Researchers from Holst Centre, imec and CMST, imec's associated lab at Ghent University, have demonstrated what they claim to be the world's first stretchable and conformable thin-film transistor (TFT) driven LED display laminated into textiles. This paves the way to wearable displays in clothing providing users with feedback.Wearable d...

Intel has launched what it calls its best processor yet. According to the company, the 6th Generation Intel Core processor family delivers enhanced performance at the lowest power levels yet while supporting designs ranging from compute sticks to mobile workstations."6th Gen Intel Core processors deliver some of the most significant advanc...

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology IWES in Kassel claim to have come up with a more cost-effective design for inductive electric car charging systems."We deliberately use standard components that are already available on the mass market," explained Marco Jung, deputy head of the conver...

Researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology have developed flat optical lenses said to be capable of manipulating light in ways that have been difficult or impossible to achieve with conventional optical devices.The lenses are made of silicon nanopillars arranged into a honeycomb pattern. It...

Findlay Media has revealed the full conference and workshop programme for EDS 2015. EDS incorporates the Engineering, Electronics and Embedded Design Shows, which are being held on 21 and 22 October at the Jaguar Exhibition Hall, Ricoh Arena, Coventry.Two conference theatres will feature keynote sessions from leading engineering design experts...

The forthcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor will feature a machine learning based approach said to support 'accurate and effective detection' of zero day malware threats. Called Snapdragon Smart Protect, the approach is also said to be the first application to use Qualcomm Zeroth technology, in which conventional anti malware solution...

Basingstoke-based EC Electronics have announced the acquisition of Subassembly Services (SAS). As part of the EC group, SAS will continue to trade independently with its established customer base from its factory in Tewkesbury.Group managing director, Phil Simmonds said: "SAS adds significant capacity to our UK manufacturing capabilities a...

The Regional Growth Fund (RGF) has announced that it has granted £6.7million towards the expansion of Plessey's LED manufacturing facility in Plymouth.Solid state lighting forms a significant part of global efforts to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.According to a market research report, published by MarketsandM...

With some 2000 nano and micro satellites expected to be launched during the next five years, investor interest in space applications and technology is growing rapidly, according to researcher CB Insights. A new report from the company – The Future of Frontier Tech – says more than $2billion was invested in space, drones and aug...

Toshiba Corporation has announced the launch of the TB9081FG, a brushless motor pre-driver IC enhanced to achieve functional safety, for use in electric power steering systems (EPS).More and more safety-critical automotive systems, such as EPS, are required to meet the requirements of ASIL-D, the highest automotive safety integrity level prescr...