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Institute IMDEA Networks Coordinates iJOIN Project to Develop Cloud-Based Cellular Networks

In recent decades, we have witnessed an exponential growth in the volume of traffic carried through mobile networks, for which forecasts anticipate a thousand-fold increase by 2020. For the purpose of finding viable solutions to cope with this challenge, Institute IMDEA Networks is coordinating the iJOIN* European project.

20 Nov 2012

Koubachi Announces Availability of Wi-Fi Plant Sensors at Apple Retail Stores

Right in time for the Holiday Season, the Koubachi Wi-Fi Plant Sensor Outdoor will be available in the Apple Retail Stores throughout Europe. Only six months after launching its product, the Swiss startup Koubachi achieves a further milestone and makes its entry into offline retail with the flagship brand Apple.

19 Nov 2012

ARM Introduces Rapid Prototyping Developer Kit for Internet of Things Market

ARM today announced availability of a rapid prototyping developer kit for the Internet of Things (IoT) market that integrates the Sprint Mobile Broadband USB 598U Modem by Sierra Wireless with the mbed microcontroller development platform, which is based on the ARM® Cortex™-M3 processor. The IoT market is set to grow exponentially, with Gartner estimating 50 billion connected devices by 2020*.

19 Nov 2012

US Navy GPS-Guided Precision Landing Program Earns Pentagon Engineering Award

A U.S. Navy program that uses Raytheon Company technology to land aircraft in harsh weather has been recognized with a Department of Defense engineering award.

17 Nov 2012

Printed Thermogenerator to Generate Energy Supply for Sensors

Wireless sensor networks monitor machinery and equipment in factories, cars and power stations. They increasingly “harvest” the energy they need to transmit measurement data from the environment, thus making them self-sufficient. At the Electronica 2012 trade fair, Fraunhofer researchers will present a printed thermogenerator, which in the future will be able to generate energy supply for sensors through temperature differences.

16 Nov 2012

Invisibility Cloak Employs Fractal Technology to Render a Man Invisible

Fractal Antenna Systems, Inc. today disclosed that it has successfully rendered a man invisible. The firm’s new invisibility cloak hid a subject named Peter at microwaves over a wide bandwidth at high fidelity. This is the first time any large object has been rendered invisible and the first time a person has disappeared from view using invisibility cloak technology.

16 Nov 2012

Freescale Semiconductor Introduces New Automotive Radar Transmitter for Active Safety Applications

Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) today introduced the new Xtrinsic PRDTX11101 automotive radar transmitter for active safety applications, such as adaptive cruise control. The industry’s first 77 GHz silicon germanium (SiGe) BiCMOS transmitter features an integrated voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) and power amplifier for greater control, reduced system design complexity and lower system costs.

From NXP Semiconductors 15 Nov 2012