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Software interface enables early detection of PCB errors

Editorial Team Nov 16, 2016

OrCAD Capture has been enhanced to now include XJTAG DFT Assistant, an easy-to-use interface that significantly increases the design for test (DFT) and debug capabilities of the schematic capture and PCB design system, it has been announced…

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Arctic sea ice cover shrunk by extremely warm 2015-’16 winter

Editorial Team Nov 15, 2016

In December 2015, the large cyclone that crossed the Arctic brought so much heat and humidity to this otherwise frigid and dry environment that it thinned and shrunk the sea ice cover during a time of the year when the ice should have been…

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Converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel

Editorial Team Nov 15, 2016

Developed by chemists at MIT, a new catalyst material provides key insight into the design requirements for producing liquid fuels from carbon dioxide, the leading component of greenhouse gas emissions. The findings suggest a route toward…

Space

NASA puzzled by the origins of high-energy electrons

Editorial Team Nov 15, 2016

Earth’s magnetic field constantly deflects incoming supersonic particles from the sun. These particles are disturbed in regions just outside of Earth’s magnetic field – and some are reflected into a turbulent region called the foreshock.…

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Genetic circuits isolated within synthetic ‘cells’

Editorial Team Nov 15, 2016

Synthetic biology allows scientists to design genetic circuits that can be placed in cells, giving them new functions such as producing drugs or other useful molecules. However, as these circuits become more complex, the genetic components…

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‘Back to the Future’ inspired solar-powered clothing

Editorial Team Nov 15, 2016

A UCF scientist has developed filaments that harvest and store the sun's energy - and can be woven into textiles, after being inspired by Marty McFly's self-lacing Nikes in Back to the Future Part II. The breakthrough would essentially…

Medical

What your smartphone reveals about you

Editorial Team Nov 15, 2016

We leave behind trace chemicals, molecules and microbes on every object we touch. By sampling the molecules on cell phones, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and…

Wireless

Prototype system to test, demonstrate and trial 5G spectrum

Editorial Team Nov 15, 2016

The 5G New Radio (NR) spectrum sharing prototype system and trial platform has been introduced by Qualcomm. The industry is designing 5G NR to get the most out of spectrum available across all spectrum types –licensed, unlicensed and shared…

Automotive

New capabilities accelerate time to automotive test goals

Editorial Team Nov 15, 2016

Automotive semiconductor suppliers are deploying the latest IC test solution from Synopsys for higher levels of quality, reliability and functional safety. The Synopsys test solution is enabling semiconductor suppliers, including Elmos…

A&D

Software supports aerospace and defense manufacturing operations

Editorial Team Nov 15, 2016

A manufacturer of electronic components for the aerospace and defense industries, Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing, recently selected Aegis FactoryLogix MES Software to implement in their North Dakota plant. The MES software was chosen to…

Cameras

Partnership uses 60GHz technology to deliver wirelessHD video

Editorial Team Nov 15, 2016

Lattice Semiconductor, the leading provider of customizable smart connectivity solutions, and NDS Surgical Imaging, a leader in designing and manufacturing medical visualization, imaging and video processing systems, today announced a…

Power

Single-chip 60V eFuse provides the highest protection rating

Editorial Team Nov 14, 2016

The first single-chip eFuse with back-to-back FETs, providing the industry's highest rating of protection at up to 60V, has been introduced by Texas Instruments. Offering on-chip advanced features including reverse polarity protection and…

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If you can’t lasso it, then here’s how to snap the supermoon

Editorial Team Nov 14, 2016

Weather permitting, on Sunday, November 13th and Monday, November 14th, you’ll be treated to a showstopper supermoon that will be the closest moon to Earth in almost 70 years. We won’t see a supermoon like this until 2034, so this is a…

Energy

Clean fuel from hydrogen energy source

Editorial Team Nov 14, 2016

Researchers have found a way to weaken the strong bonds between the nitrogen and hydrogen atoms in ammonia molecules while simultaneously releasing a single hydrogen atom to create hydrogen gas. In their paper published in the journal…

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Trump puts cash in the bitcoin wallet

Editorial Team Nov 14, 2016

The world's biggest bitcoin wallet provider will "pretty easily" have its biggest ever month for activity in November, following a surge in use after Donald Trump's shock election victory in the US. Peter Smith, the cofounder and CEO…

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