[ad_1] Josh de Wit, a second-year mechanical engineering student, exploited the qualities of graphene. A car battery made with stacked graphene, according to de Wit, would take far less time to charge, store more energy and be cheaper, stronger and lighter than existing products. He is currently on placement with electric-motor company Yasa, then inRead more about Sussex student wins award for graphene car battery[…]

[ad_1] Being on the forefront of technology can be hard sometimes, especially if you can’t see where you’re going.  Snapchat Spectacles are the newest wearables to make a splash, but the sunglasses-and-camera combo are just like over-the-counter shades – they don’t have prescriptions for those who wear glasses.  Enter Rochester Optical and its new prescriptionRead more about Snap up some prescription lenses for your Snapchat Spectacles[…]

[ad_1] True three dimensional visualisation technologies have been fantasied and theorised about over the past half century. The scientific community and sci-fi fans know that the best way to make true 3D images is by using holographic technology. Conventional stereo 3D is based wearables including polarising glasses or Virtual Reality (VR) headsets or Augmented RealityRead more about Comment: Holographic technology takes a step beyond AR and VR[…]

[ad_1] Black Friday has come and gone, and Cyber Monday is now but a memory.  Yet, as the holidays creep ever closer, there’s still a chance to save as retailers stretch out sales in a phenomenon we have come to recognize as Cyber Week. Among the pile of bargains still up for grabs, here areRead more about 10 Cyber Week deals you don’t want to miss[…]

[ad_1] According to Scottish Enterprise, the foundry’s investment will mean an injection of £1.25 million into the Scottish economy as the organisation improves cost-efficiency while exploring more niche and newer technology MEMS sensors. Three new local full time new jobs are expected to be created. “We really appreciate this support from Scottish Enterprise,” said joint-MDRead more about Semefab gets £220,000 for equipment from Scottish Enterprise[…]

[ad_1] What’s Apple got up its sleeves for the next round of Apple Watches? Quite possibly one with a round face, according to patents recently filed by the Cupertino company. Published this week, the patent filings show a circular display atop a wearable device, which means Apple could be planning to follow the trend setRead more about New patent points to a round Apple Watch[…]

[ad_1] Flex Logic is a two and a half year-old start-up backed by $7.4 million of venture capital. he Flex Logix technology has the ability to stitch cores together and, with 49 linked 2,500 LUT cores, can put 100,000 LUTs on an SoC. At 28nm Flex Logix’s technology can deliver 2,100 LUTs per sq mmRead more about Flex Logix’ stitchable LUT blocks for SoCs[…]

[ad_1] We’re still waiting to get our hands on Fuji’s latest X-A3 that was announced at Photokina, but that hasn’t stopped the company launching an even more affordable mirrorless camera, the X-A10. Sharing a similar retro-inspired design to the X-A3, Fuji’s softened the edges of the X-A10’s top-plate with the other most noticeable difference betweenRead more about Fuji's goes after new users with the X-A10[…]

[ad_1] QuickLogic is to license its FPGA technology to SoC designers wanting hardware acceleration or reconfigurability. The FPGA core being licensed is ArcticPro eFPGA,. The initial foundry being used is GloFo, and the initial processes available are 65nm and 40nm with 22nm FD-SOI available next year. More foundries will be added next year. “With nearlyRead more about QuickLogic to license FPGA cores[…]

[ad_1] Tango, the augmented reality technology that debuted on the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro could be appearing next in a MotoMod for the Moto Z family of phones, including the Moto Z Play and Moto Z Force. Motorola Mobility president Aymar de Lencquesaing let slip at a recent press event that the promising, yet slowRead more about Moto Z could get its killer app with a Tango mod[…]