Applications
Designing a Wireless Heart Rate Monitor with Remote Data Logging
March 31, 2010 5:59 am | by Archana Yarlagadda, Applications Engineer, Cypress Semiconductor | Articles | CommentsExtending the Human-to-Machine Interface (HMI) using wireless communications is a fast developing field. Important improvements in HMI functionality have been made possible by continuing advancements in Machine-to-Machine interfaces in terms of increased baud rate, low power consumption and reach (distance) of communication.
Pin Fin Heat Sinks: A Sharper Way to Keep Medical Electronics Cool
March 31, 2010 5:42 am | by Barry Dagan, Cool Innovations, www.coolinnovations.com | Articles | CommentsElectronic medical systems have become substantially more sophisticated and powerful in recent years. As a result, the majority of these systems contain large arrays of power hungry electronic components that require high-performance heat sinks to prevent them from overheating and being damaged or destroyed.
Embedded Sync Software Serves Network Equipment Manufacturers
March 31, 2010 5:36 am | Product Releases | CommentsSymmetricom announced a line of embedded software solutions that enable network equipment manufacturers to easily incorporate synchronization technology into their offerings to provide more versatile, high performing solutions.
Simplify USB Isolation in Medical Applications
March 31, 2010 5:10 am | by Mark Cantrell, Analog Devices, Inc., www.analog.com | Articles | CommentsThe personal computer (PC), currently the standard information-processing device for office and home use, communicates with most peripherals using the universal serial bus (USB). Standardization, cost, and the availability of software and development tools have made the PC very attractive as a host-processor platform for medical and industrial applications...
Google Links Web Attacks to Vietnam Mine Dispute
March 31, 2010 4:27 am | by New York Times | News | CommentsGoogle says it has identified cyber attacks aimed at silencing critics of a Chinese-backed bauxite mining project in Vietnam.
Nano-discs destroy cancer cells
March 30, 2010 5:29 pm | by ArgonneNationalLab | Videos | CommentsA new technique, designed with the potential to treat brain cancers, is under study at Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago Medical Center. The micron-sized magnetic materials, with vortex-like arrangements of spins, were successfully interfaced with Glioblastoma...
Access to Google Is Interrupted in China
March 30, 2010 5:28 pm | by New York Times | News | CommentsUsers trying to access the site in English and Chinese reached the home page but were unable to complete searches.
Technology Coalition Urges Stronger Online Privacy Laws
March 30, 2010 5:28 pm | by New York Times | News | CommentsMicrosoft, Google and other companies are pushing to protect private information from government access.
With Hirings, Yahoo Steps Up News Coverage
March 30, 2010 5:28 pm | by New York Times | News | CommentsThe company is bringing in journalists, some from traditional outlets, to create more original content.
MasXtreme Capsules (Natural Wellness) - product contains undeclared drug ingredient
March 30, 2010 3:20 pm | by FDA MedWatch | News | CommentsRecall of product, sold as a dietary supplement, containing undeclared aildenafil as well as the drug phentolamine.
Seven-Segment Numeric LED Display Performs in High Temps
March 30, 2010 2:32 pm | Product Releases | CommentsLumex launched QuasarBrite High-Temperature Seven-Segment numeric LED Display technology capable of providing bright, crisp display performance in temperature ranges up to 105°C. The new ¼ Watt LED displays are
Power Controller for Dimmable LED Lighting Touts High Efficiency
March 30, 2010 2:16 pm | Product Releases | CommentsCypress Semiconductor introduced AC-DC digital power controllers for LED lighting. The CY8CLEDAC01/02 controllers are presented as delivering high efficiency while meeting EnergyStar requirements. They provide
Scavenging Energy Waste to turn Water into Hydrogen Fuel
March 30, 2010 10:17 am | by by Jill Sakai, www.news.wisc.edu | News | CommentsMaterials scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have designed a way to harvest small amounts of waste energy and harness them to turn water into usable hydrogen fuel.
Ember ZigBee Technology Featured In New Family Of Front End Modules
March 30, 2010 9:18 am | Product Releases | CommentsRF Micro Devices, Inc. announced today it is teaming with Ember Corporation to introduce ZigBee front end modules (FEMs) for smart grid applications that give utilities and consumers more control over how they monitor and save energy.
U of M Researcher discovers how electricity moves through cells
March 30, 2010 8:50 am | News | CommentsResearchers at the University of Minnesota have created a molecular image of a system that moves electrons between proteins in cells.
GAO Finds Incompetence and Fraud in EPA Energy Star Program
March 30, 2010 3:43 am | by by Susan Kraemer, cleantechnica.com | Blogs | CommentsWhile much of the Energy Star program is sound, and has led to real quantifiable energy savings over time, over the last four years, alarm bells have been sounding on the increasingly lax certification process.
Card Enables Thermal Dynamics Testing in ATR Enclosures
March 29, 2010 1:20 pm | Product Releases | CommentsSIE Computing Solutions Inc., announced an ATR thermal load card designed for testing thermal dynamics in a conduction-cooled environment. The 3U x 160 mm SIE ATR thermal load card is configurable by power loads ranging from 12 W, 25 W, 50 W, and up to 200 W, and can accommodate
25W Encapsulated DC-DC Converter Suits Railway Environments
March 29, 2010 11:53 am | Product Releases | CommentsAbsopulse’s FLP 09R DC/DC converter series is designed for low power railway requirements. With a height of 20 mm, this 25 W unit is suitable for applications with stringent space restrictions.
Calibration Instrument Touts Accurate Voltages, Precise Currents
March 29, 2010 11:17 am | Product Releases | CommentsKrohn-Hite Corporation introduced its Model 526 DC voltage/current source/calibrator. The 526 delivers accurate voltages to within 20 ppm/year from ±100 nVDC to ±110 VDC, and precise currents to within 50 ppm/ year from ±100 nA to ±110 mA. The resolution is...
LED-Backlit LCD TV Sales Surge
March 29, 2010 5:29 am | News | CommentsThe LCD TV shipment outlook has been increased to 180 million units in 2010, driven in part by the rapid expansion of LED backlit models.
OLED Pushbuttons in Action
March 29, 2010 5:09 am | Videos | CommentsThis video shows some applications and benefits of the OLED SmartSwitch which is a combination of a switch and a display.
Consumer Information on: Express & #xae; LD Iliac Premounted Stent System - P090003
March 28, 2010 4:22 pm | by FDA (The Center for Devices and Radiological Health) | News | CommentsThe Express® LD Iliac Stent is an expandable, mesh-like stainless steel tube. The stent is mounted over a deflated balloon attached to the end of a long thin flexible tube called a stent delivery catheter...
CDRH Learn Course List (Spanish)
March 28, 2010 4:21 pm | by FDA (The Center for Devices and Radiological Health) | News | CommentsCDRH has posted a Spanish language version of CDRH Learn course on Quality System Regulation, 21 CFR Part 820, Basic Introduction
Consumer Information on: Complete & #xae; SE Vascular Stent System (20-100mm lengths) - P090006
March 28, 2010 4:20 pm | by FDA (The Center for Devices and Radiological Health) | News | CommentsThe Complete SE Vascular Stent is a thin, flexible metal mesh tube that can be implanted in the large arteries that supply blood to the pelvis and legs (iliac arteries). It consists of two parts, the stent and the delivery system. The stent is an...
What’s Smart about the Smart Grid?
March 26, 2010 1:39 pm | by Paul L. Schimel PE, Senior FAE, International Rectifier (www.irf.com) | Articles | CommentsThe statistics vary, but all seem to be in agreement that nearly 30 to 40% of the present load base on the grid is caused by induction motors
