Quantum computing giant Quantinuum has developed a Quantum AI framework it calls Gen QAI to use quantum-generated data for generative AI.“We are at one of those moments where the hypothetical is becoming real and the breakthroughs made possible by the precision of...
                            
                                Published on: February 05, 2025
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            Ilika in the UK is planning to have a production line for its Goliath solid state battery ready by June 2025.The company has been working with the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) to scale up the roll-to-roll production equipment for the line,...
                            
                                Published on: February 05, 2025
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            Caltech is developing a membrane that could ultimately be used as lightsailCaltech is leading the worldwide community working toward achieving this audacious goal. “The lightsail will travel faster than any previous spacecraft, with potential to eventually open interstellar distances to direct spacecraft...
                            
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                            Research supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the China National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents details a more efficient and environmentally friendly method of cooling based on thermogalvanic cells.The new cooling technology described in a paper uses reversible...
                            
                                Published on: February 05, 2025
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            Teledyne HiRel Semiconductors has announced its latest rad-tolerant wideband 50 GHz RF switch, the model TDSW050A2T, which operates from true DC to 50 GHz. It delivers high RF performance down to zero Hertz, making it ideal for many complex space and defence...
                            
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                            Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. will showcase a wide range of indoor assets tracking and connectivity products at Embedded World 2025, including how the module Type 1WL EVK and smart badges can be used for tracking indoor assets and people.Real-time tracking capabilities that...
                            
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                            NXP Semiconductors is planning 5% cuts to its workforce that could be as much as 1800 jobs.This follows a similar cut in roles at STMicroelectronics.“NXP continues to navigate through a challenging cyclical market environment, strategically evolving the company’s investments in R&D and...
                            
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                            Vector in Germany has launched a charging and load management system that provides optimal distribution of available energy across connected charging stations and vehicles.This can allow for faster scaling of charging parks with equipment from multiple suppliers which has been a key...
                            
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                            The German component distribution market fell a dramatic 35% in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to trade group FBDi.Incoming orders are not providing any stimulus and the outlook remains subdued until mid-2025 says the group.Europe vulnerable in chip downturnTurnover for the...
                            
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                            congatec in Germany has developed an off the shelf set of hardware and software modules to simplify the development of end-to-end applications in the Internet of Things (IoT).aReady.IoT is an expansion of the company’s aReady.COM computer on module (COM) offering launched in...
                            
                                Published on: February 05, 2025