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“At Google, we care about giving users the best possible online experience, both through our own services and products and by contributing new tools and industry standards for use by the online community. That’s why we’re excited to …

“BeagleBone® Blue is a complete, Linux-enabled robotics computer. Community-supported and fully open-source, the real-time performance, flexible networking and rich set of robotics-oriented peripherals make building mobile robots quick and affordable.”

“Beijing is drafting a national development plan on artificial intelligence and setting up a special fund as part of an effort to push the technology’s application in the economy and national security, said China’s top technology official. Wan …
News Cypress Unveils PSoC 6, the Industry’s Lowest Power, Most Flexible MCU Architecture, Setting a New Standard for Battery-powered, Secure IoT Devices

“Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) today announced PSoC® 6, its newest microcontroller (MCU) architecture that is purpose-built for the Internet of Things (IoT). The architecture is built on ultra-low-power 40-nm process technology and delivers the industry’s lowest power and …

“Intel and Mobileye announced on March 13 that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Intel will acquire Mobileye. Under the terms of the agreement, a subsidiary of Intel will commence a tender offer to acquire all …

“Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have created an atomic force microscope on a chip, dramatically shrinking the size — and, hopefully, the price tag — of a high-tech device commonly used to characterize material properties. “A standard atomic force …
News New tinyAVR® MCUs Increase System Throughput While Lowering Power Consumption in Embedded Applications

“Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, has further expanded its AVR® microcontroller (MCU) portfolio by adding three new devices to the tinyAVR® MCU family. The new ATtiny1617 series of MCUs …

“The job would typically require a team on site using a variety of specialized tools and devices to perform tests and take measurements. Given the many interconnected components of modern bridges, some of which can be difficult to access, the …
News So long stiffness: Stanford engineers use soup additive to create a stretchable plastic electrode

“The brain is soft and electronics are stiff, which can make combining the two challenging, such as when neuroscientists implant electrodes to measure brain activity and perhaps deliver tiny jolts of electricity for pain relief or other purposes. Chemical engineer …

“The NVIDIADGX-1deep learning supercomputer is winning over universities in Singapore. Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have deployed the powerful machine for their research projects on artificial intelligence (AI). SUTD will use the …