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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- Taiwanese LED manufacturers are set to benefit from the global automotive industry’s demand for LED lighting, according to a report by LEDinside, Trendforce’s LED industry data and analysis publication. The company’s report states that the automotive LED industry will benefit from stable prices and rapid growth, which will boost the market’s value by over 14 percent...

Previously, we looked at the different kinds of cyberattack to which networked AV systems are potentially vulnerable. Here, we offer advice on how systems can be protected against loss of content, and discuss the opportunities that providing cyberprotection gives to integrators. Steve Montgomery reports A major target of attacks on networks is to access content, rather than simply to gain...

Mumbai: American solar panel maker First Solar is exploring the sale of almost 190-200 megawatts (MW) of its solar power assets in India, two people aware of the development said. First Solar is a leading global provider of comprehensive photovoltaic (PV) solar systems and has supplied solar panels worth over 17 gigawatts (GW), globally, according to the company’s website. “First Solar...

Almost everything you read or hear about routers includes a sentence or two about router security. The focus is generally on this essential piece of hardware as the first line of defense in an internet-connected world. Many medium-sized companies and large corporations take this into account when they purchase and set up their network infrastructure. They tend to be in...

Japan and Russia have pledged closer economic and security cooperation in so-called "two-plus-two" talks as they look to end a decades-long dispute over a small chain of islands. The one-day meeting of foreign and defense ministers in Tokyo on March 20 was the first of its kind since an initial gathering in November 2013. It came amid rising tensions in the...

Data show women who handle toxic chemicals at work more likely to suffer reproductive difficulties, including miscarriages A female worker‘s infertility has been recognized as an industrial accident for the first time in South Korean history. The decision recognizing the worker’s infertility as an “occupational disease” was significant in coming amid widespread attention to the protection of mothers in response to...

Cryptocurrencies, blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT) are going to be the future. The IOTA tokens combine the goodness of all the three into one. However, unlike Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the IOTA micro-transaction token is based on Tangle ledger specifically designed for the Internet of Things related applications, way back in 2015. According to publications, the IOTA powered...

Researchers have successfully developed polymer optic fibres for sensors that are particularly flexible and can be sewn onto textiles. These fibres were used in a sensor that was woven on a material, enabling researchers to measure the heart rate of patients. The sensor has been produced using a melting technique and can be washed in a machine. "Normally, these fibers,...

The world population is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. China and India, the two largest countries in the world, have populations totalling around one billion. In four years, by 2022, India is predicted to have the largest population in the world, surpassing China. This means we need new ways to grow food that are smarter and helps regulate...

When I first learned that I would be attending IBM InterConnect to provide feedback on IBM’s efforts related to cloud, the Internet of Things (IoT) and Watson, I started to reflect on how much IBM has already influenced the IT and security industries during the span of my career. My first recollection was from my early days of working for...