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World’s Longest 3D Printed Bridge Built in 18 Days

Nicolette Emmino Jan 31, 2019 0

Shanghai is now home to the world's largest 3D printed pedestrian bridge. The bridge, created by Central and South Land Digital Architecture Research Center Professor Xu Weiguo and his team, was built using self-developed robotic arm 3D…

Medical

Startups lead the way in AI for healthcare

Editorial Team Jan 31, 2019 0

A recent report by CB Insights shows that healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) startups have raised $4.3bn since 2013, topping all other industries. Kolabtree, the online platform for freelance scientists, has released an infographic…

Power

MOSFET power modules for energy storage applications

Editorial Team Jan 31, 2019 0

Addressing the fast growing demand for Silicon Carbide (SiC) solutions, Infineon Technologies launches new devices in the 1200V CoolSiC MOSFET family. The CoolSiC Easy 2B power modules enable engineers to reduce system costs by increasing…

Power

High-voltage galvanic isolation technology

Editorial Team Jan 31, 2019 0

Analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, X-FAB Silicon Foundries, has announced the full volume production release of its new high temperature galvanic isolation semiconductor process. This proprietary technology is fully automotive…

Design

SoC design suite boosts FPGA designer productivity

Editorial Team Jan 31, 2019 0

As each new generation of devices scale, Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) designs are increasing in complexity and resource utilization, making designer productivity essential to accelerating time to market. Microchip Technology, via…

Cables

Cable assemblies for sensors in harsh environments

Editorial Team Jan 31, 2019 0

Connectivity and sensors specialist, TE Connectivity (TE), now offers M8M12 cable assemblies for applications such as sensors, robotics and production equipment, where extreme temperatures and harsh environments are likely to be…

ADAS

Simulator to investigate autonomous driving technologies

Editorial Team Jan 31, 2019 0

Hochschule Kempten’s ‘Adrive Living Lab’ in Germany will be adopting an advanced Vehicle Driving Simulator (aVDS) from automotive test system supplier, AB Dynamics. The new simulator will enable the university to conduct thorough research…

Wireless

Location services accuracy increased using Bluetooth 5.1

Editorial Team Jan 30, 2019 0

New Bluetooth software for the Wireless Gecko portfolio, comprehensive connectivity solution for the Internet of Things (IoT), has been released by Silicon Labs. Silicon Labs’ commercial, industrial and retail customers can enhance their…

Computer/Machine Learning

Forum focuses on developments in practical use of computer vision

Editorial Team Jan 30, 2019 0

It has been announced by Lattice Semiconductor that as part of its investment in smart vision systems, it will host the upcoming Vision Industry and Technology Forum, a quarterly invitation-only event presented by the Embedded Vision…

Trends

Location-aware wireless sensors at embedded world 2019

Editorial Team Jan 30, 2019 0

Sensor and location data analytics products will be presented by Nanotron Technologies at the embedded world exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany from February 26th to 28th, 2019. Its new analytics products aim to fill the gap between raw…