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Shelve the idea of a simple rack
Rittal looks in depth at the requirements of a modern rack and the duties it is expected to perform in a data centre. [ + ]
US electronics industry faces major challenges
Have we reached the end of the story for North American electronics manufacturing? Bishop & Associates comments on the changing industry. [ + ]
Touch sensor capacity forecast to reach 16.4 million m2 in 2014
The total yielded area of resistive, projected capacitive, sensor-on-cover and on-cell touch sensors grew to 9.6 million m2 in 2011 and will continue to grow over the next two years, according to a report. [ + ]
Heart monitor in a wristwatch
A heart rate monitor has been released using EPIC sensor technology and is the same size as a wristwatch. [ + ]
Single atom transistor ahead of its time
An individual phosphorus atom is the active component that has been placed in a silicon crystal to create a single atom transistor. [ + ]
Has lead-free made the industry any greener?
Despite the advent of RoHS in July 2006, electronics is essentially a ‘green’ industry. It provides more functions and services but uses less energy and fewer materials. [ + ]
Remote asset control is changing our lives
M2M communications can be used to gain immediate feedback on how a particular remote asset is being used, which features are most popular and what problems such as errors or breakdowns typically arise. [ + ]
Copper versus fibre - the battle continues
Copper conductors have dominated the world of electronic devices since the discovery of electricity - and for good reason. However, as data transfer rates increased and cables became transmission lines, engineers began to encounter increased signal attenuation as well as distortion. [ + ]
Ups and downs of the connector industry
The global interconnect market has gone through two recessions in the last decade and four recessions in the last three decades. [ + ]
Transparent memory can be folded up
Memory chips that are transparent, flexible and can survive hostile conditions could become the next-generation, flash-competitive memory for tomorrow’s technology. [ + ]
Cheaper, brighter LEDs are on the horizon
Cheaper, high-brightness LEDs are promised using a technique being developed by Plessey in Britain following its takeover of University of Cambridge spin-off company CamGaN Ltd. [ + ]
CeBIT set to draw the crowds
More than 600 people will exhibit at CeBIT Australia 2012, held 22-24 May at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. [ + ]
Will Samsung spin off its LCD panel division?
Reports on rumours that Samsung Electronics is considering spinning off its LCD manufacturing division are starting to be published. [ + ]
Record claimed for solar cell efficiency
Heliatek GmbH has set a new world record for organic solar cells after Fraunhofer ISE CalLab certified a cell efficiency of 9.8% for a 1.1 cm² tandem cell manufactured with a low-temperature deposition process. [ + ]
Charging without wires possible but at a price
Wireless charging may one day replace plugs and wires similar to how Wi-Fi and Bluetooth have modernised personal communication. Wireless charging with inductive coupling uses an electromagnetic field that transfers energy from the transmitter to the receiver. [ + ]