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Preventative Maintenance Moves from Periodic to Predictive

Smart power supplies like the Quint PSU keep manufacturing facilities up and running.

Teardown: Fitbit Charge 2

The Fitbit Charge 2 is a new fitness tracker

Video: Watch a Bipedal Robot Sit, Squat and Crouch

“Cassie” provides a framework to build new types of robots that can be used to tackle tough environments or emergency response

Silicon Valley vs. Trump – The H1B Visa Elephant in the Room

The Trump administration attempted to curtail travel from seven countries for 90 days. Silicon Valley responded with the signing of an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit on Trump’s attempted ‘ban’ citing support of the immigrants and their contributions to the U.S. While that’s true, isn’t the real reason protecting cheap labor?

Optical Fiber Laser Generates Ultrashort High Energy Pulses

The laser has no mechanically sensitive external parts allowing it to work under difficult conditions.

Massive 24TB SSD Launched by NGD

The company claims this is the industry’s highest capacity PCIe NVMe drive available today

EPLAN’s Virtual Engineering Fair Returns This March

The fair is a virtual trade show where users can watch live presentations and demos of real software products

Scalable Process for Producing Conductive Graphene Inks

Scalable process converts 100 percent of graphite material into flakes for high-quality conductive inks.

Optical Position Sensor Achieves High Resolution

The ZPS system optical position sensor provides high-precision, non-contact absolute position measurements on up to 64 synchronized channels.

3-in-2 Card Connector Saves Space in Portable Products

TE Connectivity’s 3-in-2 card connector saves 20 percent pc board space over competitive combo card connectors.

Mouser Now Stocking STMicro’s STM32 LoraRaWAN Discovery Board

The STM32 LoRaWAN™ Discovery Board from STMicroelectronics provide a development platform for solutions based on LoRa and FSK/OOK radio frequency (RF) communication.

MCU Family Combines Ease of Design with More Core Independent Peripherals

Microchip’s PIC16F15386 MCU includes a high-accuracy 32 MHz internal oscillator and memory features like Memory Access Partition (MAP).

10 Technologies Poised to Change the Future

From reversing paralysis, to paying with your face, to self-driving trucks and more, the future is rife with potential.

Researchers Develop Technology for Affordable Solar Windows

Solar PV windows could represent the next frontier in renewable energy technology.

Samsung and Verizon to Begin 5G Trials in April

The trials will take place in five cities in five different states in the U.S.

The Additive Manufacturing Facility (AMF) On Board the International Space Station Prints First Space Artwork

First-ever off-world artwork lightens the mood with laughter in space.

New Material for Wearables

Heterostructures of monolayer materials have become the focus of extensive research due to their astonishing chemical and physical properties.

New Yorker Electronics Broadens Medical Electronics Offerings with USA-Made Audible Alarms

Audible medical alarms are IEC60601-1-8 approved for drug dispensers, defibrillators, dialysis and more.

Glass Fiber vs. Plastic Fiber in Fiber Optic Applications

The question concerning glass versus plastic optical fiber is fundamental, but it comes up more often than you’d think, so it’s worth a few words here.