Industries
-
The iPhone: From 2007 to Now
A brief history of the iPhone, including a description of every model release from 2007 to now.
-
Two New Sensor Technologies Support "Next-Generation" Temperature Measurement
Melexis debuts the MLX90640 infrared (IR) sensor array and the MLX90342 quadruple thermocouple interface.
-
NuTonomy to Begin Self-Driving Car Testing in Boston
The testing piggybacks on a similar project happening in Singapore.
-
Bendable Nanomaterial Could Usher in New Types of Wearable
Rollable touchscreens, flexible solar cells and electronic skin could also be manufactured using the process.
-
100 V Synchronous Step-Down Regulator Delivers Over 93% Efficiency
The LT8630 synchronous step-down switching regulator has Burst Mode operation to keep quiescent current under 7 µA in no-load standby conditions.
-
Silicon Labs’ Gecko Networking Module Available from Mouser
Mouser Electronics now carries Silicon Labs' MGM111 Mighty Gecko mesh networking module, based on the EFR32 Mighty Gecko system-on-chip (SoC).
-
Integrated Accelerometer and Gyroscope Aims to Improve Reliability and Accuracy of Automotive Safety Systems
Analog Devices' ADXC1500 and ADXC1501 integrate an electronic gyroscope with two- or three-axis accelerometers.
-
New Flexible Supercapacitors Could Charge Smartphones in Seconds
The materials could also be recharged more than 30,000 times without degradation.
-
Glow-in-the-Dark Dye Could Power Liquid Batteries of the Future
Using BODIPY materials to create a redox flow battery could power an entire house during peak hours.
-
Mouser to Develop Fleet of Drones for Autonomous Search and Rescue
Project First Responders seeks to answer how drones are used in the event of natural disasters, forest fires and other events.
-
Smartphone Application Monitors for Blood Disorders
A new smartphone application can noninvasively measure a patient’s hemoglobin level and screen for anemia.
-
Transient Voltage Suppressors Have Low Profile
The TPCxxCA transient voltage suppressors offer a 52% lower profile than TVS in the traditional SMC package, while providing a 38% smaller footprint to reduce total volume by 70%
-
Gallium Nitride’s Semiconductor Virtues Grow: Tough as Diamonds
Gallium nitride’s virtues as a semiconducting material are impressive, and now researchers have discovered another quality that could affect future electronic and digital devices.
-
PC Boards Offer Universal Supercapacitor Balancing With Ultra-Low Power
Boards automatically balance leakage current in supercapacitor series stacks used in evaluation, prototype and production systems.
-
Sixteen-Megapixel Image Sensors Debut, Targeting Mobile Device
OmniVision Technologies' OV16885 and OV16885-4C serve world-facing and user-facing roles, respectively, in mainstream smartphones.
-
How to Build a Robot with IBM Watson Smarts
Using the online demos and instructions, makers can either 3-D print or laser-cut their own TJ Bot and then follow the step-by-step instructions to connect it to Watson services. The guidelines were designed based on a Raspberry Pi and are available on Instructables.com and GitHub.
-
Will This Autonomous Robot Replace Your Snow Shovel This Year?
Snow removal can be a daunting and difficult task. Why not let a $4,000 autonomous robot do the job for you?
-
The Zen Building: An Experimental Building
This $200 million, six-story, 400,000-square-feet structure is designed to produce more energy than it needs to operate by using renewable energy sources, such as solar panel and phosphoric acid fuel cells, as well as efficient use of natural light.
-
Volvo Offers to Fill Up Your Gas Tank at Home
Consumers use a smartphone application to contact Filld, a company that delivers gas directly to a car.
-
Performance Capture Technology Creates a Digital Avatar in Classic Shakespearean Play
A new rendition of “The Tempest” uses cutting-edge technology from Intel and The Imaginarium Studios.
