Researchers in Taiwan and USA have developed lateral insulated-gate bipolar junction transistors (IGBTs) using 4H silicon carbide (SiC) technology [Kuan-Wei Chu et al, IEEE Electron Device Letters, published online 9 January 2013]. ...
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A NASA spacecraft is sending back evidence that a deep crater on Mars once held a groundwater-fed lake. The information is further evidence that the Red Planet has a history of water. Last fall, NASA scientists discovered evidence ...
The stringent requirements for energy efficiency and reduced CO2 emissions make the selection of the electrical components increasingly important in the design of cars. From electric power-steering and stop-start technologies ...
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Hyundai and Rhys Millen Racing have announced they will partner up again for the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in an attempt to defend their 2012 title. Hyundai and experienced US team Rhys Millen Racing will field two cars in ...
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Researchers at University of Notre Dame and Kopin Corp have developed high-performance nitride semiconductor high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) with indium gallium nitride (InGaN) channels [Ronghua Wang et al, Appl. Phys. Express, ...
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Applied Rigaku Technologies introduce a new low cost, high resolution benchtop Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) elemental analyzer, the Rigaku NEX QC+. The compact NEX QC+ delivers rapid quantitative determination of sodium ...
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Designed to provide ultra-sensitive and accurate measurements, ease of use and the most advanced connectivity in a compact, yet full featured thermal imaging camera, the FLIR SC8400 /SC6500 systems are ideal for scientists and R&D ...
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AUSTRALIAN stocks are set to rise today after the US avoided falling over its fiscal cliff -- at least for now -- and iron ore prices unexpectedly ended the year in positive territory. US tax and spending cuts due to start on January 1 ...
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Even though today is National Sleep Day, an alarming new report finds many people are falling asleep behind the wheel on a consistent basis. Yes, a lack of sleep is making our roads dangerous. The Center for Disease Control and ...
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A week after downplaying reports of a major discovery on Mars, NASA on Monday announced that the rover Curiosity has found complex chemicals on the surface of the planet. The space agency noted that it has yet to find definitive evidence ...
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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Monday flexed its 7-foot-long robotic arm for the first time since it landed on Mars. Monday's robotics maneuver had the rover checking its motors and joints by unstowing the arm, extending it using all five ...
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Customers of British internet service provider (ISP) UK2 have been unable to receive emails from any Yahoo/BT Internet accounts for the past week, due to the two firms blocking their IP addresses. Computer Weekly has seen an email from ...
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NASA today blunted reports of a potentially history-making discovery on Mars. NPR.com had reported last week that John Grotzinger, NASA's principal investigator for the Mars rover Curiosity mission, told it the rover's SAM instrument, ...
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An international research team has been exploring the role of gate oxide border traps in devices being developed for future electronics.The researchers presented their results at the 2012 International Electron Devices Meeting[D.Lin et ...
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Mathieu Matégot Floor Lamp, ca.1950 Tubular steel, folded and perforated sheet steel 21 in diameter Images courtesy of art.sy December 5th through the 9th marked the exhibition of Design Miami at the Miami Beach Convention ...
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