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Design-to-manufacturing solution achieves 30% time reduction

Editorial Team Aug 11, 2016

Mentor Graphics has been selected by an Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS) company based in Mysore, India, Kaynes Technology, to provide a complete design-to-manufacturing solution comprising Mentor Graphics Xpedition Enterprise,…

Automotive

EV rapid charger draws energy from power reserves

Editorial Team Aug 11, 2016

Four new products will be exhibited at the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV) Event, 14th–15th September at the Millbrook car testing facility in Bedford by the nationwide Electric Vehicle (EV) charge point supplier, Evolt. The first live…

Computers

First end-to-end security solution for IoT devices

Editorial Team Aug 11, 2016

It has been announced by Microchip, that it has developed the industry’s first end-to-end security solution for IoT devices that connect to Amazon Web Services IoT (AWS IoT). Microchip and AWS collaborated to develop this integrated…

Featured

Programming language handles switching automatically

Editorial Team Aug 11, 2016

Science, engineering, and entertainment computer simulations of physical systems are common but they use several different types of tools. If, say, you want to explore how a crack forms in an airplane wing, you need a very precise physical…

Featured

Watch clothing rips heal themselves right before your eyes

Editorial Team Aug 10, 2016

Could there one day be clothing that naturally heals itself, eliminating the need for sewing needles or disposal? Scientists from Penn State University certainly think so. The new solution, which has just been reported in the journal ACS…

Energy

Is E.Coli the answer to better biofuel?

Editorial Team Aug 10, 2016

It's rare that we think of anything positive when we hear about the bacteria E. coli. Sometimes researchers will use a laboratory-adapted version of E. coli that lacks the features that cause humans to get sick, but grow just as fast. As…

Smartphones

Hobbyist creates Pokémon-inspired charging station

Editorial Team Aug 10, 2016

Hobbyist Spencer Kern was inspired by the recent Pokémon Go craze when he came up with the idea for his latest project. Kern, the designer who created a custom Minecraft PC last year in honor of the Windows 10 release, has just built a…

Trends

TI grants $5.4m in 2016 to improve STEM learning and teaching

Editorial Team Aug 10, 2016

Texas Instruments (TI) has announced that its corporate and foundation grants to improve kindergarten through 12th grade Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education will total $5.4m in 2016. TI and the Texas Instruments…

3D Printing

Print your own wall?

Editorial Team Aug 10, 2016

Before starting again with renewed energy, WASP is taking one week break. “We have already proved that two men and one machine can 3D-print a comfortable and healthy shelter with extremely little money. We are very satisfied of the results,…

Automotive

Thermistors feature integrated, isolating layer

Editorial Team Aug 10, 2016

It has been announced that Panasonic Automotive and Industrial Systems Europe has released a series of automotive grade NTC thermistors using a highly reliable multilayer/monolithic structure for use in harsh automotive, transportation and…