| Electric car production to top 1.6 crore in 2021
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2011-07-18 |
| IMS Research predicts that global electric car production is set to top 1.6 crore in 2021, indicating a 16-fold increase from 2010, and will account for 16 per cent of all vehicles manufactured. |
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| Antenna harnesses ambient electromagnetic energy
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2011-07-14 |
| Researchers have devised a way to harness ambient energy from sources such as radio and television transmitters, cell phone networks and satellite communications systems using an ultra-wideband antenna. |
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| Future of 3D TV
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2011-07-11 |
| Databeans forecasts that the advancement of smart and 3D TV apps and a strong presence in numerous consumer markets could mean that 3D viewing is here to stay. |
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| Electromobility project promotes electric car launch
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2011-07-11 |
| The EU-funded Green eMotion project is working on promoting and developing new and existing standards for electromobility interfaces that will pave the way for electric vehicles throughout Europe. |
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| Research studies typing as power source
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2011-07-01 |
| RMIT researchers are looking at the potential of using typing to recharge electronic equipment with the help of the output of thin-film piezoelectrics. |
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| Piezoelectric thin films tapped for power generation
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2011-06-29 |
| RMIT researchers characterise the ability of piezoelectric thin films to turn mechanical pressure into electricity thereby revealing its power generation capability. |
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| Freescale focuses on identity-building
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2011-06-28 |
| Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) focussed on a series of demos, training, and presentations intended at stressing the company's accomplishments in recent quarters and its strategy to grow in the future. |
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| Power transistors breach Rs.58,000 crore in 2011
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2011-06-27 |
| IC Insights forecasts annual sales in the power transistor market to reach Rs.58,035.71 crore ($13 billion) in 2011 driven by growth in automotive electronics and new renewable energy systems, among others. |
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| Advances in OCT imaging herald medical innovations
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2011-06-24 |
| The trend for future generations of OCT medical imaging technology will include portable OCT and the deployment of multi-core DSPs to enable shorter imaging times and higher resolution images. |
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| Thin-film battery market opportunity grows
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2011-06-23 |
| NanoMarkets forecasts sensors for smart grids, military sensors and wireless sensor networks are providing particular opportunity for thin-film battery manufacturers in the near future |
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| Neul details 'white-space' radio network
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2011-06-17 |
| Neul Ltd reveals some more details of its first white-space radio network called Neulnet and the standard behind that Neul has dubbed Weightless. |
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| Emerging trends in automotive MEMS
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2011-06-17 |
| Automotive MEMS has come a long way from accelerometers for automotive airbag sensors to the current trend for integration of multiple sensors, supporting processors and communication functions. |
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| Fairchild boosts efforts in mobile audio requirements
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2011-06-16 |
| Fairchild boosts efforts in addressing the rising consumer demand for multimedia mobile devices that offer smaller speakers, sound louder and better, while minimising impact on battery life |
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| 10,000 low-cost laptops to go to IIT-Rajasthan
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2011-06-10 |
| A report in The Economic Times stated that according to the education ministry, the first lot of 10,000 low-cost laptops, conceived six years ago, are ready to be delivered to IIT-Rajasthan in late June. |
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| Low-cost porous nanodevice stamping process devised
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2011-06-10 |
| A rapid and low-cost imprinting process that can stamp out a variety of nanodevices from porous nanomaterials has been developed by Vanderbilt University engineers. |
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| Green programming controls power use
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2011-06-09 |
| A University of Washington research project creates a system called EnerJ that identifies the role of green programming in reducing the energy consumption of computers through the code itself. |
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| Intel launches Ultrabook, charts new roadmaps
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2011-06-02 |
| Intel's Sean Maloney detailed the company's development plans beginning with the launching of "Ultrabook," reputedly designed as a new category of mainstream thin and light mobile computers. |
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| Zigbee group plans version 2 profile for home networks
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2011-05-30 |
| Zigbee Alliance will develop the Smart Energy Profile 2.0 (SEP 2) to add a second software stack to the standard for home area networks. |
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| Acquisition broadens Skyworks' analogue semiconductor line
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2011-05-30 |
| Skyworks has agreed to purchase Advanced Analogic Technologies for Rs.273.66 ($6.13) per share to broaden its highly complementary semiconductor products. |
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| China targets 185GW from non-conventional sources by 2015
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2011-05-27 |
| CCID Consulting said the generated power capacity of China's top four non-conventional energy sources will exceed 185GW by 2015 due to measures under its 12th Five-Year Plan. |
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| Intel's pitch lacks credibility
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2011-05-20 |
| Analysts think Intel's PC franchise is starting to look like a pair of worn disco pants at a Web 2.0 party where ARM smartphones and tablets are the latest fashion. |
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| Intel revamps Atom road map to counter ARM
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2011-05-19 |
| Intel Corp. decides to counter mounting competition from ARM-based chips by revamping its Atom road map to quicken Atom core design rollouts. |
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| IHS: Tri-gates give Intel an edge over ARM
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2011-05-13 |
| Intel will make headway in the smartphone and media tablet market while also fighting off ARM-based PC processors with its revolutionary 22nm tri-gate transistor technology, says IHS iSuppli. |
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| Google's Chromebook stiffens competition for Windows
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2011-05-13 |
| Google launches the Chromebook, named for its Chrome Web browser that aims to boot faster (eight seconds), be more secure, easier to manage and lower cost than traditional notebooks. |
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| Solar energy storage systems on the rise
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2011-05-04 |
| A NanoMarkets report indicates a surge in solar power energy storage systems market to reach Rs.4,351.60 crore ($953 million) in 2016, rising to Rs.6,849.32 crore ($1.5 billion) in 2018. |
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| Panasonic indicates huge losses, job cuts
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2011-05-03 |
| Panasonic Corp. says huge losses and a complex restructuring will force it to cut about 17,000 jobs in the next two years. |
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| Solar power without solar cells?
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2011-05-02 |
| University of Michigan researchers say they have developed an optical battery that could lead to solar power without traditional semiconductor-based solar cells |
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| Content-based encryption saves wireless power
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2011-04-28 |
| Researchers devise a technique to save wireless power on streaming video using selective content-based encryption. |
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| Mobile DRAM technology races on
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2011-04-21 |
| Mobile market bandwidth requirements are lapping the capabilities of current-generation mobile DRAM technology, forcing a lane change to next-gen standards such as I/O DRAM. |
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| Fairchild gains SiC transistor maker, TranSiC
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2011-04-19 |
| Fairchild Semiconductor gains bipolar SiC transistor technology to complement its existing MOSFETs, IGBTs and multi-chip modules with the acquisition of TranSiC. |
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