Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has appointed IBM (NYSE: IBM) executive Dr Dave Watson to be Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Year 2017... Read More
Flexible transparent conductor free of reflection and scattering in Nature Communications.
Transparent conductors are one of the key elements of today’s electronic and optoelectronic devices such as displays, light emitting diodes, photovoltaic cells, smart phones, etc. Most of the current technology... Read More
Building the E-GNSS engine for self-driving car
In 2015, the European GNSS Agency (GSA) launched Fundamental Elements, an R&D funding mechanism supporting the development of global navigation satellite system-(GNSS) enabled chipsets, receivers and antennas. The mechanism aims... Read More
Siemens employees can charge electric vehicles for free
Free “fill ups” at up to 100 Siemens locations in Germany to begin in 2017 Charging stations to supply green electricity and be internationally linked Beginning in 2017, Siemens employees... Read More
KWS, Wavin and Total sign a cooperation agreement to develop the PlasticRoad
The PlasticRoad concept, first introduced in 2015 by KWS, entails recycling plastic waste into lightweight modules with hollow interiors that can be fitted with cables and plastic pipes and allow... Read More
Honda and Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo Enter Discussions on Technical Collaboration of Fully Self-driving Automobile Technology
Honda R&D Co., Ltd., the R&D subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., announced today that it is entering into formal discussions with Waymo, an independent company of Alphabet Inc., to... Read More
Qualcomm Signs 3G/4G China Patent License Agreement with Gionee
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that it has entered into a new 3G and 4G Chinese Patent License Agreement with Gionee Communication Equipment Co. Ltd. Under the terms of... Read More
Hitachi Automotive Systems and Clarion Developed a Remote Parking System Using Smartphone that Enables Driverless Parking
Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.(“Hitachi Automotive Systems”), and Clarion Co., Ltd.(“Clarion”), today announced the joint development of a remote parking system that automatically performs parallel and perpendicular parking as well as... Read More
World’s first solar panel road opens in Normandy village
Ségolène Royal, Minister of Environment, Energy and Sea, unveils one kilometer of Wattway solar road in Normandy, (France) On Thursday 22nd December 2016, the first major project on the Wattway... Read More
element14 launches ‘Safe & Sound’ Wearables Design Challenge
element14, the world’s largest electronic design community, has launched a new Design Challenge for designers and engineers called ‘Safe and Sound’. Sponsored by Texas Instruments (TI), element14 will challenge 15... Read More
























