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While Google's Chrome OS has managed to capture a decent share of the market, in the form of the company’s Chromebooks, the stripped-down platform is still far from being considered appealing, what with it being limited in capability and third-party software compatibility. As such, it seems Microsoft is now taking a crack at a bare-bones OS for notebooks, to...

Tokyo, Japan and Espoo, Finland - 30 January 2017 - Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TSE:8036, Hitachi High-Tech) and Picosun Oy announce a revolutionary technological co-operation in plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PE-ALD). The aim of this co-operation is to bring thin film coating technologies to a completely new level. Hitachi High-Tech’s and Picosun’s joint breakthrough, the novel Microwave Electron Cyclotron Resonance...

Swedspot, the Trollhättan based software company, is one of seven founding partners in the new network called Nordic Car Connect Forum, a network with the ambition to be the number one meeting spot for companies driving innovation within the connected car ecosystem in the Nordics. The other six founding partners are Telenor Group, Circle K Europe, EasyPark, Mekonomen, If...

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry's leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking two new zigbee connected home reference designs from Silicon Labs. The zigbee smart outlet reference design and zigbee occupancy sensor reference design help developers of home automation devices accelerate time to market and reduce system cost...

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry's leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking waterproof USB Type-C cables and connector from Amphenol LTW. These cables and space-saving receptacles provide data and power connectivity and transmission. The Amphenol LTW waterproof USB Type-C cables, available from Mouser Electronics, feature a waterproof USB Type-C...

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today released a new series of sulfur-resistant long side termination thick film chip resistors optimized for automotive and industrial applications. For high sulfur environments, resistors in the AEC-Q200-qualified Vishay Draloric RCA LS e3 series feature a patented construction that provides a sulfur withstand ability in accordance with ASTM B809 95, tested at an advanced level...

The ubiquity of big data is such that Gartner dropped it from their Hype Cycle of Emergent Technologies back in 2015. Across sectors, businesses are scrambling to make every function “data driven,” and there’s no shortage of firms lining up to help them. The big data analytics industry, dedicated to helping big businesses leverage the petabytes of information they...

NASA scientists have developed a new chemical assay that could aid the search for life on exoplanets by identifying the presence of amino acids, the compounds that make up proteins and building blocks of life. The test uses a liquid-based technique known as capillary electrophoresis to separate a mixture of organic molecules into its components. It was designed by researchers from...

Scientists have developed a new technique to extract uranium more safely and efficiently, an advance that may lead to cleaner nuclear fuel and better waste treatment. Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) in the US uses soap-like chemicals known as surfactants to extract uranium from an aqueous solution into a kerosene solution in the form of hollow clusters. Aside from fuel...

Cisco Systems, Bosch and several other companies, have set up a consortium to work on how blockchain can be used to secure and improve “internet of things” applications, as sectors beyond finance seek to benefit from bitcoin’s underlying technology. The group, which also includes Bank of New York Mellon, Foxconn Technology Group, security company Gemalto and blockchain startups Consensus Systems...