Hewlett-Packard, for example, is using the approach in a research prototype called Misto.
Intel last summer said it had developed a research prototype of a silicon-based transceiver with four data channels that each send data at 12.5 gigabits a second.
If a prototype developed by Nokia Research and the Helsinki Institute of Information Technology ever translates to production, however, it'll be as much a part of personal phone conversations as a soft voice or a cheeky text message.
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The "advanced active safety research vehicle" prototype uses ITS and existing Toyota technology to monitor whether the driver is awake, to keep the car on the road, and to stop at traffic signals.
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In back of Honda's Torrance, California research campus are a pair of prototype appliances designed to produce hydrogen at home.
In back of Honda's Torrance, Calif. research campus are a pair of prototype appliances designed to produce hydrogen at home.
Fox River Mills Inc. of Osage, Iowa, has six research and development employees who slide prototype socks onto a knee-high mannequin leg with pressure sensors installed that measure whether the fit is too tight.
Harrison, a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University and a former intern at Microsoft Research, has developed a working prototype of a system called Skinput that does just that, essentially by turning a person's hand and forearm into a keyboard and screen.
The community recently unveiled its element14 knode, a unique automated platform that enables engineers to quickly research, design, develop and prototype in a single, intelligent environment. element14 is an innovative offering from Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), FTSE 250, a leader in multi-channel electronics distribution trading throughout Europe (Farnell), the Americas (Newark) and Asia Pacific (element14).
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At an event here, Jeff Clarke, senior vice president and general manager of the Dell business product group, said the new models represent a million man-hours of research, more than 3, 200 prototype test units and feedback from more than 4, 000 customers.
At an event here, Jeff Clarke, senior vice president and general manager of the Dell (nasdaq: DELL - news - people ) business product group, said the new models represent a million man-hours of research, more than 3, 200 prototype test units and feedback from more than 4, 000 customers.
In a new call for research, Darpa is asking for proposals to devise prototype implantable biosensors.
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To push the future of hotels forward, three of the 262 guest rooms are soon-to-be-completed Prototype Rooms, which will contain products and components from three areas of research: design, innovation and lifestyle.
In February, AeroVironment completed the prototype of a surveillance drone disguised as a hummingbird drone for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
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New Zealand's Industrial Research looks to be attracting quite a bit of interest in its prototype handheld 3D scanner, snagging fellow New Zealanders Weta Digital to help put the technology through its paces and now hoping the police will hop on board to put the scanner to more grisly uses.
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Using the "refined hairline grooves" of a peacock as a template, a research team led by Professor Jay Guo has found success in creating a prototype of one such high-res display by crafting nanoscale metallic grooves on silver-plated glass.
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At a General Motors research laboratory in Warren, Michigan engineers are simulating real-life wear and tear on a pair of prototype batteries that lie at the heart of GM's riskiest technological gamble ever.
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