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FPGA-based platform supports growth of cloud applications

Editorial Team Oct 18, 2016

Xilinx has announced that Baidu is utilizing Xilinx FPGAs to accelerate machine learning applications in their data centers in China. The two companies are collaborating to further expand volume deployment of FPGA-based accelerated…

Sensors

Bimetal probe thermostats awarded UL approval

Editorial Team Oct 18, 2016

Selco’s line of Bimetal Probe Thermostats is officially approved with UL (E145478, XAPX2), c-UL E145478(XAPX8) certifications. In addition to UL approvals, these are also RoHS compliant. This is a very exciting time for Selco as more and…

Sensors

First intra-ocular-adjustable thermal sensor introduced

Editorial Team Oct 18, 2016

PDR Americas has introduced the EMS industry’s first intra-ocular-adjustable ‘read zone’ thermal sensor for high-end rework. The rework-specific temperature sensor has been specifically engineered for rework environments, providing the…

Production

STI recognizes Pam Whalen’s 10-year anniversary

Editorial Team Oct 18, 2016

STI Electronics, a full service organization providing training services, training materials, analytical/failure analysis, prototyping, and small-to-medium volume contract PCB assembly, announces Pam Whalen’s 10-year anniversary. Whalen’s…

Automotive

IMAPS Autumn Conference to host soldering presentation

Editorial Team Oct 18, 2016

Indium's Andreas Karch, Regional Technical Manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, will deliver a technical presentation at the IMAPS Autumn Conference on October 20th-21st in Munich, Germany. The presentation, New Solder…

Featured

Human body and technology work in tandem at Cybathlon

Editorial Team Oct 18, 2016

Mark Muhn is used to watching from his wheelchair as his kids win trophies for their achievements on the sports field. He’s been in that wheelchair since 2008, when a skiing accident crushed his spine and left him paralyzed from the…

Featured

Biometric technology tracks toddlers’ vaccinations

Editorial Team Oct 18, 2016

Each year 2.5 million children die worldwide because they do not receive life-saving vaccinations at the appropriate time. Anil Jain, Michigan State University Professor, is developing a fingerprint-based recognition method to track…

Featured

Nation’s first center to deliver hadron therapy to treat cancer

Editorial Team Oct 18, 2016

Hadron therapy, which relies on beams of charged particles including protons and heavier ions such as carbon, is expected to increase cancer cure rates because it can be used to treat larger tumors or those resistant to conventional…

Featured

The mathematical way to know your limits

Editorial Team Oct 18, 2016

Young people decide whether they’ve had enough to drink the same way the cruise control on a car “decides” whether to accelerate or hit the brakes. That’s a preliminary finding in an unusual new study that aims to analyze…

Featured

Shiny, happy people processing positive emotions

Editorial Team Oct 18, 2016

Our emotional state is governed partly by a tiny brain structure known as the amygdala, which is responsible for processing positive emotions such as happiness, and negative ones such as fear and anxiety. A new study from…