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Renesas and AVL Software and Functions Collaborate on Customer Support for Functional Safety to Develop Automotive ECUs That Comply with ISO 26262

“AVL provides Renesas Customers with Comprehensive Support for Development of Complex and Specialized Functional Safety Systems. Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, and AVL, the leading company in development, simulation and testing in the …

Researchers Combine Piezoelectric Thin Film and Metasurfaces to Create Lens with Tunable Focus

“For the first time, researchers have created a metasurface lens that uses a piezoelectric thin film to change focal length when a small voltage is applied. Because it is extremely compact and lightweight, the new lens could be useful for …

Researchers create molecule that can pave way for mini-transistors

“Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in developing a simple hydrocarbon molecule with a logic gate function, similar to that in transistors, in a single molecule. The discovery could make electric components on a molecular scale possible in …

Should we ban killer robots?

“Lethal autonomous weapons systems demand careful consideration but nightmare scenarios of the future won’t become reality anytime soon, says a UNSW Canberra military ethicist. The term ‘killer robots’ conjures up images of sci-fi scenarios where wars are being fought …

Single Key Touch Sensor using LM2907

“This is a single key device featuring a touch ON (Momentary) output. The project is built using the LM2907 chip. The board provides stable sensing and has a wide working power supply range 5V to 12V DC and consumes 20mA …

Stanford scientists combine AI and atomic-scale images in pursuit of better batteries

“Using artificial intelligence to analyze vast amounts of data in atomic-scale images, Stanford researchers answered long-standing questions about an emerging type of rechargeable battery posing competition to lithium-ion chemistry. Today’s rechargeable batteries are a wonder, but far from perfect …

STMicroelectronics’ “Intelligent Sensor Processing Unit” Integrates Brains into Sensors to Launch Onlife Era

“STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a top manufacturer of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), today announced the launch of the Intelligent Sensor Processing Unit (ISPU) that combines a Digital Signal Processor …

Strong magnets put new twist on phonons

“Phonons are collective atomic vibrations, or quasiparticles, that act as the main heat carriers in a crystal lattice. Under certain circumstances, their properties can be modified by electric fields or light. But until now, nobody noticed they can respond to …

Superfluids provide new insight into turbulence

“Eddies in an exotic liquid known as a superfluid merge to form large vortices, analogous to how cyclones form in the turbulent atmosphere. The new research, by a team from The University of Queensland, the ARC Centre of Excellence for …

The 603-200 watch

“This watch has 200 leds and an ESP32 pico for superb light shows I am building this ESP32 pico watch. It had wifi, BT, mesh, a vibration motor, a RTC, 4 buttons, an usbC connector and, most of all: 192 …