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Protect Against Rootkit and Bootkit Malware in Systems that Boot from External SPI Flash Memory

“Microchip’s new cryptographic MCU, custom firmware and provisioning service are designed to enable platforms to detect and stop malicious firmware prior to run time With the rapid growth of 5G including new cellular infrastructure, growing networks and data centers …

Researchers Create Focus-Free Camera with New Flat Lens

“New technology poised to drastically reduce weight, complexity and cost of cameras while increasing functionality Using a single lens that is about one-thousandth of an inch thick, researchers have created a camera that does not require focusing. The technology offers …

Robots Autonomously Navigate Underground in DARPA Challenge

“Whether robots are exploring caves on other planets or disaster areas here on Earth, autonomy enables them to navigate extreme environments without human guidance or access to GPS. The Subterranean Challenge, or SubT, is testing this kind of cutting-edge technology …

Samsung Electronics Unveils Its First Family of ‘Human-Centric’ LED Components to Enhance Indoor Lifestyles

“Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced digital component solutions, today unveiled its first “human-centric” LED packages, collectively known as LM302N. Engineered with carefully created light spectra, the LM302N family helps human bodies adjust melatonin levels indoors, making people feel …

STMicroelectronics Introduces STM32L4+ Microcontrollers for Power- and Cost-Sensitive Smart Embedded Applications

“New STM32L4P5 and STM32L4Q5 microcontrollers (MCUs) from STMicroelectronics bring the performance of the Arm® Cortex®-M4 core to cost-sensitive and power-conscious smart connected devices, including utility meters, industrial and medical sensors, fitness trackers, and smart-home products. With memory density down …

Super magnets from a 3D printer

“Research team develops a method for producing specially designed magnets Magnetic materials are an important component of mechatronic devices such as wind power stations, electric motors, sensors and magnetic switch systems. Magnets are usually produced using rare earths and conventional …

Terahertz radiation technique opens a new door for studying atomic behavior

“Researchers have squeezed a high-energy electron beam into tight bundles using terahertz radiation, a promising advance in watching the ultrafast world of atoms unfold. Researchers from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have made a promising new …

The ink of the future in printed electronics

“A research group led by Simone Fabiano at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, has created an organic material with superb conductivity that doesn’t need to be doped. They have achieved this by mixing two polymers with different properties. In …

The Unfoldable Bridge

“A world premiere in Austria: The new bridge construction technology which was developed at TU Wien has now been successfully applied by ASFINAG during the construction of the Fürstenfeld Motorway There are many different methods for erecting bridges – but the …

A current map for improving circuit design

“The flow of an electrical current can be imaged directly using magnetic bubbles. A practical method for mapping the flow of a current in devices with complex geometries that could be used to optimize circuit design has been developed at …