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| Google's new chromebook to use Tegra X1 processor |
7/6/2015 |
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The chip is far more powerful than the K1 used in Acer's Chromebook 13 that debuted last year mainly because it uses newer Cortex A-57 and A-53 processing cores along with 256 GPU cores.
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| Apple to use Qualcomm LTE with super download speed |
7/6/2015 |
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Qualcomm says its latest modem technology has download rates of 300 megabits per second ¡ª double the rate the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were able to achieve with Qualcomm¡¯s MDM9625 LTE modem.
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| Manufacturing sector hiring increased |
7/6/2015 |
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The average PMI for January through June (52.6 percent) corresponds to a 3 percent increase in real gross domestic product (GDP) on an annualized basis. In addition, if the PMI for June (53.5 percent) is annualized, it corresponds to a 3.3 percent increase in real GDP annually.
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| Graphene enhanced ultracap reach 4500 farads |
7/2/2015 |
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Skeleton Technologies ultracapacitors have been chosen by the European Space Agency, where their use is expected to lead to significant cost savings by reducing the volume of heavy batteries required for energy storage.
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| Holiday drivers beware! |
7/1/2015 |
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NSC estimates 409 deaths and 49,500 injuries requiring medical attention will occur on our nation's roadways this Fourth of July holiday weekend. This is the highest predicted number the Council has released for a three-day Independence Day holiday since 2008.
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| IoT manufacturer should capture after service revenue |
7/1/2015 |
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"We expect to see a considerable rise in connected service offerings in the coming years, moving from remote monitoring to predictive and eventually prescriptive services that keep products up and running with minimal interruption,"
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| Graphene coating doubles storage on Lithium batteries |
6/30/2015 |
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Silicon carbide-free graphene coating allows the full cell to reach volumetric energy densities of 972 and 700 Wh l-1 at first and 200th cycle, respectively, 1.8 and 1.5 times higher than those of current commercial lithium-ion batteries
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| Hyundai agrees with Toyota on hydrogen car future |
6/30/2015 |
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Fuel cell cars represent a bigger opportunity than electric cars because competition is less fierce. Hydrogen-powered cars also give more flexibility to designers. They can be scaled to big vehicles such as buses as well as small cars.
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| UK firm to provide graphene production chamber |
6/29/2015 |
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This so-called nanoCVD system can grow graphene 100 times faster than conventional CVD systems, cuts costs by 99 percent, and produces graphene boasting enhanced electronic qualities.
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| Cypress: "Our final bid for ISSI is $22.60" |
6/26/2015 |
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the latest bid fell short of Chinese consortium Uphill Investment Co's increased offer of $23 per share. Cypress said late on Wednesday its fresh offer will be its "best and final" for Integrated Silicon.
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| Cree to restructure LED business unit |
6/26/2015 |
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The Durham, North Carolina-based company recalled about 700,000 lamps this month due to potential burn hazards after it received four reports of lamps overheating and melting.
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| U.S. learning to embrace rather than confront with China |
6/26/2015 |
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Secretary Kerry said there are acceptable international norms of behavior. "We need to work together in order to define those, and then live by them. I think that message was clearly delivered and received and hopefully that work will begin in earnest very, very quickly," he told reporters.
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