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The motorcycle of the future is here, and it’s self-balancing

Editorial Team Oct 12, 2016

The motorcycle of the future is so safe riders can cruise without helmet—all of the thrills with none of the danger—according to BMW. The German automaker unveiled on Tuesday its Motorrad Vision Next 100, a sleek, self-balancing…

Medical

Daisy-chain-like molecular structures mimic muscle behavior

Editorial Team Oct 12, 2016

Interlocking daisy-chain-like molecular structures that can switch from an expanded and contracted position based on the removal and addition of zinc, mimicking muscle behavior have been made by scientists in Taiwan. Their work appears in…

Featured

Nearby star Proxima Centauri has regular starspots

Editorial Team Oct 12, 2016

In August astronomers announced that the nearby star Proxima Centauri hosts an Earth-sized planet (called Proxima b) in its habitable zone. At first glance, Proxima Centauri seems nothing like our Sun. It's a small, cool, red dwarf star…

Sensors

InvenSense hosts 2016 MEMS sensor-based developers conference

Editorial Team Oct 12, 2016

A provider of MEMS sensor platform solutions, InvenSense, announced it is hosting the 2016 InvenSense Developers Conference on October 20th-21st, 2016 at the Santa Clara Convention Center (SCCC) in Santa Clara, CA. The conference is…

Connectivity

Thermal laser power sensors feature fast response time

Editorial Team Oct 12, 2016

Ophir Photonics has announced the F50A-BB-18 thermal power/energy laser measurement sensor. Designed for continuous use at higher laser powers, the F50A-BB-18 is a compact, fan-cooled sensor with a wide dynamic range. It measures powers…

Trends

Agenda set for the NEDAS Toronto Symposium

Editorial Team Oct 12, 2016

The Northeast DAS & Small Cell Association (NEDAS), an association of in-building wireless solution providers including Distributed Antenna System (DAS), Small Cell professionals, Heterogeneous Network (HetNet) solutions and end-users…

Communications

LATAM connectivity provides resilient network options

Editorial Team Oct 12, 2016

Telia Carrier has announced that it has established a network Point-of-Presence at the OJUS Cable Landing Station in Hollywood Florida. The network infrastructure provides resilient network options for customers wishing diverse connectivity…

Optoelectronics

Lightweight multi-purpose processor designed for the IoT

Editorial Team Oct 12, 2016

The licensor of signal processing IP for smarter, connected devices, CEVA, has introduced a lightweight, multi-purpose, processor IP core to streamline the design of cellular-enabled low data rate industrial and consumer loT devices. The…

Featured

AI computer is self-learning: The end of Moore’s law?

Editorial Team Oct 11, 2016

A neuro-inspired analog computer that has the ability to train itself to become better at whatever tasks it performs has been developed by researchers. Experimental tests have shown that the new system, which is based on the artificial…

Energy

Supercapacitor uses no conductive carbon

Editorial Team Oct 11, 2016

Energy storage devices called supercapacitors have become a hot area of research, in part because they can be charged rapidly and deliver intense bursts of power. However, all supercapacitors currently use components made of carbon,…