New York University scientist have used MRI scanning to view inside batteries.

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This is your chance to shape the destination of an Elektra 2016 Award. We are looking for readers’ votes in the Consumer Product Innovation category, which is sponsored by Avnet.

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D-Wave Systems has released some more details about its proposed 2,000qubit quantum computer, at the company’s inaugural users group conference in New Mexico.

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Plessey has teamed up with French firm Segula Technologies to demonstrate a heart-rate based driver alertness monitoring system at next week’s Paris Motor show. The sensors are integrated into the seatback, and provide earlier warning of drowsiness or health issues than systems based on eye or head movement. The UK-based firm’s sensing technology, known as …

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Arrow has signed an agreement with IoT secure connectivity specialist Electric Imp to sell its IoT platform across Europe. Electric Imp’s platform includes full-life cycle secure connectivity, interoperability and managed operations. It can be used to move from a prototype to secure production and then to maintenance and update of field-deployed devices for years. Electric …

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X-FAB Silicon Foundries has today announced that it will acquire the assets of Altis Semiconductor, a specialty stand-alone foundry located in the Greater Paris area, out of insolvency proceedings.

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While it’s a Raspberry Pi dominated list, other topics also covered include an Arduino plant monitor, Bluetooth devkits, smart ice cubes and a teardown of the new Apple watch…

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In January 1980, after six years and three months of very hard graft developing CCDs, Sony started a CCD production line. To call the yield lousy would be complimentary – only one chip per several hundred was usable. “It’s more like an occurrence rate than a yield rate,” said the fab managers. It took 12 …

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