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New LED Lighting Series Keeps Food Fresh

Lumileds has introduced a new series of lighting products.

Lasers Lay Waste to Soil Contaminants

An in situ, low-cost soil decontamination approach based on the use of focused excimer lasers has been developed.

This Robot Follows the Unspoken Rules of Walking Down a Sidewalk

Engineers at MIT have designed an autonomous robot that has “socially aware navigation” that keeps pace with foot traffic and observes the unspoken sidewalk code.

New Sensor Development Kit Can Connect to Bluetooth Devices

Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the Thingy:52™ IoT sensor development kit from Nordic Semiconductor.

Comparing Sensors in Today's Digital Cameras

Digital cameras differ from their predecessors as image capture is accomplished via a solid-state image sensor rather than photographic film. The sensor is divided up into small segments called pixels. To some degree, the resolution of the image is a function of the number of pixels, but equally if not more important are the size of the pixels, the image sensor format and associated circuitry, which in part dictates image noise and dynamic range.

Video: Marvel Studios Empowers Teenage Girls with “Thor: Ragnarok” STEM Challenge

The contest will encourage girls to build new toys, robots or apps.

Video: New Smart Home Technology Aimed at Senior Living

TruSense’s platform uses sensors, GPS and Amazon Echo Dot to bring new levels or safety to at-home seniors

The Evolution of DVR Technology

From the VCR to TiVo to DVRs built into cable boxes, having what we want, when we want it has evolved significantly over the past thirty years. As storage moves to the cloud in many industries, it shouldn’t be a surprise that DVRs are moving to the cloud as well.

Autonomous Pizza Delivery

Domino’s Pizza and Ford are conducting an experiment for the future of food delivery

New HDMI Cables Can Bend Around Small Spaces and Tight Corners

L-com Global Connectivity has announced that it has released a new series of high-flex HDMI cables to address confined space AV applications.

Cheap SSD Targets DIY Upgraders and Makers

Crucial is using Micron’s 3D NAND for its new line of drives.

Autumn Leaves are a Developing Material in High-Tech Electronics

Researchers in Shandong, China have discovered a new method to convert the organic waste matter into a porous carbon material that can be used to produce high-tech electronics.

Video: New Belt Makes Outdoor Adventurers Visible from All Angles at Night

LumaGlo has announced the retail availability of the Crossbelt.

Wi-Fi Flying High

An overview of the current state of in-flight online connectivity.

First Solar Wing for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Developed

SolAero Technologies Corp has announced the completion and delivery of the first solar wing for Bye Aerospace’s “StratoAirNet,” a solar-electric, unmanned aerial vehicle.

Smart Sports Watch Uses Phone’s SIM Card So You Can Leave Your Phone at Home

FERACE has introduced the Qualcomm Wear 2100 chip that offers a complete experience as well as the first 4G smart sports watch that can support all networks.

Wolfspeed Launches the New SpeedFit Online Circuit Simulation Tool to Help Accelerate SiC Device Evaluation and Adoption

A complimentary online circuit simulation tool lets power electronics design engineers simulate and evaluate the performance of SiC-based power circuits.