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Electronic Specifier raises the bar
Come and visit us at our stand A4 577 at electronica this week and be in with a chance of winning either an Android or Apple smartwatch!
Google makes its 'Pixel' smartphone from the ground up
Google is front and centre and selling its Pixel Smartphone that it created from the industrial design to the components. With mostof Google’s other smartphone software runs on devices manufactured by companies like Samsung, LG Electronics and Lenovo, with Google’s presence often relegated to the background.
Price of smart homes holds back market growth
High price tags continue to put smart homes beyond the reach of most home owners and many who can afford to pay are not being sold on the benefits, according to a report from Beecham Research. While new home comforts and easy living remain the main incentives for potential customers, it is practical applications such as home safety and money saving devices, such as smart thermostats and energy meters, that are currently driving the market, along ...
3D-printed robots with shock-absorbing skins
Anyone who’s watched drone videos or an episode of “BattleBots” knows that robots can break — and often it’s because they don’t have the proper padding to protect themselves.But this week researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) will present a method for3Dprinting soft materials that make robots safer and more precise in their movements — and that could be...
Protein enables 'seamless' bioelectronics devices
In a paper published inScientific Reports, engineers at the University of Washington unveil peptides - small proteins which carry out countless essential tasks in our cells - that can provide a link between artificial and biological - harnessing biological rules to exchange information between the biochemistry of our bodies and the chemistry of our devices.
Winners of CW Discovering Start-Ups 2016
Three innovative and exciting new tech businesses were named winners of the 7th annual CW (Cambridge Wireless) Discovering Start-Ups competition, following passionate pitches from all the finalists at last night’s event sponsored and hosted by Deloitte in London. The winners - 8power with its smart, self-powered wireless sensors, risk analytics company AlgoDynamix and satellite positioning specialist Focal Point Positioning - were chosen fr...
Filter provides maintenance cost saving during product testing
A global oil and gas corporation has put together a trial report in which Amazon SupaPleat FFC Filter was evaluated against the existing supplied filter.Operating a Water Maker system utilising Reverse Osmosis, this offshore site, has existing pre-filters protecting the RO membranes, however these achieved unacceptable short filter operational runs of two to five days.
Ditching the crystals for tech
Nestled in the Austrian Alps is a small village, a space that sits in the original 19th-century manufacturing compound of a decidedly old-school manufacturer. This is the Swarovski crystal company, who as a part of a project are trying to refashion, into a tech company.
TomTom introduce a host of products for the consumer market
At a launch event in London, TomTom simultaneously introduced a range of new products for the automotive and fitness markets. Speaking at the event Corinne Vigreux, co-founder and Managing Director, TomTom Consumer said: “We want to kick-off the next 25 years of TomTom by launching the largest number of products in our history.”
Industry book launched with a 'BoOM'
Set to release its first book aimed at helping manufacturers increase their understanding of obsolescence management, is industrial equipment supplier EU Automation. The book features interviews with industry experts and EU Automation’s seven steps to better obsolescence management. The print and electronic versions of the book will be available on Amazon from 6th October.