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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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IKEA Introduces Smart Home Lighting Products
The new smart kit includes everything to enable wireless, plug-and-play adaptable lighting in the home.
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Photonic Device Improves RF Control
A chip-scale optical device could hold the key to breaking up bandwidth bottlenecks in wireless communication.
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Body Heat Powers Smart Watch
A crowdfunded startup will introduce a body-heat-powered smart watch in the fall of 2017.
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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.
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Unlocking the Potential for Nanomachines Through 3-D Printing
The work could be used to design and fabricate nanomachines into smart, complex devices
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Sager Offering TT’s Reflective Optical Sensor
Sager Electronics now carries TT Electronics’ OPB9000 reflective optical sensor.
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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.
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Tiny, Reliable Electromechanical Switch Introduced
A molecular toggle switch developed at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology will help lead the way to smaller electronic components.
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MEMS Accelerometers May Be Vulnerable To Sound Wave Attacks
Research from the University of Michigan shows that capacitive accelerometers residing inside common consumer devices like smartphones, medical devices and IoT components may be vulnerable to analog acoustic injection attacks.
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One Engineer’s Journey to Recover His Malfunctioned Computer
“Never say you are prepared for the worst. You never know how bad the worst can be until you experience it.”
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Teardown: Sony PlayStation 4 Pro
In September 2016, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced the introduction of PlayStation®4 Pro (PS4®Pro) (CUH-7000 series) computer entertainment system, which delivers enhanced experiences through improved image processing capability and support for 4K quality images.
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Battery Shunt Resistor Handles 36 W
Shunt resistor packs high capacity in 8518 case size.
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Hot Swap Controller Protects Critical Systems
Analog Devices’ ADM1272 hot swap controller and PMBus™ power monitor provide reliable plug-in board protection in mission critical systems, such as servers and communication equipment.
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Littelfuse and Monolith Semiconductor to Demonstrate New SiC Power Semiconductor Technologies at APEC 2017
Presentations will focus on "Making SiC Mainstream" for power conversion.
