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Thermoelectric Nanowires Promise Energy Harvesting From Car Exhaust
U.S. Electricity Demand Flat Since 2007
BMW Fixes Software Flaw That Would’ve Let Hackers Unlock Doors
Video Friday: Teleoperated Balloon Animals, Zipperbots, and Indiana Darwin

Thermoelectric Nanowires Promise Energy Harvesting From Car Exhaust

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 12:00 PM PST

Researchers control nanowire production, leading to high thermoelectric efficiency

U.S. Electricity Demand Flat Since 2007

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 11:00 AM PST

It could creep back up as standards are relaxed in some states

BMW Fixes Software Flaw That Would’ve Let Hackers Unlock Doors

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 10:00 AM PST

2.2 million cars were vulnerable

Video Friday: Teleoperated Balloon Animals, Zipperbots, and Indiana Darwin

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 09:35 AM PST

As far as we know, this is the first time a robot has ever made a balloon animal, and we have video

IEEE Spectrum

Does Hawaii Need a Unified Grid?
Is "Valleytronics" the Next Big Thing in Quantum Computing?
Ford Developing Cross Country Automotive Remote Control
Yet Another Drone Delivery Trial, This Time in Asia
$34 Diagnostic Tool for STDs Plugs into Smartphone, Rivals $18,000 Lab Equipment

Does Hawaii Need a Unified Grid?

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 09:00 AM PST

NextEra Energy proposed a merchant Maui-Oahu power link to expand use of renewable energy. Now it wants to buy Hawaii's grid

Is "Valleytronics" the Next Big Thing in Quantum Computing?

Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:11 PM PST

New valleytronics approach encodes data using quantum information without any inteference from magnetic fields

Ford Developing Cross Country Automotive Remote Control

Posted: 05 Feb 2015 10:35 AM PST

With gaming controls and an LTE connection, Ford can park golf carts from thousands of miles away

Yet Another Drone Delivery Trial, This Time in Asia

Posted: 05 Feb 2015 10:20 AM PST

Delivery drones don't get any more real with a PR stunt delivering tea in China

$34 Diagnostic Tool for STDs Plugs into Smartphone, Rivals $18,000 Lab Equipment

Posted: 05 Feb 2015 10:00 AM PST

Smartphone "dongle" tested in Rwanda diagnoses HIV and syphilis within 15 minutes

IEEE Spectrum

800,000 Microinverters Remotely Retrofitted on Oahu—in One Day

Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:00 AM PST

Microinverter manufacturer Enphase used built-in communications links to upgrade the grid-stabilizing capacity of four-fifths of Hawaii's rooftop solar systems

PAL Robotics Introduces Tiago Mobile Manipulator

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 12:15 PM PST

Want to pick stuff up and move it around in a research environment? This could be the robot for you

IEEE Spectrum

Bloodhound Car Gets Ready to Set a Land Speed Record
Calling IBM’ers Who Have Been Chrome’ed, RA’ed, or PIP’ed: Tell Us Your Story
Making Solar "Wallpaper" Cheaper, More Efficient
Uber Turns from Google, Teams Up with Carnegie Mellon on Self-Driving Cars
Transistor Made From Silicene for First Time

Bloodhound Car Gets Ready to Set a Land Speed Record

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 07:00 AM PST

All it needs is a Jaguar V8 engine, a jet, a rocket and a driver with the right stuff

Calling IBM’ers Who Have Been Chrome’ed, RA’ed, or PIP’ed: Tell Us Your Story

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 07:00 AM PST

Do you think you're part Project Chrome's workforce downsizing? Or are the desks around you emptying out? What is going in your corner of IBM?

Making Solar "Wallpaper" Cheaper, More Efficient

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 06:09 AM PST

Organic solar panels show promise for decorative indoor use, while inorganic ones offer potential for cheap, high performance production

Uber Turns from Google, Teams Up with Carnegie Mellon on Self-Driving Cars

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 02:00 PM PST

Uber announces partnership with CMU to develop autonomous car technology

Transistor Made From Silicene for First Time

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 11:00 AM PST

Silicene matches what models predicted but it's still not ready for the world outside a lab

News post & update: eleccircuit.com

Super boost bass by UA741

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 12:09 AM PST

This General purpose boost bass circuit is low pass filter that famous for decades over the years,can be used to increase the bass to the amplifier gain. The characteristics similar to a normal tone control circuits, It is designed for high frequency in the Flat form. But The low frequency or bass can add more […]