October 5, 2009
[Technology In The News] Lab-On-Chip Delivers Rapid Cancer Detection And Therapy
IMEC nanotechnology research center, the Institüt für Mikrotechnik Mainz (IMM), a research center in microfluidics, and their mutual partners within the European Sixth Framework Project MASCOT unveil what they are calling a lab-on-chip for the detection and therapy evaluation of breast cancer.
September 30, 2009
[Technology In The News] Major Players Team Up To Create Mobile Wired Connectivity Standard
Pooling talents and resources to form a Mobile High-Definition Interface Working Group, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Silicon Image, Inc., Sony Corp., Nokia Corp., and Toshiba Corp. plan to create an industry standard for an audio/video interface to connect mobile phones or portable consumer electronics devices directly to high-definition televisions and displays.
September 15, 2009
[Technology In The News] ZigBee RF4CE Specification Now Downloadable
First announced in March 2009, the ZigBee RF4CE specification for advanced remote controls is now available for download. The spec replaces infrared with RF communication in remote controls. Thus, consumer-electronic (CE) remote controls for HDTV, home-theater equipment, set-top boxes, etc., will have greater range and longer battery life, as well as be able to operate out of line-of-sight.
September 15, 2009
[Technology In The News] A New Kind Of Space Walk—The COLBERT Treadmill
NASA opted for the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT) for use in the International Space Station. Quantum Controls Inc., working with Woodway USA (the treadmill supplier), Wyle Laboratories, and NASA, successfully met all expectations of motor control for the treadmill, and the required certifications for space travel.
September 11, 2009
[Web Exclusive] One Powerful Day: Live on September 29, 2009
Power Electronics Technology and the Electronic Design Group bring the latest in power design information direct to you, the design engineer, with our online conference ONE POWERFUL DAY. The conference brings you up to date on the latest in Power Design, and you can pick and choose the free sessions that benefit you the most.
September 2, 2009
[Technology In The News] Wireless Sensor System Improves Sleep Monitoring
IMEC’s lightweight, wearable system consists of a headband with three sensor nodes that measure two electroencephalogram (EEG) channels to monitor brain activity, two electrooculogram (EOG) channels to monitor eye activity, and an electromyogram (EMG) channel to monitor chin muscle activity. These five signals provide the required information for sleep staging according to the Rechtschaffen and Kales standard (the R&K standard classifies EEG-sleep recordings).
September 1, 2009
[Technology In The News] Chinese Stimulus Policy Opens New Business Streams For Semiconductor Vendors
By increasing efforts to work with local Chinese manufacturers, semiconductor vendors could reap the rewards of growing domestic demand for home appliances, according to tech research firm Gartner Inc. Driving the demand is a Chinese government subsidy program, translated as Electronics Go to Farmers (EGF).
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