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Follow the purple bacteria road…to light harvesting

Editorial Team Nov 1, 2016

Plant life has become super-efficient at using light after billions of years on earth– and now it's showing how it does it. A quantum – minuscule – examination of chlorophyll within certain purple bacteria shows an exceptionally…

Featured

Light-sheet microscope drives in automatic

Editorial Team Nov 1, 2016

For imaging the development and function of whole living organisms, light-sheet microscopy is one of the most powerful methods. However, achieving high-resolution images with these microscopes requires manual adjustments during imaging.…

Technology

StarRC technology files available in 28nm PDK

Editorial Team Oct 31, 2016

It has been announced that China's largest and most advanced semiconductor foundry and one of the world's largest foundries, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation SMIC, and Synopsys, have adopted Synopsys' StarRC product as…

Energy

Temperature sensor found through mutant plants

Editorial Team Oct 31, 2016

To feed more people in this warmer world we are pushing at the limits of agriculture and it is commonly misunderstood how plants sense temperature. Scientists have recently learned that plant light sensors also respond to temperature.…

Featured

Super emitters responsible for over half of US methane emissions

Editorial Team Oct 31, 2016

According to a new study, the bulk of methane emissions in the United States can be traced to a small number of ‘super emitting’ natural gas wells. “We’re finding that when it comes to natural gas leaks, a 50/5 rule applies: That is, the…

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Printed electronics printed directly on 3D surfaces

Editorial Team Oct 31, 2016

Pulse Electronics Corporation introduces a new generation of FluidWRITER printers that create printed electronics directly on 3D surfaces. FluidWRITERS incorporate innovative FluidANT print technology which enables the use of conductive ink…

Medical

Medical grade power adapters approved for use in home healthcare

Editorial Team Oct 31, 2016

TRUMPower introduces the TXM25 series of 25W wall mount power adapters that meet 2 MOPP, are approved to Class II medical standards and also comply with IEC 60601-1-11:2015 for home healthcare environment use. The series accepts a…

Trends

2016 semiconductor capex highest in 5 years

Editorial Team Oct 31, 2016

Global semiconductor capital expenditures (capex) are expected to return to the level of 2011 either this year or next. 2011 was the record year for capex as the industry returned to growth following the 2009-2010 recession. IC Insights'…

Communications

TimeSource enhanced PRTC protects against GNSS vulnerabilities

Editorial Team Oct 31, 2016

Microsemi has announced the availability of its TimeSource Enhanced Primary Reference Time Clock (TimeSource Enhanced PRTC), a system enabling telecommunications and mobile operators to meet the G.8272.1 recommendation from the…

Communications

Energy storage managed remotely

Editorial Team Oct 31, 2016

NorthStar, the Swedish-American energy storage provider, has introduced a remote management solution at Intelec in Austin, Texas. The solution, named NorthStar ACE (Advanced Connected Energy), which will change the way energy storage is…