrum

    To address a reported shortage of trained therapists in educational settings, a Connecticut-based startup is bringing collaborative robots to the classroom to assist teachers with autism-spectrum students.

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