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Ford takes OpenXC research platform global, engaging local developers for market-specific connected vehicle apps in India

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Ford is now shipping beta test kits of its open-source connectivity research platform, OpenXC ( earlier post ), to developers and universities around the world. The CAN translation module is a microcontroller with two connections: one to the CAN bus via the OBD-II port, and one to the host device via USB.

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6G Terahertz Devices Demand 3D Electronics

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They are literally the entire backbone of wireless systems,” says Roozbeh Tabrizian , a researcher at the University of Florida in Gainesville. So Tabrizian and other researchers at the University of Florida have now developed an alternative three-dimensional RF filter that can save space in smartphones and IoT devices.

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BMW Group increasing use of digitalization and Industry 4.0 in production logistics

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We are taking advantage of the wide range of available technological innovations and working closely with universities and start-ups. Digitally connected delivery—Connected Distribution—ensures that these transport routes are also more transparent. Connected supply chain. Connected distribution.

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Try This Brand New Analog Computer

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Engineers connected potentiometers and op-amps to set up representations of knotty differential equations and read the solutions as varying output voltages. In 2017, Yannis Tsividis wrote a feature article for Spectrum describing his research at Columbia University into the possibilities of digital-analog hybrid computer chips.

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Video Friday: DALL-E 2

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This video from UW is the first look we've had at what DARPA RACER might look like: high speed offroad driving without any external references, not even GPS. The kit enables various assemblies to be made with the modular pieces, allowing creators to explore the world of soft robotics in playful ways. It's a real skill that works!

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Bosch leading major research project on software-defined manufacturing

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Led by Bosch, the University of Stuttgart, and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), a total of thirty companies will define the foundations for software-defined manufacturing (SDM) over the next three years in the SDM4FZI research project (Software-Defined Manufacturing for the Vehicle and Supplier Industry).

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“Software-Defined Car” project seeks to develop standardized rules and processes; SofDCar

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Academic partners include Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), University of Stuttgart, the Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart (FKSF), and the FZI Research Center for Information Technology, an innovation partner of KIT. —Professor Michael Weyrich.

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