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The emerging GigE Vision standard contains significant gaps and shortcomings that will slow its uptake in digital machine vision applications, according to a report and white paper jointly prepared by the Institute of Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) of the Fraunhofer Institute and Sony Europe’s Image Sensing Solutions Division (ISS).

Texas Instruments has announced technology enhancements that redefine its extensive Voice over IP (VoIP) solutions portfolio, driving voice applications even closer to a high-definition (HD) experience. TI is licensing the Low Delay AAC super wideband codec from the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS. Headquartered in Erlangen, Germany, Fraunhofer IIS is the home of MP3 and co-inventor of AAC audio coding. Powered by TI's high-per...

Concentrix Solar, a leading supplier of Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) systems and a division of the Soitec Group (Euronext Paris), announced today that it has joined the Desertec Industrial Initiative (Dii) as Associated Partner. With this announcement, Concentrix Solar is paving the way to utility-scale CPV projects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The Dii was launched in July 2009 to provide a framework for investments to supply th...

Heliatek GmbH has won the Materials Award at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics EUROPE 2012 in Berlin. This is the latest in a succession of awards for Heliatek's innovative organic solar film technology that promises to deliver a lighter, greener and more versatile alternative to traditional solar panels.

A group of 30 leading European companies and academic institutions today announced that they are working together in the newly established project “ENLIGHT”, a three-year program which is partly funded by the ENIAC Joint Undertaking and the ENIAC member States. Partners include companies throughout the lighting value chain, including universities and research centers (see list below).

September 2010 saw the launch of the European e-BRAINS (Best-Reliable Ambient Intelligent Nano Sensor Systems) research project in which Infineon Technologies AG is joining forces with 19 partners to conduct research into the integration of heterogeneous systems. Led by Infineon and Fraunhofer EMFT (Fraunhofer Research Institution for Modular Solid State Technologies), for the technical management, the project will run until the end of 2013. Nano...

Axeon has been awarded research funding from the EU to dramatically reduce the weight, volume and cost of batteries in electric and hybrid vehicles as part of a consortium programme called SmartBatt.

Ford Motor Company today begins real-world testing of future technologies as part of a research programme aimed at advancing car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure communication on European roads.

Heat can damage the batteries of electric vehicles - even just driving fast on the freeway in summer temperatures can overheat the battery. An innovative new coolant conducts heat away from the battery three times more effectively than water, keeping the battery temperature within an acceptable range even in extreme driving situations.

Ed Wilks, Operations Manager at loading bay equipment specialist, sara LBS, looks back over sara’s developments in 2011 and discusses what is next for the industry. Two new additions to our popular sara LBS Sprint range of high-speed internal and external doors have seen sales grow considerably in the food processing and clean room sectors; offsetting the general slowdown in the construction of new warehouses that require complete new loading ...