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New Applications Processors Achieve High Levels of Processing for Modern Embedded Applications

Mouser Electronics is now stocking the AM571x Sitara applications processors from Texas Instruments (TI).

A Rapid, Cheap Route to Supercap Electrodes

A scalable, rapid nanomanufacturing process for supercapacitor electrode synthesis is based on inexpensive materials.

Video: DIY Site Makes Going Solar Easier for Homeowners

Sofdesk has announced their public solution tool Draw My Roof for homeowners to measure, design and find savings for solar installations and roofing projects.

Video: Rubbery Robot Reveals Tiny Water and Gas Pipe Leaks

Rubbery robot can inspect water or gas pipes from the inside to find leaks long before they become catastrophic.

NRC Approves Safety Platform for NuScale SMR

NRC says the Highly Integrated Protection System Platform is acceptable for use in plant safety-related instrumentation and control systems.

Battery-free Folding Robots Powered by Wireless Magnetic Fields

The devices can repeat folding motions and can be controlled to change shape by the user

Video: Duke Engineering Team Vies for Amazon Robotics Challenge

The Amazon Robotics Challenge is designed to fill a need for a warehouse sorting robot that can do the job of multiple people.

Harry Potter Fans: Owning Your Own Invisibility Cloak Could Soon Be a Reality

A team of University of Michigan researchers has developed a new technique for peppering metallic nanoparticles into semiconductors, which could boost the efficiency of LED lighting by 50 percent. It could even be the next step toward developing invisibility cloaks.

Streamlining the 3-D Modeling Process

A new computational method for generating 3-D shapes has the potential to transform video games, VR and more.

Video: Seeing AI Camera App Aids Visually Impaired

The Microsoft app is designed to help blind and low-vision users gain a greater measure of independence.

Microsoft and Baidu Team for Autonomous Driving Platform

The agreement will further the Apollo driverless project.

New DX Technology Could Lead to Fewer Complications for Heart Failure Patients

BIOTRONIK announced the FDA approval and availability for the Intica DX and Intica cardiac resynchronization therapy-DX implantable cardioverter defibrillator systems.

Tiny Sensors Play Outsized Role in Huge Wind Turbines

Several types of electrical sensors play important roles in wind turbines.

New Microcontroller Series Extends Flash Memory

Mouser Electronics is now stocking the ATtiny1617 microcontroller series from Microchip Technology.

Video: Non-Invasive Implantable Neural Interface Based on Silicon Electronics

Engineers are designing an implantable device at the scale of one million channels to enable recording and stimulation from the sensory cortex.

Keeping Cool with Kitronik

An enclosure kit for a USB fan combines 3D printing and electronics.

Synchronous Motor Achieves Efficiency Record

The efficiency recorded for the 44 MW motor was 0.25 percent higher than the 98.8 percent stipulated in a customer's contract.

Types of Biometric Coprocessors

Using your body to gain access to a building or to unlock a device used to be the stuff of science fiction. No longer is that the case with the ever-evolving field of biometrics.