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Low-Cost SBCs are Ideal for Industrial and Medical Applications

Industrial embedded computer system maker WinSystems has introduced a new series of single board computers (SBCs) in a NANO-ITX form factor. While measuring just 4.27 inches (120 mm) square, these ITX-N-3800 industrial SBCs offer robust I/O and expansion options, an extended operating temperature range, and abundant functionality for IIoT applications. The series is ideal for… Continue reading Low-Cost SBCs are Ideal for Industrial and Medical Applications

Experts Disagree on Top Applications for 5G

In the world of emerging technologies, you often see industry and academic experts take on the roles of “good cop” or “bad cop.” Whether someone plays a particular role depends largely on their own interests. When it comes to the rollout of 5G networks, carriers and equipment suppliers are all in. On the other hand,… Continue reading Experts Disagree on Top Applications for 5G

Chip Hall of Fame: Philips TDA7000 FM Receiver

Image: Harm van Rumpt TDA7000 FM Receiver Manufacturer: Philips Category: Wireless Year: 1977 FM radio is now a standard feature in a staggering number of gadgets, including alarm clocks, wristwatches, and music players. But before the early 1980s, conventional radio functions were costly and time consuming to build. Manufacturers typically had to make 10 to 14… Continue reading Chip Hall of Fame: Philips TDA7000 FM Receiver

Gore (the Gore-Tex Company) Thinks It Holds the Key to On-Skin Wearables

Photo: Gore I confess, I wasn’t familiar with W.L. Gore and Associates other than as the creator of Gore-Tex. So I wasn’t sure what I was going to find when I visited its new Silicon Valley innovation center last week. But then Paul Campbell and Linda Elkins, co-leaders of the center, pulled a sheet of… Continue reading Gore (the Gore-Tex Company) Thinks It Holds the Key to On-Skin Wearables

Jolt the Brain, Then Listen Closely

Photo: Dawn Harmer/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory If an electric current passes through the brain, does anyone hear it? Earlier this year, researchers in the United Kingdom showed that stimulating the brain with mild direct currents helped people stop stuttering. Neurostimulation has also shown promise for treating conditions such as migraines, depression, and the physical effects of… Continue reading Jolt the Brain, Then Listen Closely

Synthetic Biology Behemoth Aims to Police Its Own Industry

Photo: Ginkgo Bioworks Try as a nefarious actor might, it would be near impossible to order the ingredients for making a deadly virus such as smallpox from scratch—at least not from any reputable company. That’s because the world’s leading gene-synthesis firms all routinely screen customer requests against DNA sequences from hazardous viruses, bacteria, toxins and… Continue reading Synthetic Biology Behemoth Aims to Police Its Own Industry

Kraftfahrtamt orders recall of BMW luxury cars at

Friday, 03/30/2018 18:02 clock As the MIRROR At the end of last month, the first time suspicion of pollution control at BMW had reported to the Munich-based carmaker an astonishing excuse: Allegedly had “correctly developed software” for a model on another model “mistakenly” been installed. An annoying mistake is the one who had since made… Continue reading Kraftfahrtamt orders recall of BMW luxury cars
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South Korea imposes millions in fines against Germans Manufacturer

Thursday, 09/11/2017 16:50 South Korea wants to impose fines on the German automakers BMW, Mercedes and Porsche in the amount of 55 million euros. The companies had violated between 2011 and 2016 against exhaust gas requirements, said the Ministry of the Environment in Seoul on Thursday with. BMW thus threatened with 60.8 billion won (47… Continue reading South Korea imposes millions in fines against Germans
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