Industry News
Researchers Trap Light, Improve Laser Potential of MEH-PPV Polymer
March 18, 2013 9:34 am | by North Carolina State University | News | CommentsResearchers from North Carolina State University have come up with a low-cost way to enhance a polymer called MEH-PPV’s ability to confine light, advancing efforts to use the material to convert electricity into laser light for use in photonic devices.
Mobile LIDAR Technology Expanding Rapidly
March 18, 2013 9:28 am | by Oregon State University | News | CommentsSuch is the potential of mobile LIDAR, a powerful technology that’s only a few years old and promises to change the way we see, study and record the world around us. It will be applied in transportation, hydrology, forestry, virtual tourism and construction – and almost no one knows anything about it.
Carnegie Mellon, NSA Seek High School Hackers
March 18, 2013 9:15 am | by KEVIN BEGOS, Associated Press | News | CommentsTheir goal with "Toaster Wars" is to cultivate the nation's next generation of cyber warriors in offensive and defensive strategies. The free, online "high school hacking competition" is scheduled to run from April 26 to May 6, and any U.S. student or team in grades six through 12 can apply and participate.
Monitoring Your Kids on Facebook? That's so 2009
March 18, 2013 9:12 am | by ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe number of popular social media sites available on kids' mobile devices has exploded in recent years. The smartest apps now enable kids to chat informally with select groups of friends without bumping up against texting limits and without being monitored by parents...
Anritsu Launches Toughest Site Competition 2013
March 15, 2013 5:29 pm | by Anritsu Company | News | CommentsAnritsu Company announces the Toughest Site Competition 2013 that recognizes the challenges faced every day by field engineers and technicians responsible for deploying, installing, and maintaining wireless networks. The contest, which runs until June 30, 2013, highlights how
Aeroflex and Harris Announce Availability of the Aeroflex 3920 Digital Radio
March 15, 2013 5:26 pm | by Aeroflex Inc | News | CommentsAeroflex Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp. [NYSE:ARX], HAS announced the addition of support for Harris P25 P7300, P5500 and XG-75 Series portable radios to its expanding capabilities for the Aeroflex 3920 Auto-Test II system.
B&K Precision Adds Four Channels and 7" Widescreen Displays to DSO Offerings
March 15, 2013 5:23 pm | by B&K Precision | News | CommentsB&K Precision (Yorba Linda, CA) has expanded its digital storage oscilloscope (DSO) portfolio with the release of their new 2550 Series. This new series of scopes adds four 2-channel models (2552, 2554, 2556, 2558) and four 4-channel models (2553, 2555, 2557, 2559) ranging from
Digi-Key Expands Global Footprint into EMEA
March 15, 2013 5:11 pm | by Digi-Key Corporation | News | CommentsDigi-Key Corporation is expanding its global footprint with new sales and customer support resources covering the EMEA region. The company announced its regional sales leadership team and the opening of a new European sales and support office in Munich.
Netlist Expands IP Portfolio with Newly Issued Patents
March 15, 2013 5:06 pm | by Netlist, Inc. | News | CommentsThe newly-issued patents address growing technical bottlenecks in the area of high-density server memory. As density progression of monolithic DRAMs slows, server memory solutions will increasingly require technologies that can integrate a greater number of existing
Aeroflex and Bird Technologies Combine
March 15, 2013 5:01 pm | by Aeroflex Inc. | News | CommentsThe Bird 5017 supports frequency ranges from 25 MHz to 1 GHz, with power accuracy of +/-4 percent of reading. “The addition of the Bird power meter technology to the Aeroflex 3550 enhances the unit’s capabilities and accuracies in field applications,”
IAR Systems Boosts Functionality for STMicroelectronics’ STM8 Tools
March 15, 2013 5:00 pm | by IAR Systems | News | CommentsIAR Systems has launched a new version of its world-leading development tools for STMicroelectronics’ STM8. The new version 1.40 of IAR Embedded Workbench for STM8 adds user-friendly functionality in the form of a new text editor and source browser...
Engineering Update #6: Spidey's New Suit, Robotic Cheetahs and Stretchable Power Supplies
March 15, 2013 10:27 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsIn this episode of Engineering Update, Spiderman gets a new suit; Thimble Bioelectronics creates a portable pain patch; and MIT develops a running cheetah robot; and Scientists at Northwestern University create a stretchy silicone elastomer.
'Metasurfaces' to Usher in New optical Technologies
March 15, 2013 10:04 am | by Emil Venere; Purdue University | News | CommentsNew optical technologies using "metasurfaces" capable of the ultra-efficient control of light are nearing commercialization, with potential applications including advanced solar cells, computers, telecommunications, sensors and microscopes.
Samsung Refreshes iPhone-Challenging Galaxy Line
March 15, 2013 10:03 am | by PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsSamsung trumpeted the much-anticipated phone's arrival Thursday at an event accompanied by a live orchestra while an audience of thousands watched the theatrics unfold on a four-level stage at Radio City Music Hall. Summoning up a touch of Broadway...
Lots of Tech but Few Breakout Hits at SXSW Confab
March 15, 2013 9:34 am | by BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsThis year, though, chatter focused on hardware rather than software, and on big ideas rather than coming out parties. The most-used mobile app was the festival's own application, which helped attendees keep track of South By Southwest's barrage of panels, talks, meet-ups and parties.
Social Media Editor Charged in Hacking Conspiracy
March 15, 2013 9:31 am | by GARANCE BURKE, Associated Press PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press | News | CommentsFederal authorities allege that Matthew Keys provided hackers with login information to access the Tribune Company's computer system in December 2010. Keys had been fired months before from a Sacramento television station owned by Tribune. Keys was a web producer for KTXL. Tribune also owns the Times.
Engineering Newswire 29: 3D Printers in Vending Machines
March 14, 2013 10:37 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by PTC delivering technology solutions that transform the way you create and service your products, we're kick starting low-cost robotics, using a 3D printing vending machine, and having a cup of coffee, in the sky.
Researchers Find German-Made Spyware across Globe
March 14, 2013 10:04 am | by RAPHAEL SATTER, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe discovery of a group of servers linked to an elusive espionage campaign is providing new details about a high-tech piece of spy software that some fear may be targeting dissidents living under oppressive regimes. A Canadian research center said Wednesday that it had identified 25 different countries...
New Samsung Phone to Face Stronger Competition
March 14, 2013 10:02 am | by PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsThe Korean company has rented New York's Radio City Music Hall for an event Thursday evening. The company has hinted that it will reveal the Galaxy S IV phone. Judging by the announcement of the S III in last May, this means the new phone will be available in stores in a month or two.
Apple CEO Required to Testify in NY e-Books Case
March 14, 2013 10:02 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsApple CEO Tim Cook has been ordered to testify in a New York court case the Justice Department brought against the company over the pricing of e-books for consumers. Federal Judge Denise Cote on Wednesday granted a government request to depose Apple Inc.'s chief executive.
Google's Top Android Exec Unexpectedly Steps Down
March 14, 2013 10:02 am | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsAndy Rubin has stepped down as the executive in charge of Google's Android operating system for smartphones and tablet computers, ending a seven-year reign that reshaped the technology industry. The unexpected change announced Wednesday...
BlackBerry Gets Biggest Order Ever
March 14, 2013 10:02 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsBlackBerry, formerly known as Research In Motion Ltd., says it has received an order for one million of its new smartphones, marking the largest ever single purchase in the company's history. The Canadian company is relying on the redesigned BlackBerry to fuel a comeback.
Review: 'Smart' LED Bulbs Controlled by iPhones
March 14, 2013 10:02 am | by PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsLED bulbs seem to be the future of home lighting: They save electricity, they're durable and they don't contain mercury like compact fluorescents. But having them produce white light like any old light bulb is like using a computer as a doorstop.
Google Paying Bonuses Totaling $15M to 4 Top Execs
March 13, 2013 9:59 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsGoogle is paying nearly $15 million in bonuses to four of the Internet search company's top executives for their performances last year. Documents filed Tuesday disclosed Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will get the biggest award at $6 million to supplement his estimated fortune of $8 billion.
High-Performance, Organic Nanowire Phototransistors Open the Way for Optoelectronic Device Miniaturization
March 13, 2013 9:55 am | by Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology | News | CommentsResearch team of Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, South Korea, developed high-performance organic phototransistors based on single-crystalline n-channel organic nanowires. Phototransistors are a kind of transistors in which the incident light intensity can modulate the charge-carrier density in the channel.
