Today, Intel Corporation announced it will invest $5 million over the next five years to deepen its engineering pipeline partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology and deploy research-driven solutions to inspire and retain women and underrepresented minorities to start and complete computer science and engineering degrees. The Intel and Georgia Tech program, announced in…
DetailsThe heat of summer tends to put the topic of energy demand management front and center of economic discussions. Aside from the important sustainability issues, energy efficiency, and trying to keep summer energy bills down in the midst of heat waves, there are real smart grid issues and opportunities increasingly linking the utilities industry with…
DetailsTTI, Inc., a world leading specialist distributor of passive, connector, electromechanical and discrete components, now stocks PHR series and TNPS series space qualified resistors from Vishay in Europe. The devices benefit from very high reliability and proven thin film technology. PHR series thin film wrap around resistors are space level ESA qualified according to ESCC4001/023…
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While India and China still rise to the top when it comes to luring start-up companies and their investors, some venture capitalists are beginning to scan opportunities popping in neighboring Bangladesh. Like other parts of Asia, Bangladesh's inklings of IT and technology appeal has more to do with its longer-term potential, than the current challenges…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the XLamp XHP35 LEDs from Cree. The XHP35 series brings the performance of Cree’s Extreme High Power LEDs to their 3.45mm x 3.45mm XP footprint to deliver the highest-performing XP LEDs. The Cree XLamp XHP35 LEDs, available from Mouser Electronics, boast breakthrough 12V monolithic power dies that are uniquely…
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Environmental sensor firm Aclima has partnered with Google to test air quality in urban areas. InWhen Google inadvertently allowed its Street View cars to gather the data exhaust emanating from WiFi networks in 2006, the company's use of sensors represented a privacy violation. Lawsuits, fines, and apologies followed. InMore recently, Google's Street View cars have…
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The European Union’s proposed conflict-minerals legislation is likely to cast a much wider net than the Dodd-Frank Act in the U.S., experts say. Not only may the EU requirement add elements to the list—such as cobalt—but it may encompass any country or region that is perceived to be violating human rights. “The European conflict minerals…
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The Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M), also called the Industrial Internet, (II), are changing customer relationships and workflow in the business-to-business (B2B) world. In the automotive industry, cars, trucks, and even motorcycles are using Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) technology, which uses a communications module that connects transmitters in the vehicles, and sensors in the road…
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The concept of the Turing test was first mooted by the legendary Alan Turing in his 1950 paper Computing Machinery and Intelligence . The idea is that a conversation takes place between a human and a machine using a text-only channel like a computer keyboard and screen. In the classical form of this test, an…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been honored by Raytheon for outstanding service, quality, and performance. Mouser was recognized for their outstanding performance as a supplier to Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems at the Supplier Excellence Conference held May 27, 2015, in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems business instituted the annual…
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