The ultra-thin electronic membrane sticks to various surfaces. Credit: Peter Rueegg, ETH Zurich Researchers at ETH are developing electronic components that are thinner and more flexible than before. They can even be wrapped around a ...
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Last year, Tobias Kippenberg and his team from the Laboratory of Photonics and Quantum Measurements (LPQM1) presented a new-generation sensor capable of detecting very small forces with unprecedented efficiency. These devices, developed and ...
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AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has received T-Level MIL-PRF-49470 qualification approval for its 100V, 200V, and 500V BP characteristic (C0GThe main differences between ceramic ...
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Pessimists are fond of saying that no good deed goes unpunished. An Australian teenager who reported a security vulnerability in a government website and now faces legal troubles probably agrees. Joshua Rogers, a 16-year-old Victoria ...
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For years now, Zhenan Bao, a chemical engineering and materials science professor at Stanford University, has been coming up with new techniques to speed up the charge carrier mobility of organic transistors, which have labored under ...
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Move over smartphones. The world's consumer electronics companies have begun competing now to be at the vanguard of what all hope will be the next big thing: wearable devices. The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicked off here ...
Infinity's first portable wireless speaker incorporates Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, AirPlay, AirPlay Direct, DLNA, and nearfield communications (NFC). Related Harman came to International CES to "resuscitate" the Infinity audio brand ...
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L-3 MAPPS announced today that it has signed a contract with Guangdong Nuclear Power Joint Venture Co., Ltd. (GNPJVC) to replace the input/output (I/O) system on the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station full scope simulator’s main control ...
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RESOLUTE Partners, a leading provider of Guest Internet access and fixed wireless communications solutions for government and commercial applications has been selected to provide Patient and Guest Wi-Fi service throughout the VA San Diego ...
The "Young Scholars Network on Media Use and Well-Being" brings together the expertise of 15 international young researchers exploring the benefits and risks associated with the use of media and their effects on psychological well-being ...
The $100-billion International Space Station will be extended by four years, or until at least 2024, allowing for more global research and scientific collaboration, NASA said Wednesday. The orbiting outpost, the largest space lab ever ...
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Two university research teams have worked together to produce the world's fastest thin-film organic transistors, proving that this experimental technology has the potential to achieve the performance needed for high-resolution television ...
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Global CO2 emissions continue to rise—in 2012 alone, 35.7 billion tons of this greenhouse gas entered the atmosphere. Some of it is absorbed by the oceans, plants and soil. They provide a significant reservoir of carbon. Scientists ...
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Analog semiconductor maker Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA has appointed Christine King to its board of directors. She currently also serves on the boards of Cirrus Logic, IDACORP, Idaho Power Company and QLogic. King was most ...
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In the lead up to this year International CES, wearable technology was the major buzzword driving discussions of trends. The show hasn't disappointed, with many brands bringing out new products that blur the lines between fashion, fitness ...
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