[ad_1] Imec has had its funding from the Flanders government increased from €79 million a year to $108 million a year for the next five years. Flanders innovation minister Philippe Muyters said that the extra funding would cover Imec’s task of getting Flemish companies to automate and use big data in the Industry 4.0 transformation.Read more about Flanders ups Imec grant[…]

[ad_1] IMAX’s one-of-a-kind VR center should prove tempting to shoppers who might wander across the street from the Grove, Los Angeles’s large open air mall. But IMAX is hoping to appeal to a different group of consumers with the next step in its VR ventures: moviegoers. The location in LA, which offers customers a varietyRead more about IMAX wants to add a VR aftershow to your movie ticket[…]

[ad_1] Seven-planet extrasolar system discovered – an annotated infographic We are not alone. Possibly. Astronomers have discovered seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a star just 40 light-years away. At least three of them could harbour oceans of water, increasing the possibility they could host life. This system has the largest number of Earth-sized planets yet found, makingRead more about Seven-planet extrasolar system discovered – an annotated infographic[…]

[ad_1] Which is a good reason to highlight some developments around the BeagleBone Black single-board computer: there’s a new version and two new Capes from the BeagleBone team. As well as as the BeagleBone Black Wireless (below), there are also two new ‘cape’ add-on boards for the existing BeagleBone Black. BeagleBone Black Wireless First ofRead more about BeagleBone Black Wireless speeds development[…]

[ad_1] You might think, given that most ISPs no longer provide direct access to it and the majority of the free providers online have disappeared, that the venerable Usenet service has died a death. But that’s not entirely true; there are still many active discussion areas in the bigger groups. But let’s be realistic: theRead more about Top 10 best Usenet services of 2017[…]

[ad_1] “Recently, we uncovered evidence that Otto and Uber have taken and are using key parts of Waymo’s self-driving technology,” says Waymo, “today, we’re taking legal action against Otto and its parent company Uber for misappropriating Waymo trade secrets and infringing our patents.” The dispute centres on Otto’s LIDAR circuit board which bears a “strikingRead more about Waymo sues Uber[…]

[ad_1] It’s been a while since Spotify introduced the ability to stream podcasts through its app, but it’s now taking the next logical step and producing its own content, with the introduction of three music-themed shows. Showstopper is the first to release and promises to “bring together two of the most culturally relevant topics ofRead more about Spotify enters the realm of original podcasts with three music-based series[…]

[ad_1] Borophene is a molecule made of boron atoms. Like graphene, borophene is a two-dimensional sheet-like molecule, but thought to be a better conductor of electrons than graphene. Unlike graphene, it is not thought to occur in nature and so there are no handy lumps of borophite from which to shave flakes. Instead, it isRead more about Borophene: a heterjunction appeared out of nowhere[…]

[ad_1] If blazing-fast download speeds aren’t enough, new reports suggest Google Fiber subscribers might be receiving a new 4K set-top box on top of it.  According to an FCC filing discovered today by Business Insider, Google is cooking up a 4K UHD wireless set-top box – one equipped with Bluetooth 4.1 and dual-band Wi-Fi. Oh, andRead more about Google is making a 4K set-top box, but chances are you can’t buy it[…]

[ad_1] “TDK-Lambda is committed to supporting STEM [science, technology, engineering and mathematics] education. We believe it is vital to address the looming skills gap and our engineers are engaged in a range of activities with local schools in North Devon to foster early enthusiasm and interest in young students,” said TDK-Lambda production manager Tim Puttick.Read more about TDK-Lambda mentors students in STEM competition, and they win[…]