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The 5G Olympics Offers a Glimpse of the Future
The Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, have proven a successful testing ground for 5G mobile networks. High bandwidth features such as time slice, sync view, omni-view and 360 degree VR have transformed how spectators experience the games.
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Evaluation Board from RECOM Extends Lifetime of SensiBLE Module
RECOM’s breakout board SBL-1 for the R-78S Evaluation Board enables engineers to consider an alternate power source for the SensiBLE sensor module whose input voltage from a coin cell quickly drops below 2V after only a few hours of use.
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Video: Highly Integrated, Wide-VIN Synchronous Converters Feature Industry-leading EMI and Thermal Performance
DC/DC buck regulators from Texas Instruments simplify the process of achieving EMI compliance and high reliability for rugged industrial and automotive applications.
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Case Study: How 3D Printing Solved Challenges in the Power Utilities Industry
Consulting firm Stream Lion Design re-engineers a modal hammer with Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing prowess from Protolabs.
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Building Blocks for Quantum Computers Created Out of Unconventional Superconductor
Researchers from Chalmers have discovered that they could use Majorana particles to as part of stable building blocks of a quantum computer.
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Watch: Bringing Stretchable Sensors to Stroke Rehabilitation
Wearable sensors are designed to be worn on the throat to measure speech patterns and swallowing ability.
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Internal Temperature Test Allows for Faster Battery Charging
A new internal temperature test for lithium-ion batteries and their electrode potentials demonstrates that the batteries can be safely charged up to five times faster than the current recommended charging limits.
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Watch: New LED Phosphor Material Developed Using Supercomputers
A new phosphor material that creates stronger and clearer LEDs has been developed by engineers from the University of California San Diego.
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Shielded Surface Mount RF Inductors With Higher Inductance
Gowanda Electronics announces the expansion of its SML32S series of wirewound, shielded, molded RF surface mount inductors in the “1210” style.
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Video: Visual Communications Company Launches Industry’s Smallest Capacitive Touch LED Sensor Display
The CSM Series Capacitive Touch Sensor Displays measure only 15.0 by 15.0 by 3.2 millimeters and can be surface-mounted or even reverse-mounted.
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Watch: Skiing Robots Race in South Korea
Earlier this week, the Ski Robot Challenge pitted eight robotics teams from South Korean schools and a company against each other. On the line: $10,000 and bragging rights as the first company to build a self-skiing robot.
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Entrepreneur Corner: Butterfly Network, a MIT startup, Created the First Ultrasound Machine in a Smartphone
Ultrasound machines, used in hospitals and doctors' offices, cost up to $100,000. They are bulky and stationary. An MIT spinoff – Butterfly Network – created a small scanner that can convert a smartphone into a high-resolution ultrasound machine that is portable and costs less than $2,000.
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Google to Acquire Internet of Things Vendor Xively
The $50 million transaction will help the search giant gain a flexible device-management platform to connect to Google Cloud.
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New Robotics Kit Gives Future Engineers a Jumpstart in Systems-level Design
Texas Instruments has introduced its new Robotics System Learning Kit.
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New Yorker Electronics Releases Series of TVS Diodes Featuring 2% Breakdown Voltage Tolerance
Vishay Semiconductor VTVS5V0ASMF to VTVS63GSMF 400W TransZorb® Transient Voltage Suppressor (TVS) Diodes are designed for laptops, notebooks, smartphones and tablets.
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Delivery Drones Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Use
A study by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory shows if companies deploy drones sensibly, it could be a greener transportation alternative.
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At ISSCC, MIT Researchers Presented a Chip for Public-key Encryption Designed for the IoT
This week at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco, MIT researchers presented a new chip designed to handle public-key encryption that consumes 99.75 percent less energy than existing chips, and is 500 times faster. This is a dream come true for the internet of things (IoT) development.
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Extending LoRaWAN to Receive Messages from Space
Semtech is teaming with Lacuna Space to extend wireless communication through satellite connectivity.
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Video: Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Begins Studies for Cleveland to Chicago Corridor
The company is working with the governments of Ohio and Illinois to conduct a study for future investment.
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Saelig Introduces Sol Chip Saturn802 Solar Energy Harvester ICs
Saelig Company, Inc. has introduced the Sol Chip Saturn802 Energy Harvester IC - a unique photovoltaic cell which can produce output voltage levels of 0.7-9.V.
