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There's a new nanomaterial in the works that's offering promise in bendable, wearable electronic devices. Researchers from University of Illinois at Chicago and Korea University have been working with an electroplated polymer which makes…

Power Integrations announced its LYTSwitch-1 single-stage, non-isolated, buck topology LED driver IC family. Featuring a very compact footprint, the IC enables the design of LED bulbs and tubes with high constant-current accuracy while…

When you think of Lenovo, you typically don't think of the latest shoes, but the PC maker is getting into the shoe space — the smart shoe space, that is. Lenovo's  Smart Shoes will come equipped with LED lights, data tracking and gaming…

Ask how many new parents stay up watching their baby's chest rise and fall and you'll find out its a pretty common occurrence among newbies. Instead of staying up to watch and missing out on much-needed sleep, what if a camera could take…

As robots begin to look more and more like humans in order to extend their capabilities – in the same way eyeglasses or wheelchairs do – robotic systems need to evolve a bit more. The goal of many researchers is to achieve highly-developed…

As big data grows, so does the need to deliver a bandwidth that’s sufficient enough to meet the growing demands. That’s why a team of researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, and the Council for…

According to a recent Federal Aviation Administration report, it is predicted that 2.5 million hobby-type and commercial drones will be sold in 2016. With drones' growing popularity, researchers really want to know if the new flying…

There are billions of cell phones in the world and everyone wants to maximize their wireless efficiency and improve their service. Currently, cellular base stations are made up of “half duplex” radios that send and receive signals.…

When Toyota moves into its new North American headquarters next year, the company will be utilizing the power of the sun. Toyota’s Plano 7.75-megawatt solar power system will be the largest corporate office on-site solar installation…

Although a rare disease, spinal muscular atrophy is one of the most serious degenerative neuromuscular diseases in children. Oftentimes, it results in high rates of mortality in babies and children that are affected. The genetic disease…