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New magnetic solders are environmentally friendly

New magnetic solders are environmentally friendly
Yale University scientists have developed a magnetic solder that can be manipulated in three dimensions and selectively heated, and offers a more environmentally friendly alternative to today’s lead-based solders. Their findings appeared in the March 1 2010 Early Edition of the Proceedings of the...

Publication date: 11 March 2010


RS signs exclusive distribution agreement with Arduino

RS signs exclusive distribution agreement with Arduino
RS Components on March 8 announced that it has signed an agreement to become the exclusive official global catalogue distributor for the cult Arduino electronics prototyping platform for creating interactive objects or environments. Since it emerged from the Interaction Design Institute in Ivrea...

Publication date: 11 March 2010


Complete your collection of Elektor Annual DVD/CD-ROMs

Complete your collection of Elektor Annual DVD/CD-ROMs
The annual volume DVD/CD-ROMs are among the most popular items in Elektor ’s product range. Volumes 2000 to 2008 are still available, with all editorial content published in the English, Dutch, German and French versions of Elektor in these years. Volume 2008 is the first DVD-ROM in the series...

Publication date: 10 March 2010


Hard real-time multicore Java VM enters validation

Hard real-time multicore Java VM enters validation
A multicore-capable hard real-time Java virtual machine for high performance, real-time and safety critical applications developed as part of the JEOPARD project has entered the validation stage. EADS Germany, GMV Portugal and Radio Labs Italy are among the industrial partners in JEOPARD who are...

Publication date: 9 March 2010


Active cell balancing for E-vehicle Li-Ion battery packs

Active cell balancing for E-vehicle Li-Ion battery packs
Atmel announced that its new battery management circuit ATA6870 featuring active cell balancing with capacitors or inductors for high-cell-count Li-Ion batteries supporting supply voltages up to several hundreds volts such as used in electrical/hybrid vehicles, e-bikes or uninterruptible power...

Publication date: 9 March 2010


Metamaterials antenna supports multiple bands

Metamaterials antenna supports multiple bands
Rayspan Corp. has unveiled a single-antenna solution for mobile devices that is able to operate over several frequency bands without using multiple elements, costly switches or bulky matching networks. According to Rayspan, its MTM-E antenna is the first antenna for mobile devices to be based on...

Publication date: 8 March 2010


High-definition, multi-standard TV circa 1958

High-definition, multi-standard TV circa 1958
Michael Bennett-Levy's extraordinary collection of early technologies went under the hammer at Bonhams in London on Wednesday with 90% of the 758 lots on offer sold for a total of £683,384. The largest privately held collection of early televisions in the world — including 26 pre-war sets —...

Publication date: 4 March 2010


World's largest lithium ceramic battery

World's largest lithium ceramic battery
In the future it’s desirable to store wind and solar generated energy efficiently on a large scale. For this purpose Evonik Industries and its partners are developing the world's largest lithium ceramic battery. The battery is based on CERIO® technology, a special combination of ceramic...

Publication date: 4 March 2010


Trapping sunlight with silicon nanowires

Trapping sunlight with silicon nanowires
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers have found a better way to trap light in photovoltaic cells through the use of vertical arrays of silicon nanowires. This could substantially cut the costs of solar electric power by reducing the quantity and quality of silicon needed for...

Publication date: 4 March 2010


Unclonable 'silicon DNA' secures RFID tags

Unclonable 'silicon DNA' secures RFID tags
To counter the counterfeiting of RFID tags by cloning the chips inside them, Verayo's new M4H RFID tags contain ‘silicon DNA’ that identifies them uniquely and makes cloning impossible. All Verayo products are based on a ‘physically unclonable function’ (PUF) in the form of a circuit, which...

Publication date: 3 March 2010


Shipping charges slashed on Elektor SMT Oven

Shipping charges slashed on Elektor SMT Oven
For a limited period, UK resident customers can order their Elektor SMT Oven without paying shipping charges which normally amount to ₤40.00. Likewise customers in EU countries keep €50.00 in their pocket with the shipping charges reduced from €95.00 to €45.00. We haven’t forgotten our clients...

Publication date: 2 March 2010


Windows Embedded Standard 2009 training course

Windows Embedded Standard 2009 training course
MPC Data announces a Microsoft® Windows® Embedded Standard 2009 (WES2009) training course in Swindon , UK from March 16th to 18th, 2010. This course is a Microsoft Official Curriculum three-day hands-on training event delivered by MPC Data, Microsoft Gold Level Partner and Partner Excellence...

Publication date: 1 March 2010


20 watt-hours per kilogram from ETextile

20 watt-hours per kilogram from ETextile
A team of Stanford researchers is producing batteries and simple capacitors from ordinary textiles dipped in nanoparticle-infused ink. The conductive textiles – dubbed ‘eTextiles’ – represent a new class of integrated energy storage device, born from the synthesis of prehistoric technology with...

Publication date: 25 February 2010


Robots to become touchy-feely

Robots to become touchy-feely
MIT Media Lab has commissioned Peratech Limited to develop a type of electronic ‘skin’ for robotic devices that will enable a robot to determine where it is being touched and with how much pressure. The project aims to develop a touch-sensitive surface layer for robots using Peratech’s patented...

Publication date: 25 February 2010


‘Quantum Logic Clock’ is now world’s most precise clock

‘Quantum Logic Clock’ is now world’s most precise clock
Physicists at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built an enhanced version of an experimental atomic clock based on a single aluminum atom that is now the world’s most precise clock, more than twice as precise as the previous pacesetter based on a mercury atom. ...

Publication date: 24 February 2010


Low-cost voice recognition module for robots and machine control

Low-cost voice recognition module for robots and machine control
The Tigal VRbot module is a low-cost voice recognition module designed to easily add versatile voice command functionality to robots and many other applications where voice command control is desired. The VRbot module provides users with 26 built-in, speaker-independent commands that allow basic...

Publication date: 24 February 2010


On YouTube: Elektor SMD Stencil Machine and Pick & Place Tool demo videos

On YouTube: Elektor SMD Stencil Machine and Pick & Place Tool demo videos
Elektor is not just about publishing articles but also offering hands-on assistance to those of you with a fear of using those tiny components called SMDs (or SMA, SMT, whatever). Besides our successful SMD Reflow Oven we also have available two tools you’ll find invaluable in the preparation of...

Publication date: 23 February 2010


Energy-recycling artificial foot

Energy-recycling artificial foot
In a PLoS-One paper, Steven H. Collins (Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology) and Arthur D. Kuo (Departments of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan) describe an ingenious new prosthetic foot that uses a microcontroller to guide a device...

Publication date: 22 February 2010


White power LED achieves 200 lumen per watt

White power LED achieves 200 lumen per watt
Cree, Inc. announces another industry-best reported efficacy record of 208 lumens per watt for a white power LED. Cree’s tests confirmed that the LED produced 208 lumens of light output and achieved 208 lumens per watt efficacy at a correlated color temperature of 4579 K. The tests were conducted...

Publication date: 18 February 2010


Capacitive touch sensing and image projection combine to entertain diners

Capacitive touch sensing and image projection combine to entertain diners
Sunvision Technology has selected a 22-inch version of Zytronic's capacitive touch sensors, Zybrid, as the enabling technology for an innovative restaurant application. Interactive dining tables offer customers a new, entertaining dining experience at the exclusive Mojo restaurant in Taipei....

Publication date: 18 February 2010


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