The UK's use of more sophisticated sensors in its smart meters could see the energy-saving devices cost almost twice as much as in its neighbouring country, France...
Electrical connectors used throughout smart grids could come under remote observation and control with predictions of greater investment into distribution automation...
Power supply unit (PSU) manufacturer Antec is catering for top-end gamers in its High Current Pro series by sending four-figure wattages to the electrical connectors...
Graphene Week 2011 is to feature discussions of semiconductors - in particular the silicon carbide (SiC) substrates on which the revolutionary material is grown, reports...
The study of the internal motion of atoms could depend on the ability to create light sensors capable of detecting movement over a period of attoseconds. An attosecond...
Optoelectronics systems in the future could benefit from the creation of light-based switches which work in the same way as a conventional transistor. Professor Tobias...
The type of photography you might expect to see on US drama series CSI could become a real-life possibility using infrared light sensors. A team from the department of...
Researchers at the Fraunhofer-Institut fuer Integrierte Systeme und Bauelementetechnologie (IISB) are working on interruptible switches they say are capable of creating...
The wireless communications capabilities of smartphones may expand in the coming years to include near-field communications (NFC) alongside existing telephony, Bluetooth...
Short availability of electronic components for low-end mobile phone handsets helped Nokia to achieve higher revenues in the third quarter of 2010, reports Gartner. The...
New research into the fault tolerance of quantum computers could make it much easier to scale up electronics manufacturing using the technology. Dr Sean Barrett, Royal...
The future of business IT provisioning could be one of wireless communications and distributed branch networks, thanks to cloud computing. Michael Dean, head of marketing...
Many people who have lost their sight due to disease could find nanoscale light sensors come to their rescue in the future. The Eyecare Trust's chairman Dharmesh...
If workers start using their own wireless communications solutions, rather than company-approved versions, security can become compromised, it is suggested. Heather Mclean...
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Companies working in public-facing industries but who want their employees to have access to wireless communications during sales pitches or other face-to-face meetings...
More companies could be looking to enhance the security of the sensors and communication processes used in their industrial control systems (ICS). Pike Research reports...
Further support has been given to the Xbox 360 Kinect system of sensors with the news that IDC expects it to outsell the Sony PlayStation 3 Move motion controller. Both...
Companies have been told to look to intelligent power management systems as a way of cutting their expenditure on energy costs. A spokesperson for the Renewable Energy...
The Xbox 360 is predicted to storm the Christmas gadgets market with its sensors-based Kinect controller system. Kinect uses sensors to detect the movement of the player...
