Notable & Newsworthy

September 2014

Fierce Innovation Awards announce finalists

NTC announced that is has been selected as a finalist in this year’s Fierce Innovation Awards: Energy Edition, a utility-reviewed awards program from the publishers of FierceEnergy and FierceSmartGrid. NTC was selected as a finalist for its innovative, industry leading product, Trickle Up! Customer Engagement Sy

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09/30/2014

Novel transistor tech promises improved efficiency in mobile devices

Dr. Jiyoung Kim (left) and Dr. Kyeongjae “K.J.” Cho examine a wafer used to make transistors. The two created new technology that could reduce energy consumption in mobile devices and computers

Novel transistor tech promises improved efficiency in mobile devices

Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas have created technology that could be the first step toward wearable computers with self-contained power sources or, more immediately, a smartphone that doesn’t die after a few hours of heavy use. This technology, published online in Nature Communications, taps into

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09/29/2014

Digital out-of-home media comes to Atlantic City Boardwalk

Impactivate Networks, along the Atlantic City Boardwalk

Digital out-of-home media comes to Atlantic City Boardwalk

NeXovation announced the launch of its first broadcast out-of-home network, Impactivate Networks, along the Atlantic City Boardwalk. The network, a subsidiary of NeXovation’s NeXomedia division, comprises ten locations, starting at Boardwalk Hall, and is expected to expand over the coming months to include 11

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09/26/2014

element14 Community launches “In the Air” design challenge

element14, the largest electronic design community of its kind with more than 250,000 members, has announced one of its most highly anticipated design challenges ever – the “In the Air” challenge. Supported by partners including Cisco Systems, Texas Instruments (TI), Wuerth Elektronik, The Eclipse Foundation, Si

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09/25/2014

A look back - world-record magnetic field 100T threshold broken (PSDtv)

In this episode of PSDtv - At approximately 3:30 p.m. on March 22, 2012, scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory campus of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory successfully produced the world's first 100 Tesla non-destructive magnetic field. The achievement was decades in the making, involvin

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09/24/2014

A look at the iPhone 6 Plus

For consumers opting to buy Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus rather than the iPhone 6, the additional 0.8 inches of screen size will cost $100 extra. However, for Apple, the iPhone 6 Plus costs only about $16 more to produce, delivering to the company an even heftier margin than normal for its wildly popular smartphone li

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09/24/2014

UMass Amherst researchers develop an efficient, lightweight, and low-cost organic solar cell

Organic solar cell

UMass Amherst researchers develop an efficient, lightweight, and low-cost organic solar cell

For decades, polymer scientists and synthetic chemists working to improve the power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells were hampered by the inherent drawbacks of commonly used metal electrodes, including their instability and susceptibility to oxidation. Now for the first time, researchers at the University of

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09/20/2014

Samsung President and CEO Boo-Keun Yoon to deliver keynote at CES

Samsung President and CEO Boo-Keun Yoon

Samsung President and CEO Boo-Keun Yoon to deliver keynote at CES

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced that Boo-Keun Yoon, president and CEO of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., will deliver a keynote address at the 2015 International CES. Owned and produced by CEA, the 2015 International CES, the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of co

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09/19/2014

First water-based Nuclear battery developed by MU Researcher

From cell phones to cars and flashlights, batteries play an important role in everyday life. Scientists and technology companies constantly are seeking ways to improve battery life and efficiency. Now, for the first time using a water-based solution, researchers at the University of Missouri have created a long-lasting an

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09/19/2014

Energy Department announces indoor lighting winners of solid-state lighting design competition

As part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to reduce energy waste in U.S. buildings and help save Americans money by saving energy, the Energy Department today announced the winners of the sixth annual Next Generation LuminairesTM (NGL) design competition for indoor lighting at the LED Show in Los Angeles. The competiti

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09/18/2014

Patti Engineering helps Real Ale Brewing Company to quadruple its output

Patti Engineering, a leader in control systems integration, announced details of its engineering support for the installation and commissioning of a new Krones bottling line for Texas regional craft brewer, Real Ale Brewing Company. Real Ale Brewing has wide spread Texas distribution of its handcrafted ales an

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09/16/2014

Revolutionary diving suit to be used at site of 'world's oldest computer' find

Exosuit hard metal dive suit

Revolutionary diving suit to be used at site of 'world's oldest computer' find

Archaeologists began using a revolutionary new deep-sea diving suit on Monday to explore the ancient shipwreck where one of the most remarkable scientific objects of antiquity was found. The Antikythera mechanism – a 2nd-century BC device known as the world's oldest computer – was discovered by sponge dive

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09/16/2014

Estimote Sticker beacons create novel 'nearables' tech category

Estimote Stickers

Estimote Sticker beacons create novel 'nearables' tech category

Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor announces that beacon specialist, Estimote, has specified Nordic's multiple award-winning nRF51822 SoCs to provide the Bluetooth® Smart (formerly known as Bluetooth low energy) wireless connectivity in its newly launched Estimote Stickers that Estimote say

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09/12/2014

Dinner prepared by an engineer

An engineer's wife left a note for him to help prepare dinner that evening: "Shepherd's Pie needs to be taken out of the fridge and placed in the oven at 140 degrees"

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09/11/2014

Moore's Law's Revival

Alex Lidow, EPC

It has become apparent that the investment returns from semiconductor companies have underperformed the S&P 500 since the turn of the century. One of the key reasons for this underperformance is the increased investment required for each new generation of silicon-based product. This is a reversal of Moore’s La

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09/04/2014

Transphorm awarded major patents for GaN power conversion

Transphorm announced that it has secured fundamental patents in the area of Gallium Nitride (GaN) power conversion. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patent number 8,816,751 titled “Inductive Load Power Switching Circuits” was granted August 26, 2014 and the patent application number 13

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09/03/2014

Uber and the zero marginal cost revolution

Jeremy Rifkin

In a stunning decision, the German court system banned Uber, the global carsharing service, from operating in the country, citing safety risks and lack of regulatory oversight. The court decision is part of a much larger story unfolding around the world. A new economic system -- the Collaborative Commons -- is

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09/03/2014

Japanese on biogas discovery tour in Germany

The Japanese delegation with former head of government Koizumi (right) is interested in the benefits of a biogas system

Japanese on biogas discovery tour in Germany

Due to the phasing out of nuclear energy, the transformation of the energy system is one of Germany's most vital challenges of the 21st century. The total withdrawal from atomic energy in Germany is intended to be completed by 2022. The plan provides for electricity and heat generation through alternative fuels suc

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09/02/2014

Miguel Fragoso appointed as engineering director for Lotus

Group Lotus plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Miguel Fragoso as Engineering Director. He will have overall responsibility for all aspects of engineering at Lotus. Miguel will be based at Lotus’ Headquarters in Hethel, Norfolk and will report to the CEO of Group Lotus plc, Jean-Marc G

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09/02/2014

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