An "energy efficiency revolution" is currently taking place and LEDs and sensors are playing a role in it, it has been asserted. In an article for the Guardian...
It could become trickier to source tantalum capacitors in the next couple of years, one industry commentator has suggested. Patrick Stratton, analyst with market research...
The launch of Microsoft Windows 7 will result in "renewed interest" in upgrades, according to new research by Gartner. A study by the organisation indicates...
Dimming LED lights by 50 per cent saves 45 per cent of the energy consumed at full brightness, according to one high-tech firm. Rick Farrell, president of EcoTek Lighting...
Researchers have developed a new deep UV LED which, they claim, does not to suffer from thermal management problems. Developed at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial...
Duraline has launched a new range of quick-disconnect connectors which are suitable for industrial and commercial usage. The multi-pin rubber moulded three-wire plugs...
New Insulation Material beats PVC in all Disciplines EcoWire: lighter, more compact, more durable AND Ecological. Alpha Wire – one of the worldwide leading Suppliers...
A new fibre-optic sensor could be used to determine the effectiveness of chemotherapy by measuring the intake rate of oxygen. Scientists at Purdue University that developed...
A multitude of data can be read by the new VeriSens Vision Sensors code reader sensors.<br/><br/>The new series of 1800 vision sensor can read barcodes, matrix codes...
Policies governing the reuse and recycling of electronic products should be standardised across the globe, it has been claimed.<br/><br/>Technology experts are agreed...
In a bid to make a marked improvement to the performance of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), a California-based company has introduced new silicon and ceramic carriers or...
Pangolin Laser Systems has announced what it calls a major breakthrough for the lifespan of products that employ laser diodes.<br/><br/>A new component called LASORB...
A scientist who specialises in optoelectronics has been appointed at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. <br/><br/>Giovanni Fanchini has been hired as the tier...
A new Simple Proto assembly service introduced by Screaming Circuits accepts designs with Surface-mount Technology (SMT) passives 0402 or larger. <br/><br/>It can also...
Nanoco, a Manchester-based manufacturer of quantum dots, has announced that it has signed a joint development agreement with a major Japanese electronics firm under which...
A newly-developed smartphone application could enable devices to detect whereabouts they are located based on distinct clues gathered by its integrated technology.<br...
Optoelectronics firm CyberOptics has announced that Assembleon, a major provider of surface mount technology robotic assembly equipment, will retain CyberOptics as its...
LEDs used in mobile phone cameras have been shown once again to provide a better light source than other components.<br/><br/>A study by thin-form supercapacitor developer...
A team of researchers from Princeton and Rice universities have discovered a new way to identify nitric oxide using inexpensive and portable lasers and sensors. The gas...
More environmentally-friendly optoelectronics components could be made possible through a new method for screening molecules to predict how certain materials will contribute...