An hybrid-air engine on the next cars?
In a period of ever and ever rising energy costs and increased attention and sensitivity to various forms of alternative or renewable energy, we assist to a concrete interest shown by car manufacturers...
View ArticleTI SM320F28335-HT: the Digital Signal Controller for high temperature
Texas Instruments has launched a microcontroller with floating point arithmetic features that can operate in extreme temperature conditions (from -55°C to +210°C), the first able to overcome the...
View ArticleHow PC bootstrap works
In computer science, more specifically in the context of operating systems, the term bootstrap identifies the operatopn after which at least part of the operating system is transferred to memory before...
View ArticleGoogle chooses Arduino as a development platform for Android
At the conference Google I/O 2011, held on 10 and 11 May 2011 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Google announced a new development platform for Android based on Arduino.read more
View ArticleGreat success of Renesas in recovering Naka fab
Renesas Electronics recently announced that the production in its front-end fab at Naka, hardly damaged by the earthquake occurred in Japan last March, will resume earlier than the date originally...
View ArticleESMO: the first european student mission to the Moon
The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched a project aimed at European universities with the ambitious goal to create a lunar spacecraft entirely designed, built, and operated by students, and to...
View ArticleAn oscilloscope from an iPad/iPhone
Oscium, a manufacturer of innovative instrumentation for test and debug, has announced its new product iMSO-104, the first mixed-signal oscilloscope expressly designed for iPod touch, iPhone and...
View ArticleDisclosed the unpatched vulnerabilities of six commercial SCADA systems
An Italian researcher in the field of computer security, Luigi Auriemma, has disclosed a list of bugs, not yet corrected, regarding six commercial SCADA systems. The control systems adopted by major...
View ArticleThe femtocell technology
Femtocell is a promising technology used primarily to enhance the signal quality of mobile devices inside buildings, where coverage is spotty or the signal is weak, or simply when you want a faster and...
View ArticleCypress EZ-USB FX3: the USB 3.0 controller with an ARM9 core
Cypress Semiconductor has announced its first integrated USB 3.0 controller, the EZ-USB FX3, based on a core built with ARM9 architecture.read more
View ArticleThe basics of Networking
Are we sure we know all the concepts that underlie networking, at least that related to home applications? We all know what a switch is? And what are its differences compared to a hub? And the router,...
View ArticleQuantum Dot LED Display (QLED)
Significant progress has recently been made in the manufacturing of Quantum Dot LED display (briefly QLED), the displays thst in the future could provide the same quality of LCD displays at a lower...
View ArticleTexas Instruments DRV8312-C2-KIT: evaluation kit for low-power brushless motors
Texas Instruments has introduced a new evaluation kit for driving brushless DC and permanent magnet synchronous motors.read more
View ArticleA new force sensitive material for future touchscreen displays
A British company has developed a force-sensitive material, completely transparent, which is a candidate for possible applications in the field of next generation touchscreens.read more
View ArticleAn Arduino-based quadricopter
Who would not want a remote-controlled quadricopter model, perhaps provided with a HD camera, and amaze your friends with exciting maneuvers and breathtaking shots from above? This dream can be...
View ArticleSiLabs energy harvesting wireless sensor solution
Silicon Laboratories Inc. (SiLabs) has recently introduced a wireless sensor solution very efficient from an energy point of view, powered by a solar energy harvesting source.read more
View ArticleIs it possible to simulate the operation of the human brain?
A team of researchers at Manchester University is working on a project that has set itself the ambitious goal of simulating the operation of the human brain through massive architecture of ARM...
View ArticleInfineon AUDO MAX SHE: life hard for the tuning?
Infineon Technologies has recently expanded its family of 32-bit microcontrollers for automotive applications with a anti-tamper hardware security system. The stated goal is to increase the level of...
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