Electronics Industry News & Analysis | Market Outlook & Trends

Sager Electronics announces lead time monitor for electronic components

Sager Electronics has announced the release of its new electronic component lead time monitor.

Aceinna launches INS1000: Accurate guidance for autonomous vehicles, drones, robots and machinery

The system embeds the company's 9 degree-of-freedom inertial sensor technology to achieve automotive dead reckoning performance in GNSS-challenged environments.

Latest Vishay E-series MOSFET lowers conduction and switching losses

The device lowers conduction and switching losses for improved efficiency in telecom, industrial and enterprise applications.

Bridging the maintenance gap to condition-based maintenance

An example of an industry needing to be revolutionized by the information age is the maintenance of electrical distribution systems.

Monitoring air pollution from a new vantage point: space

Monitoring air pollution from Earth’s orbit is the goal of TEMPO, an instrument NASA designed in partnership with Ball Aerospace.

Software captures and translates rodent squeaks for addiction research

DeepSqueak has already yielded insights into how mice and rats communicate in different scenarios and has identified 20 different kinds of calls.

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3+ now shipping

The board can be used for the internet of things, industrial automation, monitoring and control systems.

Video: Harley-Davidson debuts e-bike and e-scooter concepts for urban mobility

The motorcycle manufacturer envisions these vehicles fulfilling key roles in personal urban mobility in the near future.

CES 2019: Six advances in autonomous mobility

New advances in autonomous mobility made a strong showing at CES 2019, the annual Las Vegas-based consumer electronics trade show. Here are six highlights.

CE+T’s Power Fusion System provides innovative emergency power for data centers

Any interruption of server operations, such as equipment failure, cyber-crime, human error, or weather or power outages can lead to expensive downtime that may cripple an organization.

Watch: Microfluidic-based detector sniffs out volatile organic compounds

The detector might be deployed for environmental monitoring, food and beverage quality assessments, and biological and chemical analytical systems.

Micron EOL 8G DDR3L SDRAMs now available direct from Alliance Memory

Micron Technology Inc. announced that Jan. 13, 2019, is the last-time buy date for several end-of-life 8G DDR3L SDRAMs from Alliance Memory.

Now hear this: Photoacoustic communications via lasers

Researchers demonstrated two laser-based techniques that can transmit an audible message to a person without any type of receiver equipment.

Direct laser writing enables 3D nanoprinting of microfluidic devices

A fully sealed, 3D microfluidic diode was printed at a fraction of the cost and in less time than previous approaches.

Wearable detects early signs of anxiety and depression in children

Researchers from the University of Vermont and University of Michigan have created a wearable that can detect early signs of childhood depression and anxiety.

Teardown: Avalon A9 electric countertop water cooler/dispenser

Teardown-style look at the Avalon A9 electric countertop water cooler/dispenser, which attaches directly to a water source rather than using bottled water.

Predicting floods with connected cars' windshield wipers

Connected vehicles may soon serve as environmental monitors, starting with sensor-equipped windshield wipers that track rainfall.

New game improves attention span over time

Researchers from the Behavioral and Clinical Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cambridge have developed an app that improves the user’s concentration.

Tracking camera with V-SLAM technology for robotics, drones and AR/VR

Intel has introduced a new tracking camera that uses visual inertial odometry simultaneous localization and mapping (V-SLAM) technology for applications such as robotics drones, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).