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From smartphones to automobiles and the electric grid, energy storage is becoming more critical. For mobile devices, the need is clear for safe, longer lasting, energy dense chemistries. For automobiles, the move to hybrid, electric, and autonomous vehicles has increased the bounty to be had for denser and lighter storage. As for the electric grid, it stands to benefit from load balancing using a combination of the IoT (smart grid)and localised e...

The self-driving car revolution reached a momentous milestone with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s release in September 2016 of its first handbook of rules on autonomous vehicles.Discussions about how the world will change with driverless cars on the roads and how to make that future as ethical and responsible as possible are intensifying.Some of these conversations are taking place at Stanford.

A partnership has expanded between Nuance Communications and Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI), the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, dedicated to the development of AI methods and applications.Nuance opened an office at the DFKI campus in Saarbruecken to further advance cognitive and conversational AI innovation across several joint research initiatives, including the relationship between h...

A new technology has been developed by a Swiss start-up that mimics complex systems in nature to create fully autonomous power grids anywhere in the world. Using a technology called Swarm Power, Power-Blox allows anyone to create a ‘plug-and-power’ energy grid that is completely autonomous, scalable, and decentralised, while requiring no management, configuration or maintenance.

Mouser Electronics is exhibiting as a Silver Sponsor at NIWeek (May 22 – 25) at the Austin Convention Center. Presented by National Instruments (NI), the 23rd annual NIWeek attracts thousands of innovators representing a spectrum of industries, from automotive to telecommunications to robotics and energy, will learn about the latest technology to accelerate productivity for software-defined systems in test, measurement and control.

This summer, the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering added a new way for students to navigate the skies: a course on drones.The first of its kind at UW–Madison, the class will teach students how to fly unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, and the practical applications of the technology, said Chris Johnson, instructor of the new course.

Together with Swedish waste management company Renova,Volvo Trucks is currently testing and researching how automated vehicles can contribute to safer, more efficient refuse handling and create a better working environment for drivers. The automated systems being tested are in principle the same as those fitted to the autonomous Volvo truck operating in the Kristineberg Mine in northern Sweden since autumn 2016.

STMicroelectronics and Allystar have announced their cooperation to develop and market GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) solutions for automotive products and other applications.GNSS solutions and technologies, including China’s BeiDou navigation system, are playing an ever-increasing role in many different domains, related to smart mobility. Specifically, enhanced-precision location technology enabled by multi-constellation GNSS s...

Intelligent factories and smart energy topped off with market shifts in industry 4.0 are the factors behind companies being challenged to offer the seamless integration of multiple different technologies and disciplines.Within this field Eaton’s complementary electric and hydraulic expertise can bring easier and faster solutions.

ETH Professor Martin Vechev is automating computer programming: he is one of the first researchers ever to teach computers how to write their own software. This makes him one of the founders of a new field of research that is growing rapidly.