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MCUs and MPUs are becoming an inherent element of automotive Functional Safety

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The Automotive industry is evolving on how vehicles are being conceptualized, designed, built, used, and sold. Because of this, most automotive OEMs are challenging their engineers to use advanced technologies (such as robust embedded computation, in...
- 11 Apr 2018
XPRIZE: To The Moon!

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A competition is giving the opportunity to five companies to launch a new industry: transportation to the moon. But there is a risk of their ideas never materializing. (Image via XPRIZE) Since 2007, Google has been sponsoring the Lunar XPRIZE co...
- 10 Apr 2018
CIMON Powered by Watson Set to Support Astronauts on the ISS

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Airbus designed CIMON as a mobile, intelligent, interactive astronaut assistant. (Image credit: NASA via Wikipedia) German astronaut Alexander Gerst is set to head to the International Space Station for a six-month mission beginning in June, ta...
- 27 Mar 2018
Coca-Cola: Blockchain for Transparency in a Workforce

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Coca-Cola partnered up with the U.S government to shed more lights on the company’s workforce practices. They decided blockchains were the best tool to accomplish that. (Image via Pixabay) Blockchains: many probably still don’t know what it mean...
- 23 Mar 2018
MICROSOFT: AI Accurately Translating Languages

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Researchers at Microsoft have created an artificial intelligence that can translate from English to Chinese and vice versa, as accurately as a person can. Microsoft Logo on a building. (Image via Microsoft) When learning English for the first ti...
- 21 Mar 2018
Asgardia becomes the first virtual nation launched into space

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No, this is not a joke. Virtual nation Asgardia is journeying to space and is taking over 300,000 citizens for the ride. The entire nation of Asgardia is housed on this satellite. (Photo from Asgardia) First there was the robot citizen in Saudi ...
- 19 Mar 2018
Pi is 3.2, not 3.14159... according to Indiana House Bill 246

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Goodwin's model circle as described in section 2 of the bill. It has a diameter of 10 and a stated circumference of "32" (not 31.4159~); the chord of 90° has length stated as "7" (not 7.0710~). (via Wiki) Edward J. Goodwi...
- 14 Mar 2018
Stephen Hawking 1942-2018 "Look up at the stars and not down at your feet" -SH

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Professor Stephen Hawking (Image via REX/Shutterstock) “We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years. His courage and persis...
- 14 Mar 2018
The US Is Pushing for More Coal Power but Are the Returns Worth the Investment?

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(Image credit: Greg Goebel via Wikipedia) In the US, there is new investment into the declining coal industry as America’s leading power producer, which is now dominated by natural gas, accounting for 34% of the country’s electricity. To put tha...
- 7 Mar 2018
Foxconn: The Revival Of A Giant - The End of the Workforce

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Hon Hai Precision Industry, the cornerstone company for Foxconn Technology Group, will turn to the stock market to fund its desire to make the company a leader in manufacturing worldwide. But first Foxconn needs to heal its wounds. (Logos via Hon Hai...
- 5 Mar 2018
Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF91 SiP Targets IoT devices

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Nordic’s nRF91 SiP incorporates global multimode LTE-M/NB-IoT modem, ARM Cortex-M33, GPS and more in a tiny package. (Image credit: Nordic Semiconductor) After my “Monster Sensor” project here on element14, I have been a huge fan of Nordic Semi...
- 28 Feb 2018
Engineers use FMEDA to make safer applications

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Functional Safety offers the required risk-reduction to assure safety in the presence of systematic or random faults. Systematic failures happen due to a design flaw and are present in all implementations. Engineers take care of these using Quality M...
- 28 Feb 2018
Fuel Cells: The Green Energy for Portable Devices

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A Swedish tech company specialized in power gap solutions, is bringing to users of portable devices a new type of battery that is greener than the ones currently used. (Fuel cell LAMINA by MyFC) Power gap, the difference between the amount of en...
- 26 Feb 2018
The Functional Safety global market is growing

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Functional Safety is moving away from being an industry requirement to become normality within products; more of those solutions are incorporating complex embedded hardware and software that relies on a specific execution of commands and safety-relat...
- 22 Feb 2018
Functional Safety is a critical part of chip design

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Electric and Electronic (E/E) Systems and Functional Safety have been present in different markets like defense, aerospace, and medical for some time now. However, the growing relevance of Functional Safety within the automotive market is pushing the...
- 16 Feb 2018
Broadcom Ltd and Qualcomm Inc: The Aggressive Takeover

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Broadcom Ltd has been trying to take over Qualcomm Inc without any real answer from the Qualcomm, but all might change at Qualcomm’s next shareholders meeting. (Images via their respective companies.)Two rival companies are fighting over the market f...
- 15 Feb 2018
Cubinote: Sticky Notes For Better Connection

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Talk about inspiring... all of this is great. The story behind the creation of sticky notes is incredible given that they have changed the way we plan our daily activities or do the simplest task like reading a book. The story goes that in 1968,...
- 9 Feb 2018
Mixed Reality Steadily Gaining Traction among AR and VR Hardware

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Mixed reality using a virtual reality headset. (Image credit: Pierre-faure via Wikipedia) Time to invest! Mixed reality is on the fast track to rival AR and VR but still lags behind regarding development. There are far more applications for...
- 7 Feb 2018
The Secret Language of Pets: Coming to You Soon

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Prof. Con Slobodchikoff. In about a decade, pets' owners will have the tools to converse with their pets in a year that will revolutionize humans and animals' interactions. (Image via Conslobodchikoff) Decoding the secret meaning behind ...
- 6 Feb 2018
KODAK: Exploring the World of Cryptocurrency

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KODAK seems to be interested in the world of cryptocurrency. The legendary company is planning to launch its own crypto-money while providing others with means to harvest their own. (Logo via Kodak) Is this the future for all business? Who...
- 25 Jan 2018
Major Tech Development Predictions that will Impact 2018

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(Image credit: Pixabay) When it comes to predicting the future, you can look at the Quatrains from Nostradamus, read the predictions from Bulgarian bling mystic Baba Vanga or merely trust those from renowned analytics firms such as...
- 22 Jan 2018
The Best New Tech from CES 2018

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(Image credit: Consumer Electronics Show) The wrap up of this year’s CES marks 51 years since the famous trade show began back in 1967, and like all others before them, companies pack the halls with their latest innovations in consumer technolo...
- 16 Jan 2018
Automation Might Eliminate 70 Million US Jobs by 2030

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The key word here is ‘might.’ It’s more probable that while some jobs will become obsolete, others will take their place, according to a report from McKinsey Global Institute. Their key findings state that while there may be enough work for fu...
- 15 Jan 2018
UK Space Agency Partners with Government and Industries for Year of Engineering

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(Image credit: HM Government) The UK government has recently partnered with a ton of industry, academic and corporate leaders for the 2018 Year of Engineering campaign, designed to bring awareness and understanding about the world of engineerin...
- 10 Jan 2018
Edward Snowden Part of a Team Releasing open "Haven" Surveillance App

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Edward Snowden has teamed up with two groups to develop a new, free app that turns smartphones into surveillance beacons for journalists seeking to secure sensitive laptops or parents seeking a more advanced baby monitor. (via Freedom.press) Edw...
- 26 Dec 2017