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Customized Games and Recreational Activities Using A Laser Engraver

Laser engraving is a great way to personalize your favorite games, with team logos, names and statements.

Development Kit for Microsoft Windows Released

Mouser Electronics is now stocking the DE10-Nano development kit from Terasic Technologies, a member of the Intel® FPGA Design Solutions Network.

New Signal Processors and Drivers Have Echo Signal to Detect Distances

Mouser Electronics is now stocking the PGA460 and PGA460-Q1 ultrasonic signal processors and drivers from Texas Instruments.

Like an Etch A Sketch: Erasable Electronics

An electrical circuit written into a crystal opens up the possibility of transparent, three-dimensional electronics that can be erased and reconfigured.

Hybrid Mount PCB Test Point with Locating Pin

A miniature circuit board test point can be mounted on a PCB via surface mounting methods with locating pin.

What Really Happens When Your Electronics Experience Water Damage

Have you gotten your phone wet? Years ago, shortly after getting a new phone (flip phone), I promptly dropped it in the toilet. The age-old advice has always been to place a phone into uncooked rice. However, while this will help dry out a phone, it may not be the quickest way.

LED Lantern can be Squashed Down into a Flashlight

Nite Ize has also rolled out a mini lantern that can run at 100 lumens for eight hours.

Mouser Stocks FPGA Design Platform from Terasic Technologies

The platform includes memory, processor and peripherals in one connected FPGA fabric.

Video: Public Drone Delivery Service Opens in Europe

Cleveron begins project for beach delivery of drinks in Estonia

Building Better Batteries

A comprehensive map of materials built by researchers has the potential to extend the environmental frontiers of commercial lithium-ion batteries.

New Technology Developed to Prevent Drowsy Driving

Panasonic Corporation has announced the development of a drowsiness-control technology for cars.

Video: Would You Make Calls on a Voice Powered Smart Ring?

Orii is a new gadget that turns a finger into a smartphone.

Video: The First Affordable 3D Printer Launches on Kickstarter

SparkMaker is bringing 3D printing to offices everywhere. The company has released their one-button desktop 3D printer that brings the quality associated with stereolithography at an affordable price.

New MOSFETs with the Lowest On-resistance Specifications Released

Toshiba has introduced four new 20-volt MOSFETs with some of the lowest on-resistance specifications in the industry.

The Importance of Testing Materials Before You Engrave

Testing will help ensure you don’t end up replacing a costly item that didn’t engrave the way you anticipated.

Video: Soft Robot Navigates Through Growth

Soft, pneumatic robotic prototypes move through obstacles toward a designated goal and grow into a free-standing structure.

The Role of the Relay Switch in Circuit Design

Relays have been around a long time: since the early 1800s and possibly before. In the world of technology, that is forever ago. Yet, the popular device finds its way into modern TVs, printers, stereo receivers and other products.