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
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Chip Hall of Fame: Photobit PB-100
Image: Photobit Corp. PB-100 Image Sensor Manufacturer: Photobit Corp. Category: MEMs & Sensors Year: 1999 Photographers have a saying: The best camera is the one you have with you. Today most of us do have a camera constantly with us, housed in a cellphone or other portable device, thanks to the CMOS image sensor, and… Continue reading Chip Hall of Fame: Photobit PB-100
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
We Grew Algae and Asked Spectrum Editors to Taste It
Algae could be the environmentally-friendly superfood we’ve all been waiting for. But will anyone actually eat it? When was the last time you sipped algae? Chances are, you’ve never done that. But while working on a special report about potential climate-saving technologies, IEEE Spectrum decided to try to grow Spirulina, which proponents have pitched as… Continue reading We Grew Algae and Asked Spectrum Editors to Taste It
Asimo Still Improving Its Hopping and Jogging Skills
Image: Honda Research We learned last week that Honda is putting Asimo out to pasture, so to speak, which is a little sad, but not too sad: Honda is doing this because they want to instead focus on the other, more useful humanoid robots that they’ve been working on recently, like E2-DR. Honda learned a… Continue reading Asimo Still Improving Its Hopping and Jogging Skills
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
Chinese billionaire becomes largest shareholder Daimler
Friday, 02/23/2018 19:42 clock The Chinese carmaker Geely makes serious with the billion dollar entry into the German traditional group Daimler and becomes the largest single shareholder in one go. Geely CEO Li Shufu has secured 9.69 percent of the shares through an investment company, according to a voting rights announcement. Geely is one of… Continue reading Chinese billionaire becomes largest shareholder
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Federal Government goes at BMW of systematic manipulation out
Monday, 02/26/2018 15:56 clock The excuse of the BMW Group on Friday night last week was remarkable: It was “mistakenly” a wrong software on two models in the luxury segment played, the 7 Series and the 5s. Professionals made the denial of Bavaria sit up and take notice: If the press people are right in… Continue reading Federal Government goes at BMW of systematic manipulation
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Total and Michelin join forces to launch an ambitious worldwide road safety education program targeting 10-18 year-olds
Dans le monde, plus de 227 000 jeunes de moins de 20 ans décèdent chaque année d’un accident de la route. Il s’agit de la première cause de décès chez les 15-17 ans. Déterminés à avoir un impact réel pour une mobilité durable et plus sûre, cette coopération unique entre Total et Michelin va viser dans… Continue reading Total and Michelin join forces to launch an ambitious worldwide road safety education program targeting 10-18 year-olds