Selecting the automated dispensing technology that is the best fit for a specific application is not a decision to be made lightly. This is understandable in light of the many technologies that are available, including the progressive cavity pump, auger valve, time-pressure valve and pneumatic jet valve.
AI could spot on-line trolls
A claim that AI could one day deal with on-line trolls could easily be dismissed as vacuous, if it wasn’t coming from the California Institute of Technology. Current ways to detect offensive, harassing, and negative social media posts are either fully automated and not interpretable, or rely on a static set of keywords, which can ...
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Max16923 automotive display PMIC replaces multiple discrete ICs
Designers of automotive electronic systems can increase the number of displays per vehicle while reducing design complexity using the Max16923 4-output display power IC with watchdog timer, Maxim claims. The device is designed to replace four or five discrete ICs with a single power management solution. The number of automotive displays per vehicle continues to ...
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Digi-Key enters distribution partnership with Anderson Power Products
Digi-Key Electronics has signed a global distribution partnership with Anderson Power Products (APP). The partnership will provide customers with worldwide, 24-hour availability of APP’s interconnect products. APP develops power interconnect solutions for several industries, including back up power systems, electrical recreational vehicles, uninterruptible power supply systems, telecommunications, high technology devices and alternative energy solutions. “We ...
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Voice codec eval board is Raspberry Pi HAT
CML Microcircuits has introduced an evaluation board for its low-power voice codec based around a Raspberry Pi. The codec, the CMX655D, has been built into the EV6550DHAT – a board compliant with Raspberry Pi’s HAT (hardware attached on top) extension board standard. “The Raspberry Pi single board computer is widely recognised by makers, enthusiasts and professional ...
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Recom’s 4W modules for industrial use are available from Dengrove
Power modules which meet the latest EU ErP Lot 6 ecodesign specifications for standby and off mode for industrial and consumer products by Recom, are now available from Dengrove Electronic Components. The RAC04-K/277 AC/DC 4W power modules supply short-term overloads of up to 150%, and are cost-effective for industry 4.0 and industrial automation, IoT and ...
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STEM experts advocate multidisciplinary approach for education
Southampton University’s dean of engineering, Professor Bashir Al-Hashimi CBE, who is also a trustee of the UKESF, has advocated a greater presence for AI and machine learning in engineering education. Al-Hashimi has penned a paper on the opportunities posed by AI in the new decade, and how UK higher education institutions can best equip graduates ...
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Tesla worth more than Ford and GM combined
Tesla’s market cap is bigger than the combined market cap of Ford and GM. Tesla shares hit $492 yesterday giving Tesla a market cap of $88 billion. GM’s market cap is $50 billion and Ford’s is $37 billion. However Ford’s sales this year are estimated at $144 billion, GM’s are estimated at $138 billion and ...
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CES: SK Telecom prototypes single-photon LiDAR
SK Telecom has introduced a prototype of ‘Next-Generation Single Photon LiDAR,’ a high-performance LiDAR jointly developed by SK Telecom and Pioneer Smart Sensing Innovations Corporation (PSSI) – the automated driving subsidiary of Pioneer Corp. The prototype of Next-Generation Single Photon LiDAR is built with SK Telecom’s single photon LiDAR transceiver (transmitter/receiver) technologies and PSSI’s 2D ...
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Outage stiffens DRAM price
The Q1 DRAM contract price forecast has moved from “slightly downward” to “mostly holding steady or slightly upward”, according to DRAMeXchange. Because of limited growth in DRAM supply, buyers are increasing orders to raise inventory The increase in DRAM spot prices since December and the power outage at Samsung’s Hwaseong fab on December 31, 2019, ...
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