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Canatu starts mass production of touch sensors for Methode Electronics’ centre stack in a premium SUV

Monday 19 September 2022
Companies / Markets

Carbon nanomaterial developer Canatu (Vantaa, Finland) has started mass-production of a new, transparent 3D formable touch sensor. Canatu’s touch sensors are fitted into a centre stack made by Methode Electronics, Inc, a global developer of custom engineered and application specific products and solutions. The new centre stack solution is integrated in an iconic luxury SUV unveiled in September 2022.

KIT: Highly reflecting mirrors from the inkjet printer

Friday 16 September 2022
Products

Dielectric mirrors, also referred to as Bragg mirrors, reflect light nearly completely. Hence, they are suited for various applications, such as camera systems and sensor systems for microscopy and medical technologies. So far, such mirrors have been produced by complex processes in expensive vacuum devices. Researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) now are the first to print Bragg mirrors of high quality with inkjet printers. This may pave the way towards the digital manufacture of customized mirrors. Research results are published in Advanced Materials.

DuPont launches Micromax brand for microcircuit and component materials

Thursday 15 September 2022
Companies / Markets

DuPont (Wilmington, Delaware) recently announced the launch of a new brand, Micromax, that will encompass the products formerly under the Microcircuit and Component Materials brand. Micromax products are used in a wide variety of electronics applications—from automotive, passive components, and 5G communications to healthcare and consumer goods.

Schreiner PrinTrust: 10 years of RFID tolls in the Warnow Tunnel

Wednesday 14 September 2022
Companies / Markets

It is one of the most modern road tunnels in Europe, saves thousands of commuters the stop-and-go through Rostock's city centre every day and, with the RFID Windshield Label by Schreiner PrinTrust (Oberschleißheim, Germany), has an automatic payment system that has proven its worth for a decade now.

STMicroelectronics enables advanced in-car safety and comfort with hybrid sensor

Tuesday 13 September 2022
Products

As leading automotive markets start to mandate driver-monitoring systems (DMS), STMicroelectronics (Geneva, Switzerland), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is already equipping carmakers with the required technologies. While DMS promises greater road safety by assessing driver alertness, the next-generation dual image sensor ST announced recently monitors the full vehicle interior covering both the driver and all passengers. New applications enabled by ST’s new image sensor include passenger safety-belt checks, vital-sign monitoring, child-left detection, gesture recognition, and high-quality video/picture recording.