News tagged with car electronics

Researchers develop technique to keep cool high-power semiconductor devices used in wireless applications, electric cars

A group of researchers at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering have developed a technique to keep cool a semiconductor material used in everything from traffic lights to electric cars.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New car tech: Not just crash protection, but prevention

A car that can brake itself to avoid a fender-bender during the morning commute might seem far into the future. Except it goes on sale in March. That's when City Safety, a low-speed collision-avoidance technology becomes ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

German scientists unveil 'intelligent' tyre for all weather

Are you fed up of having to change your summer tyres for winter tyres at the first sign of snow? Or of being caught out on a long car journey by sudden changes in the weather?

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 5

Karma hybrid car offers earth-friendly luxury

Technology lovers stopped and stared as the world's first high-performance hybrid luxury sedan glided silently down a street outside the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Battery-powered Christmas carol: A trip down memory (effect) lane

(PhysOrg.com) -- As consumers anticipate unwrapping the latest electronic gadget during the holidays, they may not give much thought to how long their shiny devices will last. But it's a topic under significant ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Glove-friendly touchscreen goes on exhibit

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new screen has been designed that can work with gloved hands, and it comes from Japan-based SMK. The target application will be car-navigation systems which drivers can operate while wearing ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Technology companies vie to bring Web to cars

As drivers grow unwilling to unplug from the connected world during their jaunts across town, technology firms are racing to bring the Web into the car.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Ford unveils its first all-electric car (Update)

Ford unveiled its first strictly electric car on Friday, a Focus which is expected to get up to 100 miles (160 kilometers) on a single charge and will be available in North America late this year.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 07, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 70

Is There a Micro-Supercapacitor in Your Future? Don't Bet Against It

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Berkeley Lab scientist was a key member of a team that developed a unique new technique for integrating high performance micro-sized supercapacitors into a variety of portable electronic ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Japan's Pioneer expects sixth year in red

Japan's Pioneer Corp. warned it would spend a sixth straight year in the red as it pulls the plug on its loss-making television business and slashes thousands of jobs.

Technology / Business

created May 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Even in the Digital Age, building a great gadget doesn't guarantee success

Publish a book on paper, says a sheepish Beth Collins, and "I'm hesitant to read it." But send it through the ether to her feather-light Kindle 2, Amazon's whiz-bang electronic reading machine, and she's eager ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Mass production micro-hybrid technology set to cut emissions and fuel use in cars

The EUREKA (Belgium) i-StARS project is developing a compact, fully integrated and low-cost start-stop system for cars to replace conventional alternators in mass production. This second-generation starter alternator reversible ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Next-generation charging technology for environmentally friendly vehicles

Plug-in electric vehicles represent a new direction for environmentally friendly transportation. Unfortunately, plug-in electric cars are currently grid-tie power electronics that can require large quantities ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Nissan 350Z most deadly to driver, SUVs safer: study

Drivers of Nissan 350Z sports car and Titan pickup, as well as the humble Chevrolet Aveo run the most risk of dying in a crash, while Audi's luxury A6 cruised in relative safety, according to an insurance ...

Technology / Other

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Balls, blocks, cars among high-tech toys at CES

Balls, blocks and miniature cars with a high-tech twist were among the toys at the Consumer Electronics Show -- although at prices only adults who are still children at heart may be able to afford.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0