The Future of Electric Buses
Dec 21, 2010
The major growth in electric buses is in free running versions which cost $50,000 to $500,000 and can usually be deployed without infrastructure along the route. ...
GE Scientists Employ Jet Engine Cooling Technology in Prototype LED Bulb
Dec 8, 2010
Scientists from GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the General Electric Company, GE Lighting, and the University of Maryland-as part of a two-year solid-state lighting program with the U.S. Department of Energy-have announced the successful demonstration of a 1,500-lumen LED bulb (a standard 100-watt halogen PAR38 bulb produces 1,500 lumens) that addresses key barriers to more widespread adoption of LED bulbs for general lighting....
European Union Research Initiative for Cutting Standby Power Consumption
Nov 23, 2010
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne and IBM announced a major research initiative, with several leading academic and corporate research organizations across Europe, to address the alarming growth of energy consumption by electronic devices, ranging from mobile phones to laptops to televisions to supercomputers....
Power Integrations Invests in SemiSouth Laboratories
Nov 23, 2010
Power Integrations announced a strategic investment in SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc., a Mississippi-based manufacturer of high-voltage silicon-carbide (SiC) semiconductor devices. ...
Triple-Mode Transistors Show Potential
Nov 10, 2010
Rice University research that capitalizes on the wide-ranging capabilities of graphene could lead to circuit applications that are far more compact and versatile than what is now feasible with silicon-based technologies....
Rochester Electronics and SIA Produce Comprehensive Worldwide Directory of Authorized Semiconductor Distributors
Oct 27, 2010
To counteract the growing problem of counterfeit and substandard semiconductors entering the global marketplace, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and Rochester Electronics have joined to develop a comprehensive, worldwide directory of companies that are authorized by original semiconductor manufacturers to distribute their products....
Digital Oscilloscopes
Oct 27, 2010
LeCroy Corporation's line of WaveMaster 8 Zi-A digital oscilloscopes provide 20 GHz bandwidth on each of their four channels. ...
