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Lighting & LEDs
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Muscle-Inspired Actuators Developed for Soft Robots
Engineers have created a new kind of actuator that generates movements similar to the ones of human skeletal muscles by using vacuum power.
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Future Electronics Named Distributor of the Year by Panasonic
Panasonic honored Future Electronics’s distribution efforts at the recent EDS show in Las Vegas.
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LED Lamps Used to Illuminate Germany’s Saalfred Fairy Grottoes
Soraa’s lighting will be used to showcase the colorful stalagmites found in the underground cavern.
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ON Semiconductor Honors Mouser Electronics for Global Distribution
Global electronics distributor Mouser Electronics, Inc., has been honored with the Global Distribution Award for New Product Introductions by?semiconductor supplier ON Semiconductor.
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Hermaphroditic Connector Cuts Inventory Costs
ERNI’s MicroStac® SMT connector combines male and female connector halves, reducing logistic, inventory and manufacturing costs.
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Mouser Electronics Receives Distribution Award From TE Connectivity
TE Connectivity has awarded Mouser Electronics with the Global High Service Distributor of the Year Award.
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Discrete and Bare Die IGBTs Aim At Hybrid, Electric Vehicles
Fairchild Semiconductor has introduced bare die IGBTs and diodes aimed at?hybrid electric vehicles?(HEV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and electric vehicles (EV).
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Mouser Sponsoring NXP Tech Forum in Austin
Global electronics distributor Mouser Electronics is sponsoring the NXP FTF 2016 Technology Forum in Austin, Texas, this week.
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650 V Fast Body Diode MOSFETs Increase Voltage Headroom for Soft Switching
Vishay’s EF Series 650 V fast body diode MOSFETs ensure adequate voltage headroom for industrial, telecom and renewable energy applications.
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Battery Connectors Provide Positive Contact Mating
The 9155-800 Series vertical-mate, 2 mm-pitch battery connectors incorporate a contact geometry that allows for full vertical engagement in pluggable module applications.
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Larson Introduces 30-Foot Industrial LED Applications
The lighting fixture can be used to illuminate hard-to-see areas where light is impractical otherwise.
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Researchers Create Disposable Lasers with an Inkjet Printer
Researchers develop an inexpensive inkjet-printing method for laser parts so they can be used and tossed like replaceable blades on a razor.
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Future Electronics to Distribute EPCOS Passives
Future Electronics is now distributing EPCOS passive components from TDK for lighting applications.
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Smart Lighting Via Cellular Data Networks
The technology can be used in areas where Wi-Fi coverage is lacking, but consumers seek the advantages of controlling LED lighting.
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Zebra Connector Suits Displays
Fujipoly’s® 2005 Zebra® connectors packs 500 layers per inch and suits devices with pad spacing as close as .010 in. (0.25 mm).
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Ambient Light Sensor Enables Spectral Sensitivity Similar to Human Eye for Consumer Apps
Vishay Semiconductors’?VEML6030?provide display and keypad dimming adjustment and optical switching for consumer and home electronics applications.
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Snap-action Switch Fits Portable Products
Miniature switches occupy a footprint of ultra-miniature 3.7 mm x 3.0 mm x 1.05 mm and offer a choice of two actuation forces.
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San Diego Padres Install LED Sports Lighting in Petco Park
The lighting system will help to reduce spill light and glare both inside and outside the stadium.
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Oxford Museum Uses LED Lighting for Anthropology and Artifact Illumination
The lighting will provide cost savings and decreased carbon emissions while giving off better illumination for the relics.
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Samsung Releases Color Improvements to Vivid LED Lighting Series
The color variations allow retail and commercial stores to display improved lighting on products they wish to highlight.
