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New Yorker Selling C48X Dielectric Ceramic Caps from Exxelia

Ceramic capacitors with the C48X dielectric material manufactured by Exxelia Technologies are now available through New Yorker Electronics.

TDK Acquires ICsense to Grow Sensor Business

The acquisition gives TDK additional expertise in sensor design and interfacing.

Ultrathin Silver Film Offers Alternative Touchscreens, Flat Displays

A new method for creating ultrathin, tarnish-proof silver films could change manufacturing methods for touchscreens and flat displays.

Electrokinetics Keeps Oil Pipelines Flowing

A device that electrokinetically removes blockage-forming asphaltenes from crude oil near the point of production is under development.

Video: Drive Innovation and Development Throughout the Product Design Process

ANSYS SpaceClaim® replaces complexity with simplicity using intuitive 3D modeling for product design.

Autonomous Vehicles: Innovation, Ethics and Responsibility

The development of autonomous vehicles (AV) has spawned questions and discussions around ethics and responsibility in engineering.

The Reality of the Hyperloop Train

Hyperloop has been in development from some years now. This is a type of transportation that moves vehicles (pods) through a tube using a pressure difference. The speed that can be achieved is bigger than the speed of a jet airplane, and – the good news - it does not create any carbon emissions because it is powered by non-fossil energy.

The Care and Storage of Lithium Ion Batteries

There are really two big issues when dealing with the care of lithium ion batteries that need to be avoided: heat and physical abuse. While other factors may play a role for the most part they lead back to these two factors.

Video: Lawrence Livermore Labs Develops New Metal 3-D Printing Process

Called direct metal writing, the process involves semi-solid metal being directly extruded from a nozzle.

At APEC, Microchip Unveils New Single-Chip, Digitally Enhanced Power Analog Solutions for DC-DC Conversion

The Microchip MCP19214 and -15 are dual-channel, mid-voltage (4.5-42V) analog-based PWM controllers with an integrated 8-bit PIC microcontroller.

Augmented Reality Without a Headset

Lightform developing computer that can scan complex scenes and turn any object into a screen when connected to a video projector.

U.S. Army and AM General Team to Develop Autonomous Driving for the Military

The technology may revolutionize how the military operates in and out of the field.

IKEA Introduces Smart Home Lighting Products

The new smart kit includes everything to enable wireless, plug-and-play adaptable lighting in the home.

Photonic Device Improves RF Control

A chip-scale optical device could hold the key to breaking up bandwidth bottlenecks in wireless communication.

Body Heat Powers Smart Watch

A crowdfunded startup will introduce a body-heat-powered smart watch in the fall of 2017.

IEEE: Amended Ethernet Standard Covers Plastic Optical Fibers

A family of three point-to-point physical layers for 1000 Mb/s operation over duplex plastic optical fiber is specified.

Unlocking the Potential for Nanomachines Through 3-D Printing

The work could be used to design and fabricate nanomachines into smart, complex devices

Sager Offering TT’s Reflective Optical Sensor

Sager Electronics now carries TT Electronics’ OPB9000 reflective optical sensor.

BNC RF Connector Meets SMPTE 2082-1 Standards

Molex’s BNC RF connectors exhibit return loss performance that exceeds SMPTE 2082-1 standards, allowing for future bandwidth expansion without needing to change connector hardware.