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Remotely monitor your motors over Ethernet
By using current sensing transducers and Ethernet I/O modules, remote motors located anywhere in your operation can be easily monitored. [ + ]
Addressing data overload in driverless cars
EnSilica has announced an award-winning innovation that is expected to accelerate the commercialisation of autonomous vehicles, solving the problem of radar data overload and resolution by handling this in a dedicated co-processor. [ + ]
How do you childproof the IoT?
Keeping our kids safe on the internet is one thing — how do we expand that to include the Internet of Things? [ + ]
Gone in 60 seconds: five ways next-gen ultrafast-charging EV batteries are about to change everything
A big change is on the horizon: a new generation of batteries for electric vehicles that can get a significant charge in five minutes. [ + ]
Amplifying light with designer quantum dots
US scientists have successfully amplified light using electrically excited films of chemically synthesised semiconductor nanocrystals, known as quantum dots. [ + ]
Nine technology predictions for 2018
Keysight Technologies takes a look at key technology trends and offers insights and predictions for 2018. [ + ]
Avoid the automotive cybersecurity speed trap
Among connected-car enthusiasts, cybersecurity is the looming speed trap. If, as Gartner Research projects, there will be a quarter of a billion cars on the road by 2020 connected with Wi-Fi hotspots and Bluetooth, something will need to keep hackers from exploiting those connections. [ + ]
Touch-sensitive robot acts as a real-time avatar
Japanese researchers have developed a robotic arm that serves as a real-time avatar for a remotely located user, to whom it transmits sound, vision and highly sensitive feelings of touch. [ + ]
'Invisible glass' has almost no surface reflections
US scientists have demonstrated a method for reducing the surface reflections from glass surfaces to nearly zero by etching tiny nanoscale features into them. Reflections are reduced so much that the glass essentially becomes invisible. [ + ]
Will fine circuit traces soon become ubiquitous?
In the manufacture of industrial applications, more and more industry sectors are turning to a new technology as an alternative to classic PCBs. [ + ]
'Air-breathing' sulfur battery provides low-cost energy storage
US scientists have created what they describe as an 'air-breathing battery' — powered by sulfur, air, water and salt — that can store twice as much energy as a lead-acid battery. [ + ]
Enabling fastener torque auditing and certification
Take apart any electronic device from the past or present and you'll encounter a myriad of screws and bolts. Consistent torque application is key for these products to meet promised specifications. [ + ]
Transportation innovation — autonomous robots compete for glory
In September this year, two dozen autonomous robots converged on the Great Hall at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) for the 7th Annual National Instruments Autonomous Robotics Competition (NIARC). [ + ]
Turning off the TV with a cup of tea: join the remote control revolution
Lancaster University researchers have developed gesture control technology that allows body movement, or movement of objects, to be used to interact with screens. [ + ]
Three aspirations for long-distance EVs
When it comes to the electric vehicle (EV), all the publicity currently goes towards the race to make regular and premium cars with longer range. [ + ]
