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ON Semiconductor License CEVA Imaging and Vision Platform for Automotive ADAS

CEVA's vision processing IP empowers ON Semiconductor's ADAS solutions, driving innovation in image processing and embedded intelligence for automotive safety.

5 Jan 2017

Detection Technology introduces X-Scan P Series Boosting Brand Protection in Food and Clothing Industries

The X-Scan P series by Detection Technology offers superior material separation and scanning speed, optimizing industrial inspection and sorting applications.

5 Jan 2017

Cortec’s EcoSonic® ESD Paper powered by Nano VpCI® Offers Innovative Corrosion Inhibition, Electrostatic Discharge Protection, and Packaging Solution all in One Step!

Cortec® Corporation has developed a static dissipative corrosion inhibiting paper that serves as a complete packaging paper for valuable electrical and electronic items. Simply wrap your sensitive electronic metal items in EcoSonic® ESD Paper powered by Nano VpCI® and rest assured that your valuable items will be protected from damaging static electricity buildup and corrosion.

5 Jan 2017

AMI Announces Polymer Testing & Analysis Event

The Polymer Testing & Analysis conference in Cologne on April 4-5, 2017, gathers professionals to share insights on the latest advancements in polymer testing.

5 Jan 2017

Semiconducting and Optical Properties of Germanium Examined Under Pressure

Although germanium may not be as widely known as silicon, its group-mate on the periodic table, it has got immense application potential in next-generation energy technology and electronics.

4 Jan 2017

Researchers Study 3D Printing of Sonic Tractor Beam

Last year, the first single-sided acoustic tractor beam - that is, the first achievement in trapping and pulling an object using sound waves from only one direction - was developed with the assistance from Asier Marzo.

4 Jan 2017

Creating Stretchable Electronics Using Additive Manufacturing

Electronic components that can be twisted or elongated are known as “stretchable” electronics. These could soon be used to power onboard systems of vehicles, electronic gadgets, medical devices, and other products.

4 Jan 2017

Engineers Use Fiber Reinforced Polymer to Strengthen Concrete Structures

A large number of structures were devastated during the earthquakes last year. Reconstruction of those structures is going on.

4 Jan 2017

3DRap to Develop Affordable Desktop 3D Printer Made of Biodegradable Polylactic Acid

As desktop 3D printing becomes more commonplace, with offices and households installing them, the question of eco-friendly, biodegradable 3D printing materials has become increasingly important.

4 Jan 2017

Exhaust Trap for Lab Vacuum Pumps

Rotary evaporators typically have an integral water or dry ice condenser which, when combined with a well-controlled automatic vacuum pump, provides an effective trap for most solvent vapours. However some solvent will always escape the condenser trap and make its way into the exhaust of the vacuum pump and out into your laboratory environment.

From Asynt 3 Jan 2017

Pittcon Release Topics for Conferee Networking During Pittcon 2017

Pittcon 2017 features 34 networking sessions, providing a platform for conferees to discuss critical topics in laboratory science and research advancements.

From Pittcon 2 Jan 2017

Researchers Develop Preprogrammed Silk-Based Solid Materials with Pre-Designed Functions

Tufts University engineers have created a new format of solids made from silk protein that can be preprogrammed with biological, chemical, or optical functions, such as mechanical components that change color with strain, deliver drugs, or respond to light, according to a paper published online this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

28 Dec 2016

Scientists Use Diamondoids to Build Wires Three Atoms Wide

Scientists at Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have discovered a way to use diamondoids – the smallest possible bits of diamond – to assemble atoms into the thinnest possible electrical wires, just three atoms wide.

27 Dec 2016

Scientists Create Transparent, Self-Healing, Highly Stretchable Conductive Material

Scientists, including several from the University of California, Riverside, have developed a transparent, self-healing, highly stretchable conductive material that can be electrically activated to power artificial muscles and could be used to improve batteries, electronic devices, and robots.

26 Dec 2016

Researchers Move One Step Closer to Developing Devices to Convert Heat into Electricity

The same researchers who pioneered the use of a quantum mechanical effect to convert heat into electricity have figured out how to make their technique work in a form more suitable to industry.

23 Dec 2016