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This fire-launching drone could restore grasslands on the Great Plains

Editorial Team Aug 2, 2016

It seems pretty obvious that high-intensity fires destroy the land, but an ecologist named Dirac Twidwell from The University of Nebraska wants to change that. According to Twidwell, extreme fire can be harnessed to restore grasslands on…

LEDs

LED indicator features UV-stabilizer to prevent discoloration

Editorial Team Aug 2, 2016

A watertight series has been added to Dialight's next gen high-intensity LED panel mount indicators lineup. The watertight 656 series ½” indicators incorporate the latest LED technology to deliver superior brightness and visibility in five…

Integrated Circuits

32-Bit SAR ADC makes precision measurements

Editorial Team Aug 2, 2016

Many high performance applications, including data acquisition, industrial control and medical instrumentation, require both accuracy and speed. This is often achieved by using a high resolution delta-sigma ADC and a high speed SAR ADC…

Displays

A better car wash experience?: That’s a touch

Editorial Team Aug 2, 2016

To provide the user interface and interactive digital signage features for its popular Wap WaschBär self-service car wash systems, Nilfisk Car Wash Business Unit has chosen Zytronic’s proven and durable Projected Capacitive Technology (PCT)…

Power

Tiny 12W wall mount power supplies offer single outputs

Editorial Team Aug 2, 2016

With Level VI efficiency standards and approved for ITE applications, the PS1012 series of 12W wall mount power supplies compliant has been announced by Advanced Power Solutions (APS). The PS1012 series offers single outputs ranging from…

Optoelectronics

Customizable neon signs for the smart home

Editorial Team Aug 2, 2016

Sygns, the Berlin and Copenhagen based neon design company, is breaking new ground and introduces Kiën – a minimalist design smart light system. The prototype light system is the result of a long-term collaboration with their unique network…

Featured

These displays can be cut with a pair of scissors into different shapes

Editorial Team Aug 1, 2016

A team of Japanese researchers has developed new display sheets that can be cut into any shape with a pair of scissors so that they can be attached to other surfaces like clothing and buildings. The research group led by Masayoshi…

Energy

A new leaf for carbon dioxide emissions

Editorial Team Aug 1, 2016

To combat the increasing rate of climate change, scientists and policymakers around the world try have focused on the chief culprit: carbon dioxide. Produced by the burning of fossil fuels in power plants and car engines, carbon dioxide…

Medical

Vibrating surgical device lets doctors feel what they can’t touch

Editorial Team Aug 1, 2016

When doctors perform minimally invasive surgeries they typically rely on long and thin metal tools to explore within a patients' body. These laparoscopic surgeries can be a benefit to patients by reducing the size of surgical cuts and…

Medical

Epilepsy research aided by virtual brain

Editorial Team Aug 1, 2016

A virtual brain that can reconstitute the brain of a person affected by epilepsy has been created for the first time by researchers at CNRS, INSERM, Aix-Marseille University and AP-HM. From this work we can better understand how the disease…