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New Image Sensor Uses Advanced Back-Illuminated Pixel Technology
The new product is a 4 megapixel image sensor based on advanced BSI (back-illuminated) pixel technology, using a 1/1.8 inch optical size to deliver excellent imaging quality in low illumination environments.
N2Power and New Yorker Electronics Sign Distribution Agreement for Advanced Power Supplies
New Yorker Electronics has teamed up with N2Power Solutions to develop a global supply chain for power supply products.
Vishay Intertechnology Releases High-Speed Optocouplers
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. has introduced a new series of 1 megabaud (MBd) high-speed optocouplers featuring an open collector transistor output with Schmitt-Trigger functionality for easy integration into digital systems.
Saelig Introduces USB 3.0 Super Speed Isolator
Saelig has introduced the Alldaq ADQ-USB 3.0-ISO series of USB 3.0 isolators, which support the full USB 3.0 super speed data rate of 5 Gbit/s.
Space Technology May Speed Up Airport Security
Thanks to computer learning, the scanner can tell threats from non-threats without requiring passengers to stand still or to take off outerwear as they pass through the scanner.
Upgrades Planned for LHC During Two-Year Shutdown
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the accelerator complex and the experiments are now stopping for two years for major improvements and upgrading.
Hip Replacement Approach Goes to Great Lengths
A three-tiered solution from German researchers is designed to even up the leg length results of this surgical procedure.
Skyworks Announces Next-Generation of SPDT Switches
Skyworks has announced its newest family of high power SPDT switches.
AI Creates Synthetic Fingerprints
Researchers successfully fooled a touch-based authentication system in their trials of the fake fingerprints.
New Resistors Designed for Medical Equipment, Laser Systems and Pulse Generators
New Yorker Electronics has released RCD Components' miniature 300 W non-inductive, low-profile chassis mount resistors in both the CM300 and CM300L series.
Vishay Intertechnology Announces New EMI Suppression Film Capacitors
The new devices will serve as EMC filters for automotive and industrial power inverters.
Sensors Help First Responders Triage in Mass Casualty Scenarios
The patent-pending suite of sensors, called VitalTag, monitor and wirelessly transmit vital sign measurements such as heart rate, blood pressure, respiration rate and other metrics.
Jaywalking AI Mistakenly Shames Woman in Advertisement
Artificial intelligence designed to shame jaywalkers in Ningbo, China, has backfired in recent days by misidentifying a woman in an advertisement on the side of a city bus as a jaywalking culprit
IoT-Connected Beer Coasters, Smart Tags and Bar Scanners
Robiotic showcased its new IoT-connected beer coasters, bar code scanner and smart tags this week at the IoT Tech Expo in California.
Engineers Are Turning Data into Sound
Composers, programmers and engineers are combining art and science to create a better understanding of all types of data through sonification.
Kent Police to Abandon Crime-Fighting AI Software
As algorithms that help predict when and where a crime might occur gain a foothold in law enforcement agencies around the world, one of the first agencies to adopt the technology in England is now gaining notoriety for being one of the first to subsequently abandon it.
Emerging Arguments Against Microchipping Employees
As more companies consider microchipping their employees, arguments against the trend are emerging from both employers and trade unions in the United Kingdom.
Watch: Robot Hand Has Sense of Touch Thanks to New Electronic Glove
Stanford engineers have developed a glove that gives robots a sense of touch.
Researchers Are Calling for a Universal Genetic Database
Vanderbilt University researchers are calling for the construction of a universal genetic database that could help law enforcement agents locate criminals.
Team at Work on Technology that Simulates Dead Loved Ones
Researchers from the Shree Devi Institute of Technology are working to develop technology that would make it possible for the living to communicate with the dead — at least digitally.