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Answering Your Questions: Edge Computing vs. Cloud Computing in the Vehicle
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Neural Hardware for Image Recognition in Nanoseconds
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Method Verifies that Quantum Chips are Computing Correctly
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Single-Atom Transistors
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Streaming Software Speeds Apps
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Transistors Both Process and Store Information
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Rugged Computing - February 2020
From the battlefield to the extreme environment of space, electronics and computing advances enable missions in the harshest conditions. To help you keep pace with the latest developments, we present this...
Products: Test & Measurement
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Building Blocks for a Practical Wireless Sensor System
We recently interviewed Justin Bessette, Manager, Wireless Systems and Software Engineering at LORD Corporation, Micro-Strain® Sensing Systems, about the nuts and bolts of a wireless...
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Computer Chip Vulnerabilities Discovered
A Washington State University research team has uncovered significant and previously unknown vulnerabilities in high-performance computer chips that could lead to failures in modern electronics....
Briefs: Software
Biometric-Based User Authentication
Rapid adoption of mobile platforms such as smartphones and tablet computers has increased the range of applications and data on mobile devices. The use of these devices to communicate sensitive or confidential data requires, among other things, strong front-end user authentication procedures and/or protocols...
5 Ws: Imaging
5 Ws of the Lead-Detection Smartphone System
Individuals needing or wanting to examine lead content in their drinking water on-demand and in virtually any environmental setting.
Products: Imaging
New on the Market: January 2019
Eurocom, Nepean, ON, Canada offers Sky “C” Series laptop computers based on the Z370 Intel chipset and using CPU-upgrade-able, LGA1151 socket-based processors. They support up to...
Application Briefs: Propulsion
One-Cable Automation Streamlines Robotic Non-Destructive Inspection Systems
There are few industries where the demands for material testing and quality assurance are more challenging than in the aerospace industry. Ensuring the safety of all...
Articles: Defense
Smart Sensor Technology for the IoT
Internet of Things (IoT) applications — whether for city infrastructures, factories, or wearable devices — use large arrays of sensors collecting data for transmission over the Internet to a central,...
Articles: Electronics & Computers
Quantum Computing: Learning to Speak a Whole New Technology
Imagine trying to use a computer that looks and acts like no computer you've ever seen. There is no keyboard or screen. Code designed for a normal computer is useless. The...
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Technique Boosts Capacity of Computer Storage
The most dense solid-state memory ever created could soon exceed the capabilities of current computer storage devices by 1,000 times using a new technique. The same technology was used to manufacture atomic-scale circuits, allowing for quickly removing or replacing single hydrogen atoms. The...
Products: Electronics & Computers
New on the Market: September 2018
The SLICE IP68 data acquisition system from DTS, Seal Beach, CA, measures physical signals in extreme test environments. It can embed in most test articles, and the rugged...
Briefs: Medical
Portable Brain Imaging System
Currently, concussion is measured by the symptoms someone experiences, but it is difficult to know what is happening in the brain in any one person. To address this problem, a portable brain imaging system was...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Material Brings Optical Communication onto Silicon Chips
An increase in computing performance has been achieved by squeezing ever more transistors into a tighter space on microchips. This downsizing has also meant packing the wiring within...
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Advances in Spintronic Devices
Spintronic devices promise to solve major problems in today's computers, which use massive amounts of electricity to generate heat. This requires expending even more energy for cooling. By contrast, spintronic...
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Modified, 3D-Printable Alloy for Flexible Electronics and Soft Robots
Liquid metal printing is integral to the flexible electronics field. Additive manufacturing enables fast fabrication of intricate designs and circuitry. The field features...
Briefs: Imaging
Composite Panel with Integrated Thermal Control
Technological advancements in materials, sensors, and computing have driven demand for higher-performance satellites. Satellites need to be much more capable in a much smaller size with a...
Products: Electronics & Computers
New on the Market: June 2018
The optoNCDT 1750 laser sensors from Micro-Epsilon, Raleigh, NC, feature measuring ranges of 500 and 750 mm for fast, high-precision measurement tasks that require large measuring ranges. They are...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Integrating Optical Components into Existing Chip Designs
Moving from electrical communication to optical communication is attractive to chip manufacturers because it could significantly increase chips’ speed and reduce power consumption,...
Blog: Electronics & Computers
Answering Your Questions: Is This the End of VME?
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