In booths 901/903 at the American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting in Denver (3-7 March), Lake Shore Cryotronics Inc of Westerville OH, USA, which makes scientific sensors, instruments and systems for measurement and control, is to ...
Tags: scientific sensors, terahertz system, integrated platform
Institute of Electronic, Microelectronic and Nanotechnology (IEMN) in France and EpiGaN nv in Belgium have claimed a record combination of specific on-resistance and breakdown voltage for a double heterostructure field-effect transistor ...
Wells Vehicle Electronics, a brand of UCI-FRAM Group, has added 407 original-equipment quality parts to its emissions, ignition, sensor and switch product lines for domestic and foreign nameplate applications. The new Wells parts include ...
TCL Communication (ALCATEL ONETOUCH and TCL) and Sunpartner Technologies today unveiled a smartphone that can recharge itself by light (Wysips crystal). Seen for the first time at Mobile World Congress 2014, the smartphone demonstrates ...
Tags: Wysips Crystal, TCL, Solar Smartphone, LiFi
A computerized safety checklist that automatically pulls information from patients' electronic medical records was associated with a threefold drop in rates of one serious type of hospital-acquired infection, according to a study by ...
Tags: Checklist, Threefold Drop, Hospital-Acquired Infection, LCD
Researchers from the University of Surrey have today launched a new programme of research called eSMART (Electronic Symptom Management using ASyMS Remote Technology), that uses mobile phone technology to remotely monitor patients who are ...
What people who are increasingly demanding graphene commercialization avenues often miss is that a good portion of the research into the “wonder material” remains just figuring out what it can do. In the continuing research to ...
Tags: Graphene Films, Wireless Networks, Security
It looks like the U.S. government is more conflicted about cellphones on planes than most American travelers. Even as one federal agency considers allowing the calls, another now wants to make sure that doesn't happen. ...
Tags: Transportation regulates, use cellphones, personal electronic devices
Faulty software in Toyota's popular Prius hybrids has forced the Japanese automaker to recall 1.9 million of such vehicles worldwide. The huge recall—representing more than half of all Prius cars ever sold—shows how Toyota has ...
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Bigger than a telephone yet smaller than a personal computer, tablets were supposed to usher in a new world of mobility; yet they have hardly budged off the couch. Four years after their launch, tablets remain overwhelmingly stuck at home ...
Tags: Tablets, Consumer Electronics, telephone, computer
“The mild winter hit this category hard, resulting in a 10 per cent unit and 14 per cent value decline, compared to 2012,” said Sunbeam product manager — seasonal products, Katie Berra. “Even with the best products, ...
Tags: electric blanket market, restore value to the market, warm weather
Dell has joined The Alliance for Wireless Power A4WP today, becoming the first major PC original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to join a wireless power standards organization. Dell joins an existing A4WP membership that has grown to over 80 ...
Tags: A4WP, Wireless Power, charging surface, smartphone
While everyone loves a good mystery, keeping engineers guessing as to which breakthroughs will shape future electronic component design can only benefit the makers of antacids. And while it’s hard to predict that a given research ...
Tags: RF Circuits, Graphene-Based
Plastic electronic enclosures manufacturer Polycase has introduced a new smaller size ML-34F to its NEMA 4X ML Series line. The new 4.53x 3.56 x 2.25 polycarbonate electronics enclosure, which is UL listed to UL 508A and NEMA Type 1, ...
Tags: Electronic Enclosure, Packaging
The 2015 Ford Focus, the world’s best-selling nameplate, is expected to hold onto this coveted title with a bold new look that emulates other recent Ford vehicle designs and more advanced technologies that improve driver comfort and ...
Tags: Ford, Focus, Ecoboost Engine