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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has announced up to $30 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development projects under a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for Small-Scale Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems and Hybrid Energy Systems. This FOA seeks to develop advanced technologies that can progress the present state of … [Read more...] about DOE to Provide $30 Million to Develop Small-Scale Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems and Hybrid Energy Systems

The five projects include Amazon’s first renewable energy project in China, second in Australia, second and third in Ohio, and 12th in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with a combined 615 MW of additional renewable capacity and an expected generation of 1.2 million MWh of energy annually, or enough to power 113,000 average U.S. homes Projects will supply renewable energy to the … [Read more...] about Amazon Announces Five New Utility-Scale Solar Projects to Power Global Operations in China, Australia, and the U.S.

First to enable machine learning inference together with unlimited on-orbit reconfiguration for real time on-board-processing in space; delivers full radiation tolerance spanning all orbits Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX), the leader in adaptive and intelligent computing, today announced the industry’s first 20-nanometer (nm) space-grade FPGA, delivering full radiation tolerance … [Read more...] about Xilinx ‘Lifts Off’ with Launch of Industry’s First 20nm Space-Grade FPGA for Satellite and Space Applications

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory engineers launched PRAM, the Photovoltaic Radio-frequency Antenna Module, aboard an Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on May 17 as part of a comprehensive investigation into prospective terrestrial use of solar energy captured in space. "To our knowledge, this experiment is the first test in orbit of hardware designed specifically for solar … [Read more...] about NRL conducts first test of solar power satellite hardware in orbit

MediaTek today announced the Dimensity 820 system-on-chip (SoC) which is optimized for premium user experiences. The Dimensity 820 delivers ultra-fast 5G speeds, and is feature-packed with MediaTek's latest multimedia, AI and imaging innovations. "Our Dimensity 1000 is already powering impressive flagship 5G devices in a number of markets. With the new Dimensity 820, we're … [Read more...] about MediaTek’s New Dimensity 820 Chip Brings Incredible 5G Experiences to Smartphones

Scania and the leading Norwegian food wholesaler ASKO have a long-standing collaboration in delivering high-performance trucks. Based on that close relationship, the two companies are jointly exploring new electrification technologies. Scania will now deliver up to 75 battery electric trucks to ASKO over the following three years. Earlier this year, ASKO started operations … [Read more...] about Scania to Deliver 75 Battery Electric Trucks to ASKO in Norway

Dual Pixel technology creates 100-million phase-detecting photodiodes for snappy auto-focusing and light information that can be translated up to 100 megapixels Tetracell technology enables light-sensitive 2.4μm pixels for ultimate low-light photograph Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today introduced Samsung ISOCELL GN1, a … [Read more...] about Samsung Introduces 1.2μm 50Mp ISOCELL GN1 with Faster Auto-focusing and Brighter Images

Innovate UK’s Industrial Challenge Strategy Fund Includes Seeqc UK In Quantum Computing Initiatives Totaling Nearly £15M Seeqc, the Digital Quantum Computing™ company, today announced its UK team has been selected to receive two British grants totaling £1.8 million from Innovate UK’s Industrial Challenge Strategy Fund. Quantum Foundry The first £800,000 grant from … [Read more...] about Seeqc UK Awarded £1.8M In Grants To Advance Quantum Computing Initiatives

Sensors Enable High-speed Edge AI Processing and Contribute to Building of Optimal Systems Linked with the Cloud Sony Corporation today announced the upcoming release of two models of intelligent vision sensors, the first image sensors in the world to be equipped with AI processing functionality.*1 Including AI processing functionality on the image sensor itself enables … [Read more...] about Sony to Release World’s First Intelligent Vision Sensors with AI Processing Functionality

Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today announced that it has sold its Atos Quantum Learning Machine (QLM), the world's highest-performing commercially available quantum simulator, through its APAC distributor Intelligent Wave Inc. (IWI), in Japan. This is the first QLM that Atos has sold in Japan. Quantum computing is a key priority for Japan. It launched a … [Read more...] about Atos delivers its Quantum Learning Machine to Japan