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Video: We May Not be Addicted to Our Smartphones After All

A new study indicates that smartphone behavior has yet to be proven as addictive but checking phones dozens of times day represents unconscious behavior that is extremely repetitive.

Tackling the Unique Requirements of Hermetic Packaging for Harsh Environments

Manufacturers should look to a comprehensive approach to hermetic packaging — one able to combine the optimal blend of techniques and technologies required to meet each application’s unique requirements.

Rare Earth Element Allows Carbon Nanotubes to Have a High Electron Transfer

The next big development in nanoelectronics comes from researchers at the University of Witwatersrand (UW).

Don't Give Up on Virtual Reality Yet

The virtual reality (VR) revolution has yet to arrive and it is starting to feel like it never will. However, small progress seems to be occurring, and in a sustainable way that may eventually -- finally -- lead to real results.

Fischer Connectors Presents New Products at 2018 SOFIC Show

Many of the products displayed offer new technologies and new solutions to issues with wearable tech in the military.

Looking to Innovate, Companies Embrace the Makerspace

Companies that support employee creativity and invest in work areas such as makerspaces may actually be improving their productivity and employing happier employees.

Watch: New Microscope Self Adjusts During Brain Surgery

The Department of Neurosurgery at the Mount Sinai Health Systems has adopted the Modus V™ microscope into their hospital.

Watch: Introducing Fazup, the Only Anti-Radiation Patch for Smartphones Proven Effective Under SAR Standard

The Fazup patch protects the user's body and brain from damaging electromagnetic radiation emitted by a cell phone.

Summer STEM Lessons Coming to Kids Across the US

Texas Instruments will tour 50 campuses with its STEM Squad.

Imec Introduces Organ-on-Chip for Drug Screening

Today, at the annual Imec Technology Forum (ITF 2018) in Antwerp, Belgium, Imec unveiled its platform of organ-on-chip for pharmacological studies. The high-quality signal device is designed using Imec’s high-density multi-electrode array-chip (MEA) and a microfluidic well plate developed in collaboration with Micronit Microtechnologies.

New Eye-tracking Technology Improves AR/VR Experiences in Standard Eyeglasses

Eye gestures can be used to navigate interfaces and menus in augmented and virtual reality.

Samsung Unveils Process Technology Roadmap Down to 3nm

The architecture is touted as overcoming the physical scaling and performance limitations of the FinFET architecture.

Price vs. Cost: Choose the Right Battery in 3 Simple Steps

Several significant factors contribute to battery cost, and, if not taken into account, could ultimately result in spending much more over the lifespan of the item.

A Novel Fast Eye-tracking Technology for High-quality AR/VR Devices

At the annual Imec Technology Forum (ITF) held May 23 in Antwerp, Imec unveiled a new wireless technology for fast eye-tracking based on electro-oculography (EOG), a standard technique used by ophthalmologists to examine and record eye movements.

Q&A: Arduino Looks to the Future of Developer Boards for Makers and Professionals

The company has introduced new boards targeted at the internet of things.

Watch: New Powered Prosthetic Developed to Learn Movements from Neuromuscular Signals

The new prosthetics use computer models that watch and mimic the behavior of natural hands and wrists.

GL Announces Echo Mitigation Software

The software can be deployed on the backhaul systems to eliminate the varying delay or echo resulting from different backhaul technologies used to transport audio through the system.

Maxim Integrated Introduces Two Class-D Audio Power Amplifiers

Maxim Integrated introduced two series of 92 percent efficient tiny audio amplifiers. The MAX98357 is a digital pulse-code modulation (PCM) power amplifier, and the MAX98358 is a digital pulse-density modulated (PDM) power amplifier. Both are input Class D amplifiers that provide Class AB audio performance, offering five selectable gains (3 dB, 6 dB, 9 dB, 12 dB and 15 dB).

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