To believe that technologies once dreamed of in science fiction novels, television shows, and comic strips may one day be a reality, or that real-world technologies might make the fantastic devices of fiction obsolete, you’d need to be either an optimist…or a futurist in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). […]
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Mouser launches two new sites focused on the newest products and applications & technologies
Mouser Electronics announced the launch of its Newest Products and Applications & Technologies sites on Mouser.com. The Newest Products site highlights one of Mouser’s major strengths: the launch of new products. Seeding the marketplace with the newest products for the newest designs is what distinguishes Mouser from other distributors. In fact, over the last two […]
Linksys next-gen Wi-Fi router now available
Linksys has hit the market with a new router that incorporates the latest Wi-Fi flavor, 802.11ac, which can reach gigabit data transfer rates. Cisco said the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router AC 1750 HD Video Pro, announced earlier this year, was now available through retail and online stores in the U.S. The new router complements the […]
Dish: We may have to sell AWS Spectrum
Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen pushed the FCC in a speech yesterday to pass rules allowing it to use its AWS spectrum for a mobile broadband network. Further delays could hamper its ability to compete with existing operators like AT&T and Verizon Wireless, Ergen said during a Wednesday speech at PCIA’s annual conference in Orlando, […]
In the media: Charter’s move to Stamford hits a snag
Members of Charter Communications’ executive team can hold off on packing their bags for now as the headquarters move from St. Louis to Stamford, Conn. hit a temporary delay. The Connecticut Post reported that a package to aid Charter’s move from Missouri to Stamford was pulled off of the State Bond Commission’s agenda yesterday due […]
Warning, automatic braking systems on autos will help save lives, research predicts
The second highest cause of automobile crashes is rear-end collisions – 17 percent. Thousands of people die. The solution? “It is simple,” said Clay Gabler, a professor of biomedical engineering at Virginia Tech. “Slow the striking vehicle.” The concept is simple. Execution is complex and expensive. But in a life-and-death scenario, it is worth the […]
T-Mobile USA, MetroPCS merger confirmed
Improving its network and a rebranding effort were part of T-Mobile USA’s strategy to get back on track after regulators shot down the proposed AT&T merger. The next step appears to be yet another proposed merger, this time with prepaid carrier MetroPCS. Deutsche Telekom on Wednesday confirmed an agreement to combine T-Mobile and MetroPCS. The […]
Electrochem Offers Expanded Total Power Solutions; Retires Micro Power Brand
(October 3, 2012) – Clarence, NY – Electrochem Solutions, Inc. (Electrochem), a subsidiary of Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE:GB) announced the completed integration of Micro Power Electronics, Inc.(Micro Power), following Electrochem’s acquisition of the company in December 2011. The Micro Power brand has retired and the unified organization will move forward as Electrochem Solutions, Inc. The […]
Acoustic cell-sorting chip may lead to cell phone-sized medical labs
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A technique that uses acoustic waves to sort cells on a chip may create miniature medical analytic devices that could make Star Trek’s tricorder seem a bit bulky in comparison, according to a team of researchers. The device uses two beams of acoustic — or sound — waves to act as […]
Innovative new defibrillator offers alternative for regulating heart beat
OTTAWA, October 3, 2012 – A new ground-breaking technology was recently used at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) where two cardiologists, Dr. David Birnie and Dr. Pablo Nery, implanted a new innovative leadless defibrillator, the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD), to a 18 year-old patient. Under Health Canada’s special access program, this was […]